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New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has introduced a new rule around foal notification. Up until now the first NZTR knew of the existence of a foal was when mare returns were filed (by 28 February) at which stage the foal could be six months old. NZTR now requires notification of a
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Waikato Stud’s star resident Savabeel has cracked another significant milestone in his remarkable career with daughter Savacool providing the multiple champion sire’s 100th individual stakes winner. Savabeel has achieved extraordinary dominance since his retirement to the premier Matamata nursery and Savacool’s victory in the Listed Rowley Mile
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New Zealand Bloodstock have announced the development of a new, robust online bidding platform specifically developed for the future of their thoroughbred and standardbred auction sales. After introducing market-leading technology into the digital auction-sphere four years ago via popular online subsidiary gavelhouse.com, NZB has now been able to adapt
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The gavelhouse.com Waikato Branch New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association stallion parade planned for this weekend (August 22/23) has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. After consultation with several stud masters the decision was made not to go ahead with the planned tour. “It’s unfortunate for the Waikato
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Savabeel’s Gr.1 winning son Embellish was well supported in his first season at stud and the next phase of his stallion career got underway when his first foal arrived at Colero Park last week. High Chaparral mare La Achiever delivered a filly for breeder’s Graeme Rogerson and
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Leading into the breeding season, we reflect on the volume of mares covered by stallion with 10+ mares in 2019. STALLION201920182017Savabeel (AUS)172182167Almanzor (FR)160140Ocean Park15383101U S Navy Flag (USA)150Embellish138Tarzino126133124Telperion (AUS)122122118Per Incanto (USA)117116103Time Test (GB)116116Derryn (AUS)114105 Eminent (IRE)114Staphanos (JPN)108Preferment104121117Mongolian Khan (AUS)1028391Belardo (IRE)
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The first foal by Staphanos, a son of global sire sensation Deep Impact, has arrived. Bred by Andrew Burton and Linda Hunt, Novara Park report the filly out of Sepoy mare Hirondelle is a strong ,correct foal with good bone and a lot of presence and an encouraging start to
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The Ebbett VW National Breeding Awards have been postponed due to COVID-19 alert level restrictions, with a new date to be confirmed when possible. If ticket holders would like a refund please contact the Waikato Branch of the NZTBA at nztbawaikatob@gmail.com or contact the NZTBA office on 07
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The arrival of Almanzor at Cambridge Stud on Friday in preparation for his third Southern Hemisphere breeding season coincided with a major announcement from Coolmore Stud overnight. Coolmore announced that they have purchased Almanzor’s sire Wootton Bassett from Haras d’Etreham and he will take up residence at the
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Brighthill Farm stallion Eminent has welcomed his first foal with the birth of a colt out of High Chaparral mare Rose Meer at Cambridge Stud on Saturday. “I went to Cambridge Stud and couldn’t be happier with him,” Brighthill Farm principal Nick King said. “He is a smart, strong
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The inaugural National Breeding Awards, to be held in Cambridge later this month, will be sponsored by Hamilton based Ebbett Volkswagen as part of a new partnership agreement with the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association. To be known as the Ebbett VW NZTBA National Breeding Awards, the event will honour
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Breeze Up dates for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds have been adjusted and will now take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 October at Te Rapa Racecourse, with all prospective buyers welcome to attend. With the recently released trial and racing programs announced for