Australia
The progeny of regally-bred stallion Raise The Flag continue to make an impact on staying and jumping features in Australia. The White Robe Lodge stallion is the sire of Tuesday’s dominant Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) winner Ablaze (NZ). The win comes less than a month after Raise The
Australia
It was an emotional day on Saturday for the team at Cambridge Stud. The prestigious thoroughbred nursery went through a tumultuous few months last year when losing three stallions, including flagbearer Tavistock, but they had something to cheer about on the weekend when celebrating his first Oaks winner. His daughter
Breeding
In a year where the resilience of breeders is likely to be tested in New Zealand, Westbury Stud have taken a positive approach to the troubled times when announcing their roster and fee structure for the upcoming season. “It is imperative for breeders to mate their mares this year, as
Breeding
Highview Stud announced that Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (1600m) winner Wrote will stand for an unchanged fee of $5,000 + GST in 2020. The first of Wrote’s southern hemisphere yearlings went through the sales ring at the Karaka this year and were well received by buyers, averaging
Breeding
Little Avondale stud have reduced their 2020 service fees in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Little Avondale’s announcement of its service fees for 2020 was made prior to the onset of the pandemic. Considering subsequent events and the economic implications for breeding horses and the economy in general, Little
Breeding
Under strict health and safety requirements, NZB Airfreight has successfully completed a test flight with a small pool of horses from Auckland to Sydney. With new regulations and plans in place for grooms, New Zealand Bloodstock can confidently begin to work on limited flights for the backlog of horses requiring
Breeding
Haunui Farm has announced that the decision has been made to call time on the shuttling career of Group One producing stallion Iffraaj. “After lengthy discussions with the team from Darley, we have made the decision to retire Iffraaj from Southern Hemisphere serving duties after 12 years. At 19 years
Breeding
With New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka May Sale having to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the decision has been made to hold a quality weanling only sale in its place on Gavelhouse Plus in June. The National Weanling Sale will be open to all vendors and allow those
Breeding
Gavelhouse.com has reached a new milestone and is offering their largest ever catalogue of 132 lots. The catalogue includes 66 broodmares, one of which is a stakes-placed half-sister to Group One winner First Seal. Entered as lot 68, Best Command is in foal to Sacred Falls. Bidding will close
Breeding
Group One winner Super Seth (Dundeel) will retire to Waikato Stud this season, giving breeders access to the first Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) winner to stand in New Zealand in three decades. Super Seth won five of his 12 career starts, highlighted by his victory in last year’s
Breeding
Novara Park, near Cambridge, have announced that service fees will remain unchanged for the forthcoming 2020 breeding season for their exciting young stallion duo of Sweynesse and Staphanos. Sweynesse is the Leading New Zealand First Season Sire on earnings, winners and stakes-winners and while in previous years this would normally
Australia
Westbury Stud stallion Reliable Man bolstered his CV on the weekend when his son Kinane (NZ) took out the Gr.3 Frank Packer Plate (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained gelding has now recorded two wins from just four starts and with Saturday’s victory he became his