Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series is heading South, showcasing 76 lots of the best Southern-bred product available, with the catalogue online now and arriving in letterboxes from mid-March. Held at Canterbury Agricultural Park in Christchurch, the one-day session features a selection of yearlings offered on Friday 17
Breeding
Members of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (NZTBA) will have a chance to win a service to Ocean Park at Te Aroha on April 4. The service, donated by Waikato Stud, will be awarded to the winner of the Members’ Sweepstake at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes meeting
Breeding
Waikato breeder Darrell Hollinshead is the first to admit that his family have been spoilt with good horses over the years, but even he now agrees that the family’s latest star Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) is pretty special. “Over the years we have had some good
Breeding
Savabeel (Zabeel) took another major step towards the milestone of 100 individual stakes winners on Saturday, with the success of the Lindsey Smith-trained Adelaide Ace in the Gr.2 Autumn Classic at Caulfield. Adelaide Ace represented the sire’s 98th individual stakes winner. Interestingly, this tracks almost identically to Savabeel’
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After an action-packed week of selling, final results have been accumulated from the 94th National Yearling Sale Series at the iconic Karaka Sales Complex. Karaka 2020 kicked off at Ellerslie with two million dollar races, in what is the culmination of breeding and raising a foal, the hard work it
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It may only be February but Brent and Cherry Taylor of Trelawney Stud have already had a year to remember. Trelawney Stud recorded great returns at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale, selling 11 yearlings in the Book 1 session for an aggregate of $3.5 million, cementing their
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Group One-winning miler Wyndspelle (NZ) (Iffraaj) has been retired after suffering an injury while preparing for a tilt at the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Classic (1600m) later this month. Prepared at Otaki by Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard through the latter half of his career, Wyndspelle was a model
International
Last week’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale was the birthplace for a new association between Singapore-based New Zealand trainer Stephen Gray and prominent Perth syndicator Peter Morley of Belhus Racing Stables. Morley recently visited Gray’s training operation in Singapore and liked what he saw, deciding to extend
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American investor and thoroughbred enthusiast Dennis Foster first developed an affinity for New Zealand in 1983 and 37 years later is still going strong. Foster was one of a number of international buyers active at the recent New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales at Karaka where he and business associates
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s 94th National Yearling Sale Series ended today, with the final day of Book 2 Lots going under the hammer, followed immediately by Book 3 yearlings at the iconic Karaka Sales Complex. At the conclusion of Book 2, 282 Lots sold for a turnover of $9,873,
Breeding
Highview Stud’s Brent Gillovic is over the moon with the reception first season sire Wrote has received at Karaka this week. The Group One winning son of High Chaparral’s sole Book 1 representative sold for $50,000, while his six yearlings sold in the Book 2 session of
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Paul Chow went home with the yearling he wanted at Karaka on Friday. The Hong Kong bloodstock agent was taken by lot 1167, the Keeper colt out of Lucky Unicorn mare Lucky J’Abeel, and was willing to go well beyond his $65,000 purchase price to secure him. “He