NZ Racing and Breeding News – 02 February 2025
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Hilal makes encouraging Karaka weanling debut
Hilal has made an encouraging start to his stud career, with the Grangewilliam Stud stallion producing a strong result from limited representation at last week's New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale. The first-season sire was represented by a colt out of the placed Pierro mare Drama Series,
Public Attention seeks limelight in Hong Kong Reunification Cup
Hong Kong is brimming with exciting young horses and first-season trainer Brett Crawford is hoping Public Attention (NZ) (Written Tycoon) can confirm some of his own early promise in the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Wednesday (1 July). As a four-year-
Entries Open for World’s Leading 2YO Sale
Entries for NZB’s 2026 Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs are now open via the NZB Portal, with the Sale to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on 18 and 19 November. This year’s Breeze Ups are set to take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13
2025 NZ Stallion Coverings
Leading into the 2026 breeding season we reflect on the volume of mares covered by a stallion with 10+ mares in 2025. STALLION 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Super Seth (AUS)19716411765109143 Sword Of State (AUS)177131142126 Noverre166179136127 Auguste Rodin (IRE)160 Hilal (AUS)154137 Profondo (AUS)153173177 Little