Breeding
Four exciting new additions to New Zealand’s stallion ranks will add further interest to an outstanding line-up when the Gavelhouse.com Waikato Stallion Parade returns this weekend. Charyn, Return To Conquer, Savaglee and The Foxes will all make their first appearances on the parade, joining a line-up
Breeding
John Cameron’s eye for a thoroughbred has been respected throughout his seasoned career as a bloodstock consultant, and relationships he fostered in that role nearly 50 years ago are still bearing fruit. This was highlighted at Taupo on Sunday when Hawea (Hellbent), a filly he bred with long-standing
Breeding
Triple black-type winner Inflamed (NZ) (Ghibellines) has been retired and will join the White Robe Lodge broodmare band, with resident sire Alflaila selected as her first mating. Bred and raced by Brian and the late Lorraine Anderton and trained by Brian in partnership with his son Shane, Inflamed won
Breeding
Rich Hill Stud's Proisir was celebrated as the winner of the Grosvenor Award at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards on Saturday night, with the title effectively secured despite three race days remaining in the New Zealand season. The Grosvenor Award is presented to the leading stallion by
Breeding
Widely admired Windsor Park Stud principal Rodney Schick has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to New Zealand's thoroughbred breeding industry, receiving the NZTBA Personality of the Year, sponsored by Entain AU & NZ, at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards in Karapiro on Saturday night. The prestigious
Breeding
Cambridge Stud was crowned the Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan New Zealand Breeder of the Year sponsored by Dunstan Horsefeeds on Saturday night at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards at Karapiro, earning New Zealand’s highest breeding honour for the sixth time following another outstanding season on both
Breeding
The proven pathway from NZB sales to the Group One winners’ circle provided plenty more success during the 2025-26 season, headed by eight Group One victories in Australia and another five in New Zealand. Those 13 elite-level successes were recorded by 10 different NZB graduates and came over
Racing
Countless top-class thoroughbreds have carried Dr Gene Tsoi’s distinctive violet-and-pink colours across Australasia, but this month’s Standard 2080 Ltd Unreserved Dispersal Sale on Gavelhouse Plus will draw the curtain on more than 25 years of breeding and racing in the region. Thirteen horses from Dr
Australia
A full brother to progressive Chris Waller trained three year-old Hello Captain (NZ) (Hell0 Youmzain), talented juvenile Persian Wonder (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) was Group placed during the autumn and returned from a spell to break the ice at Canterbury on Wednesday. Trained by David Payne, Persian Wonder was tested
Racing
A colt from the first northern hemisphere crop of champion racehorse Auguste Rodin has been purchased by Mr Kaneko for ¥88 million, (NZ$930,000) surpassing the price he paid for the colt’s grandsire, Deep Impact. Before becoming one of the world's greatest stallions, Deep Impact (Sunday
Breeding
A flurry of recent winners has set up Rich Hill Stud’s champion stallion Proisir for a second champion New Zealand sires’ title. He has been locked in a close battle with perennial champion Savabeel all season and two months ago it looked like the premiership would go down to
Racing
Karaka 2027 will take place from 24 - 28 January at the Karaka Sales Centre, the iconic week on the international sales calendar marking the 101st National Yearling Sale in New Zealand. The 100th National Yearling Sale marked by Karaka 2026 set a new benchmark for the industry with turnover rising