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
Racing
Bidding is now open for the 2026 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, offering breeders and investors the opportunity to secure proven broodmares and maiden mares ahead of the breeding season. Featuring a diverse 92-lot catalogue of well-bred stock from leading vendors across New Zealand, the
Breeding
A pair of black-type performers coming out of the Cambridge stable of Stephen Marsh are eye-catching young broodmare prospects available for purchase in the National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus. Marsh Racing is selling the Group Three performer Merchant Queen (Merchant Navy) and the Listed-placed
Racing
Te Aroha trainer Peter Lock will head to Waverley on Saturday with a strong hand, with several of his stable’s topliners stepping out at the South Taranaki meeting. Exciting gelding Our Time (NZ) will be one of those representatives and Lock is looking forward to seeing the son of
Racing
The New Zealand thoroughbred industry lost one of its all-time greats last month with the death of Savabeel, but the legendary Waikato Stud stallion’s influence is a long way from over – and the National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus gives buyers an opportunity to get involved.