Breeding
Byerley Park founder Daniel Nakhle has made a black-type addition to his broodmare band, securing Rose ‘N’ Power (NZ) (Power) for $70,000 on Gavelhouse Plus. The highly talented mare was trained by part-owners Fred and Lindsay Cornege to win six of her 24 starts and more than $176,000
Breeding
The Oaks Stud in Cambridge have shown their faith in young stallion U S Navy Flag, purchasing him outright from Coolmore Stud. The regally-bred son of War Front sired his sixth individual winner from his first crop when Geldof (NZ) won in good fashion at Avondale on Saturday, while Chantilly
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New Zealand Bloodstock has announced the appointment of Patrick Cunningham as a Bloodstock Sales Representative, beginning early August. Currently responsible for the sales, accounts and marketing activity of New Zealand Bloodstock’s online subsidiary gavelhouse.com, Cunningham looks to bolster the bloodstock arm of the company where he will be
Breeding
The early signs are good for multiple Group One winning stallion U S Navy Flag, who shuttles to the Oaks Stud in Cambridge. The regally-bred son of War Front heads a strong group of first season sires by winners in New Zealand, with six individual winners posted since February. On
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Proven stallion Niagara, a Group Two winning son of Encosta de Lago, will return to Hawke’s Bay ahead of the 2023 breeding season to take up residence at Vicki Wilson’s Hau Ora Farm in Kahuranaki, south of Hastings. It is somewhat of a homecoming for Niagara, who initially
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Early bird pricing for the NZB Insurance Pearl Series bonus closes on 31st May. It is only fitting that today, Imprevu lead home an NZB Insurance Pearl Series trifecta at the Cambridge Jockey Club with $14,000 going back to the connections of the first, second and third placegetters. The
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Proisir’s stellar season is now a record breaking one with the Rich Hill Stud stallion claiming a piece of New Zealand stallion history. He sits atop the domestic General Sires’ Premiership with an unassailable lead of more than $1.4 million over Savabeel and champion honours await the 13-year-old.
Breeding
Stakes-winning sprinting mare Rose ‘N’ Power (NZ) (Power) will be offered for sale on Gavelhouse Plus this week with bidding closing from 7pm (NZT) on Monday 5th June. Rose ‘N’ Power is the winner of six races, including four in succession between May and November of 2021. That winning sequence
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The Chris Waller-trained Kovalica ran out an arrogant winner of the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday, with the son of Ocean Park always travelling like the winner from the moment the barriers opened. The rising star became the third successive New Zealand-bred winner of the
Breeding
The Chosen One will join the rejuvenated stallion roster at The Oaks Stud this breeding season. The Chosen One joins Champion European Two-year-old and Champion Sprinter U S Navy Flag and proven Classic sire Roc de Cambes at the Cambridge farm, with stalwart Darci Brahma retired from stud duties last
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Pignan (NZ) (Staphanos), Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante) and Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkles) are just three recent Group One-winning examples of the calibre of weanlings that can be purchased through New Zealand Bloodstock, and the catalogue for the 2023 National Weanling & Broodmare Sale contains plenty of well-credentialled candidates
Breeding
Haunui Farm will once again welcome four-time Group One winner and two-time Champion Miler Ribchester back in 2023 for his fourth season at stud in New Zealand. Ribchester has created a solid impression in Australia to date with two small crops of racing age progeny, headlined by last Saturday’s