Breeding
Having opened bidding on Wednesday, Karaka-based breeder Rosemary Carter was in for the long haul to secure Burgundy Rose (NZ) (Burgundy) with a final winning bid of $52,500 for the stakes-placed sprinter on Friday night. “Having bid on a few on Gavelhouse Plus, this is the first we have
Breeding
Gavelhouse Plus auctions have been a rich source of quality additions to the Yulong broodmare band over the last 12 months, and that trend continued on Tuesday with the $800,000 purchase of Group One winner Belle En Rouge (NZ) (Burgundy). The mare was offered on behalf of powerhouse New
Breeding
Inglewood Stud’s promising second season sire War Decree will stand the 2023 season for an increased fee of $5,500 +GST, up from $4,500 in 2022. The fee rise comes off the back of a very promising season for the son of War Front, with his ever-consistent daughter
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s newly formed National Weanling and Broodmare Sale catalogue is now live, with the 253-lot Sale set to be held on Friday, June 16. The dedicated weanling only format has been well adopted by buyers and will be complimented this year with a support of quality broodmares.
Breeding
Luigi Muollo’s Novara Park Stud near Cambridge will stand four stallions this season, spear-headed by exciting young stallion Staphanos at $15,000 + GST. The son of Deep Impact is the sire of Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) winner Pignan from his first crop, with the Lisa Latta-trained
Breeding
Westbury Stud has handed their young sire Tarzino a rise in service fee to $25,000 + GST on the back of continued success following his two Group One winners last season alongside strong returns in the sale ring. From his first crop, the son of Tavistock produced Gr.1 South
Breeding
Almanzor has already proved a stallion force to be reckoned with in feature age group events with his first two crops excelling at the elite level. Cambridge Stud has been thrilled with the start the Group One-winning son of Wootton Bassett has made to his career and he will stand
Breeding
Te Kauwhata breeders Courtney and Mandy Howells had cause for celebration on Saturday night when Affaire A Suivre (NZ) (Astern), a filly they bred and sold, won the Gr.1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. The gutsy New Zealand-bred daughter of Astern endured
Breeding
The Sir Patrick Hogan Dispersal Sale was a one-of-a-kind chance to tap into the bloodlines built up by arguably the most influential figure in New Zealand’s thoroughbred breeding history, and buyers came out in force on Friday to embrace that special opportunity. At the conclusion of a fiercely contested
Breeding
Little Avondale have announced that the 2023 service fees for Per Incanto and Time Test remain unchanged from last season. Per Incanto has enjoyed another spectacular 12 months highlighted by the Group One wins of Roch N Horse (Champions Sprint, 1200m), Little Brose (Blue Diamond, 1200m) and Belclare (New Zealand
Breeding
Leading into the 2023 breeding season we reflect on the volume of mares covered by a stallion with 10+ mares in 2022.
Breeding
Three stallion service nominations, including one to headlining shuttle sire Satono Aladdin, have been donated for auction at the 2023 New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame Inductee Dinner in Hamilton on Sunday, May 7. Since the inaugural NZRHOF dinner in 2006, 37 horses from racehorses to stallions and broodmares, and