Breeding
Whether you are looking for a pinhook with quick upside or a longer-term purchase with potential to develop, the catalogue for New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Weanling Sale is stacked with terrific types and quality pedigree credentials. Along with an outstanding cross-section of top-class stallions, this
Breeding
Following the announcement of the sale of Kevin and Joanna Hickman’s Valachi Downs last week, the bulk of the farm’s stock will be offered unreserved in two Gavelhouse Plus sales towards the end of this month. The sale will be the most significant New Zealand dispersal since that
Australia
The Chosen One (NZ) (Savabeel) will have his final race in the A$1.2 million Gr.2 The Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday, before retiring to stand at Highview Stud in New Zealand. The six-year-old will retire as a Group One winner over a mile,
Breeding
Ribchester’s three-year-old daughter, Snooze n You Lose made all to land the Listed Queen of Scots Stakes (1400m) at Musselburgh on Sunday. The filly, having her second start of the season for trainer Karl Burke, soon led from the barriers under jockey Sam James, she was briefly
Breeding
Little Avondale Stud’s Group One-winning sire Nadeem has passed away. Bred by John Foote, Nadeem was bought for A$700,000 as a yearling in Australia by Angus Gold for Sheik Hamdan and Shadwell. Trained by David Hayes, the colt was a brilliant winner of the 2006 Gr.
Breeding
Hawkesbury Valley-based boutique operation Tyreel Stud bid to $330,000 in the recent fortnightly gavelhouse.com mixed bloodstock auction for Gr.1 New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (1600m) runner-up Miss Tycoon Rose (Written Tycoon). Acting as agent, Damon Gabbedy of Belmont Bloodstock struck the final blow for the
Breeding
A key point of interest at any weanling sale is the eagerly anticipated first progeny of the latest batch of new stallions, and New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2022 National Weanling Sale at Karaka next month is set to be no different. The catalogue features the progeny of five first-season
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock is excited to announce the offering of 20 quality weanlings as a part of the supplementary catalogue for its 2022 National Weanling Sale, set to be held on 17 June at the Karaka Sales Centre. In addition to the 111 weanlings catalogued, the 20 additional lots will
Breeding
Pristine thoroughbred nursery Valachi Downs, in Matamata, has been sold to Lib and Katrina Petagna’s breeding business Elsdon Park. Kevin and Joanna Hickman quietly built the stud that now operates on more than 600 acres and covers all aspects of breeding and racing, including significant expansions in 2018 with
Breeding
Sword Of State (Snitzel) will add further Group One quality to the Cambridge Stud roster this coming breeding season where he will stand for an introductory fee of $15,000 + GST. The son of Snitzel triumphed in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) and the Gr.3 Matamata Slipper (1200m)
Breeding
The imminent sale of Gr.1 NZ 1,000 Guineas runner-up Miss Tycoon Rose will cap a brilliant run for long-serving New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Manager Jim Bruford’s Pearl Series syndicate initiative. Having run her last race in January, in which she was second in the Listed
Breeding
Godolphin has selected a dozen up-and-comers from around the world for the 2022-2024 edition of its Flying Start programme, including New Zealanders Liam Cunningham and Annabel Adams. The Kiwi pair will be joined by 10 others from Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States of