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Nine-time Group One winner Avantage (Fastnet Rock), whose racing career was brought to a sudden halt on Friday after suffering a tendon injury, will be sold through New Zealand Bloodstock’s Gavelhouse Plus in an online auction that starts on Sunday 19 September and finishes at 7pm New Zealand time
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New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale has earned its stellar international reputation through the remarkable racetrack results of its graduates, along with the acclaimed horsemanship skills of its many respected vendors and preparers. But the catalogue is also never short of high-quality pedigree credentials, and 2021 is no
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It’s been a memorable week Ben Kwok. The Singapore-based breeder-owner celebrated a handful of stakes victories, including Bellaconte (NZ) (Burgundy) winning the Listed O’Learys Fillies Stakes (1200m) at Wanganui on Saturday for trainer Chrissy Bambry. He also enjoyed watching Pure Imagination (NZ) (Darci Brahma) winning on debut for
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For the second year running COVID-19 restrictions have interrupted plans for the Ebbett VW National Breeding Awards. The National Breeding Award winners will now be announced at the rescheduled event. Over 350 tickets had been sold for the event but with uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 Alert Levels the decision has been
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New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready To Run Sale catalogue is now online. A prolific producer of Group One winners, NZB's Ready to Run Sale is the world's undisputed leading sale of two-year-olds. In six seasons the sale’s graduates have claimed 20 Group One titles,
Breeding
Fresh off recording his first Group victory as a sire courtesy of Rocchigiani in the Gr.3 Renate und Albrecht Woeste Zukunftsrennen (1400m) on Wednesday, Little Avondale Stud shuttle stallion Time Test was celebrating his third individual stakes winner and second Group winner just 24 hours later. Two-year-old filly Romantic
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Little Avondale Stud shuttle stallion Time Test recorded his first Group victory as a sire on Wednesday when Rocchigiani won the Gr.3 Renate und Albrecht Woeste Zukunftsrennen (1400m) at Baden Baden. The Peter Schiergen-trained colt defeated Arnis Master by a length and a half, with Calif a further two
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After another strong week of results, the book full sign has gone up for the Little Avondale's shuttle stallion Time Test. Studmaster Sam Williams is understandably bullish about what the future holds for the dual Group Two winner and Ascot track record holder, especially given one particular trait
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Stakes winner Banquo will join Waikato Stud’s stallion roster for the upcoming breeding season, becoming the first son of Champion sire Written Tycoon to stand at stud in New Zealand. Trained by Danny O’Brien, Banquo was victorious in the Listed Springtime Stakes (1400m) on the final day of
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COVID-19 lockdown makes for testing times at present, but the weekend news from Sydney for two Auckland near-neighbours has given them something to celebrate. Octogenarians Don Goodwin and David Paykel live within walking distance of each other in the North Shore suburb of Takapuna. In the past three years Goodwin
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While many New Zealanders are currently stuck in their bubbles contemplating what next to watch on Netflix, things haven’t changed as a result of COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown for farmers, including Mark Corcoran of Grangewilliam Stud, just north of Wanganui. The South Taranaki horseman is enjoying the freedom
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Waikato horsewoman Mary Lynne Ryan is remembered for her passion for thoroughbred breeding and racing and for her dedication to the development and education of young people wanting to develop their careers. Introduced in 2007, the award named in her honour recognises the dedication and passion of a talented young