Breeding
Outstanding Waikato Stud stallion Savabeel has asserted his dominance yet again in season 2020-21 with another clean sweep of New Zealand’s three major stallion awards. For a seventh time in succession the son of Zabeel has won the Grosvenor Award, as Champion New Zealand-based sire by total progeny earnings
Breeding
An outstanding season in Hong Kong for Little Avondale Stud sire Per Incanto hasn’t gone unnoticed by the breeders of some of that jurisdiction’s best gallopers. Per Incanto finished the recently completed 2020-21 season clearly atop the stallion premiership in Hong Kong both in terms of winners and
Breeding
Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Belardo recorded a sixth southern hemisphere-bred winner on Sunday when his two-year-old daughter Chitabe won the 2YO Maiden Plate (1600m) at Gosford. Prepared by David Payne, Chitabe defeated stablemate Caboteur by a long neck to win at her fourth start. Chitabe is the second and final
Breeding
The much-anticipated auction of high-class race mare Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has come to a close with the winning bid securing the high class mare for $800,000 on Gavelhouse Plus. The successful bid went the way of Kia Ora Stud in Scone, Australia. Bloodstock and Breeding manager
Breeding
The Ebbett VW 2021 NZTBA National Breeding Awards will be held at the Mystery Creek Events Centre on Saturday, 21st August. The gala event will recognise the 19 individual Group One winners bred by New Zealand-based breeders, who between them won 30 elite races in Australasia. The winners of the
Breeding
The Ed Bethell-trained newcomer Exminster became the fifth first-crop winner from 28 runners by Haunui Farm shuttler Ribchester when winning over 1400m at Redcar on Sunday. Ridden by PJ McDonald, he tracked the leaders, was ridden over a furlong from home and went on to win by half a length
Breeding
The much-anticipated auction of high-class race mare Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) has launched on Gavelhouse Plus. Bidding will run through on the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks and multiple Gr.2 winner until 7pm (NZ) on Friday 23 July. Free of Danehill, Jennifer Eccles is by Galileo son
Breeding
Mapperley Stud stallion Complacent has continued his impressive run of late with Barracuda (NZ) running out a dominant 4-½ length winner at Te Rapa last Saturday. “The way he won, he could be a very exciting horse. Putting the blinkers on for the first time switched him on,” trainer Darrell
Breeding
Rich Hill Stud shuttle stallion Satono Aladdin posted strong results during yesterday’s JRHA Select Yearling Sale at Northern Horse Park. The Group One-winning son of the legendary Deep Impact had five youngsters go through the ring and they sold for $3,539,848 at an average of $707,969
Breeding
Champion European Sire Galileo was humanely euthanised on Sunday owing to a chronic, non-responsive, debilitating injury to the left fore foot. The sire of 91 individual Group One winners, Galileo has had a far-reaching impact on the breed, with no less than 20 of his sons having sired Group One
Breeding
Entries for the number one sale of its kind, New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2021 Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds are now open, with the Sale taking place at the Karaka Sales Centre on 17 and 18 November. Breeze Ups will be held on 11 and 12 October at Te
Breeding
Little Avondale’s Sam Williams is celebrating this week after his freshman sire Time Test recorded his first black type performer. Time Test, one of 208 black type winners for his sire Dubawi, has his first Southern Hemisphere crop of 77 foals hitting the racetrack later this year. A winner