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The first southern hemisphere foal by Valachi Downs shuttle stallion U S Navy Flag (USA) has been born at Riversdale Farm in New South Wales. The colt out of Parmalove (Snitzel) arrived in the early hours of Monday morning at the Hunter Valley nursery. The foal has quickly made a
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Waikato Stud has confirmed that the 2020 book is full for rising star stallion Ocean Park (NZ). The Cox Plate winner served 153 mares in 2019 and had been available for a service fee of $20,000 for the upcoming breeding season. The 2019-20 season was a breakout year for
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It is with a heavy heart that Windsor Park Stud announce the loss of their very successful sire Rip Van Winkle following a short illness. By the world’s best sire Galileo, Rip Van Winkle had just completed his most successful season with a stellar year on the racetrack that
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The champion first season sire for 2019-20 is Novara Park’s Sweynesse, who sired three winners including Bonita Aurelia, who won the Gr.3 Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m) and placed in the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). The highly regarded Walkthisswey was an impressive recent winner at Riccarton. “It’
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Twelve months after being crowned New Zealand’s champion first season sire, Windsor Park shuttle stallion Charm Spirit has added a second season title to his CV. The son of Invincible Spirit sired four winners in New Zealand in 2019-20, three of them at black-type level. Aretha, who had been
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Little Avondale Wairarapa nursery Little Avondale Stud has added another major milestone to its rich history, celebrating 80 years of operation. Founded as Te Parae Stud and passed down through three generations of the Williams family, New Zealand’s oldest family-owned stud has amassed a proud list of accomplishments. There
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Windsor Park Stud - Turn Me Loose Filly Cambridge Stud - Tavistock Filly Valachi Downs - Zacinto Filly
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The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association is calling for final entries for the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Early Bird Entries. Early bird entries close at the end of the current season, on Friday, July 31. For more information: https://pearlseries.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/page/nomination-form/
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Dear Breeders, On behalf of New Zealand Bloodstock, I would like to give you a further update on the 2021 National Yearling Sales at Karaka. We believe that a trans-Tasman bubble is very important to the success of the Sale, and given the current outbreaks of COVID-19 in Victoria, a
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A breakthrough season has ended on the perfect note for rising star Waikato Stud stallion Ocean Park (NZ) (Thorn Park), siring another impressive city winner on the final Saturday of the 2019-20 season. Three-year-old filly High Emocean scored a stylish two-length victory at Caulfield on Saturday, the fourth win of
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Australasian breeders with mares in foal or weanlings by Deep Impact’s Group One-winning son Satono Aladdin (JPN) will be buoyed by the reception given to his first-crop Japanese yearlings. Satono Aladdin had four lots catalogued at last week’s premier Japan Select Sale. His first lot through the ring,
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Bruce Perry Bloodstock is becoming a family affair with Perry’s daughter Becca joining the Wairarapa-based bloodstock agency. Since leaving school Becca has completed a Bachelor’s degree and spent time living and travelling around the United States. Upon her return to New Zealand she joined the travel industry in