Breeding
A lease arrangement brokered by Novara Park principal Luigi Muollo has allowed Sweynesse’s former trackwork rider to share in his black-type success at stud. Muollo bred the Sweynesse filly Only Words, who scored an impressive victory in Saturday’s Listed HS Dyke Wanganui Guineas (1200m). She became the
Breeding
Little Avondale Stud stallion Time Test’s book is now fully subscribed for the 2020 breeding season. The son of Dubawi is set to cover 135 mares and Stud principals Sam and Catriona Williams are delighted with the support he has received from breeders. Time Test welcomed his first crop
Breeding
Cambridge Stud has put up the book full sign for their European Champion three-year-old Almanzor for the third consecutive year. The son of Wootton Bassett is standing his third season in New Zealand at a fee of $30,000 + GST. “We are delighted that Almanzor’s book is
Breeding
The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (NZTBA) has announced that Waikato Stud is the winner of the Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan New Zealand Breeder of the Year Award. In a very successful year for New Zealand breeders, the voting went right down to the wire with Waikato Stud
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock has today announced that the 95th National Yearling Sales Series will be held in the original timeslot in January next year as a physical sale at Karaka. While a secondary April date was initially set aside to allow for travel restrictions to ease; with the ongoing COVID-
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Cambridge Stud will showcase their two stallions on Sunday ahead of the 2020 breeding season. The online stallion parade will be hosted from 2:30pm by chief executive Henry Plumptre and head of nominations Scott Calder and be shown on the farm’s Facebook and YouTube channel. The first foals
Breeding
Brighthill Farm will be hosting a stallion parade this Saturday 29 August at 11 am, parading their three stallions Dalghar, Eminent and Preferment. Level Two requirements will be adhered to, so those attending are asked to check-in using the COVID Tracker or sign in on arrival and maintain social
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Yearlings by Little Avondale Stud’s exciting young stallion Time Test will parade to the public on Friday at 2pm at the Masterton-based stud farm. Time Test, who has been back in the country a little over a fortnight, will also be on show, along with Per Incanto and
Breeding
Brighthill Farm have announced an initiative to support the marketing and racing of fillies by their resident son of Frankel, Eminent. For all resulting fillies off a paying 2020 cover by Eminent, the Eminent Syndicate will provide a complimentary entry to the NZB Insurance Pearl Series (for terms and conditions
Breeding
Significant international results have been welcomed by Cambridge Stud with Group One outcomes to savour. At Deauville Racecourse in France a two-year-old quinella was posted by Kodiac in the Gr.1 Prix Morny while a daughter of Wootton Bassett won the Gr.1 Prix Jean Romanet. Kodiac is
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Rich Hill Stud reports that their first NZ-born foal by their magnificent dual Group 1 winner Ace High (High Chaparral) made her arrival at the stud on Saturday. The filly is from Gold Rose, a two-times winning daughter of Pentire from the family of dual Oaks winner Domino.
Breeding
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has introduced a new rule around foal notification. Up until now the first NZTR knew of the existence of a foal was when mare returns were filed (by 28 February) at which stage the foal could be six months old. NZTR now requires notification of a