Breeding
Road To Rock, the sire of dual Hong Kong Horse Of The Year Beauty Generation, passed away last week. The Wellfield Lodge stallion had been battling laminitis issues in recent years and the tough decision was made to euthanise the dual Group One winner. “He has had laminitis issues, which
Australia
Brutal (NZ), a New Zealand-bred son of O’Reilly, has been retired and will stand at Newgate Farm in Australia this spring. A winner at two, the Team Hawkes-trained entire went on to win five of his 10 starts including last year’s Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m). The four-year-old
Breeding
Verry Elleegant (NZ) has been the flagbearer for her sire Zed in recent times and she further enhanced his profile on Saturday when winning the Gr.1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill. A son of legenday sire Zabeel, Zed has sired two individual Group One winners, with 2013 Gr.1
Breeding
Arrowfield Stud, one of the most high profile thoroughbred breeding farms in Australia, has withdrawn its catalogued horses from the Easter Yearling Sale. The Inglis Easter sale is one of the biggest thoroughbred auctions in the country and traditionally attracts cashed-up international and local buyers vying for the cream of
Breeding
Valachi Downs principals Kevin and Joanna Hickman have announced the appointment of Gareth Downey to the role of General Manager. Gareth joined the stud in mid-2018 as their breeding consultant, principally a role focussed on the management of the stud’s standing stallions, US Navy Flag, Zacinto and Savile Row,
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Karaka May Sale. Given the government’s announcement on Monday that the country is to go into lock-down due to the COVID-19 virus, New Zealand Bloodstock has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Karaka May Sale,
Breeding
The annual Australian Easter Yearling sale in Sydney will be held online with restrictions now in place over auction houses. The government has introduced stricter coronavirus containment protocols limiting gatherings. Sales company Inglis had previously put limits in place on attendance but on Wednesday said it was reviewing the process
Breeding
Sydney was set to be a major focus point in the coming months for Trelawney Stud’s Brent and Cherry Taylor, however, their attention has swiftly changed with measures implemented as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Cambridge couple had yearlings set to fly over to go through the
Breeding
Brighthill Farm have announced the loss of consistent stallion Perfectly Ready. The rising 18-year-old son of More Than Ready returned to the farm from the vet clinic this morning where he was euthanized after a short battle with inoperable colic. “Perfectly Ready was a wonderful stallion for us here at
Breeding
Members of the NZTBA and industry participants, It is imperative you are familiar with the NZ government website which is updated regularly Government Covid 19 We are in unprecedented territory because of Coronavirus. It is time to make sure you have considered the implications as we move to Alert Level
Breeding
Due to today’s announcement made by the Government regarding further restrictions with large public gatherings, New Zealand Bloodstock has made the decision to postpone the 2020 South Island Sale that was due to be held on 17 April. After consultation with various New Zealand and Australian stakeholders, the Sale
Breeding
A decision on whether New Zealand Bloodstock’s upcoming sales at Karaka and Christchurch will take place will be decided on April 1, the company said in a statement. “This is the date that the government will announce if the recently imposed travel restrictions will remain in force,” the statement