Breeding
The US Jockey Club board of stewards has announced that it has adopted a final rule limiting the annual breeding of individual stallions. The rule reflects The Jockey Club’s goal to preserve the health of the Thoroughbred breed for the long term and will apply prospectively to stallions born
Breeding
Leading online thoroughbred auction platform gavelhouse.com will branch into the international market next month with the launch of gavelhouse.com South Africa. In partnership with Klawervlei Stud, gavelhouse.com will conduct an online sale of around 160 thoroughbreds from 15 to 21 June, with an announcement to be made
Breeding
Despite a standout season for The Oaks Stud’s flagbearer Darci Brahma, the Cambridge stud farm has elected to keep the service fees unchanged heading into the 2020 breeding season. In a standout three-year-old crop, Darci Brahma was well represented by Group Three winner Kali, Group One performer
Breeding
Taranaki-based breeders Patrick and Kevin Landrigan celebrated a lucky pedigree update to his most recent gavelhouse.com buy just days after the sale courtesy of yesterday’s 10-length winner Aguante (Reliable Man) at Murray Bridge. Trained by Michael Hickmott, Aguante’s next assignment is reported to be the
Breeding
The current 125 Lot gavelhouse.com auction is brimming with opportunities for breeders featuring 53 broodmares plus Mapperley Stud’s Group One performing son of Pentire, He’s Remarkable. As farms gear up for another breeding season, Mapperley Stud have made a strategic decision to give another farm the opportunity
Australia
The progeny of regally-bred stallion Raise The Flag continue to make an impact on staying and jumping features in Australia. The White Robe Lodge stallion is the sire of Tuesday’s dominant Warrnambool Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) winner Ablaze (NZ). The win comes less than a month after Raise
Australia
It was an emotional day on Saturday for the team at Cambridge Stud. The prestigious thoroughbred nursery went through a tumultuous few months last year when losing three stallions, including flagbearer Tavistock, but they had something to cheer about on the weekend when celebrating his first Oaks winner. His daughter
Breeding
In a year where the resilience of breeders is likely to be tested in New Zealand, Westbury Stud have taken a positive approach to the troubled times when announcing their roster and fee structure for the upcoming season. “It is imperative for breeders to mate their mares this year, as
Breeding
Highview Stud announced that Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (1600m) winner Wrote will stand for an unchanged fee of $5,000 + GST in 2020. The first of Wrote’s southern hemisphere yearlings went through the sales ring at the Karaka this year and were well received by buyers, averaging
Breeding
Little Avondale stud have reduced their 2020 service fees in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Little Avondale’s announcement of its service fees for 2020 was made prior to the onset of the pandemic. Considering subsequent events and the economic implications for breeding horses and the economy in general,
Breeding
Under strict health and safety requirements, NZB Airfreight has successfully completed a test flight with a small pool of horses from Auckland to Sydney. With new regulations and plans in place for grooms, New Zealand Bloodstock can confidently begin to work on limited flights for the backlog of horses requiring
Breeding
Haunui Farm has announced that the decision has been made to call time on the shuttling career of Group One producing stallion Iffraaj. “After lengthy discussions with the team from Darley, we have made the decision to retire Iffraaj from Southern Hemisphere serving duties after 12 years. At 19 years