Mr Mozart filly well composed
The first foal by Highview Stud stallion Mr Mozart has arrived with breeder James Chapman of Jamieson Park delighted with the filly which is out of the Almanzor mare Qdos, a half-sister to black-type performers Sacred Master, Kia Ora Jewel and Tears of an Angel. Chapman part-owned Mr Mozart during his racing career and has doubled down on the Group Two winning son of Snitzel now that he has retired to Highview Stud. “I have 13 mares in foal to him at Jameison Park and he has 79 in fo...
July 31, 2025Industry steps up to secure the future of the Sunline Trust Scholarship
The New Zealand breeding industry has once again demonstrated its commitment to the next generation, with an outstanding fundraising result at the National Breeding Awards securing the future of the Sunline Trust International Management Scholarship.Held as part of the 2025 National Breeding Awards, the fundraiser raised well over six figures - an outcome that not only ensures the scholarship’s continuation, but gives it the capacity to thrive into the future and provide more young leaders wit...
July 31, 20252024/25 Centaine Award winner - Per Incanto
Steve Davis chats to Sam Williams of Little Avondale Stud who accepts the Centaine Award on behalf of stallion, Per Incanto....
July 31, 20252024/25 Grosvenor and Dewar Award winner - Savabeel
Steve Davis chats to Mark Chittick of Waikato Stud as he accepts the Grosvenor and Dewar Awards on behalf of his super sire, Savabeel....
July 31, 20252024/25 Seton Otway Horse of the Year - Ka Ying Rising
Steve Davis chats to Fraser, Erin and Milton Auret after Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) is announced 2024/25 Seton Otway Horse of the Year. This award was kindly sponsored by Property Brokers....
July 31, 20252024/25 Breeder of the Year - Waikato Stud
Hear from Mark Chittick as Waikato Stud are announced 2024/25 Breeder of the Year. This award was kindly sponsored by Dunstan Horsefeeds Ltd....
July 31, 20252024/25 Small Breeder of the Year - Grandmoral Lodge
Hear from Fraser Auret of Grandmoral Lodge as he is announced 2024/25 Small Breeder of the Year.This award was kindly sponsored by Luigi Muollo...
July 31, 20252024/25 NZTBA Personality of the Year - Steve Davis
Hear from 2024/25 NZTBA Personality of the Year award winner, Steve Davis. This award was kindly sponsored by Entain AU & NZ...
July 31, 2025Stewart takes Young Achiever honours at National Breeding Awards
White Robe Lodge’s Jack Stewart was recognised with the Mary-Lynne Ryan Young Achiever Award at Saturday’s National Breeding Awards in Karapiro, highlighting his growing impact on New Zealand’s breeding and racing landscape. Stewart represents the next generation of White Robe Lodge, carrying forward the proud legacy of his parents Wayne and Karren Stewart, and grandparents Brian and Lorraine Anderton at the iconic North Taieri stud and racing operation. Involved across all areas...
July 31, 20252024/25 Eight Carat Broodmare of the Year - Missy Moo
Hear from Fraser, Erin and Milton Auret as their late-broodmare Missy Moo takes out the 2024/25 Eight Carat Broodmare of the Year award. Missy Moo is the dam of Hong Kong sprinting superstar, Ka Ying Rising. This award was kindly sponsored once again by Arion Pedigrees....
July 31, 20252025 Mary-Lynne Ryan Young Achiever Award - Jack Stewart
Hear from 2025 Mary-Lynne Ryan Young Achiever Award recipient, Jack Stewart of White Robe Lodge. This award was sponsored by LOVERACING.NZ...
July 30, 2025Steve Davis Named NZTBA Personality of the Year
Bloodstock auctioneer and media personality Steve Davis has been honoured as the 2025 NZTBA Personality of the Year, in recognition of a lifetime of contribution to the New Zealand thoroughbred breeding industry. Sponsored by Entain, the award celebrates an individual whose impact extends far beyond a single year — someone who has helped shape the culture, success, and spirit of the industry over many decades. The award came as somewhat of a surprise to Davis, who along with co-host ...
July 29, 2025Rookie breeder Auret basks in Ka Ying Rising glory
Group One winning trainer Fraser Auret collected trophies of a different variety on Saturday night as he took centre stage at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards at the Sir Don Rowlands Centre in Cambridge. Auret’s first foray into thoroughbred breeding struck paydirt when he sent five-win mare Missy Moo to Windsor Park Stud stallion Shamexpress. The resulting foal, whom Auret sold after a dominant jump-out victory as a juvenile is now known as Ka Ying Rising, the world’s best...
July 28, 2025Waikato Stud claim 11th Breeder of the Year title
Another year of New Zealand thoroughbred breeding excellence was celebrated on Saturday night at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards at Karapiro, with powerhouse breeders Waikato Stud claiming top honours.Hosted by the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, the awards recognised the elite performances of 24 individual Group One winners plus outstanding achievements in a host of categories. Sprint sensation Ka Ying Rising was named the Seton Otway Horse of the Year, with...
July 28, 2025Latta favourite captures final stakes race for the season
Talented juvenile filly Platinum Diamond (Hello Youmzain) made all posts a winner when she captured her second consecutive stakes victory in the last black type feature of the 2024-2025 racing season, the Listed Phils Electrical & Gypsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki.The Lisa Latta-trained daughter of Cambridge Stud shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain had scored handsomely in the Listed Castletown Stakes (1200m) at the venue last month with Bruno Queiroz in the saddle and the visiti...
July 26, 2025Centaine Award caps career-best season for Per Incanto
Hall of Fame stallion Savabeel’s nine-year hold on the Centaine Award has been broken by the pride of the Wairarapa, Per Incanto.The Little Avondale Stud star has achieved worldwide progeny earnings of more than $20 million in the 2024-25 season, giving him a comfortable buffer over Savabeel ($17.85 million) in the Centaine standings. Waikato Stud supremo Savabeel continues his dominance of the Grosvenor and Dewar Awards for New Zealand and Australasian progeny earnings, collecting his 10th an...
July 22, 2025Joshua Brown triumphs in Opunake Cup
The rookie pair of Joshua Brown (Dalghar) and his owner-trainer Lance Gussey took out one of New Zealand racing’s biggest winter prizes in Saturday’s $120,000 Listed Sinclair Electrical & Refrigeration Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth.Things have happened quickly for Joshua Brown, who made his debut only 15 months ago in April 2024, and also for Cambridge-based Gussey and his wife Angela. With only five horses in work, Gussey now boasts four wins from just 20 career starters.Guss...
July 19, 2025Yulong joins Sunline Scholarship fundraiser
Following the announcement of this year’s Sunline Scholarship stallion auction, another major name has thrown its support behind the next generation of New Zealand industry leaders – Australian powerhouse Yulong Investments.Yulong, one of the most influential and ambitious breeding operations in the Southern Hemisphere, has joined Rich Hill Stud, Windsor Park Stud, and Cambridge Stud in offering a service nomination – this time to their exciting young stallion Lucky Vega.The nomination wil...
July 18, 2025Kiwi Breeders to be Honoured at National Awards
The New Zealand thoroughbred breeding community will come together on Saturday July 26 to celebrate another year of excellence at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards at the Sir Don Rowlands Centre in Cambridge. The evening will acknowledge 24 individual winners of 37 Group One races as breeders can again take pride in the global success of horses with the NZ suffix. Recently crowned Hong Kong Horse of the Year Ka Ying Rising and Australian star Mr Brightside will be among the...
July 15, 2025Backing Tomorrow’s Leaders: Sunline Trust and Stallion Auction Unite for the Future
On Saturday 26 July, the New Zealand thoroughbred breeding community will gather at the National Breeding Awards — not only to celebrate excellence, but to invest in the future of our people and our industry.At the heart of the evening is a fundraising effort supporting the Sunline Trust International Management Scholarship, which gives emerging Kiwi leaders a unique nine-month global experience to build the skills, confidence, and connections our industry needs to thrive. Over 20 past recipie...
July 15, 2025Arcadia Park captures Aquanita Stakes
New Zealand-bred three-year-old Arcadia Park (Ocean Park) passed his first black-type test with flying colours in the A$125,000 Listed Aquanita Stakes (2019m) at Bunbury on Saturday.The Michael Grantham-trained gelding went into the race with two wins and three placings to his name from eight career starts, most recently a smart last-start success over 1600m at Pinjarra on June 28. The Aquanita was a step up in class and distance, but Arcadia Park was well and truly up to the task.Arcadia P...
July 14, 2025Pencarrow takes top billing in National Online Breeding Stock Sale
Pencarrow Stud’s select offering of four broodmares proved to be the star attraction in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus on Wednesday, earning the two highest prices of the sale.Pencarrow’s draft achieved an aggregate of $288,500 and an average price of $72,125, including the two mares in the catalogue that broke the six-figure mark.The Group Three-placed Asama Blue (Fastnet Rock), who was offered in foal to the exciting Windsor Park Stud shuttle stallion Paddi...
July 10, 2025Quantity and quality in Rich Hill Stud’s Online Breeding Stock Sale draft
Rich Hill Stud is a prominent player in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, offering more than 10 percent of the 87-lot catalogue.The Rich Hill consignment features 10 mares, six of which are in foal to the stud’s promising sire Ace High. Two others are carrying pregnancies to the well-performed Rich Hill resident Shocking, while another is in foal to Embellish (NZ).“There’s certainly some nice young mares from good families, and most of them are going to have ...
July 8, 2025High-flying Pencarrow Stud offers well-bred mares in Online Breeding Stock Sale
The 2024-25 season has been one of the best ever for Pencarrow Stud, and some of the renowned bloodlines that have underpinned that success are now available for purchase in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus.Graduates of the famous Waikato nursery have won over 100 races this season, headed by a pair of Group One classic winners in Australia – Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth) in the Australian Guineas (1600m) and Maison Louis (NZ) (Super Seth) in the Queensland Derby (240...
July 4, 2025Quality Cambridge Stud draft in National Online Breeding Stock Sale
The need for Cambridge Stud to control the size of their star-studded broodmare band has opened up some special opportunities in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus.Cambridge Stud is offering six well-credentialled mares – Critical Angel (NZ) (O’Reilly), Friwi (Almanzor), Runway Queen (Star Witness), Stellar Maccartney (NZ) Tavistock), Western Belle (Domesday) and Ziffel (NZ) (Zabeel). They are all being offered in foal to Cambridge Stud stallions.“We’re very ...
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