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Wentwood Grange's Our Abbadean adds another black type success

Every breeder knows the disappointment of passing a filly in at the sale, so it’s very satisfying when three years later that filly becomes a dual group two winner. This is what happened to the  Cambridge based Hawkins Family of Wentwood Grange, with their bonny mare Our Abbadean (Looking At Lucky[USA]- Highland Lights[AUS]). At the 2014 National Yearling Sales, she failed to reach her $75,000 reserve, the decision was made to race her, and she was placed in the Te Akau Stable of Stephen ...

European champion for Cambridge Stud

The changing of the guard at Cambridge Stud has been ushered in with the addition of an international Group One star to the 2018 stallion roster. The iconic nursery has purchased the Southern Hemisphere breeding rights to the champion European performer Almanzor. The triple Group One winner will be syndicated to stand in New Zealand, his arrival coming at a pivotal time for the farm as it moves into its next phase with the recent sale of the property to Brendan and Jo Lindsay.  “Our purch...

Fastnet Rock’s Group Two-winning son to Willow Glen

Willow Glen’s successful association with the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry has gone to another level with the Waimate stud to stand Mongolian Falcon. Mike and Barbara Cooney’s South Island operation will launch the stallion career of the well-performed son of Fastnet Rock, whose promising career was pre-maturely ended by injury. Rider Horse Industry principal Lang Lin, affectionately known as Mr Wolf because of his love of his pet wolves, has been a regular visitor to Willow Glen. “...

Savile Row tailor made for Valachi

The first New Zealand-based son of Makfi will go to stud this year with Savile Row to stand at Valachi Downs, the Matamata breeding operation of the stallion’s owner Kevin Hickman. The four-year-old was trained at Ballymore Stables by Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard and won three races over 1200m, including the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m). Savile Row was also a three-time Group One runner-up in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m), the New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and the Levin Classic ...

Breeding industry mourns the loss of Pins

Waikato Stud’s champion resident stallion Pins passed away on Sunday due to complications from colic. A Gr.1 Australian Guineas (2000m) winner for trainer Clarry Connors, he retired to the Matamata farm in 2000 and enjoyed an outstanding career. “I was on course the day he won and knew then that he would be a great horse to be a part of and he has been such a great stallion for us for the past 18 years,” stud principal Mark Chittick said. “He has been a massive part of the growth we have...

Prudent broodmare investment for breeder

It takes a special two-year-old to win a group one race, especially one over 1600 metres, and Seabrook(Hinchinbrook[AUS]-Midnight Revels), the recent winner of the Gr.1 Moet and Chandon Champagne Stakes, appears to be just that. Starting with a 1000 metre Listed race at Moonee Valley last October, this filly has only ever raced in black type company. She resumed racing in February, when she was promoted to third in the Gr.2 Blue Diamond Prelude after being knocked sideways in the straight. A mon...

International Group One performer to stand at Little Avondale

The Southern Hemisphere breeding rights to the European Group Two winner and Group One-placed Time Test have been secured by Little Avondale Stud.The well-credentialed son of Dubawi will shuttle to the Wairarapa farm in 2018 and will stand at $10,000 + GST.“We are extremely proud and excited to be standing Time Test here at Little Avondale,” principal Sam Williams said.“It has been over four decades since we stood the English-bred Oncidium, who won the Gr.1 Coronation Cup and went on to be...

South Island Sale Topper

A yearling colt by Little Avondale Stud stallion Per Incanto has topped the New Zealand Bloodstock South Island Sale, knocked down to Garry Carvell’s Hiwi Bloodstock for $100,000. Presented by the Dennis family’s Ravelston Stud, the colt is out of the four-time winning O’Reilly mare The Dewdrop, a three-quarter sister to New Zealand’s Champion Three-Year-Old in 2002-03, The Jewel. “I sorted him out on pedigree to have a look at,” Carvell said. “It is a cross that works well, by Per...

Waikato NZTBA members breed their first stakes winner - One One Two

Waikato NZTBA branch members Lloyd and Heather Monehan are celebrating the success of breeding their first stakes winner, thanks to the deeds of Won Won Too (Tavistock-Celtic Dream). The three-year-old gelding was an impressive winner of the Listed Ladbrokes Galilee Series Final at Caulfield recently, and became the 16th individual stakes winner for his sire Cambridge Stud based Tavistock. “We are very proud of him and what he has done for us,” said a delighted Monehan, “we raced his mothe...

Oaks victory a boost for NZTBA members' broodmare Special Memories

Kiwi breeders celebrate unforgettable Oaks Unforgotten’s victory in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) provided a pair of New Zealand racing identities with a result to savour. Carol Marshall and Nessie Paykel raced her sister Special Memories and they are now breeding from the daughter of Fastnet Rock and the Galileo mare Memories Of You. Special Memories was purchased for them by Te Akau principal David Ellis from the draft of Curraghmore for $400,000 at Karaka in 2014. “Nessie and I were ov...

Te Aroha - special day for NZTBA members and Hawkes Bay Breeders' Richard and Liz Wood

The Group One Fibre Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes at Te Aroha, is the only group one race restricted to fillies and mares on our racing calendar, and every year attracts a strong field of the best sprinter/ miler female racehorses around. This year was no exception with no less than 10 of the field of 12 being stakes performers, and they were the first 10 home in the race. The winner was Miss Wilson a five-year-old mare by Stratum(AUS) from Cierzo, raced by her breeders Liz and ...

The Courageous Who Shot Thebarman

Less than 24 hours after watching his pride and joy, (bred by South Island's Brian and Lorraine Anderton of White Robe Lodge) Who Shot Thebarman) seal his first Sydney victory in thrilling fashion in the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m), part-owner Dan O’Leary admits he is still walking on air. O’Leary described the scenes in the aftermath of the win as quite surreal as he fielded the congratulations of hundreds of well-wishers in the Royal Randwick mounting yard. “He’s a pretty special horse and...

Further stakes for Showcasing

Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Showcasing has a leading contender for an international classic.His son Dice Roll has won the Gr.3 Prix Djebel (1400m) at Deauville, a key lead-up event to the Gr.1 French 2000 Guineas (1600m).It was Showcasing’s 25th stakes winner with Xpression, successful in this season’s Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1200m) at Trentham among his leading New Zealand representatives. She is part-owned by co-breeders Haunui Farm....

NZTBA Breeders' Bulletin Autumn 2018

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Service Fee Announcement / 2018

Waikato Stud has enjoyed another outstanding season with the progeny of their top-quality stallion roster again playing starring roles in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Heading the line-up is the champion sire Savabeel, who has produced five new Group One winners already in the 2017-18 term, including the New Zealand 2000 and 1000 Guineas double with Embellish and Hasahalo respectively, Kennedy Mile winner Shillelagh and New Zealand Oaks winner Savvy Coup. Savabeel is now the ...

A New Era for Cambridge Stud

Cambridge Stud enters an exciting new phase today with Brendan and Jo Lindsay officially taking over as owners of the iconic thoroughbred nursery. World-renowned for the champion stallions Sir Tristram and his son Zabeel, the nursery has forged an outstanding record as a breeding powerhouse under the direction of Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan. Through the years, stallions on the Cambridge Stud roster have sired 134 individual Group One winners. The Lindsays have been actively involved in ...

Satono Aladdin to make deep impact at Rich Hill

A successful long-standing international partnership will again join forces in 2018 with Rich Hill Stud to stand the Group One-winning Japanese miler Satono Aladdin, a son of Shadai Stallion Station’s sire sensation Deep Impact.Rich Hill and Shadai first combined with the champion stallion Pentire and their ongoing association also includes breeding his son Prince Of Penzance, who won the 2015 Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). The passing of Pentire late last year was the catalyst to stand anot...

Irish National Stud recipient Danielle Southey's second blog

Well can’t believe that 2 months is almost over it has gone so fast it feels like just the other day we were all getting settled down here. I have grown some really good friendships and we are all getting along like a big family. The end of February through to the beginning of March I was placed in Kildare and Black Cherry yard working with mares and foals. Storm Emma come through during the week and we had our fair share of snow with some drifts up to our waist. It was challenging getting aro...

Sunline Scholarship recipient David Morris's second blog from Newmarket

I have only a couple days left here at Cheveley Park, the last 8 weeks have gone very quickly and I enjoyed every minute of it. The staff here are an awesome group to be a part of -teaching me plenty of new skills and little tricks along the way. I would like thank them for everything they have done for me while at Cheveley Park. The weather has started to warm up a little bit, making it a little bit more comfortable to work in and the mares and foals are loving being outside. There have been so...

Hiyaam's Group One Success a New Zealand Breeders' windfall

Hiyaam’s impact at the highest level has delivered a massive windfall to a pair of New Zealand breeders. The Mick Price-trained daughter of High Chaparral produced a commanding performance at Rosehill on Saturday to win the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) in the hands of former Kiwi apprentice Michael Dee. Raced by breeder Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Hiyaam was raised at Brighthill Farm and is out of the Zabeel mare Mazarine, who is from the legendary Eight Carat family. “Chris C...

Savabeel leads the way

Five stallions covered more than 150 mares in the 2017 breeding season, with Waikato Stud stallion Savabeel serving the biggest book at 167, usurping Tavistock who served two fewer. The Cambridge Stud stallion had previously covered 191 mares in 2016, while in 2015 he covered 211 mares. Rich Hill Stud stallion Vadamos led the way for the new season sires, covering 159 mares in his debut season. Westbury Stud stallion Reliable Man once again covered a bumper book of 151 mares, while Highly Recomm...

Invitation to Te Aroha Race Day Saturday 7th April

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Champion Kiwi mare to visit War Front

Leviathan American owner and breeder Barbara Banke has revealed her mating plans for former champion New Zealand sprinter Bounding. Her Stonestreet Stables purchased the daughter of Lonhro for A$1.9 million in 2016 and Banke said she wanted to take full advantage of Bounding's speed, hence plans for the mare to visit Danzig’s son War Front. “We imported Bounding ahead of the 2016 Northern Hemisphere season and she is expecting her first foal by Curlin. Physically, she's flawless, a...

Power relocated to Queensland

Group One winner Power has been relocated from Cambridge Stud to Oaklands Stud in Queensland.The nine-year-old son of Oasis Dream’s leading representatives include the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) winner Gift Of Power and the Gr.3 Anglesey Stakes (1200m) winner and Group One performer Peace Envoy.Power was the leading first-season sire in New Zealand during the 2016-17 season....

Seabrook flying Kiwi flag in Slipper

An inspired purchase has New Zealand interest in the world’s richest two-year-old race centred on Seabrook. The Mick Price-trained filly goes into Saturday’s A$3.5 million Gr.1 Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill as a strong contender following her last-start win in the Gr.2 Sweet Embrace Stakes (1200m) at Randwick. The Kiwi-bred youngster is out of Don Eduardo’s unraced daughter Midnight Revels, who was purchased in foal to Hinchinbrook by Tauranga breeder Warwick Jeffries. “I bought the...