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Inglewood Stud celebrate 2000 Guineas success for stallion

Inglewood Stud's Gus Wigley has a word of warning for punters. Dismiss Zacinto's daughter, Zigwig in the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com 1000 Guineas at your peril. Still elated after Ugo Foscolo became Zacinto's first group one winner when he claimed the Sothys 2000 Guineas at Riccarton on Saturday, Gus said the filly, trained by his father Nick was on target for next Saturday. It wasn't the aftermath of celebrations speaking either as partying was put on hold while Wigley was in Guy Fawkes avoidance mo...

Auckland breeders thank their lucky star

Hours an Auckland couple spent trawling through pedigrees and devouring catalogues were rewarded during a fabulous three hour window at Flemington on Saturday. Long time Hallmark Stud client Christine Wilkinson and her husband Craig Gray saw their mare Star Band add significant black type to her pedigree through her Gr.1 Myers Stakes winning daughter I Am A Star. Earlier in the day the family also earned a boost through the Darren Weir-trained Tiamo Grace winning the Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes. The ...

Sir Patrick's three Stakes winners in a week

Last year's breeder of the year Sir Patrick Hogan, reckons that after a weekend where he bred three stakes winners that he could be breeder of the year again, well for this week anyway! He has been breeding horses for around 70 years now, and can't remember whether he has had such a successful weekend before, with three stakes winners Bel Sorisso (Keeper[AUS]-Balbeel), Group Three Thompson Handicap, Nymph Monte (Tavistock-Grove Nymph) Listed Christchurch Casino Spring Classic and Gift of Power...

NZ stud career an option for Tarzino

Dual Group One winner Tarzino could return to the land of his birth to start his stallion career. The Mick Price-trained stayer, who was being aimed at the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup, is likely to be retired after a ligament injury. Anthony Mithen of Rosemont Stud, who owns 30 per cent of the entire, told the Geelong Advertiser that they were exploring all of their options. "Being a son of Tavistock, there is no hotter property in New Zealand at the moment," he said. "We have spoken to a couple of...

Stirring story behind stunning Moonee Valley winner

If Saturday's ultra impressive Moonee Valley winner Nurse Kitchen is even half as tough as her mum Flying Monty then the Savabeel filly is in for one hell of a career. A remarkable back story has emerged after the Peter Moody bred filly, who races in his wife Sarah's name, surged to victory in Saturday's Gr. 2 PW Glass Fillies Classic. Although owned and raced in Australia the filly is a New Zealand product having started life here courtesy of the care and dedication of the staff at Waikato St...

Spieth's lightning win for Brent and Cherry Taylor

Trelawney Stud proprietors Brent and Cherry Taylor were lucky enough to be in Sydney to witness their latest stakes winning graduate Spieth (Thorn Park[AUS]-Stella Livia[GB]) win the Listed City Tattersall's Lighting Stakes. "It was very exciting, we were there watching as we happened to be in Sydney for a birthday party, and he was very impressive," recalled Cherry Taylor still delighted with the win days after the event. "I didn't think he had a show when he missed the kick by two lengths...

Sunset Pass winning off the track

The partnership of Sunset Pass and international event rider and trainer Donna Edwards-Smith claimed the second annual Dunstan Ex-Factor Cup at the Equidays event held at Mystery Creek over the weekend. The competition, organised by Beyond The Barriers' Gina Schick and Nicky Wallace, attracted a field of 45 ex-racehorses, all of which retired from racing within 12 months of the event. Former Te Akau gelding Sunset Pass, a son of Yamanin Vital, won one of 25 races and also competed in hurdl...

Karyn and Hamish McQuade on top in Taranaki

Underthemoonlight (El Hermano-Midnight Dip), certainly came out into the spotlight with her impressive six length victory in the group three Rich Hill Stud Taranaki Breeders' Stakes. The five-year-old daughter of El Hermano (Pins[AUS]-Palos Verdes) had been flying a little under the radar racing out of her class over the winter notching up a string of placings before she stamped her class beating a quality field of fillies and mares in the Breeders Stakes. "She has never won a maiden race yo...

Bevan's Final Blog from Kentucky

It is hard to believe that 30 weeks has passed by so quickly as I have now concluded this year's Sunline Scholarship. And I can honestly say I that I have had the time of my life. It started in the cold in England, got a little warmer in Ireland and finished with a scorching time in America, the last stop, both literally and figuratively. I headed to Kentucky not knowing what to expect, more so than my two previous stops. I wasn't as familiar with the breeding stateside and the largest per...

Once in a lifetime horse provides greatest thrill for kiwi pair

An association with thoroughbred racing and breeding that started over sixteen years ago hit its highest peak to date on Saturday afternoon when He's Our Rokkii dashed to Group One glory in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. On course to cheer home the four-year-old was New Zealand businessman Costa Feneridis, who along with friend and business associate John Collinson, bred and then raced the gelding in his first three New Zealand outings. The pair, who have been in business together for ov...

Plenty to Celebrate at Auckland NZTBA Breeders' Awards

The Auckland Branch of the NZTBA will be hosting their annual New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Auckland NZTBA Breeders' Awards on Sunday 9th October 2016 and with 17 individual Group winners bred in the region, including the New Zealand Derby winner, the Australian Oaks winner, the Manawatu Sires' Produce winner and the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes winner in the 2015/2016 breeding season, there is plenty of success to celebrate. Auckland Branch President David Moore says, "It has ...

Inside Agent wins in style in Australia

Both Peter Walker and his good friend Sir Patrick Hogan, have been a little under the weather recently and both received a boost of "cheer germs" when Inside Agent (Stravinsky[IRE]-Octapussy) won the Listed Poseidon Stakes for three-year-olds at Flemington. "There was plenty of talk coming out of the stable about his ability," said a delighted Peter Walker who bred the horse with Sir Patrick Hogan, "but he had no experience, having had only one start, and he certainly has a lot to learn, but b...

Pins is hot to trot for Waikato Stud

It's been a great couple of weeks for the super consistent Waikato Stud stallion Pins(AUS) (Snippets[AUS]-No Finer[AUS])with three Stakes winners on the board already this season. That comes as no surprise to Waikato Stud General Manager Mark Chittick who maintains he is a great stallion. "Pins consistently leaves Stakes winners, and winners. Each season he has around 10-12 Stakes winners, and always has a good horse on the go either here or in Australia or Hong Kong. Over the last ten years...

NZ Equine Research Foundation Spring 2016 Bulletin

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Kiwi Bred - Season 5, Episode 1

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Primary ITO 'Train The Trainer' Workshop (Free Workshop)

This course is designed to help you gain the skills you need to train and motivate your staff. Organised by the Primary ITO, the course is free and comes highly recommended by our NZTBA Northern Region Councillor, Vicki Pascoe....

Chinese buyers to be out in force

The Asian influence at next year's New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale series is set to be even more significant. The Kylin 500 Club will be hosting 200 of its high-net worth clients at the Karaka auction, with their visit to also take in the Karaka Million race meeting at Ellerslie and business functions in Auckland. Kylin's global services include thoroughbred trading and management, organising luxury events and tours and promoting investment and trade opportunities between its m...

2016 New Zealand Pattern Committee Review

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Honey’s Run Continues in Gold Trail Stakes

The $70,000 G3 Hawke's Bay Breeders' Gold Trail Stakes at Hastings on Saturday was won in impressive style by Honey Rider (Pins (AUS) – Southern Heights (NZ)). Under a lovely ride by Michael Coleman, Honey Rider swept through the field of twelve to finish three quarters of a length ahead of Glass Slipper (Pins (AUS) – Fairy Tale (NZ)), with Mystery Show (Sakhee's Secret (GB) – Showstra (NZ)) a further length behind in third place. Trained at Cambridge by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman,...

Brian Collins all smiles at the Auckland Stallion Tour

An enjoyable morning was had by all breeders who attended the Auckland Stud Tour hosted by Haunui Farm and Westbury Stud on Sunday. The mixture of fine weather and hospitality along with stallions, which are a credit to both farms, saw a large crowd of 120 people drawn from around the country to attend this well organised annual event, many making their first trip north of the Bombay Hills. Haunui Farm and Westbury Stud very kindly donated a service to either Ferlax (NZ) (Pentire (GB) – Legs...

Metric Mile success for Sharrock’s Gypsy Fair

A wintery Awapuni played host to the Group 3 Merial Ancre Metric Mile on Saturday. A competitive field of 14 went to post for the $70,000 handicap with fillies and mares filling the first five places. Victorious Gypsy Fair (Falkirk (NZ) – Gypsy Moth (NZ)) ran out a neck winner from Platinum Command (Red Giant (USA) - Wednesday Rocks (NZ),) with New York Minute (Ifraaj (GB) – Zenno Queen (NZ)) filling third place. The Allan Sharrock trained mare, who has now won 6 times, was ridden to perfect...

October Forum for Thoroughbred Trainers/Breeders in the Northern Region

NZTR and ACC will be holding a forum at the Cambridge Jockey Club on Friday 7 October starting at midday. The forum will run for approximately 2 hours and tea and coffee will be available prior to the forum starting. The forum is being held as a result of an ongoing project between NZTR and ACC to identify common injuries, look at work practices and training that will assist to reduce the injury rates, including the use of personal protective equipment. Any overall industry reduction in the ...

Miller opens stable doors in South Korea

Kiwi horseman David Miller is open for business in South Korea. "I'm the first New Zealander to train here," he said. "I've started to get horses into the stable now and I've got 24 boxes and it won't be hard to fill them. "The hardest part is getting the quality, there's no problem with quantity. "They aren't a bad block of stables and they are on the track with swimming pools and walkers as well." Miller is based at the Busan racecourse, which opened in 2005, with meetings every Friday...

Auckland Stallion Tour

The AUCKLAND STALLION TOUR will be held on Sunday 11th September 2016. The morning will commence at Haunui Farm at 10.30am and then proceed to Westbury Stud at 11.15am. A light lunch will be provided. All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you there. Please contact Shannon Taylor for further details. Mob: 021 2855 513 Email: shannont@haunuifarm.co.nz ...

Magical times for Little Avondale Stud

A bold front running display saw Its Time For Magic (Per Incanto (USA) - Tick Tock Time (NZ)) take out Listed Honours in The O'Leary's Fillies Stakes at Wanganui on Saturday.The tenacious filly ridden by Sam Spratt held off the determined challenge of Group 1 winner Luna Rosa (Written Tycoon (Aus) – Wild Promises (AUS) with Queen of Zealand (Savabeel (AUS) - Queen Of Pop (NZ)) back in third place. Delighted winning Te Awamutu trainer Robert Priscott who with his wife Karen, are also part owner...