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Sunline shines amid stars at Te Rapa

Seasoned racegoers were moved to tears after current Australian and New Zealand Horse of the Year Sunline (6m Desert Sun-Songline; bred by Susan Archer & Michael Martin) defeated a high-class field by four-and-a-half lengths in the Waikato Draught Sprint 1400m G1 at Te Rapa on Saturday. It was her 28th win from 41 starts, and her tenth Group One victory in a career distinguished as much by the great mare's astonishing soundness and unrelenting competitiveness as by her unquestioned class. ...

Platonic takes out the Chester Manifold Stakes

Platonic (Trustful-Mikis by Noble Bijou) has presented plenty of challenges to her owner-breeders Chris & Glen Dillon and trainer Graham Richardson but, as the ad says, she's worth it. Yesterday she added a second Melbourne stakes race to her record when she took out the VRC Chester Manifold S. 1400m LR, defeating Bush Padre by three-quarters of a length. This was Platonic's tenth win from 22 starts and took her stake-earnings to $A225,250, on top of $142,825 earned in New Zealand. It was...

Chief Executive's View, December 2001

As we come to the end of another busy and challenging year a series of quotes from various sources highlight valuable facts and figures, themes of the NZTBA's current work and issues faced by domestic and international thoroughbred industry. "A major finding was that the contribution of the horse industry to the Australian economy was over $6.2 billion a year. If the value of volunteer labour was included the contribution would be over $8 billion a year. While racing and associated activities ...

The new NZTBA website goes on-line

The NZTBA is delighted to launch the latest version of its website with a new front page, easier navigation, subtly updated design and new services and content. There's more emphasis on news, especially news about New Zealand breeders, star performers, studs and stallions. Check out our Latest News regularly for the background stories and information we have the resources, contacts and, most of all, the desire to bring to you. The NZTBA has always been active in industry politics, representi...

The NZTBA Submission on the Racing Bill

In August the NZTBA made a comprehensive written and oral submission on the Racing Bill to the Government Select Committee. Read it here - ...

Breeder Peter Setchell thrilled with his Final Destination

After the 2001 NZ One Thousand Guineas G1 and Bayer Classic G1 last month a few people can attest to the truth of that particular piece of breeder's wisdom. Graeme & Helen-Gaye Bax of Blandford Lodge, and Australian breeder Arthur Mitchell bought Logical Lady (Sound Reason-Society Bay), now the dam of dual Group One winner Final Destination (by Waikato Stud's O'Reilly), for $100,000 at Millfield Stud's broodmare dispersal at the NZB Spring Bloodstock Sale in August this year. She is foaling ...

Katie Lee's impressive wins

Katie Lee after her impressive win in the '1000 Guineas'. Picture compliments of Trish Dunell The reality of Katie Lee's (Pins- Miss Jessie Jay) outstanding achievement in winning both the 1000 and 2000 Guineas is only just starting to sink in almost a week after the event according to her co-breeder Denny Baker of Hallmark Stud. “It didn't really hit us until a few days after the 1000 Guineas what a fantastic achievement it was, it is only now starting to sink in,...