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New focus at The Oaks Stud

There has been a change of direction by The Oaks Stud owner Dick Karreman with some of the younger horses and the likelihood of some further major decisions to be made in a year or so. Since purchasing The Oaks Stud in 2002, the successful Queenslander has watched a steady stream of winners emerge from the Cambridge property, either bred and raced or sold by the stud, or progeny of one of its resident stallions. He has enjoyed many highlights with home-bred fillies, headed by the seven-time Gro...

Ride Like A Girl exclusive

The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association have secured the first viewing of the inspirational movie Ride Like A Girl, the story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) when riding New Zealand-bred Prince Of Penzance to victory in 2015.  The viewing will take place on Friday August 23, from 5pm at the Tivoli Theatre in Cambridge. Cashbar available. Movie starts at 5:45pm. Tickets are strictly limited and to secure please phone the NZTB...

Another Group Winner for Charm Spirit

Leading young sire Charm Spirit's progeny continued on with their fine form overnight when his three-year-old son Kick On defeated the older horses to land a thrilling renewal of the Gr.3 Tattersalls Sovereign Stakes (1600m) in England. From the stable of champion Newmarket trainer John Gosden, Kick On produced a performance reminiscent of his own sire's relentless courage and class to hold off Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) hero Accidental Agent. "To be honest, from where I was standing I wasn'...

Rutten honoured by NZTBA Wellington

A very humble Chris Rutten was recently awarded the John A Higgs Award at the Annual General Meeting of the Wellington Branch of the NZTBA. “It was completely unexpected, but awesome to win,” according to a delighted Rutten when discussing the award a few days after the announcement. “It was great to get recognised for the work we do here at Cavallo. A lot of my clients have won the award over the years, and there were a few of them to help us celebrate. It was a nice surprise.” Rutten i...

Guidelines for dealing with strangles

The disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi var. equi, or strangles, is commonin New Zealand, as it is in many countries where there is a significant population of horses. The disease is found throughout the country and is a readily transmissible disease enhanced by the normal movement of horses between premises, especially in race yards and studs. During the breeding season movement of horses between farms is extremely high so vigilance is needed to restrict the spread of stran...

Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay Racing Awards

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Tough initiation for Cambridge Stud couple

To say that the past fortnight has been a tough one for Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay would be an understatement. The fickle nature of the thoroughbred racing and breeding industry could not have been highlighted any better than a thirty-minute period on a sunny Saturday morning just two weeks ago. The Lindsay’s, their family and some close friends along with all of the staff at the Stud had gathered to welcome their newest stallion arrival, European Horse of the Year Roaring Li...

Cambridge Stud Stallion Parades

Cambridge Stud will host the first of three public stallion parades this Sunday at 2pm. The Cambridge farm will parade resident stallions Tavistock, Almanzor, Burgundy and Embellish. Subsequent parades will take place on the 18th and 25th of August at 2pm and 2:30pm respectively. All welcome....

Show-jumping prize paves way to Winter Cup breeding success

Saturday’s Gr.3 Winter Cup (1600m) added some black-type lustre to a brief foray into thoroughbred breeding for Carole and Doug Isaacson. The time-honoured Riccarton feature was won in strong style by Dez, who was bred by the Dannevirke couple in unusual circumstances. Doug Isaacson is a respected name in show-jumping, where he competed with distinction for several decades before retiring earlier this year at the age of 71. One of his many victories in that arena came in Masterton a decade ago...

LA Stallion Open Day

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2019 Rodmor Trust Lecture Series

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Blog Post- Sam Bergerson

Sunline Trust International Management Scholarship recipient Sam Bergerson updates us on his overseas experience:  On to the final leg. Winstar Farm, Kentucky, America. After a 13 hour flight from Dublin to Chicago and then on to Lexington, I had arrived.  Winstar farm is located on the outskirts of Versailles, Kentucky. Purchased in the year 2000, the growth and success of the farm in such a short period of time has been phenomenal. It is now comprised of over 2,700 acres and is home ...

Prominent owner dies

Group One-winning owner Scott Richardson passed away on Monday after a lengthy battle with illness. A former stock broker, Richardson was a director of the Auckland Racing Club for 11 years until 2002. A passionate racing man, he then turned his attention to his 100-acre property in Matamata which he called Flemington Farm, with well-regarded horse people Mark and Cath Lupton at the helm. Richardson’s pink silks with grey armbands became synonymous with success and his greatest triumph came wh...

2019 Winter Breeders' Bulletin

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Savabeel continuing to raise the bar

Savabeel has broken his own domestic stakes earnings record, narrowly missing becoming the first stallion to hit $4 million in New Zealand in a season, as he stretched his Grosvenor Award winning streak to five years running. The Waikato Stud stallion has enjoyed yet another banner season, becoming leading two-year-old sire for the first time, as well as sweeping the main New Zealand stallion awards for the fourth straight year. Savabeel's progeny earned $3,951,419 in New Zealand for the 2018-19...

Group One success celebrated at awards dinner

The Waikato Branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association held their annual Cathay Pacific Group One Awards dinner last Friday. For the first time the awards were presented to breeders of Group One winners from around New Zealand, not just the Waikato region. Eighteen horses were acknowledged for their elite level wins, with Hong Kong champion Beauty Generation (Road To Rock) crowned horse of the year.  “We are playing with the idea of making it a national Group One award...

Co-breeder savours Seaway’s success

Seaway’s victory in the Listed Winter Challenge (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday was a big result for Trevor Luke. The Christchurch businessman bred Seaway in partnership with Waikato Stud, and he was delighted to see the Ocean Park gelding defy all challengers on Saturday to record his first black-type victory. Luke has enjoyed major success as an owner, notably with the multiple Group One winner Alamosa, but the horses he has co-bred from Seaway’s dam Miss Purrfection are allowing him to wi...

Ace High nomination for sale to support Taranaki Breeders' Stakes

The Egmont Racing Club, in conjunction with Rich Hill Stud, are selling a nomination to first season sire Ace High. Proceeds from the sale will go towards sponsorship of the Gr.3 Rich Hill Stud Taranaki Breeders' Stakes (1400m). Ace High is a dual Group One winning son of High Chaparral. Prepared by David Payne, he was a winner at two and dominated as a spring three-year-old, winning the Gr.3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) before successive Group One victories in the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) and ...

Further accolades for Beauty Generation

Dual Hong Kong Horse of The Year Beauty Generation was named the Horse of the Year at the Cathay Pacific Group One Awards Dinner, hosted by the Waikato branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, at Sky City Hamilton on Friday night. The six-year-old son of Road to Rock was undefeated this season, recording a Hong Kong record of eight wins this term, four of those at Group One level. He also set a new all-time prizemoney record of HK$84.7 million (NZ$16.1 million) and earned ...

Roaring Lion suffers colic attack

Cambridge Stud suffered a devastating blow on Saturday morning when freshman sire Roaring Lion was struck down with a bout of colic. The Cartier Champion three-year-old and UK Horse of the Year was admitted to Cambridge Equine Veterinary Hospital early Saturday morning for colic surgery.  Released from quarantine at 6.00am on Saturday, he had spent 15 minutes in his paddock at Cambridge Stud when symptoms of colic were noted.  He was transferred to Cambridge Equine Hospital immediatel...

Waikato Branch Stallion Parade

The Waikato Branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association will hold their annual Gavelhouse Stallion Weekend on August 24 and 25. 12 farm's will parade their stallions to the public, with lunch and refreshments served during the course of the day. A free bus is available to members and will leave the NZTBA office in Cambridge each morning. To book a spot on the bus or for more information contact Scott Buchanan on 022 613 1631 or scotty_nz@hotmail.com  ...

Ace High on parade

Rich Hill Stud will parade four of their five-strong stallion roster on Sunday, August 4.The line-up includes Ace High, a dual Group One winning son of High Chaparral, who will stand his debut season in 2019 for a fee of $10,000 +GST.Vadamos, Shocking and Prosir will also be on parade while Satono Aladdin is still in quarantine and will be available for viewing once cleared.The parade begins at 1pm. For more information contact Karl Mihaljevich on 021 247 8892 or karl@richhillstud.co.nz...

Deep Impact sets new record

A son of Deep Impact set a new standard at the JRHA Select Sale earlier this month. The yearling colt, out of multiple Group winner Musical Way, was knocked down to the ¥360 million (NZ$4.9 million) bid of Riichi Kondo. Kondo was once again active in the foal session, going to ¥470 million (NZ$6.5 million) to secure a Deep Impact colt out of Titan Queen, the dam of Grade Two winner Renee’s Titan and Grade Three winners Fashion Alert and Strong Titan. Sons of Deep Impact are also making a spl...

Helena Baby - star find of winter racing

The Listed Opunake Cup winner Helena Baby (Guillotine-Hot Stash[AUS]) has certainly been the star find of winter racing. The four-year-old gelding romped home to an easy five and a half-length victory in the listed feature at Taranaki dishing out a galloping lesson to a lot more senior and more seasoned winter performers in his first start in open company. Helena Baby commenced racing in March and ran second behind subsequent Gr.2 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes winner Speedy Meady. He lined up the...

Overnight treble for Charm Spirit

Leading Freshman Sire Charm Spirit continued his hot run of success in Europe with a hat trick of winners in England overnight at 1400m, 1600m & 2000m. Invincible Spirit’s highest earning son also enjoyed success earlier in the week at Longchamp in Paris when the exciting Aga Khan-bred and raced 3YO colt Shendam bolted in over 1,600m at their Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris meeting. Their success provided Charm Spirit with eight winners in just over a week including in Australia where his t...