Outgoing McKenzie hails Racing Industry Act
Dean McKenzie believes his time at the helm of New Zealand racing reform is ending on a high with the passing of the Racing Industry Act. An accomplished administrator both within and outside of racing, McKenzie was appointed chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee when it was established by Racing Minister Winston Peters in 2018 following the release of the Messara Report. McKenzie was then made chair of the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) in July 2019, and he became executive chai...
July 17, 2020Stakes levels for 2020-21 announced
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) have announced that stakes levels for the 2020/21 racing season will return to those in the 2019/20 season pre-COVID-19. “The NZTR Board met yesterday and I am pleased to advise the wider industry that our stake levels were determined for the coming season,” NZTR chief executive Bernard Saundry said. “It is our intention that stakes levels will remain consistent with the pre-COVID levels, however we need to be aware that we continue to operate ...
July 17, 2020Inaugural national breeding awards highlight bumper weekend
New Zealand thoroughbred breeders will congregate in the Waikato next month to celebrate their achievements at the inaugural NZTBA National Breeding Awards. The function will take place at the Don Rowlands Centre, Lake Karapio, near Cambridge on August 22 and will coincide with the annual gavelhouse.com Waikato Stallion Parade weekend. The inaugural awards will include the Breeder of the Year Award and Eight Carat Broodmare of the Year Award, previously presented at the New Zealand Thoroughbred ...
July 16, 2020Changes to Essential Skills work Visas and Skilled Migrant Residence Visas from 27 July 2020
Essential Skills work visas - Remuneration and median wage The combination of ANZSCO and salary to assess skill level is being replaced with a simple remuneration threshold, (aligned to the national median wage calculated by Statistics NZ). Remuneration will be used to determine the following for an Essential Skills work visa application: Whether an employer needs to engage with The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) in order to meet the labour market testThe maximum duration of the visaWheth...
July 16, 2020Posthumous purple patch for Tavistock
The strong recent form of Tavistock’s progeny has given Cambridge Stud chief executive Henry Plumptre a feeling of déjà vu. A multiple Group One winner as a racehorse and a sire, Tavistock was put down in December due to complications from a paddock injury. He was 14-years-old. Since then he has sired 76 individual winners, 40 of them in the last two months alone. Toffee Tongue became his fifth individual Group One winner with an impressive performance in the Schweppes Oaks (2000m) in Adelai...
July 14, 2020Rock ‘N’ Pop enjoying new surroundings
Standing his first season at Okawa Stud in Hastings, Rock ‘N’ Pop was represented by Super Oasis winning over 1400m on Sunday in Hong Kong. Super Oasis had raced previously as Surely Sacred in New Zealand, winning three of his eight starts including the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas (1600m) and Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) before finishing third in the GR.1 ATC Derby (2400m) at Randwick. Group One winner Rock ‘N’ Pop was purchased out of Esker Lodge’s 2010 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Yearl...
July 14, 2020Johnson launches bloodstock agency
Recognised industry participant Dylan Johnson is establishing his own bloodstock consultancy, Dylan Johnson Bloodstock, in a move which will see him retained as the sales agent for Westbury Stud.Johnson has established himself as a popular and respected figure in the industry since joining the Gerry Harvey owned breeding operation in 2016. In his position as the farm’s Business Development Manager he has played a key role in the development of the farm’s stallion ranks, with the success...
July 14, 2020Deutsches Derby victory a coup for New Zealand breeders
Leading international bloodstock agent Paul Moroney has struck gold once again. Moroney pioneered sourcing German bloodlines for New Zealand clients back in the 1980’s and more than 30 years later his judgment of the European stock is still paying off. “I think I was one of the first to buy German bloodlines into New Zealand,” he said. “In 1986, on behalf of the Cambridge Stud partnership, I bought a half-sister to the previous year’s Epsom Derby (Gr.1, 2400m) winner Slip Anchor. “H...
July 13, 2020Breeders Bulletin Winter Edition 2020
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July 10, 2020New Zealand Racing Calendar confirmed
More than 1,000 race meetings at 51 venues throughout New Zealand were confirmed today by the Dates Committee of the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) for the forthcoming racing year. The racing calendar, which covers the period from 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021, follows consultation with the three racing codes, clubs and other recognised racing organisations of a revised draft racing calendar that reflected the impact of Covid-19 on the industry and the critical need for racing industry...
July 10, 2020RACEFORM back for new racing season
The wait for a weekly racing news and form publication will soon be over with confirmation that RaceForm is set to return in time for the new racing season. RaceForm, incorporating the TAB’s Best Bets, quickly established its place in the form guide market when it was introduced late last year. Covid-19 lockdown forced it out of production, however ongoing work with fields and form data has been completed and RaceForm is scheduled to be back on sale Thursday July 30. As well as full fields an...
July 8, 2020Satono Aladdin unable to shuttle
Breeders will be denied access to Deep Impact’s Group One winning son Satono Aladdin, who will be unable to shuttle to Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand this season. Strenuous efforts to secure passage for shuttling Japanese stallions to travel together to Australasia have been foiled due to the worldwide disruption to flights since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. Rich Hill Stud’s John Thompson was keen to see Satono Aladdin, the winner of the Gr.1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m), return to the Waikato...
July 8, 2020Latest NZB Update
We are currently calling for entries for the National Yearling Sales in what is a far from usual season so it is timely that Justine has given me the opportunity to include a piece in your Bulletin. As a company, we have had to adapt quickly to the challenges which the pandemic presented. We have been fortunate to have the technology and experience to move the South Island and National Weanling Sales seamlessly to our online platform Gavelhouse Plus. Online sales may sound automated but I can as...
July 8, 2020Fasttrack Breeder Profile - new member Vicki Wilson
There is no denying Vicki Wilson is a world-class horsewoman and now the 32-year-old is turning her hand to developing a successful career with thoroughbreds. Wilson, who has recently joined the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, is one of New Zealand’s best performed showjump riders and has travelled the world competing, educating and entertaining. Wilson, along with her sisters Kelly and Amanda, first hit mainstream media in 2015 with the popular tv show “Keeping up with the...
July 8, 2020NZ Breeder of the Year Award
In 2020 the prestigious Breeder of the Year Award will be renamed honouring New Zealand’s most influential breeders over the last 30 years, Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan. Previously both the Breeder of the Year Award and the Eight Carat Broodmare of the Year Award have been presented at the NZTR Horse of the Year Awards, but this year they will be among the awards presented at the NZTBA’s own National Breeding Awards hosted by the Waikato Branch at the Don Rowlands Centre, Lake Karapiro...
July 4, 2020Border Security and introduction of a levy
The recent discovery of a positive Piroplasmosis infected horse in NZ justifies the New Zealand health Association’s (NZEHA) work to have an import/export levy, as required by Government, introduced to provide funding to strengthen our borders and enable nimble and effective responses to any future incursions. NZEHA Chair Dr Ivan Bridge said they would like more data collected on animal health history, and stronger importing protocols imposed to match those of Australia. Towards the end ...
July 4, 2020Early Education with Foal NZ
The thoroughbred industry is made up of many different sectors in specialised fields. Foal NZ are dedicated to improving the performance of race horses through foal education, behavioural research and farm consultancy. The team provides foals the very best start to their racing careers by using gentle, scientifically-proven training methods that are recognised as world-leading techniques in thoroughbred foal behaviour. Horses are prey animals and to survive in moments of threat they are compelle...
July 3, 2020NZTBA to host Educational afternoons
The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association will host two pre-season educational afternoons in July.The sessions will upskill and provide useful information for Breeding Course students, farm staff and members.Session dates are:Wednesday 22nd July – Rich Hill Stud 1-3pm – Dry mare careDry mare managementReproduction and the transitional mareTeasing maresDentistryNutritionWednesday 29th July- Windsor Park 1-3pmpre and post foaling careFoaling presentationsProceduresIm...
July 3, 2020Special Pearl owner incentive claimed
Our Girl Gilly (NZ) secured the first NZB Insurance Pearl Series bonus since the COVID-19 lockdown. Five NZB Insurance Pearl Series registered fillies and mares put on a solid performance in the NZB Insurance Handicap (1200m) at Riccarton last Saturday, with Our Girl Gilly (NZ) (Guillotine) securing the first NZB Insurance Pearl Series bonus since the COVID-19 lockdown. Storming down the home straight to place second in the race, the Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained mare&n...
July 2, 20202020 First Season Sires- Ferrando
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July 1, 20202020 First Season Sires- Sneaking To Win
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July 1, 20202020 New Season Sires- Super Seth
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July 1, 20202020 New Season Sires- Ten Sovereigns
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July 1, 20202020 New Season Sires- Wyndspelle
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July 1, 20202020 New Sires- Ribchester
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