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Fantastic sale result for Fairdale's Duncan Fell

It was a red-letter day for Fairdale Stud principal Duncan Fell at Karaka on Wednesday. The Palmerston North breeder offered lot 162, the Savabeel colt out of Iffraaj mare Saoirse, through Sam Beatson’s Riversley Park draft and he was thrilled with the $500,000 result. Purchased by Te Akau principal David Ellis, Fell had offered the colt as a yearling at Karaka earlier this year where he failed to meet his $200,000 reserve. Fell thought a lot of the colt and decided to target him towards New Z...

Kiwi Bred- 2019 Episode 2

Kiwi Bred travel to Surrey Farm to meet Christopher and Susanna Grace, catch up with the successful pinhooking trio of Sam Beatson, Finbarr Leahy and Ben Foote and our WEVC segment continues...

Homebred mare building dream record

Celtic Dream (Casual Lies – Glocca Morra) is developing into a valuable broodmare. Bred by long-serving Waikato NZTBA members Lloyd and Heather Monehan, Celtic Dream is now the dam of two runners for two stakes winners after La Romanee (Burgundy) overcame a slow start to win the Listed Welcome Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton on Saturday. Celtic Dream is also the dam of Listed Galilee Series Final (2400m) winner Won Won Too (Tavistock). “It’s a good feeling to breed another stakes winner,” Ll...

Loire - intuition proves correct for her breeder's

The decision to withdraw a nomination for their royally bred Redoute’s Choice filly from the 2018 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale paid off in spades for Cambridge couple Brent and Cherry Taylor on Saturday when she took out the Gr.1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Subsequently named Loire, the now three-year-old, who is a half-sister to Group One winner A Touch Of Ruby, also provided close friend Kate Plaw with her biggest moment in racing after the ...

Kiwi Bred 2019- Episode One

Kiwi Bred returns with an overview of the newest additions to the New Zealand Stallion Roster and the introduction of a new vet segment filmed at Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre....

Carnival success massive boost for Milan Park

Milan Park Stud celebrated a golden Melbourne spring carnival result with homebred Oceanex (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}) that will have significant benefits in both the short and long term for the Cambridge farm.Oceanex’s victory in the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes at Flemington provided a massive pedigree boost for her dam Danex (NZ) (Danasinga), who remains in the ownership of stud principal Tony Rider.Caulfield trainer Mick Price, who operates in partnership with Michael Kent junior, purchased ...

Dunstan Horsefeeds- Under The Radar

This is a short Q & A with an industry person to gain a little more insight into who they are….in this Bulletin  “Under the Radar” catches up with the man behind the lens - Race Images photographer Peter Rubery. Race Images is one of New Zealand’s leading racing photography companies based in Feilding, covering racing right across the North Island as well as reciprocal arrangements for South Island meetings.  What is your industry involvement and how did you become involv...

Fasttrack Insurance Breeder of the Month- The Oaks Stud

The Oaks Stud is no stranger to success having bred and raced the likes of seven-time Group One winner and dual New Zealand Horse of the Year Seachange, dual Group One winner Recite, and Group One winners Artistic, Risque, Keepa Crusin and Devise. This season the farm has enjoyed a series of stellar results from the progeny of their flagship stallion Darci Brahma. Heading the list of performers are Catalyst, Darci’s Tune and Double Impact, four homebred geldings Dick Karreman, proprietor of Th...

Second Oaks winner for Reliable Man

Westbury Stud stallion Reliable Man has had an incredible run this past week, led by his all-conquering daughter Miami Bound who won the Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday, before her dominant victory in the Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) at the Melbourne track on Thursday. “He has had 10 individuals winners in the last seven days and they have won 11 races between them, with Miami Bound winning a Group One and Group Two. He has had a phenomenal last seven days,” Westbury Stud Gene...

Spring Breeders Bulletin 2019

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Steel Stilettos going super at stud

South Island breeders Cheryl Wilson and Bruce Sheat certainly know the highs and lows of breeding and racing, and this year they have experienced them all. The couple own the Hussonet (USA) mare Steel Stilettos, and it is her progeny that have provided the ups and downs. Just after Christmas the mare’s first foal Boots’N’All, or Jonesie as he was nicknamed by Wilson, broke through for his fifth win and his first stakes win in the Listed Timaru Cup. And less than a month later her third foa...

Waikato Stud secures Super Seth

New Zealand’s Waikato Stud has secured a majority share in star three-year-old colt Super Seth, the son of emerging super stallion Dundeel. A dominant winner of the recent Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Super Seth will continue to be trained by Anthony Freedman and aimed at further Group One riches before taking up stallion duties at Waikato Stud. The colt’s existing managing owner Jonathan Munz will retain a 20 percent share, with the remaining shareholders in the syndicate being some of...

Melbourne Cup update for Windsor Park resident

Windsor Park Stud were celebrating an important pedigree update on Tuesday after the running of the race that stops the nation. The Cambridge farm is home to Bay Missile (Smart Missile – Aim For Gold), a half-sister to the dam of Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner Vow and Declare (Declaration of War – Geblitzt). Bay Missile is owned by Windsor Park Stud in partnership with Daniel Finn, who operates under the name Eton Bloodstock. “I watched the race at Winsor Park, which is across the road ...

Welfare - the topic everyone is talking about

Animal welfare is a subject the NZTBA cares a great deal about The furore created by a recent Australian ABC documentary highlighted some abominable practices in a Queensland abattoir and has prompted ramifications from the Queensland government and throughout the thoroughbred industry in Australia. Racing Victoria have reaffirmed their commitment to the welfare of retired racehorses and announced a A$25 million boost to fund the first three years of an expanded welfare program. The VRC have pl...

Southland brothers enjoying Cup hype

The Dennis brothers are a long way from their Woodlands homes in Southland, but they were never going to miss the thrill of being on track for their own runner in Australia’s most famous race. The 80-year-old twins Ray and Tony and their slightly younger brothers Joe and Martin will all be on hand to watch their home-bred stayer The Chosen One take on an international line-up in Tuesday’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington. “Martin came over yesterday (Sunday) and the rest of us arri...

Opportunity for broodmare owners to aid worthy cause

An opportunity to breed a mare to up-and-coming stallion El Roca and at the same time aid a worthy community cause has come about through a generous offer from Westbury Stud. A service to El Roca has been donated for tender by the Karaka-based nursery to the Keep Matamata Beautiful Committee, which over the past year has been raising funds for the construction of a unique thoroughbred racehorse sculpture. Maintaining Matamata’s theme as “The Town that’s Racing Ahead”, the three-metre hig...

Wentwood Grange cherish winning weekend

A partnership that began with the establishment of Wentwood Grange Stud back at the beginning of the century can lay claim to a unique breeding connection on the weekend after Kolding took out the inaugural running of the A$7.5m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday, a result preceded by the victory of Exceedance in the Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington. Retired Australian businessman and former professional rugby league player, Warren Pegg was one of the original clients of...

Bob Morris – a life well-lived with horses

‘A wonderful life in horses,’ is how I would describe the life of my close friend Bob Morris, who passed away in Cambridge on October 17th, one month short of his 92nd birthday. In Bob’s passing, New Zealand lost one of the very best horsemen it’s ever known. He was also one of the great characters, a great stockman, a great mentor to many successful people in horses, and in his own right, very successful as an owner, trainer and breeder. Robert Lloyd Morris was born in Cambridge in 1927...

Dunstan Feeds offers lucrative trainers incentive for iconic stayers championship series

Kiwi trainers will get the opportunity to scoop a $21,000 Karaka Yearling Sales windfall thanks to the generosity of Dunstan Feeds as the globally-respected feed merchant celebrates its 21st year of sponsoring the popular Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship. In a joint promotion with New Zealand Bloodstock and the Auckland Racing Club, and with the backing of the New Zealand Trainers’ Association, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing and the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, Dunstan ...

MacRury gets a good one in Travelling Light

A passion for pedigrees and a love of racing seem to be paying results for Coll MacRury the breeder and part-owner of the smart three-year-old filly Travelling Light (El Roca-Cissy Bowen). Currently favourite for the Gr.1 gavelhouse New Zealand 1000 Guineas, Travelling Light has been to the races on three occasions and has won each time, with her most recent success in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Soliloquy Stakes (1400m). MacRury, who works in the meat industry and divides his time between Perth, G...

Tavistock withdrawn from 2019 service

Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock has sustained an injury in his paddock which will impact his ability to cover over the coming weeks. As such, Cambridge Stud have decided that Tavistock will be withdrawn from service for the remainder of the 2019 season. He has covered 76 mares out of a large book with 43 in foal and 23 under service. Tavistock has had a strong start to the racing season, particularly in Australia, off the back of good sale results. It has already been a challenging year fo...

Smith out to make his mark in his own right

Bevan Smith admits there have been some nervous times this year, but the young New Zealand bloodstock agent is adopting a methodical approach to establishing his own business and quickly garnered support from prominent owners and trainers.  Earlier in the month, Smith made his biggest sales ring splash so far with a combined 14 horses bought for a range of clients at the Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YOs In Training Sale and the Inglis Ready2Race Sale.  He bought six juveniles on the Gold...

Ferrari jokes aside, Pearl Series Races make a big payday

Te Aroha trainer Ian Marks was only half-joking with his “that much closer to a Ferrari” comment on Trackside TV at Rotorua last Saturday. Marks had just witnessed his smart galloper Tutta La Classe charge past her rivals for victory in the Rating 65 NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race, her second win from three recent starts in filly and mare races carrying the lucrative bonus payment. Six weeks earlier the Per Incanto four-year-old had won a similar midweek race at Te Rapa, while her winning b...

Stakes double for Smithies

The Smithies brothers Joe and Max experienced a weekend most breeding farms can only dream about at Rotorua races recently. Their family owned Monovale Holdings bred the Gr.3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) winner Dawn Patrol (Dawn Approach[IRE]- Dazzling) and the Listed Staphanos Classic (1950m) winner Sweet Treat (Ekraar[USA]- Flinders [USA]), and for good measure they own a half-share of the latter winner. Sweet Treat also provided Joshua Kam, his first black type winner at only his second winning r...

Ohio Showgirl an early star for Pitmans’ new Pearl fillies

Michael and Matthew Pitman are expecting another bold performance at Riccarton on Saturday from Ohio Showgirl, whose debut victory on October 5 delivered early success for a new wave of Pearl Syndicates. Centred around the NZB Insurance Pearl Series, the syndicates were developed in partnership with long-time Pitman stable client and friend Jim Bruford, who is also a member of the NZB Insurance team. The concept dates back to the 2014 Karaka yearling sales. The initial Pearl Fillies Syndicate ...