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Hot prospect Chocante has a big summer ahead

Racing over the summer months just got a whole lot more exciting for Wellington friends Mark Freeman and David Price, thanks to the deeds of a lightly raced gelding called Chocante (Shocking[AUS]-Strictly Maternal). Chocante – Spanish for shocking – recently won the Group Three Ssyangyong Counties Cup and his trainer Stephen Marsh has a big summer of cups planned for him, culminating in the Auckland Cup in March. "It was a huge thrill, a bit unbelievable really," enthused Freeman when d...

Lasarla wins the NRM Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes

The sheer delight of winning good races is always worth celebrating and Clyde and Pat Buckingham certainly enjoyed Lasarla's upset win in Saturday's Group Two NRM Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes. The Karaka couple, who race the daughter of Rip van Winkle under their Emblem Ltd banner, were not lacking in confidence going into the 1400m feature at Pukekohe. "We had taken an indication from her last start second in Te Rapa [behind I Am Poppy] and I suppose we were hoping for a place," Cly...

2017 Sunline Scholarship Winners

The NZTBA Sunline Scholarship recipients have been announced for 2017 with the International Management Scholarship going to Lance Forbes, and the Keith and Faith Taylor Equine Scholarship to the Irish National Stud to Cameron Ring. At 21, Lance Forbes is one of the youngest recipients of the Sunline International Management Scholarship but he demonstrates the skills and attributes needed to fulfil the role. He is currently the Yearling Manager at Cambridge Stud, where from the age of 14 he ha...

Breeders' Bulletin - Summer 2016

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Rich Hill secures royally-bred Vadamos

Rich Hill Stud will be the Southern Hemisphere home of the blue-blooded European Group One winner Vadamos from next year. The stud, with support of a high profile group of New Zealand breeders, has purchased 50 per cent of the stallion who will shuttle to New Zealand from 2017 onwards. The French-bred Vadamos combines a highly-successful sire line that has already proved its potency in this part of the world together with an outstanding female family. He is by the German-bred Monsun, who ...

La Diosa and breeder Terry Archer

When Auckland Branch member Terry Archer started buying fillies with residual value to race, he put his faith in fillies from strong South Island filly families and it has paid off in spades. Archer is the breeder and part-owner of the talented three-year-old So You Think filly La Diosa(ex Star Affair), a descendant of The Dimple a member of the Dennis Brothers famous stakes winning family, and he continues to breed successfully from descendants of his group one winning race mare Showella hers...

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,...