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Limited editon sculpture of Phar Lap

Derek Mayne, Chairman of the Phar Lap Trust visited the NZTBA offices on Friday with one of the magnificent bronze Phar Lap miniatures, created by sculptor, Joanne Sullivan Gessler. Joanne was commissioned by the Phar Lap Trust to create a powerful life size sculpture of the champion race horse in full gallop ridden by his regular jockey, Jim Pike. Limited editions of 'Phar Lap Maquettes are are now available. Information about the project and sculptor Joanne Gessler can be viewed online at http...

The NZTBA is delighted to announce the winners of its 2008 Scholarships

NZTBA International Management Scholarship BRUCE SLADE (White Robe Lodge) The International Management Scholarship is funded by the Sunline Education Trust, established in 2002 with the support of studs and the NZTBA Auckland branch. K.I.A Taylor Charitable Trust LISA RICHARDS (Curraghmore Stud) MARK FORBES (Cambridge Stud) These Overseas Training Scholarships were established in 1991 by the NZTBA Wellington branch and are currently funded by the K.I.A. Taylor Charitable Trust. Trust. ...

Needuask the first stakeswinner for Bruce Vickers

Bruce Vickers could be forgiven for thinking the thoroughbred game is easy. Vickers and his racing partner John Gilbert had instant success when their first buy proved to be a group three-winning racemare who has produced three multiple winners her first three foals. The latest of them, Needuask, became the first stakeswinner they bred themselves when he won the Concorde (Gr 2-1200m) at Avondale on December 5. Vickers, a marine engineer, moved to Levin about 10 years ago from Wellington, pa...

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Scott Williams has vintage week in Melbourne

Scott Williams' faith in Defensive Play as a broodmare sire helped produce a double success at the Flemington Cup carnival that few small breeders could ever dream of. Williams, an accountant from Cambridge who works with a number of people in the racing industry, was the co-breeder of Melbourne Cup winner Efficient with his Wellington friend Graeme Hunt, and for good measure he also bred Zarita, winner of the Wakeful Stakes (G2-2000m). Zarita later finished unplaced when favourite for the Vi...

Serological (blood) testing as thoroughbreds are on the move in Queensland

Queensland Racing Limited (QRL) has taken approximately 700 serological (blood) tests from thoroughbred racehorses in the Hendra and Deagon racing precincts to confirm their immunity to Equine Influenza (EI), as approved move­ments of thoroughbred racehorses commenced today. QRL's Chief Operations Manager Mr Malcolm Tuttle today confirmed approxi­mately 700 serological (blood) tests had been taken from horses in the Hendra and Deagon racing precincts this week. "The purpose of the blood te...

Laurence Redshaw Breeds VRC Derby Winner

Laurence Redshaw's search for a mare with form and, more importantly, size in 1993 bore fruit when the grandson of the mare he found that fit his criteria won last Saturday's Victoria Derby. Redshaw had his biggest moment as a racehorse breeder when Kibbutz strode away in the rich 2500m group one classic, becoming the first group one winner for his sire Golan and stamping himself as a strong staying prospect down the line. That Kibbutz would be a stayer is no real surprise given that the mar...

NSW Winning the War against Horse Flu - Macdonald 2/11/07

NSW Minister for Primary Industries The NSW Government's campaign to eradicate Horse Flu turned a corner with the equine influenza (EI) status of a large part of NSW moving from high risk to lower risk, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald, said on Friday. Minister Macdonald said the second phase of the NSW Government's plan to defeat the exotic disease which escaped from Federal quarantine was now underway. "The Government has spent about $19 million so far on its effort to eradi...

El Segundo's Cox Plate makes it all worth while for Phillip and Catherine Brown

Phillip Brown has had to put up with equine influenza and a very badly injured two-year-old this spring – along with a lack of fillies over time – from the Miss Spy family his father bought into in the 1970s. El Segundo (NZ) storming to victory in Saturday's Gr.1 Tattersalls Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Photo Martin King But when the family members include Saturday's Cox Plate winner El Segundo, the effort to keep it going is clearly worth it. Brown, who runs Ancro...

All Australian thoroughbred horses to be vaccinated 26 Oct 2007

All Australian thoroughbred horses to be vaccinated The Australian Racing Board advised on Friday that it has given in-principle approval to the adoption of new Australian Rules of Racing making it mandatory for all horses involved in racing and breeding to be vaccinated as a condition of participation in the industry. In terms of a rationale the Australian thoroughbred sector (racing and breeding) believes that implementing a permanent national vaccination policy is an essential and non-neg...

Vandalo makes it a day to remember for Jim Campin

Jim Campin didn't really need any more evidence to show how worthwhile his purchase of several Gleam Machine mares from a stud dispersal in the late 1980s was, but he got it on Saturday anyway. On a day when New Zealand-bred Master O'Reilly ran away with the Caulfield Cup, Campin's product Vandalo made it a day to remember for New Zealand-breds when he won the Winning Edge Presentation Cup (Listed-1400m) The three-year-old became the first southern hemisphere stakeswinner for Trelawney Stud ...

NSW EI workforce dedicated to stamping out disease

The NSW Government has assembled a workforce of more than 1000 people to tackle the current Equine Influenza (EI) outbreak, Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, said on Tuesday. "The minute Horse Flu was confirmed in NSW the Iemma Government launched a proactive, unprecedented response," Minister Macdonald said. "It is now 60 days since it was confirmed that horse flu had breached the Federal Government's Eastern Creek quarantine facility and our control and eradication campaign i...

NSW first round of vaccinations reaches half-way point 18 October 2007

NSW Minister for Primary Industries The NSW Government equine influenza vaccination program is surging ahead with the first round of vaccinations reaching the half-way point, NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said on Thursday. Minister Macdonald said 5,292 horses had been vaccinated at no cost to horse owners by yesterday afternoon. "A total of 15 vaccination teams are working today to keep the momentum going," Minister Macdonald said. "And 13 centres have been established in...

David & Pat Jones fly the South Island flag

Canterbury breeders David and Pat Jones had a slightly sour taste in their mouths as they watched Master O'Reilly provide one of their greatest highlights on Saturday. Master O'Reilly, bred by the Joneses and partner Ross Brown from their mare Without Remorse, qualified for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with a solid victory in the Herbert Power Handicap (G2-2400m) at Caulfield. But in a story many breeders will be familiar with, they watched the win in the knowledge they had no mares from...

Equine Influenza (EI) update from Australia

THE Australian thoroughbred industry and government departments have officially sanctioned and approved the vaccination of the entire thoroughbred population. The National Management Group met on Monday and a national strategy to vaccinate all horses in Australia was approved. Australian Racing Board chief executive Andrew Harding said the risk of the spread of EI needed to be minimised and the best insurance policy the industry had was to vaccinate. "We've tried to contain and eradicate t...

EI protocols for buyers to New Zealand

In response to the outbreak of Equine Influenza in parts of Australia, New Zealand Bloodstock would like to advise all prospective buyers to New Zealand for the forthcoming NZB Ready to Run Sale (20 & 21 November) of the restrictions currently in place. Visitors to New Zealand Persons travelling to New Zealand from overseas (particularly Australia) are requested to observe the following protocols: Ensure you declare to Customs & Agriculture Officials on arrival that you have travell...

EI lockdown relaxed in Tasmania

Tasmania's horse lockdown has been relaxed after tests for equine influenza (EI) returned negative results. Department of Primary Industries and Water biosecurity manager Alex Schaap said tests sent to mainland laboratories had all returned negative results on Sunday. He said there had not been a significant increase in new cases of respiratory disease symptoms overnight. "Departmental veterinary staff and local vets have attended the horses of concern to us this morning," Mr Schaap said i...

Irish National Stud Diploma gives perfect grounding for career with horses - Applications for NZTBA Scholarship close next week

Pear Tree Farm's Anna Miles is one a select group of NZTBA youngsters to have benefited immensely from the annual National Stud Diploma Course Scholarship. A recipient of a scholarship to the Irish National Stud Diploma Course in 2001, Anna won the Gold Medal for the top student. She is now running a successful agistment and foaling unit near Waimate. Originally from North Canterbury, Anna had horses and racing in-grained into her from a young age. Her grandfather, Ken Coleman, was a well-kn...

No longer parked at Parkes - EI lockdown gates open

The last horse has left the Parkes Showground 51 days after the equine influenza (EI) lock down was put in place, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), said on Sunday. The Parkes Showground was placed in quarantine after animals at Centennial Park, Sydney, were confirmed infected with equine influenza (EI) on August 24. "Twenty six horses and their owners left the Parkes Showground at daybreak this morning," NSW DPI deputy chief veterinary officer, Steve Dunn, said today. "It's b...

Dezigna's dam winner of the Auckland Branch 2007 Broodmare of the Year title

Emma Evans wasn't just being optimistic when she named Dezigna's granddam May Be Great. Evans also had her aunt May Wilson in mind when it came to putting a name to May Be Great, a Crested Wave mare she inherited from her aunt shortly after she died in 1985. But it's turned out there was a fair bit of prescience in naming her. Dezigna, who added to his record in Saturday's listed GR Kelt Memorial (Listed-1400m) is the best representative to date, but the family has had numerous winners. No...

All NSW horses to be vaccinated

At a meeting on Monday Racing NSW CEO Peter V'Landys and Australian Racing Board chief executive Andrew Harding addressed Primary Industries ministers from each state and territory, the federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Peter McGauran, and the director-generals of all state and federal Primary Industries departments on the need for a national mass vaccination strategy. The outcome of the meeting was that it was decided to allow vaccination of thoroughbreds to resume in ...

EI virus escapes into NSW green zone

Two horses have been confirmed positive for equine influenza on a property at Barmedman in the previously disease-free green zone. NSW deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Steve Dunn said staff were investigating the exact cause of the isolated outbreak, and any possibility of disease spread. "This property is located between West Wyalong and Temora, and about 40 km from the boundary of the amber zone," Mr Dunn said. "The horse owners in this case took early action by reporting their sick anima...

Main Rosehill stables 'well infected' with mild EI

Rosehill trainer Chris Waller reported to his clients on Monday morning that his main stable 'is now well infected with equine influenza (EI).' However, Waller also said that impact of the virus is less than those horses infected at Randwick and Warwick Farm. "The symptoms appears slightly different to the Randwick and Warwick Farm horses which is leading me to believe that the vaccinations our horses received nine days ago could be lessening the effect of the virus," said Waller. "On Satu...

Rios scores for the Ormonds

Arthur Ormond figured a good family full of filly foals had a better chance than most of succeeding when he and some partners bought Gussy Godiva as a yearling in 2000. Their judgment is looking to be very sound after Gussy Godiva's first foal Rios comfortably won the Bonecrusher Stakes (Listed-1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. Gussy Godiva is a daughter of Sam Kelt's mare Sneetch, the third-highest rated filly in New Zealand in 1994-95 after winning the Ladies Mile (G3-1600m) and running third...

EI vaccination programme in full swing

The equine influenza (EI) vaccination programmes of the eastern states of Australia are in full swing in NSW and Queensland, and about to commence in Victoria after frustrating delays in clearing the vaccine for use on Friday. In NSW Racing NSW stewards and a team of vets immediately commenced vaccination late on Friday, after the EI Proteqflu vaccine from France that arrived on Thursday night, was released. Around 2500 horses have been vaccinated at Sydney's Rosehill stables, and racing st...