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Windsor Park Stud announces fees for 2006

Windsor Park Stud, Cambridge has announced the 2006 fees for their nine stallions. Exciting young sire Black Minnaloushe, standing this year at $17,500. PHOTO: Windsor Park Stud The fee for current leading first crop sire Black Minnaloushe rises from $12,000 to $17,500. (All fees quoted are plus GST). His leading performer, Jokers Wild (ex Miss Rory by Rory's Jester) has won both Sires' Produce Stakes G1 events, at Ellerslie and Awapuni. Remarkably, Black Minnalo...

Handsome Ransom on The Ford Report this week

Ashwell Farm's Handsome Ransom served 105 mares in his first season, making him one of New Zealand's most popular stallions in 2005. The son of Red Ransom is profiled on the current edition of The Ford Report. The programme also features four first-crop foals by Thorn Park, who stands at Windsor Park Stud. Programme content for this edition... * Ashwell Farm, Cambridge: HANDSOME RANSOM * Windsor Park Stud, Cambridge: THORN PARK foals * Archive: WINSTON PETERS interview * Pedigree Subject: ...

Ombre Rose sniffs success for Canterbury friends

The victory of Ombre Rose (O'Reilly-Lady Chanele by Citidancer) in Saturday's CJC Inglewood S. 1600m LR confirmed the class she'd already shown in four previous wins. It also gave her Canterbury owner-breeders Michael and Michele House, and Sheldon Murtha another reason to be very satisfied indeed with their first joint venture in thoroughbred breeding and racing. Michele & Michael House, part-owners & co-breeders of Ombre Rose Michael is a harness trainer, and he ...

Bonus Scheme entries close 30 April

Owners of rising two-year-olds have six days to complete their 2006 Thoroughbred Bonus Scheme (TBS) entries. Already this season, owners who paid up for yearlings in April 2005 have claimed almost $180,000 in bonus prizemoney. They can look forward to two more seasons of bonus racing. Owners of TBS-qualified three-year-olds have been paid out more than $600,000 and their horses remain eligible until the end of next season. TBS administrator Sally Cassels-Brown says, "For about a month's ...

Sydney Cup day review

Results on the final day of the 2006 Easter Carnival at Randwick didn't give too much fresh information to New Zealand breeders, but they did reinforce a couple of lessons of the past decade: Danehill rules, ok – without siring any of the day's winners himself, he still dominated the card. Three different Danehill sons, Commands, Flying Spur and Danewin, sired the winners of the Champagne Stakes G1 (two-year-olds), All Aged Stakes G1 (wfa 1600m) and Sydney Cup G1 (3200m handicap). Commands ...

Omens are good for Fooram in Sydney Cup

Fooram's victory in last Saturday's $A200,000 AJC Chairman's H. 2600m G2 was noteworthy for several reasons. FOORAM (NZ) winning the AJC Chairman's H. G2 on 15 April PHOTO: Australian Jockey Club Firstly, he led home a New Zealand-bred trifecta in an Australian Group race, which used to be more common than it is at present. Even better, he and the runner-up Three Chimneys (Generous-Star On Ice) are both owned by New Zealanders. Three Chimneys is also trained here,...

Joe Walls on the Ford Report, 22-28 April

Joe Walls, recently appointed chairman of New Zealand Bloodstock, talks about some of the issues facing the New Zealand breeding industry in an exclusive interview with Adrian Clark on the next edition of The Ford Report. Programme content for this edition... * New Zealand Bloodstock: Joe Walls interview * Stoney Bridge Auckland: Storm Creek foals * Pedigree Subject: ARLINGTONBOULEVARD FIRST PLAY - Saturday, April 22 @ 7.30am (Digital) SECOND PLAY - Sunday, April 23 @ 11.00am (UHF & ...

Whakanui Stud celebrates Australian Derby winner

Saturday's AJC Australian Derby G1 winner Headturner doesn't have an (NZ) suffix, but he does have strong Kiwi connections. He was bred by Tim and Karen Bodle's Waikato-based Whakanui Stud, offered for sale at Karaka and purchased by a New Zealand agent for New Zealand owners. By Danzig's brilliant son Anabaa, Headturner is from the Zabeel mare Monroe Magic, a winning daughter of smart New Zealand juvenile My Marilyn (Bakharoff). However, neither of them had the ability of his third dam G3 Tas...

NZTBA raffle delivers many happy endings

Denny Baker was overcome with emotion after Rags To Riches won Saturday's ARC A tearful Denny Baker (left) is congratulated by bloodstock agent Robert Dawe after RAGS TO RICHES wins the $150,000 ARC Easter H. G1 at Ellerslie on 15 April. Easter Handicap 1600m G1. And no wonder. The five-year-old gelding gave him and his family their first Group One victory in more than thirty years of racing and breeding horses. Denny owns and operates Hallmark Stud near Te Kauwhata wi...

Bonus schemes feature on the Ford Report

Four of the first-crop southern hemisphere foals of Spartacus can be seen on the next edition of The Ford Report. There's also a profile on D'Cash, the sire of Udiditagain, plus comment on Bonus Schemes in this country, past, present & future. Programme content for this edition... * The Oaks Stud: SPARTACUS foals * Ashwell Farm: D'CASH profile * Breeders' Association: BONUS SCHEMES, with Michael Martin, NZTBA * Pedigree Subject: DE BEERS FIRST PLAY - Saturday, April 15 @ 7.30am ...

Mary Lavelle wins TBS bonus at Riccarton Park

Two-year-old filly Mary Lavelle was most impressive winning the CJC Champagne S. LR at Riccarton Park last Saturday in the style of a filly that could well make up into a lovely Oaks prospect next season. Mary Lavelle winning the Champagne Stakes LR at Riccarton PHOTO: NZ Thoroughbred Marketing She also collected a TBS bonus of $10,950 for her Southland owner Keith Neylon. Keith, a member of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing board, purchased Mary Lavelle for $95,000 f...

NZ-bred runners in Easter features at Randwick

Sixteen New Zealand-breds line up in Group or Listed Stakes races at Royal Randwick this Easter Saturday, traditionally one of the most important racedays of the Australasian season. Kiwi-breds are most strongly represented in the Australian Derby and the Chairman's Handicap, two races in which they have an outstanding record. Ten of the last 20 Derby winners were bred here, while 13 of the past 20 Chairman's winners have carried the (NZ) suffix. This year is significant as the 20th annivers...

FEATURE: Celebrating NZ breeder Jeanette Broome

You know someone is special when well over one hundred people from all around the country turn up to their 70th birthday party. That's what happened at Te Rapa Racecourse on Saturday 1 April, to celebrate the 70th birthday of Jeanette Broome, ONZM. Jeanette Broome with Jezabeel's 1998 VRC Melbourne Cup Jeanette is regarded with great affection and respect by her fellow members of the NZTBA, as someone who has contributed in large and small ways to other people's succes...

NZTBA members celebrate Golden Slipper placegetter

NZTBA Waikato members John and Jacqui Todd of Darley Park, Cambridge were at Te Aroha on Saturday but much of their attention was on Rosehill, where they had more than usual interest in the $A3 million Golden Slipper Stakes. They own Silken Whisper (Diesis-Yaguda by Green Dancer), dam of the two-year-old colt Churchill Downs (by Danehill) who not only ran in the race, but also finished an excellent third, just over four-and-a-half lengths from the dominant winner, Miss Finland. Afterwards, Chu...

Arlingtonboulevard wins controversial Breeders' Stakes

The 35th running of the NZ Bloodstock-sponsored Te Aroha JC New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes G1 seemed to produce more victims than winners. The impressive past-the-post winner Viennetta (Pins) was relegated by the stewards under Rule 876(1) for interference caused to the third horse Salsa (O'Reilly), who was subsequently promoted to second placing. The second horse Arlingtonboulevard(Spinning World-Golden Bridge by Gold Brose) was promoted to first, but she is inevitably left with so...

Delight & despair for the Taylors at Te Aroha

Within the space of a few hours at Te Aroha yesterday, southern Hawke's Bay owner-breeders Julie (pictured left, in pink) & Kevin Taylor experienced both delight and despair. First, they watched Mary Lavelle (O'Reilly-Trisha's Belle by Sir Tristram) win the CJC Champagne S. LR at Riccarton Park. The Taylors purchased Trisha's Belle for $A120,000 at the 2000 Australian Broodmare Sale, and sold Mary Lavelle as yearling for $95,000 to Keith Neylon at last year's New Zealand Select Sale. Th...

Stoney Bridge announces 2006 fee for Postponed

Karaka-based stallion station Stoney Bridge has set the 2006 service fee for their promising young sire Postponed at $8500 (plus GST), a $3,000 increase on his 2005 fee. The Grade 2-winning son of Summer Squall has made an excellent start to his stud career with his first crop of 2yos including the Matamata Breeders' Stakes G2 winner Naturo and Ellerslie 2yo winner Ifionlyhadtime. To date Postponed's six progeny to race in New Zealand and Australia have all won or placed and have collectivel...

Urgent notice to NZTBA members re NZ Bloodhorse

Some NZTBA members have been invoiced for their New Zealand Bloodhorse subscription renewals at the usual rate of $85.00 per annum. This is an error by NZ Bloodhorse. With the support of New Zealand Bloodhorse, all current financial members of the NZTBA are entitled to a discounted subscription of $50.00. If you have been invoiced for $85.00 please pay only $50.00 and advise New Zealand Bloodhorse that you are a financial member of the NZTBA. - ...

NZTBA chief executive on the Ford Report

The NZTBA's chief executive Michael Martin features on the upcoming edition of the Ford Report on Trackside. Adrian Clark asks him about the implications for breeders of the new bloodstock depreciation rates for stallions and broodmares. Programme details for 8 - 14 April are: * Waikato Stud: NO EXCUSE NEEDED * Michael Martin: BLOODSTOCK DEPRECIATION * Kentucky Equine Research: 'GRO TRAC' * Pedigree Subject: REGAL CHEER FIRST PLAY - Saturday, April 08 @ 7.30am (Digital) SECOND PLAY - Sun...

Grass roots origin of NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes

There must be something special in Te Aroha's water, because the region's support for fillies' and mares' racing has been exceptional. The NZTBA's Fillies And Mares Scheme was the brainchild of Te Aroha Jockey Club stalwart Ron Ladd, and it was that club which launched the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes 35 years ago. Like several other successful industry innovations, these were both established outside New Zealand's national racing bodies. As Brian O'Flaherty recounted in the March...

Wild & Madness delight Mrs Wilding

Punters looking for omen bets on April Fool's day could not have gone past Jokers Wild in the Manawatu Sires' Produce S. G1 and Fiscal Madness in the CJC Great Easter S. LR. And surely those bets would have been doubled once it was realised that both horses were bred by Jo Wilding (pictured >>>> with Gone With The Wind) of Te Mania Thoroughbreds in North Canterbury.One of New Zealand's most successful private breeders, Jo was delighted to see Fiscal Madness (Volksraad-Belle Nuite by ...

New Zealand Group One winners review

Private breeders, owner-breeders, buyers with modest budgets, studs standing out-of-favour stallions and owners of mares from old Australasian families can all take heart from New Zealand's Group One race results to date this season. NZ GROUP ONE WINNERS, 2005-06 to 1 April 2006 Breeder(s), Location Sale details BALDESSARINI Green Perfume-In Margaritaville (Northjet) John Comber, Taihape & John Powell Raced by John Comber BAZELLE Zabee...

Update on bloodstock taxation amendments

It is the NZTBA's understanding that the amendments to the bloodstock taxation regime announced recently by the Rt. Hon Winston Peters, Minister for Racing, will have the following outcomes for owners and breeders. The changes are: 1 Stallion write-downs, as a percentage of cost - 50% 2 Stallion write-downs, where not previously used for breeding in New Zealand, when taken as a percentage of the diminishing value of the stallion -75% 3 Broodmares - decrease in the write-down period so that t...

Waikato Stud announces 2006 service fees

Waikato Stud has announced its stallion service fees for the upcoming breeding season. "There have been so many inquiries concerning the stallions I have decided to announce their fees earlier than other years," commented studmaster Mark Chittick. Waikato Stud's policy is to serve a capped book of 130 mares. Chittick points out that this capped leaves limited space once the stallions have served mares belonging to Waikato Stud and fellow shareholders. Following a sensational season with six in...

Peters delivers landmark package to racing & breeding industry

That's how New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association chief executive Michael Martin describes Friday's announcement of racing taxation and bloodstock depreciation and GST changes by the Minister for Racing, Rt. Hon. Winston Peters. The news was the culmination of many years' effort by sector and other groups, the Racing Board and individuals to win political support for the legislation necessary to restore the industry's domestic and international competitiveness. Racing has been sever...