http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:48:37 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167080/savabeel-factor-in-national-online-breeding-stock-sale/ The New Zealand thoroughbred industry lost one of its all-time greats last month with the death of Savabeel, but the legendary Waikato Stud stallion’s influence is a long way from over – and the National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus gives buyers an opportunity to get involved.A select final crop of Savabeel foals will be born in the upcoming spring, and among that small group of mares in foal to the 10-time champion New Zealand sire are two mares in the National Online Breed... Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:13:41 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167080 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167077/mr-mozarts-first-weanlings-impress-at-karaka/ Emerging sire Mr Mozart made an encouraging start to his commercial career at last week’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale, with his first crop attracting strong interest from buyers.Demand was evident across the board at Karaka, with New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale posting increases in all key metrics. A total of 102 weanlings sold for an aggregate of $3.593 million, up 49 percent on last year, while the average rose 23 percent to $35,255 and the clearance rate ... Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:47:25 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167077 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167030/milestone-70th-anniversary-celebrated-at-white-robe-lodge/ Another chapter in a lifetime of milestones has been written by White Robe Lodge founder Brian Anderton and his family.This week marks the iconic Otago nursery's 70th anniversary, dating back to 1956 when the man affectionately known as BJ purchased the original White Robe property while still in his teens."I suppose you could say we've come a long way," Anderton said with typical humility as he reflected on the stud's beginnings."To begin with I leased little bits of land around the place befor... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:32:20 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167030 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167013/2025-nz-stallion-coverings/ Leading into the 2026 breeding season we reflect on the volume of mares covered by a stallion with 10+ mares in 2025.... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:04:51 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167013 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167006/hilal-makes-encouraging-karaka-weanling-debut/ Hilal (Fastnet Rock) has made an encouraging start to his stud career, with the Grangewilliam Stud stallion producing a strong result from limited representation at last week's New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale.The first-season sire was represented by a colt out of the placed Pierro mare Drama Series, offered by Gordon Cunningham's Curraghmore on behalf of Nearco Stud. The youngster attracted strong competition before selling to Paul Pertab Bloodstock for $65,000.Cunningham said... Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:17:50 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167006 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/166987/entries-open-for-worlds-leading-2yo-sale/ Entries for NZB’s 2026 Ready to Run Sale of 2YOs are now open via the NZB Portal, with the Sale to be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on 18 and 19 November. This year’s Breeze Ups are set to take place on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 October at Te Rapa.Graduates of this Sale have claimed 33 Group Ones and 115 stakes wins in the last five seasons, while Australia’s combined two-year-old sales have had just two Group One successes in that time. This season alone, the Sale has... Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:09:42 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post166987 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/166986/rising-eight-going-on-six/ It would appear that Chris Waller has found the winning formula for Asterix (Tavistock). The former New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) winner and now rising eight-year-old has faced the starter just 29 times and this season he has put together three stakes successes, taking his career earnings beyond $1.4 million.In a significant turnaround from three woeful efforts last spring, Asterix found the winner’s circle in The Beauford (2300m) at Newcastle last November. This autumn he secured ... Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:07:52 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post166986 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/166969/stanaway-fondly-remembered/ The New Zealand thoroughbred industry is mourning the loss of respected horseman Peter Stanaway, who passed away peacefully late last week following a short illness, aged 80.For decades, Stanaway was a familiar and highly respected figure throughout New Zealand's thoroughbred breeding and racing industry.A prominent member of staff at Cambridge Stud under Sir Patrick Hogan for more than a quarter of a century, Stanaway was an outstanding horseman and often the man tasked with leading elite-level... Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post166969 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/166934/quantity-and-quality-in-milan-parks-national-online-breeding-stock-sale-consignment/ A select offering of 17 mares in the National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus continues an exciting period of evolution and growth for Milan Park.Tony Rider’s operation is having a landmark year, from the A$1.8 million sale of triple Group One-winning homebred mare Provence to the recent purchase of the neighbouring internationally renowned nursery The Oaks Stud.There have also been numerous additions to the Milan Park broodmare band in recent times, and the need to mak... Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:10:16 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post166934 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/166936/churchillian-claims-tauranga-classic/ Consistent mare Churchillian (Churchill) did what she does best when leading all the way to claim her third career black type success in the Listed Team Wealleans Tauranga Classic (1400m) on Saturday.The Tony Pike-trained daughter of Churchill has endeared herself to the racing public with her take no prisoners frontrunning style and she adopted similar tactics on Saturday in the hands of Sam Collett, who was back to raceday riding after enjoying a decent holiday break in Europe recently.Co... Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post166936