http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz en-us Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:32:41 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/168262/kiwi-chronicles-the-follow-through/ Awarded New Zealand Breeders of the Year a little more than a week ago, Cambridge Stud has not taken its foot off the accelerator since.Sir Brendan Lindsay was presented the award as a result of a successful year of breeding multiple Group winners, more than 100 individual winners and a year which also saw the stud top the 2026 NZB Centenary Yearling Sale as well as head the same sales’ turnover figures.Spurred by those titles the stud has followed through, the last stakes race of the season, ... Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:07:05 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post168262 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/168264/quintabelle-takes-winter-cup/ Consistent mare Quintabelle (Embellish) upset the applecart with a resolute finishing run to take out the Gr.3 Winning Edge Presentations 129th Winter Cup (1600m) on Saturday for local Riccarton trainer Anna Furlong.The six-year-old daughter of Embellish had looked to be building nicely to the feature event on the first day of the Riccarton Winter Carnival with a pair of eye-catching runs at Ashburton and Oamaru respectively after resuming following a mild tendon strain and some breathing i... Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post168264 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/168263/allpress-back-on-the-stakes-winning-bus/ Lisa Allpress is back in the stakes-winning groove, steering the Tony Pike-trained Back Of The Bus (Hello Youmzain) to victory in Thursday's Listed Phils Electrical & Gipsy Caravans Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki, less than three weeks after returning from an 18-month injury-enforced absence.Back Of The Bus had already shown plenty of ability over winter, winning The Lawn Shed Winter Series – 2YO Final (1200m) at Ellerslie last month and placed in the Listed Castletown Stakes (1200m) a... Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post168263 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/168040/per-incanto-works-his-magic-with-prestigious-sire-double/ Per Incanto's remarkable stud career reached another milestone on Saturday night when the Little Avondale Stud stallion claimed both the Dewar Award and the Centaine Award at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Awards.The son of Street Cry secured the Dewar Award as the New Zealand-based sire with the highest Australasian progeny earnings, while also collecting the Centaine Award for the second time after topping the worldwide progeny earnings table.Accepting the awards, Little Avondale princ... Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:51:14 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post168040 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/168025/proisir-regains-grosvenor-award-as-new-zealands-champion-sire/ Rich Hill Stud's Proisir was celebrated as the winner of the Grosvenor Award at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards on Saturday night, with the title effectively secured despite three race days remaining in the New Zealand season.The Grosvenor Award is presented to the leading stallion by total progeny earnings in New Zealand during the racing season. Proisir has amassed $4,482,497 in domestic progeny earnings from 50 winners and 116 runners, giving him an unassailable lead over perenn... Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:44:22 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post168025 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167997/industry-salutes-schick-with-nztba-personality-of-the-year-honour/ Widely admired Windsor Park Stud principal Rodney Schick has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to New Zealand's thoroughbred breeding industry, receiving the NZTBA Personality of the Year, sponsored by Entain AU & NZ, at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards in Karapiro on Saturday night.The prestigious accolade recognises an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to New Zealand thoroughbred breeding over many years, acknowledging Schick's achievements a... Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:54:00 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167997 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167993/cambridge-stud-honoured-with-breeder-of-the-year-title/ Cambridge Stud was crowned the Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan New Zealand Breeder of the Year sponsored by Dunstan Horsefeeds on Saturday night at the Property Brokers National Breeding Awards at Karapiro, earning New Zealand’s highest breeding honour for the sixth time following another outstanding season on both sides of the Tasman.The prestigious title is the first since Sir Brendan and Lady Jo Lindsay assumed ownership of the renowned Waikato nursery in 2018, recognising a season headl... Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167993 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167992/nzb-group-one-graduates-to-be-celebrated-at-national-breeding-awards/ The proven pathway from NZB sales to the Group One winners’ circle provided plenty more success during the 2025-26 season, headed by eight Group One victories in Australia and another five in New Zealand.Those 13 elite-level successes were recorded by 10 different NZB graduates and came over distances ranging all the way from 1200 to 2500 metres.The average price for the 10 Group One-winning Karaka graduates this season was only $98,400. The highest-priced Group One winning graduate was A... Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167992 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167888/end-of-an-era-as-dr-gene-tsoi-disperses-prized-bloodstock-via-gavelhouse-plus/ Countless top-class thoroughbreds have carried Dr Gene Tsoi’s distinctive violet-and-pink colours across Australasia, but this month’s Standard 2080 Ltd Unreserved Dispersal Sale on Gavelhouse Plus will draw the curtain on more than 25 years of breeding and racing in the region.Thirteen horses from Dr Tsoi’s New Zealand bloodstock portfolio will be offered unreserved, giving buyers access to some of the outstanding families the Hong Kong-based physician has assembled over the past quarter-... Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:10:10 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167888 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/post/167853/hello-youmzain-2yo-wins-100-000-super-maiden/ A full brother to progressive Chris Waller trained three year-old Hello Captain (NZ) (Hell0 Youmzain), talented juvenile Persian Wonder (NZ) (Hello Youmzain) was Group placed during the autumn and returned from a spell to break the ice at Canterbury on Wednesday.Trained by David Payne, Persian Wonder was tested in elite company in his last campaign finishing fourth in the Group III ATC Pago Pago to Warwoven (Sword Of State) and second in the Group III ATC Baillieu to Southend (Palace P... Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:18:46 +1200 http://www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/blog/#post167853