Blue Sky At Night continues family legacy

17 December, 2024
Blue Sky At Night gave owner-breeders Isabel and Alistaire Barker a massive thrill last Saturday at Te Rapa when taking out the Gr.3 Waikato Cup (2400m), extending

Star filly Damask Rose blooming for Milan Park

16 December, 2024
High-class three-year-old Damask Rose has powered her way to the top of the markets for New Zealand’s biggest pots of gold. The daughter of Savabeel is the $3 favourite for the

Good times flowing for Grangewilliam

10 December, 2024
Grangewilliam Stud is continuing to set a merry pace with strong results on and off the track. Mark and Jane Corcoran’s farm bred and sold high-class performer Ladies Man, who

Kiwi-bred sprinter sitting on top of the world

9 December, 2024
New Zealand has been synonymous with producing quality middle-distance and staying thoroughbreds, but now it can lay claim to the best sprinter on the planet after Ka Ying Rising took out th

Sethito delivers on all levels for Chittick family

9 December, 2024
Quality filly Sethito produced a timely and satisfying victory for Waikato Stud when she impressively bridged the gap to black type company at Ellerslie.

Breeding feather in vendor’s cap

25 November, 2024
Vendor Barry Donoghue enjoyed a lucrative two days at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale last week and he’s now celebrated a significant result in another role. U

Pearler sale for Prima Park

25 November, 2024
Prima Park has accrued an enviable record with their New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale graduates, and farm principal Kelly Van Dyk is hoping they can add an

Yulong secures I Am Invincible colt

21 November, 2024
Champion Australian stallion I Am Invincible sired the two highest-priced lots on the opening day of NZB’s Ready to Run Sale at Karaka on Wednesday, including a colt that was snapped u

Proisir gelding Hong Kong-bound

21 November, 2024
Bloodstock agent Andrew Williams won a spirited bidding battle to secure a well-related Proisir gelding for $650,000 on the opening day of the NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka on Wednesday.

Te Akau secures record-breaking colt

21 November, 2024
The Ready to Run Sale’s previous record price of $825,000 was blown out of the water at Karaka on Wednesday as Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis went to $1,650,000 to secure an I Am