Posthumous Group One honour for grand producer

12 March, 2024
El Vencedor’s career-best performance at Ellerslie to triumph at Group One level was tinged with a bittersweet note for breeder-owners David Price and Mark Freeman. The Stephen

Von Hauke comes of age in Shaftesbury Avenue

10 March, 2024
Promising New Zealand-bred Von Hauke took his career to new heights with his first black-type victory in Saturday’s A$200,000 Gr.3 Furphy Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m) at Fleming

Young Werther stakes Australian Cup claim

9 March, 2024
Five-time Group One placegetter Young Werther earned himself another shot at the elite level with a dominant front-running performance in Saturday’s A$200,000 TAB Australian Cup Prelud

Deserved stakes win for Eternal Flame

9 March, 2024
Luckless in feature races in her two previous starts, Eternal Flame turned things around and collected a deserved first black-type victory in Saturday’s A$200,000 Gr.3 Matron Stakes (1

Seachange still playing a starring role

5 March, 2024
Champion mare Seachange was a flagship performer for The Oaks Stud and her legacy continues to be felt on both sides of the Tasman. Bred and raced by the Cambridge nursery, the two-t

Stud continuing to celebrate with top families

4 March, 2024
Waikato Stud celebrated trans-Tasman success at the weekend with female representatives of two of their leading families and the nursery is well-placed to continue reaping future rewards.

Jon Snow records first win as a sire

29 February, 2024
Group One winner Jon Snow got off the mark as a sire on Thursday when his son King Of The North took out the Farewell Dave Bradford (1400m) at Matamata. It was the Lance O’Sull

Quality 3YO having immediate effect for stud

26 February, 2024
The emergence in Australia of the unbeaten three-year-old Immediacy has provided further impetus for breeders Cambridge Stud as they head into selling mode across the Tasman. Immedia

Super Seth on the board in Australia

22 February, 2024
Waikato Stud’s Super Seth has struck a significant offshore blow with the Group One-winning son of Dundeel siring his first juvenile winner in Australia. The race day covers ca

Champion mare Ethereal still making her mark

20 February, 2024
Memories of the mighty mare Ethereal continue to be rekindled and most recently by the emergence of her gifted grandson Pericles. Bred and raced by Sir Peter Vela and his late brothe