Ace High fulfils Group One stallion destiny at Rich Hill

20 November, 2023
A classic case of being in the right place at the right time led Rich Hill Stud’s John Thompson to the stable door of Ace High. Impressed by what he saw, Thompson duly signed t

Wellfield Lodge for sale

20 November, 2023
There will be a changing of the guard at Wellfield Lodge, with the Palmerston North thoroughbred nursery being offered to the market for the first time in two decades. The Manawatu farm has

Kilgravin to offer quality RTR draft

20 November, 2023
Kilgravin Lodge has been a mainstay of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale in recent years and principal Eoin Kemp is excited to showcase another quality draft at Karaka this we

Riversley to offer another bumper draft

19 November, 2023
Riversley Park are set to offer another bumper Ready To Run Sale draft at Karaka next week. The Waikato farm will have 38 juveniles go under the hammer and farm principal Sam Beatson

RTR sale not Ormsby’s first rodeo

17 November, 2023
Chad Ormsby has been preparing two-year-olds for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale for the last decade and he believes he will be offering his best draft at Karaka next week.

Meet the Breeder - David Price

17 November, 2023
In this week's edition of Dunstan Horsefeeds 'Meet the Breeder' the NZTBA team caught up with David Price, who in conjunction with Brian Stewart, bred Listed Metropolitan Winner and Gr.3 N

Trelawney full of pride after history-making double

13 November, 2023
Pride of Jenni did something last week that hasn’t been achieved in nearly a quarter of a century – record a Group One double during Melbourne Cup Week – and breeders Brent

IFHA and ITBF to work together on breeding matters

3 November, 2023
The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) and the International Thoroughbred Breeders’ Federation (ITBF) have announced a new collaboration with an eye toward impr

Vale Towkay

2 November, 2023
Father time finally caught up with the seemingly ageless Towkay, who was retired from stallion duties at Little Avondale in 2017, and the decision was made earlier in the week to humanely euthani

Stud celebrates jackpot result with star mare’s family

1 November, 2023
Recent events at Hallmark Stud have ensured the inclusion of a highly valuable daughter of Proisir in the farm’s draft to New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in Janua