Regal win by Taupo debutant

31 December, 2024
Matamata horseman Benji King has a lifelong association with Henrietta, Dowager Duchess of Bedford, and he was delighted to train his first winner for her at Taupo on Monday. The Dow

Stakes target looming for Crown Princess

29 December, 2024
Trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson have long held the belief that homebred Te Akau filly Crown Princess is up to stakes company, and she could get her opportunity to test their faith at

Little Brose to Little Avondale

23 December, 2024
Group One winner Little Brose will stand at Little Avondale Stud next year, alongside his sire Per Incanto, after a deal was brokered with the Wairarapa farm recen

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