Following on from last week’s discussion on stallions with two racing crops, this week we look at those sires whose initial crop will turn three on August 1. The future appears to be in good hands, if the season just ending is any indication. Similar to the sires with two crops of racing age, those... Read More

Last week’s Kiwi Chronicles featured the New Zealand dominance of Savabeel (Zabeel) within the local industry, so this week, a gaze into the crystal ball might be appropriate. Savabeel is also the country’s most prominent sire in Australia and since we are largely dependent on the Australian buying bench, making an impression there is paramount.... Read More

What seemed impossible midway through last century, now seems possible. The number eleven, a historical benchmark for premierships by New Zealand-based sires, might be under threat. Eleven is the number achieved by the great Foxbridge (Foxlaw) and is looking more and more likely to be matched, perhaps even bettered, by Waikato Stud’s own Savabeel (Zabeel).... Read More

New Zealand-based sires strutted their stuff in three international jurisdictions over the weekend, beginning with two good winners in Hong Kong on Friday when Duke Wai (Per Incanto) and Bourbonaire (Darci Brahma) scored at Sha Tin. Bourbonaire’s win, by six lengths, was especially pleasing as he was one of the better three-year-olds of his crop... Read More

  As the current racing season begins to wind down, there are still more than 20 stakes races to be run in our two countries next month and Kiwi thoroughbreds in Australia continue to represent our industry with good results. A Group 3 win from ex-New Zealand trained London Banker (Tavistock) was Saturday’s headline act,... Read More