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Waikato Stud on a roll heading into RTR Sale
Waikato Stud was a dominant force at Pukekohe on Saturday with a hat-trick of winners, and the premier nursery is hoping their celebrations continue this week during New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale. The Matamata farm’s colours were carried to victory by the exciting Smart Love (Savabeel) and Magice (Savabeel) while graduate Princess Elly... Read More
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‘We will remember him with great affection and pride’ – Blue Gum announce death of promising stallion Sejardan
Sejardan, the juvenile Group 2-winning son of Sebring, has died following a ‘sudden and catastrophic injury’ after an accident at Blue Gum Farm where he was covering his third book of mares. “It is with deep sadness that Blue Gum Farm announces the passing of our young stallion,” Blue Gum Farm said in a statement. ... Read More
Diego Velazquez to shuttle to Swettenham Stud
Diego Velazquez, a Group 1-winning son of Frankel (Galileo), will shuttle to Swettenham Stud in 2026. The Prix Jacques le Marois (Gr 1, 1600m) winner will arrive in Australia after covering his first book of mares at the National Stud in Newmarket at a fee of £17,500. Adam Sangster, Swettenham Stud principal, and brother to... Read More
Group 1 winner Diego Velazquez retires to The National Stud
Diego Velazquez, winner of this season’s Prix Jacques le Marois (Gr 1, 1600m), has been retired and will take up stud duties at The National Stud in 2026. Bred by Epona Bloodstock, the son of Frankel (Galileo) was bought by MV Magnier and White Birch Farm for 2.5 million guineas at Book 1 of the... Read More
American Pharoah to shuttle to The Shizunai Stallion Station
Coolmore Stud have announced that American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile), the 2015 Triple Crown winner and Horse Of The Year, will shuttle to The Shizunai Stallion Station in Japan for the 2026 breeding season in a partnership with the Japan Bloodhorse Breeders’ Association (JBBA). The eight-time Grade 1-winning son of Pioneerof The Nile (Empire Maker)... Read More
‘If we can’t get the old man, let’s go for Vandeek’ – Arrowfield’s bold new sprint bet
John Messara is a byword of Australian breeding, a man who founded Arrowfield Stud in the 1980s and built it into not only one of the thoroughbred powerhouses of the famed Hunter Valley, but this nation and indeed the world. His reputation on stallions is unsurpassed, with the now 78-year-old having brought Danehill (Danzig) to... Read More