Undeniable
Here we are at the end of the season and it seems to have passed in a flash. Highlights were many and the annual Breeders’ Awards, held this past Saturday, provide a timely reminder of the successes enjoyed by the New Zealand industry for 2024-25. In particular were the deeds of Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress),... Read More
Waikato Stud claim 11th Breeder of the Year title
Another year of New Zealand thoroughbred breeding excellence was celebrated on Saturday night at the National Breeding Awards at Karapiro, with powerhouse breeders Waikato Stud claiming top honours. Hosted by the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association, the awards recognised the elite performances of 24 individual Group 1 winners plus outstanding achievements in a host of... Read More
Shares in Cool Aza Beel up for sale on Magic Millions online
Breeders will have a timely chance to invest in one of Australia’s most exciting young stallions next week, with two individual stallion shares in Cool Aza Beel (Savabeel) set to be offered via the Magic Millions Virtual Sale on Tuesday, August 5. A Group 1-winning son of Savabeel (Zabeel) and New Zealand’s Champion Two-Year-Old of... Read More
Cheers for Ole as Kirk claims freshman crown
Having wrapped up the Australian first season sires’ premiership and with the ‘fully booked’ signs erected outside his box at Vinery Stud some time ago, Ole Kirk is already starting to shape the nation’s breeding landscape but according to those who know him best, the son of Written Tycoon (Iglesia) bears all the hallmarks of... Read More
Farnan making a splash at stud
At a time when Australia looks for its next big things in the stallion world to step up alongside a raft of ageing champions, Kia Ora Stud is ebullient over their flagbearer Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) as his first season of runners draws to a close. The rising eight-year-old, who won his first five... Read More
Cicala keeps unbeaten streak alive in Lightning Stakes
Just twelve minutes after Bridal Waltz’s Bletchingly Stakes triumph in Melbourne, Cicala (Tamasa) added further depth to the form over in Adelaide when extending her unbeaten record to three in the Lightning Stakes (Listed, 1050m) at Morphettville. The Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea-trained filly, a daughter of the little-known stallion Tamasa (So You Think), burst... Read More