Snowden the stallion maker returns home to breeding heartland
Missile Mantra, Reelem In Ruby and Jen Rules represent Peter and Paul Snowden in the Dark Jewel Classic Peter Snowden returns to his hometown Scone today with three key runners in the Dark Jewel Classic (Gr 3, 1400m). He and son Paul will saddle Jen Rules (Redoute’s Choice), Missile Mantra (Smart Missile) and Reelem In... Read More
Explosive Jack
The Red Express was, if not quite The Red Terror, something of a New Zealand cult hero, especially down Riccarton way. Another New Zealand-bred chestnut, he won 18 races and was placed 25 times from 103 starts in the 1990s. Four victories were in Listed class, and 11 wins – plus 12 of his placings... Read More
Douglas Whyte’s faith vindicated as Carroll Street emerges as a quality prospect
Douglas Whyte is confident Carroll Street (Outreach) can develop into a serious sprinting prospect next season after the youngster impressively laid waste to talented opposition in the Class 3 Grass Island Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Clocking 55.36s – almost a second faster than standard – in the first turf race under lights at... Read More
Nettoyer and Fiesta latest stars added to Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale
Group 1 performed mares join well-related Taste Of Heaven as supplementary entries for Gold Coast auction Just 48 hours after announcing the inclusion of outstanding racemare Arcadia Queen (Pierro) as a supplementary entry to the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, the auction house has further bolstered its star-studded mare and racefillies catalogue with the addition... Read More
First season sire foals to go under hammer at NZB National Weanling Sale
The NZB National Weanling Sale at Karaka on Friday will present a first public glimpse of some of the first-crop foals from New Zealand’s new and exciting stallions, as the Australasian bloodstock market continues with its breeding stock sales. Kiwi Chronicles visited and contacted stud managers of the seven new sires, whose first crop were... Read More
Horse air freight company lobbies Government to ease restrictions for travelling staff
Equine International Airfreight’s Cameron Croucher wants grooms to be classified as airline crew Since the outbreak of Covid-19 last March, life and business have been challenging for many people, especially Cameron Croucher, the managing director of Equine International Airfreight. So far he’s endured five rounds of mandatory two-week hotel quarantine, which equates to 70 days... Read More