Rich Hill Stud reports that their first NZ-born foal by their magnificent dual Group 1 winner Ace High (High Chaparral) made her arrival at the stud on Saturday. The filly is from Gold Rose, a two-times winning daughter of Pentire from the family of dual Oaks winner Domino. “She is a well-balanced quality filly with her father’s lovely head and colouring,” commented Rich Hill stud-master John Thompson. “She is the second foal by Ace High. The first was born at Andrew Ferguson’s Bell River property in Australia which was very appropriate…
Category: Thoroughbred Breeding
Deauville Group One results a boost for Cambridge Stud
Significant international results have been welcomed by Cambridge Stud with Group One outcomes to savour. At Deauville Racecourse in France a two-year-old quinella was posted by Kodiac in the Gr.1 Prix Morny while a daughter of Wootton Bassett won the Gr.1 Prix Jean Romanet. Kodiac is the sire of the part Cambridge Stud-owned dual Group One-winning sprinter Hello Youmzain, who will go to stud next year. The Stonestreet Stables-raced filly Campanelle got the better of the colt Nando Parrado to claim top honours in the Prix Morny by two lengths.…
A HUNDRED NOT OUT FOR SUPERSTAR SAVABEEL
Waikato Stud’s star resident Savabeel has cracked another significant milestone in his remarkable career with daughter Savacool providing the multiple champion sire’s 100th individual stakes winner. Savabeel has achieved extraordinary dominance since his retirement to the premier Matamata nursery and Savacool’s victory in the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury adds to his list of extraordinary achievements. He has won the Grosvenor Award (champion New Zealand sire) for five consecutive seasons, four Dewar Awards (combined New Zealand and Australian progeny earnings) and five Centaine Awards (combined world-wide progeny earnings) and has sired…
Savacool Stakes Winner 100 for Savabeel
Savacool (NZ) (Savabeel) has upstaged her more fancied stablemates to continue Chris Waller’s recent run of success in the Listed Rowley Mile (1600m) at Hawkesbury. Sydney’s premier trainer has now won three of the past five renewals of the 1600 metre feature, Savacool adding her name to the list when she stormed home from the back to overhaul the leaders. The daughter of Savabeel had been placed in a string of stakes races but her breakthrough black-type success also gave her champion sire his 100th individual Stakes winner. Stable representative…
NZB to Unveil New Bidding Technology
New Zealand Bloodstock have announced the development of a new, robust online bidding platform specifically developed for the future of their thoroughbred and standardbred auction sales. After introducing market-leading technology into the digital auction-sphere four years ago via popular online subsidiary gavelhouse.com, NZB has now been able to adapt the technology to be used extensively during their upcoming physical sales. The development of the advanced bidding module is underway and will be tested extensively prior to debuting at NZB’s Ready to Run Sale of Two Year Old’s in November. Bloodstock…
Stallion Parade cancelled
The gavelhouse.com Waikato Branch New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association stallion parade planned for this weekend (August 22/23) has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. After consultation with several stud masters the decision was made not to go ahead with the planned tour. “It’s unfortunate for the Waikato Branch who have put so much effort into this tour, but we cannot risk up to 100 people going around the Waikato from farm to farm under the current COVID-19 restrictions,” NZTBA chief executive Justine Sclater said. “The breeding season is due to…
First foal for Embellish
Savabeel’s Gr.1 winning son Embellish was well supported in his first season at stud and the next phase of his stallion career got underway when his first foal arrived at Colero Park last week. High Chaparral mare La Achiever delivered a filly for breeder’s Graeme Rogerson and Eric Thompson. Colero Park’s Christine Juett was impressed by the filly, which is also the dam’s first foal. “We were delighted to have our first foal of the new season by Embellish,” Juett said. “She has a great nature and straight away was…
Stallion Coverings
Leading into the breeding season, we reflect on the volume of mares covered by stallion with 10+ mares in 2019. STALLION 2019 2018 2017 Savabeel (AUS) 172 182 167 Almanzor (FR) 160 140 Ocean Park 153 83 101 U S Navy Flag (USA) 150 Embellish 138 Tarzino 126 133 124 Telperion (AUS) 122 122 118 Per Incanto (USA) 117 116 103 Time Test (GB) 116 116 Derryn (AUS) 114 105 Eminent (IRE) 114 Staphanos (JPN) 108 Preferment 104 121 117 Mongolian Khan (AUS) 102 83 91 Belardo (IRE) 100…
First foal for Staphanos
The first foal by Staphanos, a son of global sire sensation Deep Impact, has arrived. Bred by Andrew Burton and Linda Hunt, Novara Park report the filly out of Sepoy mare Hirondelle is a strong ,correct foal with good bone and a lot of presence and an encouraging start to her sire’s stud career. Staphanos, a multiple Group One performer in Japan and Hong Kong, served 108 mares in his first season. He was ranked consistently as one of Japan’s top racehorses over four consecutive seasons. He retired with prize-money…
Windsor Park bids farewell to Falkirk
Former Windsor Park Stud stallion Falkirk. Emotions stirred at Windsor Park Stud recently when their team said their final goodbyes and paid tributes to their old mate and resident sire Falkirk. Succumbing to the infirmities of aging, 20-year-old Falkirk was laid to rest at Windsor Park, the farm where he was born and raised and where he had enjoyed a successful stallion career following equally successful exploits on the racetrack. Falkirk was an unbeaten Group winner in four New Zealand starts before embarking overseas to win further Group races in…