Category: Thoroughbred Breeding

Tavistock faces lengthy recovery

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Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock suffered a serious injury to his near fore foot eight days ago. The foot was operated on by Dr Ric Redden from Lexington, Kentucky on Friday 1st November, assisted by two farriers and Dr Hitchcock and Dr Zantingh from Cambridge Equine Hospital. Dr Redden fitted an artificial shoe and sole to the foot and placed a support structure on the other foot to assist the horse in his recovery. Tavistock was confined to his box for the weekend, under observation and treatment from both Dr Hitchcock…

Bob Morris – a life well-lived with horses

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Bob Morris with El Khobar. Photo: Supplied Bob Morris passed away in Cambridge on October 17th, one month short of his 92nd birthday. In Bob’s passing, New Zealand lost one ofthe very best horsemen it’s ever known. He was also one of the greatcharacters, a great stockman, a great mentor to many successful people inhorses, and in his own right, very successful as an owner, trainer and breeder. Robert Lloyd Morris was born in Cambridgein 1927, and it was there he lived for almost his entire life. He was a…

Stallion Tavistock withdrawn from service

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Tavistock, sire of Aust Derby winner Tavago (above) has been injured and withdrawn from service. Leading New Zealand stallion Tavistock has been withdrawn from service for the rest of the breeding season after sustaining an injury. Cambridge Stud says Tavistock has suffered an injury in his paddock which means he will not be able to complete his book of mares. He has covered 76 mares this year with 43 in foal. It has already been a challenging year for Cambridge Stud, with the death of champion racehorse and new sire…

Nicoletta retired

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Nicoletta returns to scale after her win in the Gr.1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) Photo: Trish Dunell Group One winner Nicoletta (NZ) (Savabeel) has been retired to stud following her unplaced run in the Gr.3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera earlier this month. The daughter of Savabeel, who is owned by Lib Petagna’s JML Bloodstock, won five of her 32 career starts, including the Gr.1 New Zeland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m), Gr.3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m), and Gr.3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). The Murray Baker and Andrew…

Action-Packed Sales Format for Karaka 2020

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Book 3, the third and final session of the 94th National Yearling Sales Series, will now take place on the afternoon of Friday 31 January, instead of Sunday 2 February. The new structure will see around 160 yearlings go under the hammer straight after the completion of the Book 2 Sale, rounding off the week of selling. The decision made by NZB to move the Book 3 Sale forward will result in a more compact week of selling that hopefully will see more buyers staying until the conclusion of Karaka…

Strong support for Time Test shows in debut crop pedigrees

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Time Test stands at Little Avondale Stud for $10,000 +GST Time Test, who shuttles to Little Avondale Stud, came out of last weekend’s Group One action in Europe with his profile considerably enhanced. By happy coincidence, the first northern hemisphere crop of foals by the son of Dubawi contains half-brothers to Logician, who announced himself a potential superstar with a decisive victory in the St Leger, and Irish Oaks heroine Star Catcher, who notched an all-the-way success in the Prix Vermeille. The colts out of Scuffle, a Listed-placed daughter of…