Breeding Matters January 2014

New Zealand Standardbred Breeders’ Association Magazine

Issue 19 - February 2014

Second Bite At New Sale Format Profile on Renwick Farms Equine Exotic Disease Control Stud News

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CONTENTS FEATURES

YEARLING ADVERTISERS

Christian Cullen 6&7 Gotta Go Cullen 9 Rob Carr & Don Kirkbride 11 NZ Bred 12 & 13 Roydon Lodge Stud 13 Tuapeka Lodge 14 Breckon Farms 15 Classic Equine 16 Nevele R Stud 17 The Pres 19 Angus Hall 21 Macca Lodge 22 Ian Lochhead 23 Richard Cornelius 27 Tony & Anne Parker 27 Midfrew Farm 39 Arden Lodge 40 Calmtide Standardbreds 41 Braeden & Caroline Whitelock 41 Rosedale Farm 41 Renwick Farms 45 Millwood Ohoka 46 & 47 Alta Breeding Co Ltd 49 Norwegian Wood Breeding Ltd 50 & 51 Shard Farm 53 Regal Farm 55 Michelle Caig 57 Les Girls No 2 Syndicate 61 Peppertree Farm 61 Spreydon Lodge 63 Alabar 64

Second Bite at New Sales Format 8 Equine Exotic Disease Control 14 Focus on Renwick Farms 18 Shy Ann 24 Doug Gordon 34 Gaius Caesar 48 APG Yearling Sales 52 Training and Racing 2YO’s 54

NZSBA and BRANCH NEWS From Kiely’s Desk Chairman’s Corner NZSBA Breeders’ Survey NZ Met Breeders’ Bonus North Island Update

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STUD NEWS

Woodlands Stud 42 Alabar 44

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MAGAZINE PRODUCTION Editor John Mooney Typesetting & Design Kiely Buttell Advertising John Robinson Contributors

Equine Health Association, John Robinson,

Jill Stockman, Jasmine Tanner, Tina Thorowgood, Peter Wharton.

The Statements, figures and tables in this publication are believed to be accurate. No Liability can be accepted for error or omission. No part may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publishers except by a reviewer.

On the cover: PGG Wrightson Auctioneers Steve Davis and Peter Lagan

FROM KIELY’S DESK It has been a prosperous start for some of our members this year.

The NZ Met’s Breeders’ Bonus has begun with ten winners to date (27th January). See article on page 40 for more information. A big thankyou to the Board and Management at Addington for making this happen something breeders have long been asking for.

In this issue our feature writer, John Robinson interviews PGG Wrightson’s Bruce Barlass on the second year of the new sales format. Many, if not all, Christchurch yearling vendors would have been pleased at the decision to make the two-day sale ‘mixed’ rather than premier and select. This should mean that buyers will attend all three-days and give every vendor an equal chance of a good sale.

There are some changes afoot for the control of Equine Exotic diseases - please take the time to read the article produced by the NZ Equine Health Association. If you would like further information or give feedback please contact our Representative on the NZEHA Board - Dennis Scott dennisscott@hotmail.com.

Jasmine Tanner, as part of her Masters Degree, undertook a study on two-year-old standardbreds and thoroughbreds, to find out if the stresses of 2YO racing had an adverse effect on their abilility to race as older horses... makes for interesting reading see page 54.

Planning is underway for the 2014 Conference. The date is set for Friday 16th May and will coincide with the Canterbury Standardbred Breeders’ New Zealand Oaks.

The programme is yet to be confirmed but the morning session

will cover industry topics and the afternoon will be for workshops and discussing items of importance to delegates.

If you have a topic or speaker you would like to recommend, please let me know.

The North Island Standardbred Breeders are having an information/ hospitality marquee at Karaka. This was very popular last year and it was great to meet a number of members.

In Christchurch we are having an information stand jointly with Canterbury Standardbred Breeders, Southern Bred Southern Reared and Generation Harness.

I will be at Karaka and Christchurch, so do come and say hi - I love meeting our members and always have time for a chat.

national executive Chairman - John Mooney (Canterbury) P: 03 347 7212 E: john.mooney@xtra.co.nz

Tony Dickinson (North Island) P: 09 232 1570 E: val-tony@altadreamlodge.co.nz

Treasurer - Colin Hair (HRNZ Rep) P: 03 327 9217 E: colinhair@xtra.co.nz

Cleland Murdoch (Southland) P: 03 230 4499 E: cleland@wmlaw.co.nz

Dennis Bennett (Canterbury) P: 03 313 3438

Mark O’Connor (Southland) P: 03 217 6751 E: moconnor@southport.co.nz

Bruce Carter (North Island) P: 09 412 9738 E: carter.fam@xtra.co.nz

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HRNZ Rep: Colin Hair NZEHA - Dennis Scott NZERF - Bruce Graham

NATIONAL OFFICE Executive Manager: Kiely Buttell Physical Address: 135 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch, 8024 Postal address: PO Box 8270, Riccarton, Christchurch, 8440 Telephone: 03 339 4168 Email: kiely.buttell@vodafone.co.nz

www.harnessracing.co.nz

CHAIRMAN’S CORNER Another breeding season has ended with reports of more mares bred than last year for some studs; the sales are due in a few weeks; summer racing is coming to an end after some excellent holiday weather and racing; turnover is up; and we get to enjoy watching quality horse-racing every week.

My feeling is that harness racing is in a pretty good place right now.

But, we can always do better.

We need your help to improve.

It is not too late to complete the on-line survey on what you think of NZSBA and what we can do to better support and encourage you as breeders. The online survey can be found here: https://survey.zohopublic.com/ zs/SyBVXA The early results from over 170 replies tells us that breeders are generally very happy with the annual Sires Register, Breeding Matters and our advocacy for breeders.

However, we have identified an issue with small breeders. Some of you do not feel that NZSBA is doing enough for people who breed one or two mares. The feedback we have received is a little sparse on details.

So we are going to find out more from you directly on what this means and what you want from us. We will be inviting around ten small breeders in each of Auckland/

Waikato, Canterbury and Southland areas to take part in a focus group, facilitated by an independent person, to find out what you want.

Kiely and I will report to you on this in a future issue of BM. We have now had two meetings at the NZMTC with 10 $500 breeder’s bonuses paid out to NZSBA members. This is a much appreciated initiative by The Met and on behalf of breeders I thank the Board for funding this scheme.

If you are not a member of NZSBA I urge you to join. Spending $89.95 on membership could be recovered five times over if a horse you bred wins at an Addington NZMTC meeting. I also thank the Amberley Club for picking up the same bonus scheme for its Waitangi Day Meeting.

meeting dates will be fixed (e.g. like the NZ Cup on the 2nd Tuesday on November) and not shifted around public holidays such as Easter.

Personally I think it is exciting that we will have five to eight Group races on each Premier Day. This gives us the opportunity to create and market to owners and sponsors a succession of high profile days. We can showcase quality harness racing not only to our current participants but also Over the last year I have participated other stakeholders and the public. on a HRNZ Committee looking at re-arranging the Group race dates Finally, the successful Golden Girls and premier meetings. HRNZ series for the lower grade mares will also worked with NZ Sires Stakes again be in place in late autumn. to introduce some new races for We look forward to support from four-year olds coming through the you and your trainer. various seasons.

John Mooney The Premier days will reduce from 17 to 13 in programmes alternating between three twomeeting carnivals at NZMTC and ATC, with the Jewels to end the season. With the support of the clubs, the NZ Sires Stakes Board and HRNZ it looks like we are very close to having most Group races on these days with increased minimum stakes for all races. The

CHRISTIAN CULLEN has been a revolution on the racetrack and at stud – so here’s your chance to join that revolution and buy one from the Sales! 

in Auckland …

Lot 78: Coburg colt... the potent Christian Cullen/Falcon Seelster cross Lot 83: Changedown filly... out of a half-sister to the great Changeover

Lot 54: Smart Decision colt... half-brother to two winners, grandson of Smarty Pants Lot 75: Back In The USSR filly... first foal from a daughter of Paperback Writer

Lot 93: Destiny filly... third foal from the dam of Onlyforyou (6 wins, $240,000)

Lot 86: Tory Franco filly... from a dam whose six foals to race have all been winners

Lot 122: Loma Fay colt... from a halfsister to Berlusconi, traces to Corbie

Lot 104: Walk This Way colt... out of a 7-win mare by Fake Left

Lot 137: Legacy filly... half-sister to Only The Brave (12 wins, $152,000)

Lot 131: Anvil On Fire colt... first foal from a 9-win daughter of Waihemo Rainship

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in Christchurch …

Lot 19: Raza Sharp filly... out of a Mach Three half-sister to Bachelorette Lot 23: Ruby Wax filly... third live foal from the dam of Ten Diamonds Lot 33: One Dream filly... from a Champion who's already left Luminesce

Lot 148: Caitlin Banner filly... threequarter sister-in-blood to Mainland Banner Lot 163: Chloe Hanover colt... from a Cup class mare who's left five for five Lot 216: Gretna’s Best colt... first foal from a daughter of Falcon Seelster

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in Christchurch (contd.) …

Lot 222: Harem Franco colt... from the same family as the great Holmes Hanover Lot 224: Helena Kilena colt... full-brother to impressive winner Shak'n Cullen Lot 227: Heavenly Franco filly... from a Falcon Seelster mare who's left two winners

Lot 297: Nevermore colt... dam has left seven winners, stunning family Lot 310: Nicky’s Delight filly... from an unraced Artsplace mare who's left a winner Lot 312: Lady Lindenny filly... first foal of a Bettor's Delight-Jodi Vance mare Lot 322: Lucky Yankee colt... from an American-bred 3-win mare

Lot 228: Gotta Go Bubbles filly... three-quarter sister-in-blood to Gotta Go Cullen

Lot 327: Mainland Reign filly... full-sister to Temudjin, granddaughter of OK Reign

Lot 229: Hide The Gold colt... son of a 4-win Holmes Hanover mare

Lot 328: Lola Franco filly... from an unraced Badlands Hanover daughter of Lalique

Lot 249: In The Stars filly... descendant of Bella Chip and Orbell Lot 282: Millenium Legend colt... halfbrother to 5-win mare Maddison Renee

Lot 337: Nicky’s Girl colt... dam has had three to race for three good winners Lot 348: Nicky’s Power filly... second foal of an unraced Falcon Seelster mare

CHRISTIAN CULLEN never stops siring great horses. This season alone, his stars incl.

Christen Me, Locharburn, Saveapatrol – the list goes on and on ...

– the Proven Sire Christian Cullen

Second bite at new Sale format

by John Robinson

It’s Yearling Sales time again, and that means ‘Take Two’ of the same Reserved Sale format which became part of both the Australasian Classic and N.Z. Premier 12 months ago.

The legal requirement to run Sales slightly differently is due to the newly-created Auctioneers Act, and PGG Wrightson’s Bruce Barlass says it’s inevitable that it’ll soon become law because the legislation has been before Government for its third reading and was signed off by the Governor General on December 17, and now undergoes a six-month introduction period.

“The most pertinent point about the new Act is that the auctioneers have got to be absolutely up-front… at any public auction, if a vendor is bidding on his/her own item then in the future we’ve got to announce it,” Barlass said.

So PGG Wrightson’s customers have now had ‘a run under the belt’ as far as the new Sales format is concerned.

There was the odd hiccup here and there last year, which is to be expected, but Barlass expects Sale Days to run smoother and smoother each season as people become accustomed to the changes.

“In the old days we used to get bidding instructions from the vendors anyway, so in that respect nothing’s really different,” he said.

“But with last year being the first time that this sort of format was back in, officially, I think it worked well.

“One of the things we’ll do differently this year is also have one of our people behind the rostrum, with

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the vendor, as their horse is going through the ring.

“This way, we can ensure that the communication with them is constant and that they don’t have to be talking directly to whoever’s holding the hammer; we’re sure that the vendor will be happier having someone there as well.

“Nine out of ten times, we’ll sell a horse by them (the vendor) being behind the rostrum.”

Barlass says the overall Sales results from last year were outstanding.

Auckland ended up with a clearance rate of 75.8 percent on its 171 Lots; 83 percent of Christchurch’s 175 Lots on the first day were sold, and 77 percent of the 139 offerings on Day Two found new homes – representing an overall clearance in Canterbury of 80 percent.

“That was excellent, the third-best ever in over three decades.

“Most vendors met the market and took the money, because at the end of the day, the breeding and selling of horses is still all about cash flow.

“When coming up with reserve amounts for their horses, people have to realise that it shouldn’t be what they want in their wildest dreams – it’s more of a case of what figure would they still want to own their horse at, and therefore what amount they’d let it go at.

Barlass’s colleagues Peter Lagan and Kerry Shaw are kept busy helping vendors through all the various stages too, because their expert assessment of what a yearling might be worth begins from the moment they lay eyes on the initial entries.

And once a new season clicks over on August 1, Lagan and Shaw start the long and involved process of inspecting every single horse that’s been submitted. Sometimes, they have to adopt a ‘cruel to be kind’ approach.

“You’ll always get twenty-odd horses that would just be a waste of time putting through the ring,” Lagan says.

“They’ve either got no commercial appeal whatsoever, or something wrong with them.

“So we’d just end up costing ourselves business, because these horses’ spots in the catalogue could’ve been filled by yearlings that would’ve sold well.

“People are starting to learn though.”

By the end of September their selection process is complete and the Sales catalogue goes into production, then early in the New Year Lagan and Shaw re-visit each and every individual all over again.

“We’re always updating our own notes on each horse,” Lagan said.

“You’re just checking things like the freeze brand, and whether anything’s gone wrong with its development

in the meantime since you first inspected it.

“Because a yearling’s value can fluctuate – maybe the sire or dam has done something and ‘taken off’ in the interim, for example.

“And then of course we phone every horse’s vendor to give them our advice,” he said.

The Christchurch entries are up this year, whereas the amount being offered in Auckland has come back a bit. There’s always an attrition rate between the yearlings that make the final cut and those that end up in the catalogue, too.

“And this can be for all sorts of

reasons,” Lagan continued, revealing that originally there were 420 set to go under the hammer in Christchurch and 160 in Auckland, whereas the final numbers that we now find in the catalogue are 352 and 141 respectively.

“Ten have died, a dozen or so have been injured, and there’s others that have either developed some sort of affliction or been withdrawn by their vendors.”

One noticeable difference about the 2014 Yearling Sales is that not a single South Island-based horse has been shipped north to waltz around the ring of the Karaka Sales Complex.

“This is the first time in ages that we

haven’t had any South Island horses go north,” Lagan says, adding that there was something like 30 who made the trek last year.

“We say it every year – you’ve got to have a movie star to go to Auckland.

And just because someone takes a horse to Karaka, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re going to get a better price than what they would’ve in Christchurch either.

“But that was the general perception – especially after the earthquakes, and due to the quality of facilities up north.

A good horse will sell well anywhere though.

“Due to what’s happened in Christchurch and the dairy farming

Don’t think you’ll be able to afford a Cullen at the Sales?

– then what about a yearling by the next best thing, his illustrious son ...

Lot 214

Lot 290

Lot 293

JEWEL JONES Filly by Gotta Go Cullen out of Forever Now

MIRANDA CULLEN Filly by Gotta Go Cullen out of La Rouge

CHITTYBANGBANG Filly by Gotta Go Cullen out of Julia R

Mare won 7 herself and to date has left four to race for three winners.

Unraced dam of good performer The Big Mach (19 wins, $230k to date).

Dam has already left the very promising Chattanoogachoochoo.

industry, the economy in the South Island has probably picked up quicker than what it has in the North Island.”

This year’s three days of Sales are consecutive again, with PGG Wrightson deciding to remove the Parade Day which in recent times has been scheduled in between the Australasian Classic and the N.Z. Premier – effectively reverting back to the style which was originally used up until four years ago.

The first year that PGG Wrightson added the extra Parade Day in and separated the two Sales was 2011, the same year that the second day in Christchurch was marred by the awful earthquake that struck during proceedings.

The irony of the situation is not lost on Barlass, who feels that Day Two in Christchurch has been tainted ever since – not only due to the earthquake of course, but also because of what vendors and buyers both perceived Day Two to be: a selection of ‘lesser-quality’ stock compared to Day One.

So to counteract this argument, PGG Wrightson are now running the N.Z. Premier straight after the Australasian Classic and have transformed Christchurch into a more balanced Sale of “two equal days”.

“We were finding that some buyers, like the Australians for example, were only looking at the first day – and that a lot of vendors were withdrawing their yearlings if they were carded on Day Two,” Barlass admits.

“So we’ve cut out the day in between and kept it a tight little package, so that people coming from long distances only have to be away as few days as possible.

“Dividing the Christchurch catalogue into a day of premier Lots and a day of others was to raise the overall standard, and no different to how the thoroughbred industry does it.

In fact, some of their Sales go for a week when they have two days of a Premier Sale, two days of a Select Sale and two days of a Festival Sale.

“But it’s an ever changing world we live in, I suppose.”

One thing that doesn’t change are the resounding success stories that continue to emanate from the PGG Wrightson Sales, for vendors and buyers alike, because to date the ‘CV’ boasts such things as 32 Jewels winners, 31 Australasian Breeders’ Crown Final winners and 52 Sires’ Stakes Final winners.

“The opportunities that are out there for these horses are neverending,” Barlass says, pointing to the star-studded field of 3-yearolds that contested the NZ Yearling Sales Series Open Final at Alexandra Park on New Year’s Eve as but one example.

“And the ‘ride’ that these yearlings can take people on is amazing – whether they on-sell them as young horses, or end up racing them themselves.

“There’s so much fun to be had in the group ownerships that many trainers are now putting together, not to mention the fact that you can end up amongst the stars from the Sale of the Stars.”

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AUSTRALASIAN CLASSIC YEARLING SALE

17TH FEBRUARY 2014 – KARAKA, AUCKLAND

A ½ brother to two Black Type performers in RODDICK 8 wins, BETTOR YARN 5 wins. From the family of HOT SHOE SHUFFLE and GLENFERRIE SHUFFLE. By “One of the World’s Greatest Stallions” Rocknroll Hanover!

LOT 83 SCHNUCKI PUTZI Bay Filly CHRISTIAN CULLEN – CHANGEDOWN From a ½ sister to Champion pacer CHANGEOVER 29 wins, $2,426,765 and to 7 other winners. From the immediate family of CHOKIN 34 wins and FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 15 wins.

By the “Gold standard in standardbred sires” Christian Cullen!

LOT 48

SUBTLE CHANGE Bay Filly CHANGEOVER – ANNA MATAO

A ½ sister to 3 Black Type performers, incl ITS FOREVER NOW Bathurst Gold Tiara, ANESCAPE 22 wins, PULSATION 16 wins. Immediate family of LAURAELLA and MEGAERA. By sensational new sire Changeover!

LOT 64 ROCKN CHANGE Bay Filly ROCKNROLL HANOVER – CHAANGERR A ½ sister to Champion pacer CHANGEOVER 29 wins, $2,426,765 and 7 other winners. Immediate family of CHOKIN 34 wins and FLY LIKE AN EAGLE 15 wins. By “One of the World’s Greatest Stallions” Rocknroll Hanover!

LOT 99 MOONROCK Brown Colt ROCKNROLL HANOVER – DANCINGONMOONLIGHT From Group 1 winning DANCINGONMOONLIGHT 19 wins.

A ½ brother to 3 winners, incl MISS MOONLITE 13 wins and BETTOR STILL 16 wins. By “One of the World’s Greatest Stallions” Rocknroll Hanover!

VENDORS/PREPARERS: Rob Carr & Don Kirkbride

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LOT 28 RADICAL CHANGE Bay Colt ROCKNROLL HANOVER – VANYANA

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LOT 76

Sir Jones Colt by

The Pres - Sunina Family of: HIDE IN YOUR SHELL (26 wins) and GOLDON (10 wins).

Preparer:

Staked for: NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series

NZ

Half or full-brother to a winner and several other promising types, including the placed Creamee.

Vendor: NZ Bred Ltd Noel & Wendy Kennard Ph 03 3479 699

BY THE VERY POPULAR SIRE, THE PRES. LOT 214

Lyn & Blair O’Connell Ph 03 329 7999

Jewel Jones Filly by

Gotta Go Cullen - Forever Now Belonging to the

Staked for:

BLACK WATCH family,

NZ Yearling Sales Series

NZ

NZ Sires Stakes

this filly’s dam won 7 herself and has already left three winners & a placegetter from four foals to race.

LOT 228

Preparer:

Nevele R Fillies Series

Lyn & Blair O’Connell Ph 03 329 7999 Vendor: NZ Bred Ltd Noel & Wendy Kennard Ph 03 3479 699

Bella Jones Filly by

Christian Cullen - Gotta Go Bubbles

Same immediate family as IL VICOLO, STUNIN CULLEN & COBURG.

LOT 254

Staked for:

Preparer:

NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series

NZ

Second foal of an unraced half-sister to four winners incl. GOTTA GO CULLEN.

Nevele R Fillies Series

Lyn & Blair O’Connell Ph 03 329 7999 Vendor: NZ Bred Ltd Noel & Wendy Kennard Ph 03 3479 699

John Luke Jones Colt by

The Pres - Jani Franco

BY THE VERY POPULAR SIRE, THE PRES.

Staked for:

Preparer:

NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series

NZ

This colt’s dam won three and is a half or full-sister to four other winners including JAG’S INVASION, JUMANJI FRANCO and JACANTI FRANCO.

Lyn & Blair O’Connell Ph 03 329 7999 Vendor: NZ Bred Ltd Noel & Wendy Kennard Ph 03 3479 699

ROYDON LODGE STUD LOT 293

Chittybangbang

PREMIER SALE CHRISTCHURCH 18 & 19 February

Colt by

A rare opportunity awaits

Gotta Go Cullen - Julia R Belonging to the family of COURAGE UNDER FIRE, this colt is from a 4-win mare who’s already left the very promising CHATTANOOGACHOOCHOO. Preparer:

NZ Sires Stakes

NZ

Staked for: Vendor: NZ Bred Ltd Noel & Wendy Kennard Ph 03 3479 699

NZ Yearling Sales Series

LOT 328

Lyn & Blair O’Connell Ph 03 329 7999

Lexie Jones Filly by

Christian Cullen - Lola Franco By a sire who needs no introduction, this filly is out of an unraced Badlands Hanover half-sister to four winners incl. MILLWOOD KRYSTAL Preparer: (dam of 6 winners).

NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series

NZ

Staked for:

Nevele R Fillies Series

LOT 349

Lyn & Blair O’Connell Ph 03 329 7999 Vendor: NZ Bred Ltd Noel & Wendy Kennard Ph 03 3479 699

Stevie Jones Colt by

Courage Under Fire - Night Line This colt’s unraced dam has left two winners & is half-sister to five winners incl. ARCTIC FIRE (21 wins, US1:51.6) & fine producer CLASSY FILLY (10 wins, dam of four winners). Preparer:

NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series

NZ

Staked for: Lyn & Blair O’Connell Ph 03 329 7999 Vendor: NZ Bred Ltd Noel & Wendy Kennard Ph 03 3479 699

2 Fillies Lot 141

The best trotting blood available; a half-sister to 3 BLACK TYPE performers including the outstanding 2, 3 and 4yo performer ROYAL ASPIRATIONS Her grandam is a half-sister to ARNDON, the sire of champion Stallion SUNDON, also the sire of her dam.

Lot 120

A full-sister to (FAMOUS) ALCHEMIST, one of the top fillies of her group in NZ as a 2 and 3yo and now a serious contender at Group level in WA; and half-sister to 3-win pacer ALTA TALLYHO.

3 Pure-Bred Trotting Colts

Lot 29

A MONARCHY colt whose dam,

by SUNDON, has left 3 to race for 2 winners and a multiple placegetter to date. The family of All Action Son and Sunny Action.

Lot 45

A SUNDON colt out of a Sierra Kosmos mare. His full-brother and sister have both raced at 2. For the line-breeder, this colt offers a double-up of Roydon Gal – the dam of ARNDON.

Lot 309

A MONARCHY colt and full brother to 7 winners including SOVEREIGNTY and La Femme D’Argent. His dam, by SUNDON, won 2 & her full-brother was Group placed before winning a Breeders’ Crown and $500k in Canada.

To arrange inspection, please call Roydon Lodge (03) 349-8639

Important Changes to Equine Exotic Disease Control The Government Industry Agreement (GIA) on Biosecurity Readiness and Response offers the equine industry more certainty that responses to important equine diseases will be undertaken and the opportunity to be more involved in biosecurity decision making, but with this responsibility comes a share of the costs for readiness and response activities. The NZ Equine Health Association is seeking to represent the equine industry under this GIA, and is inviting feedback on the proposal.

Currently the government funds and makes most of the decisions on equine biosecurity activities. This can result in a disjointed approach, with government not getting a realistic picture of the industry’s biosecurity priorities, and the allocation of resources that is not aligned with our best interests.

This GIA can improve the situation.

Industries that sign up to it will gain a direct say in managing biosecurity risks that affect their domains. They will share, with Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), decision making, costs, and responsibility in preparing for and responding to biosecurity incursions. They will have more certainty that high priority risks are

being addressed and that all parties will have incentives to invest in preparedness.

How does the GIA work?

Under the GIA, industry organisations and MPI will sign a Deed that formally establishes the biosecurity partnership to best prepare for and effectively respond to biosecurity risks.

The Deed sets the ground rules for minimum commitments, joint decision making and shared resourcing. It provides for a biosecurity forum for all signatories, to be held twice a year for discussions on the whole biosecurity system.

Industry signatories will also be able to meet annually, or as otherwise agreed with MPI, to discuss their relevant issues.

Having signed the Deed, industry organisations and MPI will explore the biosecurity risks and development priorities that represent business risks and/or opportunities. Partners will discuss actions that they each can take across the wider biosecurity system (pre border and border control, pest management, as well as readiness and response) to improve biosecurity outcomes.

During active biosecurity responses, MPI and affected industry signatories will be partners through the process, with shared decision-making responsibilities.

Partners may also agree Operational Agreements. These are practical documents that describe arrangements to achieve outcomes related to: • • •

Specific unwanted organisms Groups of unwanted organisms Activities that improve overall biosecurity readiness and/or response.

Cost sharing Under GIA, signatory industries will be expected to meet some of the costs for readiness and response activities. Their share of the cost will be determined using the proportion of public benefit relative to the total benefit to the industry. However the Government has committed to funding a minimum of 50% of the cost of prioritised readiness and response activities. Where two or more industries benefit from a readiness activity or response, the industry portion of the costs will be shared between them.

Photos, videos and pedigrees of the Tuapeka Lodge Draft can be found on

www.tuapeka.com

is proud to present its Draft for the 2014 Yearling Sales at Karaka AMERICAN IDEAL 114 Bad N Ideal (colt out of Kate’s Bad Girl)

LIS MARA 46 Van Mara (colt out of Van Seraa)

ART MAJOR 10 Scented Pockets (filly out of Pocketfulloposies) 26 Max Phactor (colt out of Tact Philly) 30 Pure Opulence (filly out of Tarena Jay) 50 Hotshot Major (colt out of Warm Soak) 54 Champagne Taste (filly out of Affairs Are Bettor) 82 Major Dale (colt out of Delightful Dale) 134 Emiliana (colt out of Milagro) 141 Boss Man (colt out of Neat Franco)

LOVE YOU 14 King Of Rock (colt out of Rock’n Rhonda) 74 Tough Love (colt out of Classic Armbro)

BETTOR’S DELIGHT 22 Velocette (colt out of Syriana) 34 Amazon Lilly (filly out of The Blue Lotus) 38 Kenrick (colt out of Toast To Cullen) 42 Stylish Trend (colt out of Trenzetta) 62 Selling The Dream (colt out of Best In Class) 70 Code Black (colt out of Christian Watch) 98 Bettor Shuffle (filly out of Hot Shoe Shuffle) 102 Bettor I Izz (colt out of I Izz Sassy) 126 Bettor Edition (colt out of Matter Of Fact) CHRISTIAN CULLEN 78 Conversion (colt out of Coburg) 122 Crafty Cullen (colt out of Loma Fay)

MACH THREE 2 Bite The Bullet (colt out of Pistol Packing Mama) 66 Sexton (colt out of Braeside Lady) 94 Flyingretna (filly out of Gretna’s Girl) 106 Cash N Flow (colt out of Karen Donna) 118 Flash Kelly (filly out of Kelly Maguire) PEGASUS SPUR 90 Factor The Odds (filly out of Fear Factor) REAL DESIRE 6 Hug Me Squeeze Me (filly out of Pocketfullofdreams) 138 Desirable Lady (filly out of Miss Operative) ROCKNROLL HANOVER 86 Tipsy Too (filly out of Dontdrinkthendrive) 110 Cool Dude (colt out of Karlysia) 130 Rock N Filly (filly out of Megandy) ROCK N ROLL HEAVEN 58 Dreams From Heaven (filly out of Angela’s Dream)

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As an incentive for early signatories who sign within three years of the Deed being authorised, MPI will cover 100% of response costs and a high proportion of readiness costs within this three year period.

Signing up to GIA does not commit industry to funding readiness programmes or response actions; and numerous decision points are in place to ensure that all parties agree to costs incurred under the response plan.

• •

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Funding for readiness programmes must be agreed before the programmes begin.

The decision to initiate a biosecurity response will be made by consensus, meaning industry can say “no” to a response if they do not feel this is worth pursuing.

Industry can set a “fiscal cap” for a response, to limit how much they spend on a response.

How will communicate industry?

NZEHA to the

NZEHA’s prime means of communicating with industry is via committee members reporting to their parent bodies. Where equine organisations don’t have a representative on the committee they have a number of options: • • •

Ask an existing representative to also represent them Attend the NZEHA meetings as observers Have their Chair be copied the minutes of NZEHA meetings

More information about GIA

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CONON BRIDGE

LOT 183 (Raffaello Ambrosio – Diedre’s Girl) Has stamp of sire who won Titan Cup & $810K. Half to 2 winners.

Dam half to Thanksgiving.

If you would like to know more about the Biosecurity GIA please visit: http://www.gia.org.nz/About.

This page describes GIA and provides answers to a number of questions that you may have.

Who is representing the Have your say Equine industry for the MPI and NZEHA strongly encourage Biosecurity GIA? Two decades ago the New Zealand Equine Health Association was given the mandate of liaising with Government on equine welfare, health and biosecurity matters.

During 2012 NZEHA renewed its mandate. NZEHA has been working alongside all the other primary industries in the preparation of the GIA Deed and with MPI in the development of our first Operational Agreement for the higher likelihood of equine pests Equine influenza, Contagious Equine Metritis, Equine infectious anaemia and Equine viral arteritis.

ALMIGHTY RA

LOT 125 (Raffaello Ambrosio - All Sunny) Magnificent colt from the family of Royal Aspirations. Half to FOUR winners, 1 in 2.00.

the equine sector to participate in the GIA process and there are still plenty of opportunities for further input.

A draft Operational Agreement for equine disease is being produced and will be communicated with industry through the nominated representatives. If you have any queries or comments please contact NZEHA via your representative Dr Dennis Scott, dennisscott@hotmail. com or the Executive Advisor NZEHA, Dr Trish Pearce by email pearce.patricia@gmail.com or phone 0275062091.

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LOT 145 (Revenue - Beasley) Outstanding colt by Revenue (SWE), sire of MARKET SHARE and five qualifiers from first 6 NZ foals.

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LOT 207 (Art Official-Gammarads).

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32 Group & Listed winners to date including THREE HARNESS JEWELS winners and the RECORD SETTING 8-TIME GROUP 1 winner WASHAKIE.

CHANGEOVER NZ’s HIGHEST EVER STAKES WINNING ENTIRE. Continues to have breeders SEAL OF APPROVAL and FIRST CROP 2YO’s have been IMPRESSING TRAINERS at home & on the TRACK.

CHRISTIAN CULLEN The UNDISPUTED SALES KING! More GROUP 1 WINNERS than any other down-under sire and the LEADING HARNESS JEWELS stallion.

Current season stars include Christen Me, Locharburn, Franco Nelson,

LIS MARA TWO GROUP 1 PERFORMERS in his first crop and a TERRIFIC WINNERS to STARTERS ratio to date with 44% of his runners in 2013-14 WINNERS including DERBY PROSPECT Quick As A Trick.

LIVE OR DIE One of NZ’s MOST SUCCESSFUL SIRES with over 1050 WINNERS to date, including 18 at GROUP 1 level.

Still MORE DERBY WINNERS than any other living sire.

McARDLE A WORLD CLASS stallion with an UNBELIEVABLE winners-to-foals record of 60%. Sire of 5-TIME GROUP 1 WINNER Tintin In America, AUS 3YO FILLY of the YEAR Marquess De Posh, VIC Filly of the Year Itz Nosurprisesthere, HARNESS JEWELS winner Elusive Chick etc…

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SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS

Renwick building himself a future in breeding

by John Robinson

At a time when some breeders are idling along in neutral or even reaching for the handbrake, Paul Renwick has opted for the complete opposite and pushed his foot to the floor.

Renwick’s decision to increase his harness racing involvement, particularly in the area of breeding for the Sales, is borne from a number of different reasons. Yes he’s upped his mare numbers, but it goes beyond that and his emphasis is solely and wholly on putting a better quality product through the ring.

From a business point of view, he believes it just makes sense to do so.

“As a whole, the New Zealand industry is probably experiencing the lowest number of mares being bred from in history,” he says.

“And yet the opportunities in Australia, both stakes-wise and the amount of races being held, continues on an upward curve – maidens are racing for a heck of a lot more than what they used to, for example.

“The most important factor of all is that yes the country’s been in a decline, but now it’s clearly evident from the figures being released by the Government that business confidence and optimism is returning.

“There have been noticeable increases in business turnovers and profits, especially in retail, and the flow-on effect of this is more leisure dollars for people to spend on things like wagering and the purchase of horses.

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Big shoes to fill... this rather striking steel statue takes pride of place in the driveway of Renwick Farms.

Thanks to all the breeders who’ve sent mares to THE PRES to date.

Half a dozen of his second crop (now yearlings) are going through the ring in Christchurch ...

Lot 76 – SIR JONES

Paul and Pauline Renwick with their son Michael “Stakes are on the rise here too, and I think the Directors of Addington Raceway and Alexandra Park should be commended for their forward-thinking and for giving some confidence back to breeders and owners.”

For those who don’t know Paul, he’s a born and bred Cantabrian who’s made a very comfortable living for himself and wife Pauline through decades of hard work in the building and kitchen joinery industries.

It’s some 38 years since Renwick first formed a couple of companies sporting his own name, but if the truth be known he started to think like a businessman while still wearing the clothes of a schoolboy.

By the time he was 15, Renwick had already spent more than half his life doing “anything I could make money out of”… bagging pinecones and cutting firewood to sell at the gate, mowing lawns around his district, even growing lettuces and other produce and trekking it down to Dunedin after learning the ins and outs of supply and demand.

“I probably wasn’t the cleverest tool in the shed, but I wasn’t afraid of hard work,” Renwick says humbly.

“At sixteen I left school and started a company, making and erecting six-foot palings and other residential fencing.

“It got pretty big, and at one stage I had thirteen guys working for me at the weekends.”

He then served time as a carpenter and did a building cadetship under the guidance of his late father Ian and the latter’s company Renwick Construction

(Colt out of Sunina) “A good type, with all-round size and a kind head.

He's got a nice body on him and a very forward action.”

– Blair O'Connell, Preparer

Lot 118 – ASTRAL RULER (Colt out of Whiz Angel) “He's dark in colour, and a lovely big and strong and very forward colt. An impressive individual.”

– David Shadbolt, Preparer

Lot 141 – ASPIRING EVA (Filly out of Aspiring Gal) “A half-sister to three Group 1 winners, and quite possibly the best filly presented to the Yearling Sales in 90 years of breeding by Roydon Lodge.”

– Roydon Lodge, Preparer

Lot 190 – DAVID SCHERGER (Gelding out of Due East) “He's big, strong and tough. Dark bay in colour, he stands over a fair bit of ground and there's good scope to him too. He definitely looks the part, and is a quick learner.”

– Rob Courtney, Preparer

Lot 254 – JOHN LUKE JONES (Colt out of Jani Franco) “He might not have 'Movie Star' looks just at the moment, but he's a nice-bodied type with a strong barrel and big sholders. An imposing horse.”

– Blair O'Connell, Preparer

Lot 306 – MOMENT OF KAOS (Colt out of Just A Moment) “Our biggest yearling by far. Tall, upstanding – looks just like his sire. He's got a great nature and there's a real presence about him.”

– Blair O'Connell, Preparer

THE PRES

Ltd, and by the time he was halfway through his 20s he’d ‘left the nest’ and launched his own building and joinery businesses.

These days Paul’s still a Director of half a dozen companies in the building industry. But as far as his own baby Paul Renwick Joinery Ltd is concerned, he’s happy to take a back seat and leave more of the responsibility to his sons Michael and John who’ve followed in his footsteps – safe in the knowledge that his company’s reputation is as strong as it’s ever been.

“We’re probably one of the oldest businesses in our field, and there’s only one or two others who’ve been around as long as us,” Renwick says.

“One thing that’s got us through is quality; I’ve strived to be the best, demanded it of our staff, and tried to lead by example while ensuring that we work together as a team to achieve these goals.

The Christian Cullen-Nevermore colt Curlimore, with Renwick Farms Ltd’s Nicky Crawford and Andrew Sampson Pauline were very proud when the kitchen in their Tai Tapu house won three annual awards from the NZ Master Joiners Association – Best Kitchen in Canterbury, Best Kitchen in New Zealand and the Supreme Award across all categories, which Paul described as “the ultimate” when you’ve chosen a career such as his.

“There’s probably been six or seven highs in the building industry over the last four decades, and just as many lows as well – but never for a moment have I wanted us to be one This pursuit of excellence also exists of the cheapest, to sacrifice quality. in the couple’s horse breeding “After all, a good kitchen should last operation, which has really gained twenty years. People won’t always momentum in recent years. remember what price they paid for it, but they’ll certainly remember From humble beginnings more than sub-standard quality if doors don’t two decades ago, when they bred shut perfectly, drawers come off from a mare or two and only raced the stock, things grew to the point their runners or hinges break etc. where they started putting a handful “Even from a commercial point of of youngsters through the Sales. view… there’s two parts of a house that really sell it; one’s the bathroom Initially their yearlings were prepared

by Anthea Sharpe, then Lynn and the other’s the kitchen.”

Hodgson, and five years ago Paul Perks of the job or not, Renwick has and Pauline felt “ready” to take the even ‘taken his work home with him’ next step and do things themselves. at times and six years ago he and They purchased a 10acre block in Broadfield which contained little

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more than a house and bare land, and transformed it into a state-of-the-art yearling preparation complex.

Managed by daughter Nicky and now officially flying under the banner of Renwick Farms Ltd, the property boasts a 14-box barn complete with permanent rubber flooring and specially designed metal-framed boxes, nestled amongst 12 new deer-fenced paddocks and shelter belts.

As Nicky puts it… “Dad doesn’t do things by halves.”

But Paul’s philosophy from the start has been simple and straight to the point: top quality sires, top quality broodmares, and a top quality feeding regime.

And the results have been forthcoming, because at the 2011 and 2012 Sales they sold a total of 20 yearlings – half of them have won to date, and two others have recorded placings so they’re knocking on the door.

ANGUS HALL sired this six-figure yearling from his first NZ crop...

SPRINGBANK EDEN Colt out of Landoras Special

The state-of-the-art barn at Renwick Farms.

A few eyebrows might’ve been raised last year when Paul decided to take home his Christian Cullen colt out of Nevermore when it fell $2500 short of its sixfigure reserve, but Paul’s a no-nonsense businessman who sticks to what he believes in.

Being a spitting image of his sire, he considered Curlimore to be a $100,000 colt and you’ve got to respect his opinion. Paul’s also in a position where he can afford to race or buy a dear one himself every now and again, so the colt who’s since gone into work with Nigel McGrath could’ve been someone else’s but ended up as his and Pauline’s latest little piece of ‘luxury’.

The Renwicks are putting 12 through the ring at this year’s N.Z. Premier, a Draft that Paul believes is their “best yet” so he’s optimistic of some good results. And the ‘waves’ will keep coming from here on in too, because all but one of their 14 mares who were due this season have had foals to date and 24 matrons went back to stud again to be served – so their crops in the future will continue to grow in size, and quality.

“I’ve culled some mares at times and will do so again when necessary too,” Paul says, outlining how he’s always refining his broodmare band and trying to evolve the families he’s associated with.

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and Pauline are indebted to people such as their daughter Nicky, Nigel McGrath, Bill Bishop, farrier Kerry Estreich and ex-Addington Raceway employees Tony Lye and Barry Johnson for the vital parts they each “Don’t worry, I’ve made mistakes play in the whole operation. over the years and will probably make more. Hey, I was one of the The couple are great believers that people who bought a share in Talk you only get out of something what About Class – so how naïve were we you put into it, and for this reason all at the time? they’ve invested heavily in wellcalculated and well-researched “One of the ‘unknowns’ about this feeding programmes that give their industry is that the mares you choose equine babies the best chance to breed from, and the stallions you of being success stories from the send them to – you’re not going to moment they gasp their first lungknow how good your decisions are full of air. until two or three years down the track.

“When it comes to the horses though, success is what I’m after – “Regardless of what prices the not the money. market dictates from year to year though, I don’t believe you should “Of course our aim is that one day put anything in the Sales that’s not the operation will fund itself and the equivalent of a $50,000 animal. even generate an income, because if you’re not heading in the direction “Renwick Farms Ltd is still in its to make a profit, you’re doing infancy, but I’m pretty happy with something wrong.” where we’re at and where we’re heading,” he says, adding that he “When you’re in this game, I think it’s everyone’s goal in life to breed or race a NZ Cup winner; if you breed one out of a family you’ve started, well, that would be the optimum.

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146 COTTON GINNY

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161 NOSEY BOB

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202 MILEHIGH MAGIC Colt by Panspacificflight out of Falcon Magic Half-brother to No Escape.

213 AUDI HARE

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231 ROCKN ROLL XTRA Colt by Rock N Roll Heaven out of Highview Diamond Fourth dam Venetian Star.

268 ZULEIKA

Filly by Courage Under Fire out of Jill Ireland Dam is a half to Charles Bronson.

317 LADYS ARE IDEAL

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Shy Ann not so shy after all Many names that breeders and owners find in their horses’ pedigrees trace back to the American mare Shy Ann. She was born around the same time as Old Maid, On Time and Lady Scotland, all of whom have a higher profile.

However her family is held in high regard. She has a special place ‘down under’ where over many generations members of Shy Ann’s family have become frequent flyers and appear in many different ways in our standardbred pedigrees.

She may be shy, but she gets around a bit.

Let me mention some of the very diverse pedigrees she can be found in (in alphabetical order): Alleluia, Beach Towel, Buster Hanover, Caressable, Exotic Earl, Flashing Red, Itsonlyforyou, Kiwi Ingenuity, Miles McCool, Mr Molly, Noodlum, Nearea Franco, Pure Power, Real Desire, Scotch Notch…. to name but a few.

She straddles time, geography and even gait. Her strength lies in some key branches of her producing daughters, and some of those are experiencing a great revival recently

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by Bee Pears

in New Zealand. At the end of this article I list several which are in the 2014 New Zealand Sales of the Stars yearling catalogue. You can’t get more current than that.

which was the first 2yo filly ever to go under two minutes for a mile. In turn, Adios Betty went on to produce some very successful racehorses and broodmares.

Shy Ann was born in USA in 1943. She was a daughter of Cardinal Prince from a mare called Bid Hanover, neither of them names that stand out in lights, although Cardinal Prince was a very well regarded racehorse which also appears in the maternal pedigree of Presidential Ball and Camluck. Bid Hanover’s sire Sandy Flash is a son of the great mare Miss Bertha Dillon, the founder of one of the all-time best producing families.

However Shy Ann did more than produce Adios Betty. Shy Ann had 12 foals including seven daughters.

The most significant branches in the longer term have been through her daughters, in particular Suave Hanover and Adios Betty, but we also know two of her sons (Captain Adios and Dick Adios) and several of her grandsons, and many of her descendants as sires ‘down under’.

Shy Ann is special more for the family she founded, than her own background. Technically, she is part of the Lida family (and family U24), but in modern times it is really the Shy Ann family. She has done all the hard work and deserves the credit.

It is an inheritance of early and high speed, strong male racehorses, fast fillies and some great producing mares.

Her most obvious claim to fame is as the dam of Adios Betty (by Adios)

The girls Shy Ann’s daughters are the engine room of this family.

Suave Hanover’s grand-daughter Sunburn is the dam of Beach Towel, and Sunburn also had No Paba, imported to New Zealand and the dam of the very good Nearea Franco ($441,405).

Shy Ann’s sensational daughter Adios Betty left some fine colts which were later tried as sires, but longer term it is the families of Adios Betty’s

A selection of Shy Annie’s descendants from left to right: Alleluia, Pure Power & Onlyforyou

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daughters that resonate down the years, the best being: •

Tarport Martha (and her daughters Racing Date and Dateable).

•

Tarport Karen (and her daughters Tempted and Caressable, the latter a champion mare winning over a million dollars, while the former leads to the Sudden Urge II family we are familiar with in New Zealand, mainly through the patient breeding efforts of Chris and Tina Barlow and the producing mare Urgent Need).

•

And to a lesser extent Tarport Lib (1:56.2 $144,146) which was a very good racehorse.

Many daughters of Shy Ann and their descendants have contributed in one way or another, with the female lines usually throwing up a few $100,000plus stakes winning horses in the first couple of generations and $400,000plus ones in the first four or five generations in different parts of the world. Shy Ann’s daughter Sheena Hanover, for example, is the fourth dam of Mr Molly ($265,980), Spirit of Zeus’s very good son, and is the third dam of American racehorse and Australian sire Exotic Earl ($412,165).

An article like this cannot hope to present a clear picture of such a wideranging family. To get the full scope of this family I strongly recommend using the Classic Families free software programme available on Peppertree Farm’s website. This is a brilliant way to get an overall picture of any producing family, with key performers clearly identified. Simply enter “Shy Ann” in the search and explore the family in detail using the Descendants tab.

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Urgent Need, looking great at 27 years old.

Photo courtesy Highfields Bloodstock.

The boys Shy Ann’s family has produced many really good male racehorses – I’m talking about million dollar earners Magical Mike and Historic, 2yo Breeder’s Crown winner Digger Almahurst, and world champion Trenton, for example, as well as many others winning in the $100,000 to $500,000 stakes range. Some have been well-regarded sires, however none have converted their racetrack success or pedigree into outstanding siring success or established a siring line yet. The best would probably be Magical Mike, North American sire of the $4 million dollar champion Gallo Blue Chip and many other very good horses in the late 1990s and 2000s.

The family’s siring endeavours started through two of Shy Ann’s sons – Dick Adios and Captain Adios.

They both stood ‘down under’ as sires in the 1950s and 1960s.

Dick Adios, had 42 winners as a sire and 108 as a damsire in New

Zealand. He was at stud in Australia from the early 1960s to 1975, and had just over 400 foals there for 164 winners as a sire and 235 winners as a damsire, one of the best being Rockleigh Victory ($368,303) from the good producer Rockleigh Gal. He wasn’t a top sire by any means, but he sired enough winners consistently to earn a reasonable reputation. Many of his progeny found a good market in America. There will still be many families in Australia where Shy Ann pops up via this son.

Captain Adios stood in New Zealand only. He was rated highly by Royden Stud – he was the last American horse targeted for siring duties by Sir John McKenzie before he died and the first one bought by his son Roy soon after. Captain Adios had been trained and driven by Delvin Miller and was a top two-year-old of his season, winning two major stakes races. Just a few years before his sister Adios Betty had broken the two minute mark for a mile, and of

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(20 wins, Aus1:56.8) Sonofthedon

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Lot 91 - Taihape Sunset (Bettor’s Delight – Hilda)

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Lot 116 - Royal Willie (Majestic Son – Miss Whiplash)

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course his own sire Adios was really her sons) was standing in New popular at that stage, so all the Zealand around the same time.

Other sons of Adios Betty to stand portents looked good. at stud (mainly in Australia) were Unfortunately Captain Adios was Tarport Kid and Tarport Adios. One injured and died after only three of Tarport Kid’s best credits as a years at Royden Stud, but in that damsire is the outstanding trotting time he sired the good Jay Ar and mare Scotch Notch who which the Garcon D’Or, and Adio Star (dam Inter-Dominion Trotters Final and of Bionic Star), and Deft (dam of the Group 1 Dominion Trot in 1983 Noodlum). He was also the sire in New Zealand. of Spike Darling whose only real claim to fame is as the sire of Buster Miles McCool, which traces back Hanover’s dam – that’s Broomfield to Adios Betty’s daughter Tarport Ann, a trotting family still going well Martha, stood here from the mid through Cipollini, Mercx and Schleck. 1990s and then moved to Australia Captain Adios’ record in this country in 2001. He was a full brother to as a sire was 14 winners in his three Magical Mike, and sired a few fast years at stud, and 77 winners as a ones here like Hunka Hickling and damsire. It’s really hard to tell from Napolean, and has got some good those statistics whether his potential credits as a damsire including the on paper and pedigree would have Oaks, Breeders Stakes and Queen become a reality.

Of Hearts winner Kiwi Ingenuity.

His sons in particular seemed to get Noodlum’s popularity as a sire and better with age and found a good damsire ensures Captain Adios’ name market in Australia and considerable pops up in the ‘back story’ pedigrees success in North America. of some of our good performers and good producers such as Miss Piggy As mentioned earlier Australian (dam of Homin Hosed), Burgundy sire Exotic Earl, which was quite Lass (dam of Il Vicolo, family of prominent in the mid 1990s and Stunin Cullen, Coburg) and of course early 2000s, traces back to Shy Kahlum (dam of Lyell Creek).

Ann’s daughter Sheena Hanover.

Other sires from the family

There have been other sires, too, like Wingspread and Sharvid Adios (which were both descended from Adios Betty’s daughter Tarport Rose), Knightly Urge (descended from Adios Betty’s daughter Tarport Karen), and Motu Mister Smooth whose second dam Cirrus, a daughter of Dick Adios, was a Southland Broodmare of the Year. In Australia sire Digger Almahurst was a grandson of Tarport Martha.

The family has continued to be a source of second tier sires ‘down under’.

Smooth Hanover was a foal from Shy Ann’s daughter Suave Hanover.

He was imported by Des Baynes and stood in Southland in the late 1970s/early 1980s and later moved to Australia. He is the sire of Happy Hooker (the “Wicklow” family) and damsire of the very good Comedy Trenton, son of Tempted and Lad. grandson of Tarport Karen, pops up Adios Betty’s son Tarport Coulter in the maternal line of Real Desire. (one of the lesser performed of And Courvoisier, the damsire of the

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great Flashing Red, is a son of Tarport Lib. Tarport Lib was a very good race mare herself, and her line in New Zealand also traces down to the Send Me An Angel / Angel In New York family.

Many of these male horses had earned plenty of respect and stake money on the racetrack, but would fairly be described as second-tier sires. None have really impacted on the breed and our pedigrees in the same way that Bachelor Hanover and Dancer Hanover did for The Old Maid, or Good Time did for On Time, or Storm Damage and Race Time have done for Lady Scotland.

Yes, Beach Towel and sons Jenna’s Beach Boy and Sands A Flyin have had moderate success as sires, and as a damsire sire Beach Towel has become part of the family of Somebeachsomewhere and many other top performers. Real Desire is a successful sire in America although under-rated and still finding his feet ‘down under’, and he has a top son Tell All ($1,568,183) standing at Empire Stallions in Victoria, but I would say the Golden Miss maternal line is a stronger influence in both father and son from a pedigree perspective.

More recently, two other well-bred and race-proven sires with Shy Ann connections are having a shot at success in Australia - BGs Folly (by Artsplace) is now standing as a sire at Mountain View Stud in Victoria, and is descended from Tarport Lib. Also in Victoria, the very good We Will See ($2,549,409) by Western Hanover, arrived at Warwick Stud mid-2013.

He traces back through Racing Date to Tarport Martha.

Through the years there have been some attempts to breed back to the family through sires/damsires and

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For those interested, check out the mares Inspiration (dam of Lot 109, Karaka) and River Towel (dam of Lot 8, Karaka) as two that have successfully duplicated the family connection.

The Kiwi connections today

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As you can see, New Zealand has had plenty of connection with this family over the years (and Australia maybe more so), including imported mares from America which have founded families here.

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Shy Ann’s descendants are leaving top quality current racehorses.

Perhaps the most recent star is Alleluia, the son of Shy Annie (a tip o’ the hat to Shy Ann), which is a daughter of Sudden Urge II. Another current success is Pure Power. Yet another is the very good filly (Its) Onlyforyou.

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Let’s bring this family right up to date, by looking at the 2014 yearling sales in New Zealand. The catalogue includes (through sire, damsire or maternal line connection) a significant number of yearlings with Shy Ann in their blood.

For space reasons, I haven’t included the many with Noodlum appearing as a damsire somewhere along the line, or where Real Desire appears as a sire.

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Lot 76 Zadaka (via Beach Towel) Lot 85 Onceinabluemoon (via Urgent Need) Lot 93 Angel Of Destiny (via Urgent Need) Lot 103 Sophisticated Lady (via Caressable) Lot 109 Almighty (via Urgent Need) Lot 113 Big Girl Betty (via Caressable) Lot 131 Bartali (via Broomfield Ann) Lot 137 Soulmate (via Urgent Need) Lot 141 Boss Man (via No Paba)

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Lot 151 Willie Smith (via Beach Towel) Lot 199 Don’t Pass I’m Fast (via Wingspread) Lot 202 Milehigh Magic (via Tarport Coulter) Lot 230 Hi Delight (via Captain Adios) Lot 280 Motu Romper Stomper (via Motu Mister Smooth), by Real Desire Lot 320 Motu Great Sensation (via Motu Mister Smooth) Lot 343 Michelangelo (via Wingspread)

This is not a complete list by any means. The point is: many horses of the future (in the yearling sale or not) will have Shy Ann running through their veins.

Maternal lines are like a river. Some tributaries are consistent in their flow, others soon dry up, some are never given a real chance, and others go underground for a while and wait for someone to tap into the aquifer.

Frank Marrion has published a good article in the New Zealand Harness Weekly of November 7, 2013 which tracks Highfields Bloodstock’s (Chris and Tina Barlow) commitment to this family, which is well worth a read, in terms of the patience, belief and thought required to see quality come through.

If you strike it right, you may tap into this family and find a well of quality that has its head water back in the 1940s with a wonderful mare called Shy Ann. Bee Pears also writes the blog b4breeding.com about standardbred pedigrees and issues of interest to breeders.

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Lot 7 Eyes On The Money (via Send Me An Angel/Tarport Lib) Lot 8 River Max (via Smooth Hanover and Beach Towel) Lot 15 Alta Valencia (via Beach Towel) Lot 24 She’s An Angel (via Sudden Urge II) Lot 31 Wicklow Star (via Smooth Hanover) Lot 67 Lemod (via Broomfield Ann)

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Shy Annie and her 2013 foal, an Art Major colt so full brother to Alleluia. Shy Annie is a 10 year old half sister to Urgent Need, and was Sudden Urge II’s last foal.

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One target still in his sights At 82, Doug Gordon has few goals left in life.

only a once-a-year fixture, and 2014’s chance came and went on January 5 so Gordon’s got 11 There is one thing he’d like to months to wait before he can finally cross off his ‘Bucket List’ have another crack. though – and that’s to win a race at his local track, because Doug’s “This is the first year in ages that lived in Roxburgh every moment I didn’t have a horse in on the of those eight and a bit decades day,” he laments, adding that it yet still hasn’t been able to salute would’ve been his current team at the racecourse which is just a member Winfield Dougall had kilometre down the road. the 8-year-old not hurt himself in the days leading up to the “I’ve been close a couple of times,” racemeeting. he says, the occasions rolling off his tongue with such clarity you’d There’s obviously nothing wrong think they’d happened yesterday. with Gordon’s memory, and he says he’s attended almost every “I drove a horse called Dorocin meeting at Roxburgh since he for Ginger Woodhouse when he was a kid in the late-1930s. ran second to Hoana (on April “Barring about three I think – I 23, 1962), and Shingle Creek just had scarlet fever on one occasion found one better on the day when and another time I was away at a Graeme John beat him (January wedding.

4, 2001).”

“It’s a really nice course, I like it Achieving this wish is all the more anyway; Geoff Knight and Bill hard considering Roxburgh is

by John Robinson Keeler also train their horses around the track at times.

“I just wouldn’t mind winning one on raceday there myself,” he smiled.

Gordon has held a trainer’s and driver’s licence since the 1950s, and to this day he still enjoys the buzz of being out on the track.

In saying that, he didn’t expect Winfield Dougall to take him quite so literally recently when he actually dumped Gordon ‘on’ the track after he swung around at the start of their race at Invercargill on January 21 this year, causing the race to be declared null and void and then re-run after the trotter tore off driver-less.

Gordon knows that you just have to take the knocks at times though, and it doesn’t lessen his love for the game one bit. He’s also dabbled in breeding over the

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“If I get them served it just means I need more land to keep them on.

“I’m still living on part of my family’s original property here in Roxburgh East, but I’ve gradually whittled it down to about two acres because I don’t need much more than the house and a small stable.

“Plus a track which is over the back fence, on a bit of Council Reserve land that I lease,” he said.

There have been times during his life when Gordon’s been in charge of much larger chunks of terra firma, because after he finished as Foreman of the Rabbit Board in 1971 he went into fruit growing “for a good few years”.

“I had my place, plus another thirty-two acres up the road and also leased three other properties,” he recalled.

“We grew things like raspberries, strawberries and apricots, and it was good. But when the big consortiums started up, I could see that it was time to get out.”

Gordon then held a position as Noxious Plant Officer, working for the Tuapeka, Vincent and Lakes Counties and then the Regional Council once they merged. He was employed in the role up until the turn of the century when they ‘disestablished’ his Unit, and he decided that at the age of 68 it was probably time he retired from the workforce.

Doug Gordon and his trotter Winfield Dougall after Allan Beck drove him to victory at Gore in December, 2012.

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“I still wander round the hills at Gore two Decembers ago when times; it keeps you fit,” he says.

Allan Beck was in the sulky.

During one of his hillside treks back in 1961, Gordon actually discovered the Nassella Tussock in Roxburgh for the first time and raised the alarm. He was still on the Rabbit Board at that stage, but knew all about the serious economic threat from a Department of Agriculture display he remembered seeing in Alexandra.

“Oh yeah, it’s a baddie.

“I never charged anybody a service fee though, so when you’re giving them away you don’t tend to get the greatest of mares unfortunately.

“Sadly, Shingle Creek actually died on my property. I had a hotwire marking the boundary near a bank, and someone must’ve inadvertently moved it and forgotten to put it back.

“He never showed up for his feed “Unlike other tussocks, its seeds one night, and I never thought are light so they can be blown for any more of it. But then when miles on the wind. This means its he still wasn’t around the next germination rate is very high. morning I knew it was a bit odd and went looking for him.

“It just takes over everything.”

“When I found him he was already Some of Gordon’s fondest dead, spiked through his flank. memories in harness racing – and He must’ve been grazing near saddest for that matter – centre the edge of the bank and slipped, around the trotter Shingle Creek, dropping about twenty feet. which he bred himself after being given a mare (Springfield Queen) “It was one of those injuries that by some of his owners and putting he probably wouldn’t have died her to Dream Lustre – “a top class from, had I known straight away 3-year-old in his day”. and gotten to him.”

Gordon trained and drove Shingle Creek in all five of his victories between March 2000 and January 2003, then later after the horse retired he even stood him at stud at his home for a few seasons.

Asked if he’s a rugby fan, being from down south and all, Gordon replies with one word that not only answers the question in a heartbeat but signals that he’s pretty staunch about who he supports… “Ooo-taaaa-gooo!”.

Shingle Creek’s one and only siring credit is in fact Gordon’s As well as being a Life Member own horse Winfield Dougall, of the now defunct West Otago which registered his victory at Rugby Union, he’s also involved

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in his local Roxburgh Rugby Club where he’s the Patron; it’s been around just a bit longer than him, because they recently held their 125th reunion.

“I’ve raced most of my horses in Southland over the years,” he says.

“Invercargill’s only two hours away and so is Dunedin. It’s a bit longer to Oamaru, and that’s about as far up as I’ve gone really.”

On his own since the early 1970s, the father of two daughters and great-grandfather “six times” says he enjoys a spot of salmon and mainly trout fishing when he gets a chance.

“I did have a boat once but I sold that, because I’ve outlived most of my cobbers who used to come fishing with me,” he said.

Gordon isn’t sure whether Winfield Dougall will still be around next January when it’s time for his next local racemeeting, but if not then he might just have an able replacement – Springfield Rowan, a 3-year-old by Shingle Creek out of the Ermis mare Lady Muriel which stems from the same family as Highview Tommy.

“He’s still a colt and isn’t very big, but he’s lovely and a really nicenatured horse that paces along free-legged no worries.

“It’d be nice to think he could be ready to line up this time next year, because I’d still like to win that race.”

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Ben Calder, breeder of Santorini Sunset winner of the Zapwall Group Trot for three-year-old and older C0 trotters.

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STUD NEWS With the breeding season drawing to a close on both sides of the Tasman, the focus now shifts to the 2014 yearling sales.

The PGG Wrightson sales are on in mid February 2014 and for Woodlands Stud the focus will be on February 17th when the Australasian Classic Yearling Sale is conducted at Karaka.

For the Classic Yearling Sale, Woodlands has catalogued twelve yearlings for the sale. Amongst the draft are eleven colts and one filly.

Woodland’s Studmaster Kevin Foley reports that all twelve yearlings are quality individuals on type and looks.

Of the twelve yearlings, six are by the sire’s sire Bettor’s Delight. They include a full brother to Bettor Offer, a colt from the family of Group One winner Cheer The Lady and a full brother to multiple group one winner Gold Ace. American Ideal is represented by three colts, including a full brother to classy performer Besotted and a colt out top race mare Running On Faith a winner of over $300,000.

Woodlands are also presenting a colt by Mach Three and two trotting yearlings, a colt by Muscle Hill and a filly by Muscles Yankee. Don’t hesitate to contact the stud to view the yearlings or talk to Studmaster Kevin Foley on 021618830.

The 2013/14 breeding season has been a very hectic one for all at Woodlands Stud and can we thank everybody who has once again supported all our stallions. Leading

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Australasian sire Bettor’s Delight the USA, after remaining undefeated in eight starts and breaking several continues to be as popular as ever. records during his freshman year.

His fertility has remained strong all season and race track deeds With the passing of Woodlands Stud continued like a juggernaut. His New Zealand agent John Devlin in recent highlights include siring November 2013, Woodlands staff the Miracle Mile winner ‘Beautide’, member Hazel van Opzeeland has Caribbean Blaster was the recent now taken up the role of Woodlands winner of the Group One South Agent in New Zealand. Hazel a Australian Cup and at Cambridge popular industry figure has a wealth he sired six winners on the ten race of industry knowledge and looks forward to her new role. programme on January 10th.

Pegasus Spur continues to be a consistent source of winners in Australia and New Zealand. It was great to see his Group One winning son Flying Isa return to the winners circle. American Ideal has had a bumper season particularly in Australia where he served well in excess of 120 mares and a very big New Zealand book as well. In North America his book is already full for 2014 and his son He’s Watching was considered the best two year old in

If you have any New Zealand queries please don’t hesitate to contact Hazel at the following email address nzagent@woodlandsstud.co.nz or on 021595 or Free Phone 0800 117883 Once again Woodlands Stud thanks everybody for their support in 2013/14 and wishes all yearling sale vendors on both sides of the ditch the best of luck at this year’s yearling sales.

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THE RETURN TO PROMINANCE OF REAL DESIRE One of the more intriguing aspects of the 2014 round of New Zealand Yearling Sales is the return (in numbers) of the progeny of Real Desire.

Due to poor health, Real Desire did not return to stud in New Zealand for the 2008 season. This break in continuity has put him on the back foot with his stud career downunder.

As the winner of over $3.3 million in a stellar race career, Real Desire attracted huge interest from breeders when he first stood in New Zealand in 2007.

While he did return to New Zealand in 2009 and 2010, Real Desire’s absence for a season reduced his profile and he struggled for numbers.

The resulting crop of foals made an immediate impact and included three Group 1 winning two-yearolds – Cowgirls N Indians (NZ Jewels and Aust Breeders Crown, NZ 2yo Filly of the Year), Lets Elope (NZ Sires Stakes Open Final) and Secret Desire (Vicbred 2yo Fillies Final).

While the brilliant Cowgirls N Indians tragically broke down, Lets Elope has gone on to win $280,000 and numerous other highly talented individuals have also emerged from this debut crop – including the likes of Regal Knight (1:53.2, 2nd NSW Derby), Awesome Belmer (12 wins, $100,175), Desirable Guy (14 wins, $95,623), All I Want (14 wins, $87,406), Freespin (1:53, $82,627), Reuben Brogden (12 wins, $90,134), Canardly Lover (8 wins, $86,492), Realmein (8 wins $88,030), All Star Man (6 wins, $69,272) and Spirit And Desire (9 wins, $66,341).

It all changed, however, in 2011 off the back of the wonderful racetrack success of his first crop of two-yearolds.

The numbers and - most importantly - the quality returned. Only Bettor’s Delight served more mares than Real Desire did in the 2011/12.

The Real Desire yearlings selling in 2014 are the foals of this bumper crop.

All told, Real Desire has 20 colts and 12 fillies selling in New Zealand in 2014 – and the quality is very much there.

Cowgirls N Indians is out of an In The Pocket mare. There are seven yearlings in the sales bred on this same cross including a half-brother to Tintin In America and a colt from a full-sister to Christian Cullen.

Lets Elope and All Star Man are out of Soky’s Atom mares. There are three yearlings in the sales bred on this same cross including a half-brother to Lancome.

Two other compelling Real Desire lots are both colts from Christian Cullen mares – one mare a half sister to Venus Serena, the other a half to New Age Man. Astute yearling buyers will remember the success of Real Desire’s last significant crop and be on the lookout for the next Cowgirls N Indians or Lets Elope at Karaka and Christchurch this year.

All told, Real Desire’s first crop in New Zealand and Australia has produced a tremendous 110 individual winners including 57 in 2:00.

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Cowgirls N Indians, a brilliant first crop daughter of Real Desire

is putting its fourth Draft through the ring in Christchurch on February 18 & 19.

To date, 50 percent of our first two crops (aged 4 and 3) have been winners!

Our focus is simple...

Top Quality Stallions

Top Quality Mares

Top Quality Feeding

This year’s Lots...

61

86

131

211

227

253

267

282

297

310

337

Check out our new website: www.renwickfarms.co.nz Preparer: Nicky Crawford, phone (03) 325-2901 or 027 777-5549

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The Millwood Ohoka Draft for Out of a 6-win mare who’s already left four winners

Lot 285 - OHOKA DARCY Full-brother to Lanercost, Aus 3YO Pacer of the Year

107 Ohoka Jack

123

100% winner producing dam of four pacers who’ve won 68 races and Aus$750,000+ between them to date

Ohoka Matty

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Ohoka Riley

Son of an 11-win mare – the dam of five to race for five winners, and number six won a workout recently

Lot 301 - OHOKA DAMO Half-brother to Ohoka Arizona, NZ 2YO Pacer of the Year

Preparers: Katie Carville and Mark Fuller, phone 021 783-083 or 022 618-6881

this year’s NZ Premier Sale Lot 314 - MILLWOOD MAIZIE Full-sister to Ohoka Punter, NZ 3YO Pacer of the Year

A family stacked with black type ‘Kurahaupo’ names, and three quarter brother to a 1:54.7 pacer who’s won 17 to date

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Ohoka Major

Lot 329 - MILLWOOD MOLLY Full-sister to Millwood Meg, Aus 3YO Filly of the Year

Full-sister to last year’s Sale topping trotting colt who fetched $127,500

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Trivial Eyre

Son of a Cup class mare and half-brother to Ohoka Texas (12 wins to date) Preparers: Katie Carville and Mark Fuller, phone 021 783-083 or 022 618-6881

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Ohoka Mitch

Gaius Caesar reigns supreme in NSW A pacer bred in New Zealand, owned in South Australia, trained in New South Wales and sired by a Victorian stallion is proving one of the most outstanding pacers in Australia today.

It is Gaius Caesar, a seven-year-old gelding bred by Coastal Taranaki breeder the late Brian Fleming, owned by Adelaide businesswoman Francesca Treccase and trained by Bankstown professional horseman Darren Binskin.

He is a son of the In The Pocket horse Julius Caesar, a lightly raced brother to Christian Cullen who is making a name for himself at the stud at Mountain View, Ballarat.

Placed at his only start for Richard Brosnan, Gaius Caesar was bought

by Treccase as a three-year-old and originally trained in Victoria by Tony Peacock, who racked up three successes with him from April to June 2010.

Later entrusted to Jon KingstonMayne in Adelaide as a four-year-old, the gelding won 15 of his next 24 starts and, at one stage, chalked up an amazing 11 wins in a row at Globe Derby Park!

Transferred to Binskin’s care at the outset of his six-year-old campaign, Gaius Caesar’s career is continuing to take an another upwards spiral and he is widely regarded as one of the nation’s premier sprinters and stayers.

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By Peter Wharton

From 26 starts last season Gaius Caesar posted 10 wins and six placings for $351,270, making him the eighth highest stakes earning pacer in the country for 2012/13. He was subsequently named the NSW Aged Pacer of the Year.

and ownership without any success through the years while working the farm and raising a family, it was only in the early 1980’s when he started training himself and he bought into the Norice family breed that his luck began to change,” Nick said.

One of his memorable wins as a sixyear-old was the Group 1 $200,000 Len Smith Mile in a lifetime mark of 1:51.6 at Menangle, and at the same age he won the Cordina Sprint (in 1:51.7) and the Bohemia Crystal, both Group 1 $100,000 events. He has since won several other free-foralls and open class races.

Brian purchased Happy Hooker as a yearling from the 1984 National Yearling Sale held at Claudelands and she has gone on to become the foundation mare for this successful branch of the family.

All told, Gaius Caesar boasts the splendid record of 67 starts for 30 wins and 15 placings for $434,031 in stakes.

A member of one of New Zealand’s most successful maternal families, that tracing to noted ancestress Norice, Gaius Caesar was bred by Brian Fleming, a dairy farmer and hobby breeder from Pungarehu.

According to his son Nick, Brian grew up in a family that worked horses on the farm and was involved in harness racing.

“The best horse his father Richard owned was Ricochet, a son of Logan Derby who won the 1957 Hannon Memorial. He stood at stud and still features in bloodlines today via Changeover, whose third dam Nell Air is by Ricochet,” Nick Fleming said.

“While always interested in harness racing and dabbling with breeding

Nick said: “Dad selected Happy Hooker as she was a daughter of a previous yearling sales topper he had seen sold in Taradette (a half-sister to Sakuntala by Lordship), shelling out $2,400 for her thinking he was buying a Smooth Fella yearling. It was only after the hammer had gone down that he realised she was by Smooth Hanover, better known as a broodmare sire!”

Happy Hooker won one race at New Plymouth (Brian’s second win as a trainer) from an injury shortened career, before embarking on a breeding career where she left nine live foals (all qualified) for seven winners, including the Group winners Wicklow Hill 1:51.2 (Group 3 Thames Golden Mile) and Wicklow Bay 1:59.8 (Group 2 Waikato Flying Mile).

Other winning foals left by Happy Hooker include the three-win Roydon Glen mare Isle Of Inishfree, the dam of eight winners including current NZ record holders River Waltz

1:52.6 (USA) and River Polka (1:56), and the one-win Falcon Seelster mare Wicklow Heather (2:02.9), the dam of Gaius Caesar.

Wicklow Heather, whose first three foals all qualified, now has a yearling filly by Courage Under Fire named Wicklow Star, a filly foal by American Ideal (making her a close relation to River Polka) and has had a positive test to Christian Cullen.

Brendan Fleming, is being offered for sale at the 2104 Australasian Classic Yearling Sale in February as Lot 31, while another close relative, a colt

by Mach Three from River Towel (out of Isle Of Inishfree), owned by Phil Fleming, is also being offered in the same catalogue as Lot 8.

Phil, who helped his father train from the late 1990’s, continues to train one or two from the line from a dairy farm at Okato and he and Nick are also breeding from a couple of mares in River Towel (Beach Towel-Isle Of Inishfree) and River Liffey (Live Or Die-Isle Of Inishfree).

“Given the click with Direct Scooter that has resulted in Gaius Caesar being Julius Caesar’s best performed progeny, the idea has been to go to better performed sires descending from Direct Scooter,” Nick stated.

Wicklow Star, a yearling filly by Courage Under Fire owned by

Lot 40 at the Australasian Classic is ALTA LAS VEGAS

• Standout colt by Bettor’s Delight from multiple racewinning In The Pocket mare • Impeccable bloodlines

• Great conformation

• Half-brother to emerging star Alta Jerome

• Dam is a three-quarter-sister to the brilliant Alta Christiano (p2,1:56.6; p3,1:54.9; Aus$241,614) Tony Dickinson, Alta Breeding Co. Ltd, Waiau Pa Phone: (09) 232-1570 or 021 824-896. www.altadreamlodge.co.nz

NORWEGIAN WOOD BREEDING LTD offers another stunning draft at the N.Z. Premier Sale Lot 37, Filly

37 EIGHT DAYS A WEEK (Bettor’s Delight – Something) First foal of a racewinning In The Pocket full-sister to Octavian (1.56.3) and half-sister to Blackbird Fly and Tiberius. This filly’s second dam is the prolific producer Maikona, a Soky’s Atom daughter of Paperback Writer and dam of eight foals to race for seven winners including Glenferrie EJ (7 wins, unbeaten this season in 5 Victorian starts) and the highly promising 2yo Johnny B Good. Family of Lennon ($471,398, 2YO Pacer of the Year).

The Bettor’s Delight–In The Pocket cross has left numerous top class performers including Dancing Diamonds, Gold Ace and the highly promising Willow.

75 HARD DAYS NIGHT (Christian Cullen – Back In The USSR)

Lot 75, Filly

First foal of a dual-winning Presidential Ball half-sister to Maikona, Sergeant Pepper and Penny Lane. This filly’s second dam is the Lordship mare Paperback Writer, who left five winners including the dams of Lennon and Strawberry Fields (Penny Lane); Blackbird Fly, Tiberius and Octavian (Maikona), and Band On The Run (1.57.4, Christian CullenLet It Be).

Lot 144, Filly 144 MY CASH (Mach Three – Cee Ash) On behalf of Rankin Bloodstock Ltd, this filly is out of a dual-winning Pacific Rocket half-sister to five other winners including Black N Bettor, Lavros Butler, Midnight Doll and Smooth Talking Doll. Cee Ash has already left the talented winner All Cash, also by Mach Three, plus she’s a daughter of Smooth Doll and granddaughter of Living Doll.

Inspection welcome – you will be impressed!

Preparers: Jamie and Natalie Gameson, Dunvegan Lodge. Phone: (03) 325-4440 or 027 453-9410

NORWEGIAN WOOD BREEDING LTD offers another stunning draft at the N.Z. Premier Sale

186 DIXIE PEACH (Bettor’s Delight – Dixie Belle)

Lot 186, Filly

First foal of a McArdle half-sister to Bon Ton Boy (26 wins, $130,000 to date). Dixie Belle won five as a free-legged pacer and nearly $40,000 in stakes. She set a track record at Rangiora when winning by 13 lengths in a sub-2.00MR for 2600m, beating the highly promising Chaff Muncha; she also won in a 1.58MR for 1950m. Dixie Belle’s dam Anvil Lee left four winners, and she in turn was a daughter of the grand producer Esprit Noir (six winners). Esprit Noir is a daughter of the famous Black Watch.

Lot 208, Filly 208 REMEMBER (Bettor’s Delight – Give Peace A Chance) First foal of a racewinning Christian Cullen mare. This filly is a granddaughter of the unraced Fake Left mare Magical Mystery Tour, a half-sister to Lennon and Strawberry Fields (1.58.6) and a direct descendant of Penny Lane and Paperback Writer (dam of five winners including Maikona).

This filly is bred on the same cross as Highview Tommy, Pembrook’s Delight and Ohoka Punter.

Lot 272, Colt 272 HERCULES (Bettor’s Delight – Joys Underworld) Second foal of a Christian Cullen mare that won four (p3,1.57.7, $31,000). Joys Underworld’s first foal is the highly promising 2yo Art Major colt Pulp Fiction, which has won several trials and workouts and then scored effortlessly in his debut at Invercargill on January 25 for trainer Tony Stratford, who holds him in very high regard. This colt’s second dam is Lavish Franco, who left five winners including the great Life Of Luxury (US1.51, 12 wins, $476,000).

Inspection welcome – you will be impressed!

Preparers: Jamie and Natalie Gameson, Dunvegan Lodge. Phone: (03) 325-4440 or 027 453-9410

Truly irresistible catalogue for 2014 APG yearling sales An exceptional and exciting group of standardbred yearlings have been nominated for the 2014 round of the Australian Pacing Gold sales in February and March. While last year’s APG sale was a strong and deep catalogue, there are strong early signs that the 2014 sale could be even better!

of the combined Melbourne and Sydney catalogues.”

In total, 485 yearlings are catalogued across APG’s four sales at Melbourne (190 lots) on Sunday, February 2, Sydney (170 lots) Saturday March 1, Brisbane (56 lots) Sunday, February 16 and Melbourne Autumn (69 lots) on Sunday, March 16.

The country’s top commercial breeders and studmasters are strongly represented at Australia’s premier yearling sale, and the pedigrees on offer are truly world class.

As always, the catalogue contains yearlings by most of Australia’s best, and most sought after stallions.

Champion sire, Rocknroll Hanover, is always popular, and having recently died, buyers have a rare opportunity to acquire the offspring of this great sire. He has 38 youngsters on sale, which include a half-brother to NZ Derby winner Border Control, a halfsister to Group 1 winner Ima Spicey Lombo, a colt from the Oaks winner For Dear Life and a filly out of multiple Group 1 winner Our Sixpence.

“The distinguishing feature of the 2014 APG Sales is the quality of the sire power on offer. More than ever, the 2014 APG catalogue is dominated by the progeny of either the proven elite sires, or the hottest emerging sires,” APG general manager David Boydell said.

“To give you an idea, the progeny of American Ideal, Art Major, Bettor’s Delight, Christian Cullen, Courage Under Fire, Mach Three, Rock N Roll Heaven, Rocknroll Hanover, Shadow Play, Somebeachsomewhere and Sportswriter, collectively account for nearly three-quarters of the 2014 Melbourne catalogue and two-thirds of the 2014 Sydney catalogue. This compares to 2013 where the same sires only accounted for 53 percent

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Shadow Play has made a sensational start to his stud career, and the magnificent son of The Panderosa has 13 yearlings on offer. Shadow Play’s yearlings include close relatives of Group 1 winners Guaranteed, Life Inthefastlane, Beefy T and Gold King.

By Peter Wharton

to prove very popular. Art Major’s offspring includes brothers to Group 1 stars For A Reason and Restrepo, a half-brother to Baby Bling and Bling It On, a half-sister to Make Mine Cullen and a filly from the very smart racemare Ruffle My Feathers.

Meanwhile, Bettor’s Delight, the premier sire in USA, New Zealand and Australia this year, has 22 yearlings nominated including a half-sister to Blacks A Fake, half-brothers to Group winners Shake It Mama and Pacific Charm and a sister to Caesar Augustus.

There are also many top-class mares represented at the APG sales. There are yearlings out of such G1 winning females as Kept For Pleasure, Sabilize, Keppel Bay, Vixen Hanover, All Eyes On Me, to name but a few.

On sale are also siblings to such G1 winning champions as Sushi Sushi, Fly Like An Eagle, Safari, Lombo La Fe Fe, Tanabi Bromac, Royal Verdict, I Am Sam, Louvre and Mach Wiper.

Hard copy catalogues can be requested from APG on phone +61 (3) 5275 1999 or email Red hot sire sensation Art Major davidb@apgold.com.au is also well represented. Alabar’s flagship has 52 yearlings on offer, Pedigrees can be viewed on the and, given the tremendous season website www.apgold.com.au Art Major is enjoying, they are bound

Preparer: Debbie Smith, Shard Farm, Invercargill Phone: 03 230-4301 or 027 258-4687

Lot 48 Linton Shard Changeover – Sly Shard

“Has all the traits of the family – naturally fit, determined, and has his dam’s competitive streak. This half-brother to Smiling Shard will make a big, strong racehorse.”

Lot 291 Remarkable Shard Grinfromeartoear – Lady Gaga “He’s so much like his threequarter blood-brother Smiling Shard in nature and looks, that it’s like having an exact replica.”

Training and racing two-year-olds good or bad?

Racing two year old horses has long been a contentious issue and many people believe horses are not mature enough to handle the physical demands of racing at that age.

This view is strongly supported by animal welfare lobbyists but recent scientific evidence may shed a different light on training and racing young horses. In the USA it has long been believed that Thoroughbreds that raced as two year olds had more lifetime starts than horses that began racing later in life.

The New Zealand Racing Board funded a project with Massey University in order to investigate training and racing milestones attained at two years of age and the association with career length and racing success in Thoroughbred and Standardbreds in New Zealand. The project was conducted by me as a Masters degree along with Dr Chris Rogers and Professor Elwyn Firth.

We used the 2001 foal crop of both Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds as this gave us data to the end of the horse’s 7-year-old year to analyse. The Standardbred and Thoroughbred data was analysed and published separately but the same method of

analysis was used for both datasets.

The training and racing milestones used were; registered with a trainer (when the horse officially entered training), trialled (when the horse first trialled), and raced (when the horse first raced). Career length was measured as both number of total starts and number of years raced.

Racing success was measured as whether a horse had won a race, placed (first-to-third) in a race, and total stake earnings.

The Standardbred foal crop contained 3,032 horses (1,521 males and 1,511 females) and the Thoroughbred foal crop 4,683 horses (2,230 males

Figure 1: Pie charts of the training and racing milestones of the 2001 Standardbred foal crop showing the age at which horses attained (and how many never attained) each milestone.

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by jasmine tanner

REGAL FARM’S QUALITY DRAFT for the 2014 CHRISTCHURCH SALES LOT 46

LOT 57

Grinfromeartoear – Shards A Flyin colt

McArdle – She’s Mighty colt

Three-quarter brother-in-blood to multiple Group 1 winner and now sire, SMILING SHARD

One of the best yearling colts in the Christchurch Sales

LOT 237

LOT 283

Shark Gesture – Gorgeous Guest colt First foal from a racewinning three-quarter-sister to the outstanding USA winner, Village Hero (1:50.6, $360,000)

Jereme’s Jet – Laura Madison filly

Beautiful filly and 2nd foal from an unraced Christian Cullen daughter of OK Rock (3YO Filly of the Year)

The latest updates and more detailed pedigrees of each yearling can be found on the websites www.5staryearlingprep.co.nz and www.regalfarm.com.au For further information, or to organise a viewing, please phone their Preparers Stacey Markham and Trent Yesberg on 027 635 0414 or 027 384 3220

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and 2,453 females). The number of horses to achieve each milestone and the age at which they achieved it was calculated.

The most startling factor in this initial analysis was that 32% of Standardbred foals and 33% of Thoroughbred foals that failed to reach the first milestone of being registered with a trainer.

This represents significant wastage and must be a concern to the industry particularly with the decline in foals produced in recent years. Most horses were first registered with a trainer as 2-year-olds (34% Standardbreds and 42% Thoroughbreds), 20% Standardbreds trialled as 2-yearolds, but only 9% Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds raced as 2-year-olds.

When career length was assessed Standardbred horses that were registered with a trainer as 2-yearolds or raced as 2-year-olds had significantly more race starts and more years racing than horses that attained the milestones at a later age (3-year-old or older). Similarly,

Thoroughbred horses that raced as 2-year-olds had significantly more race starts and years racing than their counterparts that started at a later age.

Standardbred and Thoroughbred horses that were registered with a trainer, trialled, or raced as 2-yearolds were more likely to win, or be placed in a race and earned more stakes money than horses that first attained the milestones as 3-yearolds or older.

From these results we were able to conclude that two-year-old training and racing milestones had a strong positive association with successful racing career outcomes.

This study was based on data analysis only so it did not investigate the underlying biology related to training and racing 2-year-olds. However, it does tie in with the findings of other authors who have identified that exercise in young horses has a positive effect on musculoskeletal health. Recent scientific evidence

has shown that horses exercising from a young age have increased bone density, improved articular cartilage and tendon health.

In conclusion, from an industry perspective the correct management and training of horses in their 2-yearold year could have important implications for future horse performance.

A more worrying factor is the level of wastage particularly the one-third of the foal crop that fails to be officially registered with a trainer and I believe this should become a large area of future research.

The results of the Standardbred 2-year-old study are published in the New Zealand Veterinary Journal and the Thoroughbred study is published in Equine Veterinary Journal. If you would like to read this work please feel free to contact me at j.c.tanner@ massey.ac.nz and I will send you a copy.

Do you have a Life After Racing story?

We would love to hear from you if you have a unique story about a standardbred now enjoying a new career.

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Michelle Caig… Breeding for the Premier Lot 51 JERRY RICE A black colt out of the 16-win mare Smooth Leyenda by Jereme’s Jet, making him a full-brother to Jerry Garcia. A prolific winning family.

Lot 97 IRON WOMAN A filly out of the 6-win mare U Legend by Mach Three. She is racy looking and tough; a half-sister to Antares and Usain Bolt.

Lot 226 IMOLA A bay colt out of Imprint

by Jereme’s Jet. He’s an AWESOME-LOOKING colt, and half-brother to Opulent (1.56.6, Aus$143,797). A must see.

Lot 69 HE’S LIKE THE WIND A bay colt out of Sun Mist by Great Success, the VERY BEST trotting family on the market today. He loves the jogger and is a half-brother to the winners Sonofanearl, Pretty Sunday and Rosemma – plus the 3yo Stuey D which has just qualified.

Lot 117 ZOES ART A filly out of Zoe’s Charm

by Art Official. She is the Elle MacPherson of my draft, leggy and beautiful AND out of a half-sister to Holmes D G. Lot 251 PRANCING IN THE DARK A filly out of Its All Luck by Rock N Roll Heaven. Its All Luck is a Falcon Seelster mare from the immediate family of NO NUKES and this is a speedy ‘go early’ type.

Lot 338 HARRIET PRICE A filly out of Miss CSD by Grinfromeartoear. Miss CSD is a Christian Cullen mare and this is the biggest filly of my draft; well worth waiting for.

Acknowledgements: Aidan Johnstone, Arty Shirley, Stewart Dolamore (Horse Transport), Art Bloxham (Horse Transport), Southland Standardbreds, Highview Standardbreds, Kina Craig Stud, vet Peter Williams, Alistair Black.

Michelle Caig, phone (03) 236-8707 or 027 436-8752.

Email: michellecaig@xtra.co.nz

Joints - Arthritis - DJD

Part 2

by Tina Thorowgood

What are the Signs?

At first the horse may not show actual lameness, but that will come eventually. Initially the usual pain signs of discomfort, ears back, grumpy reaction to being pushed to move, restless tail when moving, personality change, then shortened steps, feeling to the rider of a jarring through the horse.

the area of the pain is located then X-rays will be taken to help establish the cause. Also taking a sample of the fluid from the joint (synovial) can be tested to indicate the presence of arthritis. This can also indicate the extent of the degeneration by the count of the cartilage and bone cells. Possible bone fractures are also detectable.

The use of x-rays alone can create misleading diagnosis, indeed in the early part of the disease very little sign of DJD may show on x-ray.

Some changes may show and could mis-lead the diagnosis, so x-rays are used after other signs are confirmed, merely to assess the extent of the disease, or indeed show fractures or developmental abnormalities which Early on there may be a mild may be the true cause of the pain. lameness which seems to come and Bone spurs are not an indication as go. It gets better with a turn out to they can exist in pain free joints. pasture but returns and increases the harder the horse is worked. If the Arthroscopy is an option, where an joint has a capsule that is distensible optical tube is inserted into the joint then some swelling and maybe heat and gives the veterinarian a view of is seen and felt. But if the joint is one the joint and its issues. Changes can that is contained by strong ligaments be seen as an area of dullness on and or tendons, then swelling may the cartilage, colour change from not be evident. Early attention to glistening white to a mottled grey the signs is so important as, while or even yellow. However this is an the process is not reversible, it can invasive procedure into the joint and be ameliorated and held at a minor has all the risks of that invasion. It is level. usually carried out by a specialist (in which a slender optical instrument To obtain a diagnosis a veterinarian is inserted into the joint cavity) may carry out an intra-articular gives the most definitive diagnosis block, using local anaesthetic. After of arthritis, as your veterinarian can It then moves on into stronger reactions to pain, refusing to go and more negative responses even when handled. Sadly some of the early signs are often missed with inexperienced owners/trainers suggesting the horse be forced often with the whip.

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actually see the extent of the damage.

Most veterinarians, however, do not routinely use arthroscopy as a diagnostic because it is an invasive procedure requiring anaesthesia.

What Can be Done As stated it is not curable, it is progressive so the very best that we can do is to prevent it. As always experience is needed to successfully care for and work with a horse. If you don’t have that experience to truly provide a balanced healthy diet, a correct work or exercise regime, understand conformation and shoeing , provide the specific care after trauma or injury, then seek qualified and expert assistance . Lack of education and knowledge creates many of the unnecessary chronic conditions in a horse.

So from the above causes you can deduce that to prevent the onset of DJD, start from the earliest days and provide a good balanced nutrition to maximise quality bone and joint development. Before breaking in a horse should be assessed for conformation, and be targeted to be utilised in a way that is appropriate to that confirmation.

He needs to be well shod (balanced and level and true to his angles) by an experienced person, in a way to reduce stress and concussive forces

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Prophylactic use can assist where a horse is required to work at a young age, as with racing both harness and thoroughbred. As stated the nutriceutical must have certain active ingredients as proven by scientific tests to be effective and they must be at the levels also scientifically If DJD develops recognising the shown to be effective. signals from the horse early can make a big difference to not allowing The use of injections directly into any further progression. the joint, (only carried out by a veterinarian) in combination It has now been shown with scientific with a suitable nutriceutical, like studies that using a nutriceutical that Flex Equine Plus, has also been has the correct active ingredients scientifically proven to reduce the in the correct quantities has a negative reactions to DJD. recognised beneficial effect on joints that are showing signs of DJD, Indeed this combination has been and that they help to maintain the proven to reduce the number of quality of the cartilage and retain injections required, and therefore its elasticity and shock absorbing the cost. Likewise intra- muscular injections of products like Pentosan qualities. in combination with the same high Ideally a nutriceutical should be used standard nutriceutical can have before any chronic DJD develops, similar benefits for horses not quite especially with horses that may be at such a level of the disease. vulnerable for any of the reasons given above. to the joints. The work requirement should be planned so as not to be overly excessive in the younger years and most particularly great consideration must be given to the surface that the horse is required to work on.

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Varied lengths of paddock rest can prolong the active use of the horse but as discussed a chronic condition is not reversible and becomes a maintenance regime to reduce the level of discomfort and achieve some extension of the horse’s competitive years.

For details of the science and the product Flex Equine Plus contact Vetpro email : sales@vetpro.co.nz , visit the website www.vetpro.co.nz or call 0800864000 References for sources for this article: M Cruz DVM, MVM, Msc, DrMedVet A.J Lipowitz, C.D. Newton E.Barrey, B. Landjerit, R Wolter Ecole Nationale Veterinaire d’Alfori France, Laboratoire de Biomecanique de L’ENSAM R.Lamberski, R A Lobos, Dr. D J Burba Dr. H M Clayton BVMS, PhD, Diplomate Michigan State University.

Three First-Class Offerings from the Les Girls No.2 Syndicate

FIRST CROP TO THE SALES

.Lot 76 in

Auckland ZADAKA

colt, Mach Three - Copper Beach Dam won six and over $120,000 and has already left three winners including De Lovely

Lot 123 in Auckland SOLAR MISS

filly, Bettor’s Delight Lughnasadh Out of an unraced half sister to the great Elsu plus Revonez, Falcor and four other winners.

Lot 192 in Christchurch GROSJEAN

colt, Mach Three - Elsurah Third foal and first colt from a Falcon Seelster full-sister to Elsu who’s the dam of Lurah.

ROCK N ROLL HEAVEN Rocknroll Hanover - Artistic Vision - Artsplace P2 1:50.4 P3 1:47.6 $2,748,818

Don’t forget just how good he was ...

* World Record 2YO on 5/8 track * World Record 3YO on half mile track * Winning Little Brown Jug - set new Two Heat World Record and equalled the World 3YO Record * Winning Breeders Crown clocked an astonishing 1:19.4 to 3/4 mark * Most sub 1:50 wins of any pacer in history 2010 USA 3YO Pacer of the Year 2010 USA HORSE OF THE YEAR And the progeny are super ... big, strong and correct!

Auckland Preparers: Pam & Lindsay Turner, Top Notch Lodge Phone: (09) 238 3353 or 021 166 3221 Christchurch Preparers: Jeff & Tracey Whittaker, Springston Phone: (03) 322 7482 or 027 531 7711

www.peppertreefarm.org

peppertreefarm@bigpond.com

NORTH ISLAND UPDATE

Jill Stockman​

The Summer is now upon us and the 2013/14 breeding season starts to wind down or be finished for a lot of us in the North.

The PGG Wrightson Sale Of The Stars sales catalogue is now out, and again the listings for our Northern sale seem very good. I am hoping that the product presented this year will be outstanding!

Vendors this is your shop window and your time to shine. Last year some results were disappointing as the product presented was not as good as recent years.

The Christchurch vendors did a super job with their presentation last year.

We need to keep the standards high and reap the rewards!

The yearling sales results coming out of the USA the last couple of months are very positive, which is good considering the USA financial climate of recent times.

The PGG Wrightson Sale Of The Stars at Auckland is on Monday 17th February with the parade on the Sunday at 2.30pm.

Studs in the North report that they foals. If you require any details have had a good season and received contact me and I will send through good patronage of their stallions. We some photos of what we have. have never had such a good choice of top class stallions to breed from.

Racing

A most stressful occasion for our young foals before they get weaned is branding time, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Gary Hooper and his wife Robin for the wonderful job they do. Gary is so calm and relaxed with the young ones and always on hand to help with a naughty one if required. Its great having a good horseman doing this important job. Robin is his able assistant making sure that all the paperwork is correct and everything recorded. A big thank you to you both from the NI breeders.

I can’t stress enough the importance of having a safe mare and foal crush if you are breeding at home. This enables safe handling for your vet of the mare and also enables your foal to be safely handled and given any treatments required.

Another Cup week has been and gone and we congratulate the Terror to Love team on another Cup victory, well done. The NI bred horses that were successful on Cup Day were the trotter Regal Petite and champion mare Adore Me won the Group 3 Free For All. NI bred Show Day winners were Give The Wink and Elios.

Congratulations to Charles Roberts on the performances of Adore Me, just a joy to watch! Adore Me’s earnings now surpass the $500,000 mark.

NI bred feature race winners during December at Auckland were Prime Power (T), Sabellian(part bred),Isaiah, and Adore Me which won the Group 1 Queen Of Hearts.

The Young Gun Series heats are underway and we look forward to seeing more of this seasons 2YO Our crush has one side that can be crop. opened downwards and enables great access for Gary to brand the

JOIN US at KARAKA Sunday 16th & Monday 17th February 2014 All NISBA/NZSBA members’ are invited to enjoy the hospitality offered in our marquee on both parade and sales days.

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Breeding Matters February

SPREYDON LODGE LTD is proud to present its 2014 NZ Premier Yearling Sale Draft Lot 79

Franco Tai

(Lis Mara – Thatcher Franco colt)

Lot 149 Franco Cristiano (Bettor’s Delight – Cherish A Franco colt) Lot 259 Franco Jameson (McArdle – Jazz Franco colt) Lot 302 Loren Franco

(Changeover – Lena Franco filly)

Lot 319 Franco Lamar

(Changeover – Lewinsky Franco colt)

Lot 347 Franco Niven

(McArdle – Nature Franco colt)

All dams are either race winners and/or winner producers

Buy from that vendor that consistently gets results on the racetrack In the 2012-13 season Spreydon Lodge bred runners

WON OVER 100 RACES & MORE THAN $1,000,000 IN STAKES throughout NZ and Australia Video clips of the yearlings can be viewed online at www.standardbred.co.nz from early February.

Inspection of yearlings is welcome – please phone Zane Gregg on 0274 442 854 to arrange a suitable time.

SPREYDON LODGE LTD 183 Halswell Road, Christchurch (5 minutes from Addington Raceway)

THE ALABAR ADVANTAGE Our stalliOns have sired the winners Of virtually every majOr race in australasia including…

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