New Zealand Standardbred Breeders’ Association Magazine
Issue 15 - January 2013
Breeder profile - Bruce Carter Yearling sales format Back to the future All in a year’s work
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CONTENTS FEATURES
NZSBA NEWS Page 3 Chairman’s Report Page 6
Yearling Sales format - changing for good.
Page 10 North Island Report Page 15 Wastage Report
NZSBA SPONSORS Page 20 Page 12
Vetpro - Bone Density
Breeder Profile: Bruce Carter
NRM - Feeding for performance
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Page 40 Miss Moonlight A true Golden Girl On the Cover Great shot from Trish Dunell at the 2010 Karaka Yearling Sales
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FROM KIELY’S DESK The Christchurch racing community had a scare in early January when a large scrub fire broke out, threatening hundreds of standardbreds. It is the quick thinking of a number of industry participants that saved every single horse from potential harm.
It is not long now until the 2013 PGG Wrightson Yearling sales. There is a large selection of yearlings advertised throughout these pages. A big thank you to all advertisers for supporting this publication.
To those that were involved in the rescue (many of them NZSBA members), thank you. It truly is a marvellous industry we are involved in when, within minutes of an event happening, scores of people were lining up with floats and trucks ready to evacuate the stock.
return of the “Golden Girls” in May. Please do support these races. We have worked hard behind the scenes to advocate for more fillies and mares races. HRNZ has listened and there are ample opportunities to get racing! Planning for the 2013 Breeders Conference is underway. I will be revisiting suggestions made by the 2012 delegates for speaking topics. I’d welcome any feedback on the format of the conference. Please give me a call or email with any ideas (details below).
The NZSBA is committed to providing members and breeders informative news throughout the year. The NZSBA budgets a set amount to cover production costs and advertising revenue goes a long way in ensuring the content and quality of the magazine constantly improves.
It is also a timely reminder to have a plan for your stock if disaster strikes. Can you evacuate yourself and horses quickly? Do you have equipment handy that can cut wire, open locked gates etc - in an emergency you want these close at hand!
The conference is booked for Friday 17th May in Christchurch at the Hornby Workingmans Club -the conference coincides with the CSBA New Zealand Oaks and we will be offering dining packages included in the conference fee. Look out for information in the post and via email in March.
We welcome a new contributor to the ranks this issue - Taylor Strong covers the popular Golden Girls series and in particular the opportunities presented to mares who competed in this series.
Regionally the mares series are well underway with heats run in both the Southern Belles Speed Series and the Christian Cullen Canterbury Mares Speed Series. There are plenty more mares races coming up with the North Island’s Mile High club and the
Finally, a reminder to all non members - the next issue is for members only - if you would like to join the association please give me a call or email. If you join today your membership will be valid until July 2014.
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
David Kennedy (Southland) P: 03 225 8247 E: ddkennedy@woosh.co.nz
Dennis Bennett (Canterbury) P: 03 313 3438
Cleland Murdoch (Southland) P: 03 230 4499 E: cleland@wmlaw.co.nz
Bruce Carter (North Island) P: 09 412 9738 E: carter.fam@xtra.co.nz
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Breeding Matters January
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
Over the holiday season I read an interesting contribution by David Phillips in the Harness Weekly with ideas to improve our industry. It was similar to an email I received from David. Readers may be interested in my recent reply (abridged) to some of the questions and commentary David raised (in italics below). David Phillips: I find it incomprehensible that some sort of % payment to breeders as offered by HRNZ was turned down by the breeders association without first seeking input from all breeders. John Mooney: Nothing was ever offered to Breeders. The NZSBA position, which is available on our website, was that as all funding comes from the same source (net TAB revenue) any changes to payments needs careful consideration. There is significant overseas research, which I believe is directly applicable in NZ, that the largest incentive to breeding horses is the stake money paid at the races. The higher the stakes the healthier the breeding industry. As breeders have an ownership interest in about 50% of all horses raced in NZ, if you increase the stakes you increase returns to breeders from both the stakes and the sales opportunities. DP: I cannot understand the NZSBA agreeing to any combining of 4 and 5 yr olds in Harness Jewels. It makes owners of 4 yr olds now seek to sell/export or retire. JM: 100% wrong. NZSBA has been consistent that the Jewels should have separate 5YO and older pacing and trotting Jewels heats. In November
last year we told HRNZ at the Breeder’s Liaison meeting that we strongly opposed the Board’s decision to include 5YOs in the 4YO Jewels. It is a poor choice in our view and that of all three Affiliates If individual clubs wish to change to conditions for their 4YO races to include 5YOs then that is their choice but the Jewels should be 4YO only. The Board’s decision will be detrimental to 4YO racing. DP: I re-quote some relevant words from your same recent ‘Breeding Matters’, which come from major NZ breeder Brian West. Brian’s words summarise the key reasons the breeders are not breeding; even though the present association President seems to search for other justifications, including ignoring the plea for the support of breeders by way of a breeders share of race stakes. It will not be a surprise to me to hear in 5 years time that the harness race industry in NZ is closing down. It does not have to. But with no dynamic action and/or leadership it seems to face only a bleaker future than the deplorable state it has become today. Some of the words of Brian West in the latest Breeding Matters: •
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French breeders get 12.5% of all race stake earnings of every horse they bred, and this comes from new fund, not from owners share. ( NZ nil) ; “we have a serious shortage of horses now ( in NZ) and problem is getting worse. But nobody seems to be addressing the problem and issues”; “............providing breeders incentives to produce horses is now critical”; “They look after their breeders very well (in France). In comparison breeders in NZ are treated appallingly” “It is a challenge just to keep the books balanced”
JM: I have spent time in the last month researching racing in France, Europe, Ireland and Canada given the serious
issues facing racing and wagering worldwide. [The NZSBA website will provide links to various reports for those who wish to read them.] Brian’s contribution to Breeding Matters on his recent trip was welcome. However I disagree with his assertions that breeders are treated appalling and that nothing is being done here in New Zealand to stabilise the industry. Wagering on all racing in France totals about €9.5 billion (NZ$17.5 billion) on 18,000 races. 6.5 million regular punters bet about NZD1 million per race (more than an average NZ meeting’s turnover). €740 million was paid to racing clubs of which €500 million went for stakes and premium payments to owners and breeders; Interestingly, the French TAB (the PMU) has 11,000 outlets in cafes, service stations, kiosks etc which supports 90% of the turnover with only 10% coming on-line or on the track. This is the largest racing and wagering country in Europe. The PMU takes about 8.5% from the top of each Euro wagered and returns it to the industry in three main ways: stakes to owners; an owner’s premium and a breeder’s premium with the later two varying in percentage terms from 12% to 19% of the stake depending on the race type. These premium payments to breeders come directly from the French punters the only available source of funding. If we introduce any of these schemes in NZ, which we could, in my opinion stakes would fall further, breeding would be crushed and participation by non-breeder owners decimated. I trust you will enjoy reading this 60 page issue of Breeding Matters. All the best to those vendors with yearlings going to the sales and to the purchasers with your selections. John Mooney.
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Yearling Sales format changing, for good By John Robinson Horse auctions in this country may never be the same again. Next month’s Australasian Classic Sale in Auckland and Premier Yearling Sale in Christchurch have officially been changed to a ‘Reserve Sale’ format, and are unlikely to revert to the ‘unreserved’ style that vendors and purchasers have been accustomed to over the last 22 years. PGG Wrightson’s Bruce Barlass says the new format won’t be completely foreign to most people though, because literally hundreds of horses have gone through the ring over the years with “bidding instructions” attached – i.e. notes submitted by the vendor, outlining to the auctioneer who’ll be on the podium at the time just what sort of price bracket he/she would like their yearling to reach.
adhere to the same policies as the Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees Act as well as introducing a new Auctioneers Act. The two excerpts from the 65-page Law Reform Bill that best sum up its mandate are… “to enable consumers to transact with confidence”, and “to protect suppliers and consumers from inappropriate conduct”. “It’s all about the Government vamping up the legislation because auctions were previously exempt from the Consumer Guarantees Act,” Barlass said. “And not just livestock auctions like ours, either – all types of auctions, even some aspects of the electronic ones that take place on websites like TradeMe etc.
But the timing’s right to switch to a Reserve Sale format this year rather than next, when PGG Wrightson would’ve had to anyway, and it’s all because of the new Consumer Law Reform Bill which is currently in the hands of Government officials.
“The Bill has already been before Government and is due for its second reading, so passing it is inevitable. It won’t be law by February this year when we hold our Sales, but it will be in place by January next year and the Karaka Thoroughbred Sales will have to put the new Acts into practise first.
The Bill’s aim is to make all types of auctions in New Zealand
“So it makes sense to change to the new format now; a lot of our
vendors have wanted a Reserve Sale for some time anyway. “Once the legislation is passed, any time a vendor bids on his or her yearling it’s got to be done by the auctioneer and also made public. “It’s going to make the whole process of auctions extremely transparent, which for the buyers is great. “And I reckon it’s all for the better… you can’t ask someone to put a horse up for auction and just let the market dictate its price, because the current state of the industry and even the world economy are things that cause these prices to fluctuate from one season to the next. “This gives the vendor some security, and the purchaser a clear picture of the bidding.” At all the PGG Wrightson Yearling Sales held nationally up until now, Barlass estimates that they would’ve received bidding instructions for approximately 60 percent of the lots that have gone through the ring. “The really interesting fact is that of the horses we’ve had instructions for, we’ve sold ninety percent of them.
AUSTRALASIAN CLASSIC YEARLING SALE 18TH FEBRUARY 2013 – KARAKA, AUCKLAND
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LOT 138 CHANGE STRIDE - Bay Colt ROCKNROLL HANOVER – CHAANGERR
Half-brother to Champion pacer CHANGEOVER p,1:53.4, 29 wins, $2,426,765, incl NZ Cup, 2 Derbies, Aust Breeders Crown 3YO C&G Final, and to 7 other winners incl MORAD p,1:58.8, 8 wins, $51,168, SHANG p,1:59.2, 7 wins, $33,534. Immediate family of CHOKIN p,1:56.2, 34 wins, $1,801,685, FLY LIKE AN EAGLE p2,1:54.6, 15 wins, $553,462, etc. The only Rocknroll Hanover colt in the Sales!
CHANGE TUNE - Bay Filly
CHANGEOVER – ANNA MATAO
A half-sister to 4 winners, 3 Black Type performers, incl ITS FOREVER NOW p3,1:57, $119,170, PULSATION p,1:53.2, 16 wins, $140,120, ANESCAPE p,1:50.3, 20 wins, $179,270. Immediate family of LAURAELLA p2,1:55.9, 10 wins, $649,946, MEGAERA p3,1:56.8, 8 wins, $250,646, etc. VENDORS/PREPARERS: Rob Carr & Don Kirkbride
LOT 158 MAJOR CHANGE - Bay Colt ART MAJOR – DANCINGONMOONLIGHT
From the Group 1-winning DANCINGONMOONLIGHT 1:53.1, 19 wins, $402,832. A half-brother to 2 winners, incl MISS MOONLITE p,1:54.7, 13 wins, $224,443, incl Gr.1 2012 Aust Breeders Crown 4YO Final, 2011 Nevele R Fillies Series Cons & BETTOR STILL p,1:56.3, 14 wins, $102,613. TEL (09) 291-9034 (021) 227-6444 OR (027) 482-6914
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Yearling sales cont... “This means that the sale rate for the horses we don’t act on has only been around the fifty-six percent mark, so when the vendor works with the auctioneer it’s always the best way to get a sale. “And this is exactly what Steve Davis has been trying to point out for a long time now. I believe Steve is one of the best auctioneers in the Southern Hemisphere… he sells about 2000 horses a year – yet, as he puts it, some vendors would rather entrust the bidding to someone vastly less-experienced out in the crowd. “That’s all changed now.” Hand-in-hand with the format switch is the necessity for a different operating system come Sale Day. Barlass stresses that to ensure things run smoothly, vendors must be aware of one very important requirement… “Under a Reserved Sale format, the principal point of difference from previous years is that the vendor can ONLY bid through the auctioneer. “Putting in a ‘Reserve Card’ at the Sale is now mandatory, because without any reserve instructions the horse may be sold to the highest bidder in the ring. “Many have been doing this already, as I said, but what we want to advise is that vendors should come to the back of the selling rostrum when their lot is up for sale. Submitting your ‘Reserve Card’ at the office or
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to the auctioneer and being at the back of the rostrum is critical. “This way, you’re still out of sight from the purchasing public but in direct contact with the auctioneer – and in the best place to control the situation when bidding gets to a crucial stage. “If the auctioneer turns to you and says we have a bid at ‘x’ dollars, then you need to be able to make a decision on the spot about what you want to do. You can either let the auctioneer put the horse ‘on the market’ at that live bid value, or have him increase the bid further on your behalf.
that might have been carried out on a yearling prior to Sale Day, or other mitigating circumstances that might affect its chances of performing to the best of its ability once it reaches racing age. “We’ve always maintained what’s already outlined in the clauses of the Consumer Guarantees Act,” Barlass says. “Which is, that vendors should divulge all information about any surgeries that a horse has had. “Now, vendors have to – otherwise, buyers have the right to question a sale.
“If you do pass your horse in, under the Reserved system it has to be announced there and then that it’s unsold. And if that’s the case, then immediately afterwards is the best time to negotiate a potential ‘after-sale’. “But that’s the one main thing about a Reserved Sale… as the hammer falls, the message is clear to everyone whether the horse has been sold or passed in.” Something that hasn’t changed is PGG Wrightson’s attitude towards any minor surgery photo courtesy Trish Dunell
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Lot 196 in Christchurch is
LADY TANYA
Bay filly by Great Success – Lara Lass “I’d like to remind vendors that it’s become a requirement to supply a veterinary certificate about any surgery carried out on a horse. These certificates are then held in the Surgical Report Register, which is available to be viewed by purchasers at the Sales.”
Here’s a great opportunity to buy into a strong performing trotting family, to race and then later breed from. Lady Tanya is the first foal from Lara Lass, a Sundon mare from the well-performing family of Sunana Asset, Thriller Dee, Kipper Dee and the current performers Charlemagne and Uncas.
Having a Reserve Sale format obviously forces vendors to think about ‘dollars’ beforehand, too.
Lara Lass was placed twice. She is a full-sister to Sunana Asset who had 22 wins in Australia; Stardon who had three wins in a career interrupted by severe injuries, and the up-and-coming Uncas.
Those putting yearlings through the ring next month aren’t exactly heading into the Sales ‘blind’ though, because PGG Wrightson representatives Peter Lagan and Kerry Shaw have made a point of
Uncas has recorded six wins and as many placings from only 27 starts to date. In his short career he has shown great potential, displaying qualities such as toughness and high speed – highlighted by a winning double at the most recent Nelson Winter Meeting, a strong second to Springbank Sam on Cup Day (beaten a head), and a fast-finishing fourth to Quality Invasion at Rangiora when the leader trotted his last 800m in 56 and last 400m in 27.5.
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inspecting each and every horse over the last few months, giving their owners a fair indication as to what it may be worth under today’s climate. “Our job is getting the buyer and the seller to meet,” Barlass says. “And in today’s economy, cash flow is king. Making sales, generating turnover, and moving onto the next one – for vendors, this is the key. “We’re selling a dream, which is hard in a tough economic climate. But in a way, trainers have to sell that dream as well. “Ten years ago, trainers weren’t interested in multiple-ownership horses. Nowadays, that attitude’s changing and it’s one area that’s growing all the time. “Personally, I think it represents the biggest opportunity for a trainer to put paying owners into their stable. “And the results are immeasurable; it’s a proven fact that groups of people have far more fun racing a horse together than someone does on their own.” The results and success of PGG Wrightson’s Yearling Sales are clearly evident as well… 26 Harness Jewels winners to date; six of the 10 Breeders’ Crown Final winners at the latest edition of this series across the Tasman, and no less than 221 Group Race
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victories throughout Australasia over the last three seasons alone. Everyone’s now counting down the days to when the ‘hammerknocking’ starts in Christchurch and Karaka. Barlass is pleased to report that both the Auckland T.C. and Met Syndicates will once again be shopping for stock next month, and there doesn’t seem to be any letting up from ‘the land of the green and gold’ either. “Australian interest in this year’s Sales has been huge,” he says. “Especially in Western Australia, where they don’t seem to be breeding much anymore. “The Aussies may only buy fifteen percent of our horses in the Sales, but that means they’re probably bidding on at least another forty percent – and, as a result, pushing the prices of those other lots up.”
“When you’re talking about something like $10 million changing hands, and a lot of the individual sales being to groups of people, it’s physically impossible to have all of that organised in the space of fourteen days,” Barlass says. “So we get taken for granted a bit in this respect. Some sectors of the industry don’t appreciate what PGG Wrightson actually do to maintain this all-important cash flow. “And there’s so many people involved… studs, feed merchants, preparers – the list is endless. “They all need to get paid. “For me, it’s about being able to conduct the two Sales in unity, which enables us to get a good outcome for the industry and achieve an eighty percent selling rate.”
Once the dust settles on this year’s Sales, and most of the equine babies find their way to a new home, the other (and equally vital) side of PGG Wrightson’s operation will swing into action, because they’ve always strived to have vendor transactions completed and bank balances boosted within a fortnight. photo courtesy Trish Dunell
Breeding Matters January
PROVEN – IN EVERY WAY On the Racetracks of the World… • in New Zealand • in Australia • and even in America
– by Money Won, by Times, by Age. He is Simply The Best, the Proven…
CHRISTIAN CULLEN Christian Cullen’s HEIR APPARENT • A $1.1million winner of 24 races including numerous Group Races • Raced & Won from the ages of 2 to 5 • Top Sire Line • Top Dam Line
Plus, we are receiving excellent reports about his first crop of 2-year-olds!
GOTTA GO CULLEN
BREEDER PROFILE Bruce Carter
By Don Wright Bruce Carter is known to many as the successful breeder of Falcon Strike, winner of seven Group 1 races after he sold him at the yearling sales. But his association with the industry has now assumed another dimension. Bruce is the new president of the livewire North Island branch of the NZ Standardbred Breeders’ Association that has always been served by competent and dedicated office bearers. He brings with him a high profile and accomplished background and people management skills in business expertise that has seen him excel in the property and construction industries.
The company grew to become the largest privately-owned building materials business on Auckland’s North Shore with a staff of more than 40. “After I sold my share in Albany Timber in 1998, my property development and construction company continued with some major Auckland projects up to 2009.’’ Bruce told Breeding Matters that with more time available, he was enjoying the harness racing industry and exploring means by which he could put administration work back into the industry that he had enjoyed so much.
Originally from Auckland, he first He confesses to a lifelong entered the industry in the late 1960s. interest in the harness racing industry, going “Much of my early experience was to the races for the first gained in the Middle East where time as a young boy with I worked for six years managing his father, also a keen major projects for an International follower, and watching construction company before returning wonderful horses like to New Zealand with a young family in Cardigan Bay in action. the late 1970s,’’ he pointed out. His entry to the industry On returning home, he started in 1980 was marked by a residential and commercial buying a yearling filly at construction company, focusing on the sales that was Belle projects throughout Auckland, ranging Fillette (Mark Lobellfrom industrial developments in Sentiment), a daughter Manukau City to residential projects of Rosa’s Dream, then on the North Shore. That activity lasted established as the dam of until 1991 when he started Albany fine performers Bronze Timber Distributors with a partner. Trail and Del’s Dream. This family, established
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by Prince Imperial producer Oriental, produced the likes of Rippers Delight, winner of the Great Northern Derby and North Island Oaks, and standout trotters Ilsa Voss (NZ Trotting Championship) and Doctor Voss ($121,000). The filly was trained at Kumeu by Peter Young and won her first raceday start at three. She went on to win other races, one at Alexandra Park, before destined for a breeding career. “While she didn’t leave any champions, I found the experience of racing and breeding horses an enjoyable one and I carried on to buy
Pictured: Bruce with a Saddle Ridge/Mach Three filly
The Sire & Sire Line that looks set to REVOLUTIONISE our breed is… Andover Hall, out of a Valley Victory mare And it’s already started to, based on results to date of: QUITE EASY
2yo & 3yo Winners from 1st Crop
MONKEY BONES 2yo & 3yo Winners from 1st Crop THE PRES
continues to attract bigger books of mares from one season to the next; he’s leaving stunning yearlings and foals which take after their sire, and the reports about them to date are that they’re extremely well-mannered and do everything right.
THE PRES 2yo & 3yo WINNERS from 1st Crop • Possesses the much sought-after Direct Scooter speed on his dam’s side • Numerous breeders come back to him, year after year • And the number of mares served this season is up by 100%
Every one of his third crop of foals have been retained by their breeders, except one: the filly who sells as Lot 226 in Christchurch (related to BEACH ROMANCE, $275,000 etc)
KLONDIKE KID
Breeder profile cont...
and sell other horses at yearling sales Jewels (4yo edition). She is now in foal to Bettor’s Delight. from 1990 onwards,’’ Bruce recalled “Over the years we have bred from quality broodmares. Our present producers include two daughters of This Time Franco in Oaks winner Caps Off, Rose to Stardom (related to Changeover), Caps in Art (out of Above all others, Bruce said the best Caps Off ), Sloane Square and a share horse he has been associated with in Saddleridge.’’ was Mountain Gold which won the Gr 1 Rowe Cup and the Ashburton Bruce joined the committee of Flying Mile and was runner-up in the NISBA in 2009. With the hard an Interdominion Grand Final for working NISBA president Peter Smith on the Auckland Trotting trotters. Club Board and being involved “At present I am involved with racing with other industry commitments, progeny of Saddleridge, a mare my Bruce was approached to take over wife Mary and good friends Ross as President and, with more time to Johnson and Janine Cole bought at spare, accepted. the Harrisburg (USA) yearling sales in 2005.’’ “Apart from selling Falcon Strike at the yearling sales, our best result at the sales was to sell a Falcon Seelster yearling at the PGG-Wrightson sale in 2006 for $100,000.’’
“Fortunately, we have a few returning committee members with previous NISBA experience. It is a good robust committee that works for the good of the industry but we would welcome some young members,’’ Bruce said. “Our goals are to support the breeding industry wherever we can to ensure breeders keep breeding…Without that happening, there is a major problem looming for the industry. With no increase in stakes a distinct possibility the breeder has to have affordable industry expenses fees, including stallion and veterinary fees.’’ His association saw major challenges ahead and was working closely with PGG Wrightson and other industry bodies with the support of the National Council.
Saddleridge was put back into work with ex Southlander Richard (Nifty) Norman, a close earlier associate of Brian Pelling, but, after a few issues, she was brought back to New Zealand at three and put in foal to Christian Cullen to produce Bucket List. A juvenile with Geoff Small is also revealing promise. Bruce’s other horses on the active list include Meet Me In Mayfair which was leased to friends and won the Dunstan Feed Final. She was placed in a heat in 1:55.7 and will be retained for breeding. Her dam English Elegance won the Oaks and also left Sloane Square which is now retired after running fourth in the Oaks and fifth in the Harness
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Picture: Bruce with Saddle Ridge and her foal at foot, a colt by Bettor’s Delight
Lot 81 at Karaka FIRST GRADE
Named in memory of the first winner owned and trained by Ted Edwards. Out of a full-sister to Royal Heights, and dam of Centennial, War Cry (Aus), Kingdom Of Heaven, Silver Whisp, Dauntless etc.
Lot 97 at Karaka WAR COMMANDER
First colt from an unraced daughter of Tatsy Scott who died after foaling. He’s a Pegasus Spur/Sundon cross from the Ted Edwards trotting family. A strong, bold-going young horse.
Lot 174 at Karaka EMPHASIS
Lot 141 in Christchurch GREAT THINGS HAPPEN
From Galleons Dream 1st foal: Inter-Dominion winner. 2nd foal: 2YO of the Year; 3rd foal: 2YO of the Year; 4th foal: Winner. This is a classic filly for racing and later breeding from.
First foal from Calamity Gal (7 wins, all at Alexandra Park). One of the toughest mares trained by the legendary Barry Purdon. Breeding ‘Guru’ Dave Phillips believes this mare could found a new family.
Preparers: Ted Edwards (Karaka Lots), phone (0274) 988-126 and Aimee Edmonds (Chch Lot), phone (027) 358-0956
The rise of locally bred sires
by Bee Pears
Is Christian Cullen our Artsplace? Gotta Go Cullen our Art Major? Changeover our Western Ideal? Tintin In America our Bettor’s Delight? Gotta Go Cullect our Rock N Roll Heaven? The growing number of top quality locally bred sires on offer is creating healthy options for our future breeding. Have we finally got over the colonial cringe? Are we ready to view pacing sires bred here as worthy as a new unproven sire brought down from North America?
New Zealand. A glance at the past shows that locally-bred sires have had variable success and often struggled for support, despite some vigorous efforts.
The answer may be a key part of how well we get through some tricky years ahead in our New Zealand breeding industry.
Two of the more interesting locally bred sires in New Zealand were Johnny Globe (raced mainly in the 1950s and stood as a successful sire in the 1960s and early 1970s) and his siring son Lordship (who raced at the top level in the 1960s and stood successfully as a sire from the mid 1970s into the 1980s).
I’m not saying breeders should turn their backs on proven or quality new sires from overseas - far from it. But if overseas owners pull back from making their top sires available here (as could be the case if they get few mares taking up the opportunity), or they become too expensive, then we have a number of local prospects that are potentially ready to step up and do the job. On the other hand, if overseas owners try to move too many of their secondtier stallions ‘Down Under’, they may find the local competition here stronger than they expected. And it could be the ones we know get the nod.
A bit of history Locally bred sires are often referred to as “colonial” sires in a reference to past days when there were many such hopefuls standing in Australia and
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That siring line traces back to a branch of Hambletonian not found on today’s charts - known here as the Globe Derby line but originating way back from Strathmore, a son of Hambletonian. Starship and Lord Module, sons of Lordship, tried to carry on that sire line in New Zealand and had good opportunity but pretty low key results overall. There have been recent efforts to rekindle the flame through Magic Rule, an elderly son of Starship, but not on a commercial basis. More recently in the early/mid 2000s locally grown sires included Il Vicolo and Iraklis (both sensational racehorses, both commercial failures at stud and both sons of hugely successful imported sire Vance Hanover, in turn a son of Albatross
which is a siring line that did not kick on at all internationally.) Other less high profile attempts, also from Albatross sire line, included Soky’s Atom sons Thunder N Lightening, Captain Rufus and Spirit Of Zeus, although the latter is from a US bred mare. Tuapeka Knight (a son of Smooth Fella from the Most Happy Fella sire line) was much more successful as a local sire. All of these “colonial” sires came from very solid New Zealand maternal families, and were good racehorses themselves. They were not ‘local hacks standing at the farm down the road. However they could not do the job as sires (let alone as sires of sires) and breeders turned towards the modern bloodlines, proven race horses and safer options coming in from North America. At this time the marketing of stallions also improved and via the internet more is known about these stallions. Remember, this was also a period where many more male racehorses were gelded as yearlings, so some top local prospects never got the chance. Overall, locally bred horses have had an uphill battle to be successful and desirable sires in their own land.
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Back to the future cont... What’s changed? It was when sons of In The Pocket starting standing at stud that things really picked up. Christian Cullen and Courage Under Fire standing from the early 2000s but really hitting their straps by 2005/6 marked a turning point for New Zealand-bred sires and how they are perceived in the commercial breeding market. And that’s what really turned the corner for us.
A champion sire restores the faith When Christian Cullen yearlings became ‘the bees knees” and got top prices at the sales, and then performed so well as racehorses - well, that has developed into a fairy-tale story for those who have believed we can produce a sire just as good “over here” as “over there”. Christian Cullen is even cheekily poking his noggin into siring lists “over there” - Ian Dobson had the gumption to take him over to North America as a sire for a season, and Christian Cullen has done a remarkable job with his 2yo progeny last season in spite of very limited numbers of mares. They may regret the opportunity they missed. And Christian Cullen is going one step further. He’s making a great fist of carrying on the Direct Scooter sire line in the southern hemisphere - out of the 5 or 6 of his progeny already standing as sires in New Zealand, it is highly likely that 1 or 2 will get enough support to go on with the job in the longer term. Thanks mainly to Christian Cullen, and also Courage Under Fire, we have lost much of the ‘cringe’ factor around locally bred sires. A growing confidence in well-bred,
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well-known and reasonably priced New Zealand (or Australasian) sires may give these horses a real opportunity to shine. More reliance on locally bred sires is not a bad trend so long as we keep our standards high: • It will help keep pricing competitive and realistic, and ensure more of the breeding revenue remains in local hands. (Around 60% of the revenue from USA/Canadian stallions leaves NZ.) • The quality of our top stallions and their own sires is such that we are not breeding backwards to an older type of “colonial” horse. • It will help us retain significant, if quirky, difference in our mares’ pedigrees – a point of difference in our New Zealand gene pool, which is a good thing for the overall diversity and survival of the pacing breed (similar perhaps to the development of different gene pools in trotting globally). • It is ensuring the survival of a very, very good branch of the Direct Scooter siring line, in much the same way that Matt’s Scooter has done in America.
Variety important for locally bred sires A very positive factor is the variety of locally-bred types coming through. That’s something needed to offer breeders real choice in pedigree, attributes and conformation. That’s what I suggested at the start of this blog - Is Christian Cullen our Artsplace? Gotta Go Cullen our Art Major? Changeover our Western Ideal? Tintin In America our Bettor’s Delight? Gotta Go Cullect our Rock N Roll
Heaven? Is Elsu our Grinfromeartoear? Perhaps Courage Under Fire will become our Good Time - a sire whose future contribution will be through good racehorses and wonderful broodmares rather than his own siring line? Who is to know? There are several others having a go such as Charles Bronson, Justa Tiger, Ohoka Arizona, Christian Fire, Attorney General... so far Ohoka Arizona has some promising youngsters showing up at workouts and qualifying trials, and the owners of Justa Tiger are giving him every chance by ensuring a number of his progeny get into the yearling sales arena. At the moment our list of current “colonial” sires is dominated by sons of In The Pocket and Christian Cullen. Stunin Cullen will add to this list in 2013. However it is good to see two by Falcon Seelster (Attorney General and Elsu), and one by McArdle (Tintin In America) and perhaps soon Sir Lincoln and/or Auckland Reactor (by Mach Three). In the next couple of years will we see quite a few more locally bred sires available and competitively priced. Hopefully the range of sire lines represented will broaden out even further. Nine (three Christian Cullens, two Mach Threes, Two Bettor’s Delights, one Falcon Seelster and one Western Terror) of the 15 starters competing in the NZ Cup this year were entires. Look at that mouth-watering field and the variety of sires and great maternal lines! As the appeal of locally bred sires grows, there could be a fairly tough period coming when breeders make up their minds about which ones offer the most. “Many will be called, but few
Take a look at these Lots in ChCh Lot 4, Hangover (Changeover-Hawthorne)
will be chosen.” Sentimental favourites may struggle; those with the ‘wow’ factor will succeed. And then the results on the track will decide who survives in the longer term. If we want top quality locally bred sires with commercial appeal that sorting out process is inevitable and important. Just like it is for any sires on offer. Our new “colonial” sires will have an opportunity to shine with a growing number of broodmares by top imports - Bettor’s Delight, Mach Three, McArdle, Grinfromeartoear, and then American Ideal, Art Major and Real Desire, as well as older broodmares by Live Or Die, Badlands Hanover and Falcon Seelster. The resulting remix of imported and local bloodlines will once again give New Zealand’s gene pool a distinctive profile.
Dam has had two foals to the races to date for two winners… Thorn In My Side (Falcon Seelster) 7 starts, 2 wins, 1 second – will win more; and (Our) Missionary Man (Jereme’s Jet) 7 starts, 6 wins, 1 second (unbeaten in two starts as a 2yo) – very promising 3yo whose only defeat came in behind the Group 1 winner Flaming Flutter; third foal from the dam is a 2yo filly by Real Desire who will race this season.
Lot 173, Fearce Falcon (Falcon Seelster-Fearless Freda)
Let me leave you with a quote I saw in the newspaper recently from Mark Chittick of Waikato Stud (one of the top thoroughbred studs in the Waikato) on his purchase of Rock N Pop (by Fastnet Rock out of a Sir Tristram mare) to stand at their stud: “Waikato Stud has a longstanding belief in colonial stallions who have shown they are robust enough to withstand the vigours of Australasian racing. It’s pretty easy to see why we stick with stallions that are proven in the tough Australasian racing circuit. If you look at the Australian Sires Premiership, 16 of the top 20 stallions actually raced in that very environment.”
Fifth foal from PGG NZYSS 2YO Fillies winner Fearless Freda, whose first four foals are all winners… Fearless Madi (Dream Away) 1 NZ win plus 4 Vic wins; Elle M Aye (Christian Cullen) 2nd Sires Stakes Fillies Ht, 3rd Group 2 Ladyship Stakes in behind One Dream and Running On Faith, plus 11 Qld wins, 1.56.9, $53,809; President Cullen (Christian Cullen) 1 win at 2yo, 4th in Listed Morrinsville Juvenile Stakes, plus 3 WA wins & 1 Qld win; Fear Flying (Bettor’s Delight) 3 wins to date.
Preparer: Maree Robertson, phone (021) 322-888
IMPROVING BONE DENSITY Building stronger bones by Tina Thorowgood
Compared to most grazing animals a horse’s legs are disproportionately long and light. By keeping the heavy muscle mass at the base or pivot of the limb, the leg is able to swing like a pendulum. The net result is a relatively small amount of muscular effort at the shoulder and hip results in a large range of motion at the foot. This energy efficient apparatus allows the horse to maintain high speeds over longer distances. The necessity for the bones to be light enough to be transported efficiently without wasting energy has to be offset against the need for strength and rigidity – after all, structural support is the most important role of the skeleton. The long bones of the distal limbs have unique design features that allows them to effectively resist the upwards forces of impact and loading and the opposing downward forces of the horse’s own bodyweight. The hoof mechanism, tendons, muscles and ligaments help in this role. Speed, conformation, hoof balance and track surface all have an effect on the magnitude and distribution of the impact and loading forces. Speed has the greatest effect; remember the equation force = mass x acceleration? Obviously mass or weight remains constant during exercise but the faster a
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horse accelerates, the faster the limb decelerates at impact. Consequently the forces absorbed by the bones and joints increase. A horse travelling at race speeds is subjected to forces equivalent to three times its bodyweight. Conformation and hoof balance play an important part as to how the forces are absorbed. Correct alignment of the bones and joints in relation to the foot and to each other are necessary to avoid uneven distribution. The foot has a ‘centre of gravity’ as does the limb as a whole. Ideally both should be directly in line with each other and joined by a straight column of bones.
Bone is a dynamic tissue, constantly remodeling itself in response to the forces of impact and loading. Bones are made up of two types of bone tissue (fig 2). Cortical bone is the dense bone that gives bones their shape and strength. It makes up 80% of the adult skeleton. Trabecular bone is the ‘mesh like’ or honeycomb bone that forms in the ends of the long bones surrounding the bone marrow.
Serious bone injuries are generally attributed to normal bone reacting to abnormal circumstances, the so called ‘bad step’ on the track. Using the latest bone scanning technology, equine researchers have been able to show that this is often not the case. Most serious bone injuries are in fact caused through abnormal bone reacting to normal impact and loading. Many apparently sound horses are in fact unsound – they have areas of weakened bone along with small stress fractures that predispose to more serious injuries.
Fig 2: Cross Section of Equine Cannon Bone. S.s.- Trabecular Bone. S.c.- Cortical Bone. C.m.- Cavity containing Bone Marrow
Taken from The Anatomy of Domestic Animals; Sisson and Grossman.
Improving bone density continued...
Both types of bone are made up of a collagen matrix along with osteoblasts (bone producing cells) and osteoclasts (bone resorbing cells).
been boxed with those that had been paddock raised and exercised daily. It was found that the paddock raised horses had 33% higher bone densities.
Collagen accounts for approximately one quarter of the body’s protein. It comprises 30% of mature bone as well as being a major component of connective tissue and cartilage.
Scanning technology has shown that horses with a greater cross-sectional area of cannon bone combined with more bone in the dorsal cortex are able to better withstand the forces of impact and loading.
Osteoblasts are bone forming cells that are interspersed throughout the collagen matrix. They secrete a ‘glue like’ mineralized substance known as osteoid which contains calcium and phosphorus. Osteoclasts are bone resorbing cells. They work in unison with osteoblasts to remodel cortical bone. These cells are activated when cortical bone tissue is subjected to impact and loading forces. Remodeling increases bone density by removing existing bone and adding new bone to areas where the forces are greatest. Remodeled bone is stronger than modeled bone; i.e. the bone that is laid down during normal growth periods. Although attention to conformation, foot balance and track design all play an important part in preventing bone injuries, increasing cortical bone density – in other words, building stronger bone is vital. This can be achieved through a combination of training and nutrition. Several studies have shown the effect training has on increasing bone density in young horses. One study compared weanlings that had
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Research in thoroughbreds has shown that bone density increases more with training over shorter distances (400metres) at speeds around 13.5secs /furlong. It was found that in most cases (with all other factors being normal) the cannon bone has a fatigue life of around 50,000 strides, the equivalent of 5 months training. Once this point is reached, the incidence of shin soreness was found to increase dramatically. Bone scans have shown that the shape and composition of bone is also affected by lack of exercise. Horses returning from the spelling paddock were found to have lower bone densities than when they were turned out. It was found that during the first 60 days of training, bone density decreased even further. Nutrition is important in maximizing bone density. Skeletal growth is rapid during the first 12 months. A study of growth rates in young thoroughbreds showed that at 6 months of age a horse can reach 84% of its mature height but only 46% of its mature weight. At 12 months it can attain 94% of its height and 65% of its weight.
By 22 months it has virtually stopped growing in height (97%) and has usually reached 90% of its mature weight. Skeletal growth therefore occurs faster than weight gain. Other studies have followed total bone mineral content (BMC) during the same growth period. At 6 months of age bone mineralisation is 68% complete, by 12 months it has increased to 76%. Maximum BMC is not reached until a horse is 6 years old. Bone mineralisation begins during the last three months of pregnancy. At this point the foetal bones are simply cartilage models of the adult bones. The skeleton of the newborn foal contains only 17% of the adult bone mineral content. The mineral content of milk is highest during the first week of lactation and then declines steadily. If the mare’s calcium intake is not adequate during gestation and lactation, it will result in skeletal mineral loss in the foal. Foals born of calcium deficient mares have smaller cannon bone diameters at birth. Calcium and phosphorus are the main minerals found in bone. Daily requirements are dependent on growth rate. A six month old weanling gaining 0.65kg/day requires approximately 38g calcium and 25g phosphorus/day. A 12 month old yearling gaining 0.5kg/ day requires around 45g calcium and 30g phosphorus. Lucerne hay is the best feed source of calcium containing around 12g/kg while grains are the best source of phosphorus (3.0g/kg). Bran contains high levels of phosphorus but only 20% is available for absorption.
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Improving bone density continued... The ratio of calcium to phosphorous is just as important. Diets should contain ratios of between 3:1 and 1:1 calcium:phosphorous. Studies have shown that high ratios of around 6:1 fed over a long period resulted in reduced bone density. Inverse ratios can also have a detrimental effect. These can occur on high grain/low lucerne diets. Studies have shown that feeding extra calcium has no effect on bone density. Magnesium is essential for the formation of the collagen matrix as well as bone mineralization. Around 60% of the magnesium in the body is found in bone tissue. Human studies have shown a positive correlation between bone mineral density and dietary magnesium. Low magnesium is associated with reduced activity by osteoblasts and osteoclasts, the cells involved in bone remodeling. Good feed sources are lucerne (3.0g/ kg) and soyabean-meal (2.7g/kg). Copper, zinc and boron are trace minerals that play an important part in bone development. Studies have shown that copper supplementation of mares and foals can play an important part in skeletal development. Zinc is essential for bone and cartilage formation. It can interfere with the uptake of copper consequently high dietary levels are detrimental to skeletal development. Boron is a trace element that up until recently has received little attention. Human research indicates that boron aids the uptake of calcium and magnesium into bone as well as increasing vitamin D3 levels, important for bone mineral metabolism. Silicon is one of the most common elements on earth and is essential for
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normal body function. Most of the silicon found in nature is in a form of sand and is unable to be absorbed by the body. Plants can take silicon up from the soil consequently the forage and grains that horses consume contain small amounts. Silicon is involved in the formation of the collagen matrix as well as bone mineralisation. Experiments on chickens fed silicon deficient diets resulted in lower bone collagen levels, resulting in abnormal bone growth.
greatest concentrations during early lactation. As lactation advances, zinc, copper and iron levels decrease while silicon stays the same.
The same series of experiments also showed that silicon supplementation increased the rate of bone mineralization as well as increasing the glycosaminoglycan levels in cartilage, important in the prevention and treatment of degenerative joint disease.
References: Buddiansky, S., The Nature of Horses. p.204-205,209-210,230-232.The Free Press, London Carlisle, E.M. 1980b. Biochemical and morphological changes associated with long bone abnormalities in silicon deficiency. J. Nutr. 110:1046. Carlisle, E.M. 1982. The nutritional essentiality of silicon. Nutri. Reviews. 40(7):193 Lang, K.J., B.D. Nielson, K.L.Waite, J. Link, G.M. Hill and M.W. Orth. 2001a. Increased plasma silicon concentrations and altered bone resorption in response to sodium zeolite A supplementation in yearling horses. J. Equine Vet. Sci. 21(11):550-555. Lang, K.J., B.D. Nielson, K.L.Waite, J. Link, G.M. Hill and M.W. Orth. Supplemental silicon increases plasma and milk concentrations in horses. J. Anim. Sci. 79:2627-2633. Lawrence, L.L. Principles of Bone Development in Horses. In: Proc KER Equine Nutrition Conference 2003: 6983. Lawrence, L.L. Effects of Exercise and Training on Skeletal Development in Horses. In: Proc KER Equine Nutrition Conference 2003: 210-217. Neilson, B.D., G.D. Potter, E.L. Morris, T.W. Odom, D.M. Senor, J.A. Reynolds, W.B. Smith, M.T. Martin and E.H. Bird. 1993. Training distance to failure in young Quarter Horses fed sodium zeolite. A.J. Equine Vet. Sci. 13(10):562.
Studies carried out at the University of Texas demonstrated the importance of silicon in maximizing bone density in young racehorses. In these studies horses on silicon supplemented diets were able to train and race for longer and sustained less bone injuries than non supplemented horses. This was attributed to an overall improvement in bone density. It was noted that silicon supplementation had no effect on growth rate therefore was not connected with any risk of growth related diseases like OCD. The studies also showed that if an absorbable form of silicon is given to lactating broodmares the levels in the milk increase which results in more silicon available to the foal. Interestingly human studies on milk mineral composition have shown that zinc, copper, iron and silicon are the trace elements found in the
Dietary mineral supplementation, particularly with silicon, along with careful design of training programmes will result in improved bone density and in turn, improved skeletal durability. Young horses will be able to stay in training for longer without the interruptions that bone injuries can cause.
Where Breeding Matters
NZSBA Wastage Survey Findings – injuries and lack of speed factors. In December the New Zealand Standardbred Breeders Association (NZSBA) sent out a simple informal internet survey to find out the reasons why horses don’t make it to the track. Over 100 respondents completed the survey and gave us a glimpse into what goes wrong before a horse even gets to qualify. The number one reason for not racing a horse is lack of perceived speed (27%) closely followed by Injury (26%). When delving deeper into what injuries happen to our stock, paddock accidents and tendon injuries rate jointly as highest reason. The survey also showed that paddock accidents are the highest cause of death for racing stock. At Arden Lodge, weourbelieve Breeding Matters. It was refreshing to see that the majority of horses In the Sales, there’s only 3 fillies by (34% - who are not injured) are given away as supersire Rocknroll Hanover, sire of hacks. Life after racing is an area the NZSBA is Put On A Show 1:47.3 fastest mare focussing on, standardbreds can and do have a in Harness History. successful career after racing. Lots 115 - 145 - 205 Gender wise, as expected more fillies/mares are If Breeding Matters to you, then it’s sacked than colts/geldings (53% toversus one of these 3 you need take 47%). Horses tend to be between 2 – 4 years when a home! decision is made on its career. Out of those surveyed – 578 horses were bred over a three year period, resulting in 71% being broken in; 20 % sold either as yearlings or after qualifying. Thanks to all those who completed the survey.
If you intend purchasing at the Sales, take a close look at the Southern-Bred stock on offer, because you could take home a winner like the stars who are currently performing on the track:
Imthemightyquinn Washakie Highview Tommy Ideal Scott Southwind Arden Pemberton Shard Bainfield Washington No Potato Arden Rooney Ohoka’s Bondy All Star Man Averil’s Quest Mister Presley Kabet Kate Stephanie Ted West Rowchester Macy Delight Jess Jackka Optimo Denario Better Arden I’m Victorious
This all stems from the days of: Cardigan Bay Young Quinn Stella Frost Robin Dundee SB-SR Tour is on February 11th & 12th. Contact John Stiven - Arden Lodge 0274 686 919
Abraham Jones Colt by
LOT 19
Southwind Vernon - Jani Franco
The second foal and first colt from a half-sister to:
Bred in the purple.
• JUMANJI FRANCO 2YO Trotting Filly of the Year.
Preparer:
Aust. Breeders Crown
AUS
NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series
NZ
Staked for:
Winner of NZ 2YO Trotting Stakes. 2nd in NZ Trotting Oaks. • JACANTI FRANCO placed in the Sires’ Stakes 2YO Trotters C’ship & Harness Jewels. Closely related to FRANCO JONQUILL 1:52.6, $100,000+ A lovely colt with a great length of stride – the looks and pedigree to die for.
Lyn & Blair O’Connell Ph 03 329 7999 Mobile 027 208 1385 Vendor: NZ Bred Noel & Wendy Kennard Ph 03 3479 699
Laramie Jones Colt by
LOT 45
Christian Cullen - Luscious Franco a great colt.
Staked for: NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series
Aust. Breeders Crown
NZ
LEWINSKY FRANCO 1:51.4. FRANCO LIBERTY $188,000 and the Group Winners LET LOOSE & LILAC STRIDE. Family of:
Preparer:
AUS
Like all the good Cullens, you will be buying What by the pound. This colt is the best individual that the mare has left. He has it all… presence, athletic ability, size and a great attitude.
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Baxter Jones Colt by
LOT 142
Gotta Go Cullen - Beauty Bee Second foal, and full-brother to last year’s $100,000 Christchurch Sale-Topper.
His dam is a half-sister to 10 winners including:
TWO MILLIONAIRES… STING LIKA BEE and HI HO SILVERWHEELS.
Preparer:
NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series
Aust. Breeders Crown
NZ
Staked for:
AUS
Like peas in a pod, this colt is a great example of the type that Gotta Go Cullen is leaving … tall, athletic, and with plenty of scope. BEAUTIFULLY BRED.
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Jonah Jones Colt by
LOT 191
McArdle - Jarntimarra An athletic colt by the sire of the moment, McArdle.
You will fall in love with this stunning colt – everything that you are looking for. It’s also the same family of:
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE.
CHOKIN and
Preparer:
Staked for: NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series
Aust. Breeders Crown
NZ
CHANGEOVER (23 wins,
AUS
From a half-sister to: $1.8 million).
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Elly Jones Filly by
LOT 226
Klondike Kid - Love Actually A lovely, precocious type.
LOVERS DELIGHT & BEACH ROMANCE. Family of: SEDUCTION, READY FOR LOVE and recent 2YO Australasian Champ CHARLIE MacSHEEN. By Klondike Kid, whose first crop has already produced 2 and 3yo winners. From his second crop comes the impressive recent Ashburton qualifier Billy Klondike (p2, 2:00.6).
Preparer:
Staked for: NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series Nevele R Fillies Series,
NZ
Dam is a half-sister to:
Caduceus
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Sammy Jones Colt by
LOT 280
The Pres - Sunina A colt who really looks the part. NZ Sires Stakes
HIDE IN YOUR SHELL 1:57.6, 26 wins. BY THE VERY POPULAR SIRE, THE PRES.
Family of:
NZ Yearling Sales Series
Aust. Breeders Crown
AUS
CREAMEE.
NZ
Staked for:
A half-brother to several promising types, including the 2yo trial winner
Preparer:
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Absolute Jones Filly by
LOT 309
The Pres - Galleons Assault ROB THE NEST as her second dam, this filly stems
from one of the best families in the catalogue which has sent forth such stars as
NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series
THEDONSSON & SONOFTHEDON.
BY THE VERY POPULAR SIRE,
LOT 322
THE PRES.
Aust. Breeders Crown
AUS
Having
NZ
First foal from a full-sister to the great trotter: GALLEONS ASSASSIN 1:55.4, $340,000+. Staked for:
Preparer:
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Destiny Jones Filly by
The Pres - Galleons Destiny A great, athletic filly.
HURRICANE FLYER Aus 3YO Trotter of the Year, NZ 4YO Trotter Of The Year; DIEDRE’S PRIDE 21 wins & dam of DIEDRE DON 2YO Trotting Colt of the Year; and ALDEBARAN DREAM 11 starts for 7 wins & $53,200 to
Preparer:
Staked for: NZ Sires Stakes NZ Yearling Sales Series
NZ
Very closely related to:
BY THE VERY POPULAR SIRE,
THE PRES.
Aust. Breeders Crown
AUS
date, including the Gr1 Vic Oaks.
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Home grown’ stallions add interest to yearling sales
by Peter Wharton
The New Zealand trend towards the ‘home grown’ stallion is further emphasised in the catalogue for this year’s round of NZ yearling sales starting in Auckland on February 18. Of the dozen sires which will be represented by their first crop of yearlings, three – Changeover, Justa Tiger and Skyvalley -- were bred and reared in the Dominion. A NZ Cup, dual Derby and Breeders Crown winner, Changeover (Nevele R) is a member of the same sireline as champion sires In The Pocket, Christian Cullen and Courage Under Fire. Justa Tiger (Highview Standardbreds) is a son of Christian Cullen from the top racemare Tigerish, while Skyvalley (Aldebaran Park, Victoria) is a product of legendary American sire Muscles Yankee. The Pres (Wai Eyre Farm), a son of leading USA trotting stallion Andover Hall, completes the list of new ‘Down Under’ sires. The imported shuttlers are headed up by the Alabar trio Art Official, Mister Big and Shadow Play, the trotter Crazed (Woodlands) and Stonebridge Regal (Loddon Valley Stud, Victoria). The list is rounded out by three frozen semen sires in the royally bred pacer Panspacificflight and the trotters Angus Hall and Sam Bourbon.
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A brief outline of the ‘new’ sires:
Angus Hall
B h 1996, Garland Lobell USAAmour Angus (USA), by Magna Force (USA) Frozen semen 2010 fee: $12,000 – 19 foals Career: 26 starts, 8 wins, 14 placings – 3 Stakes wins Best win: Champlain Stakes
Career: 19 starts, 9 wins, 4 placings – 3 Stakes wins Best win: Colonial Trot
Justa Tiger
B h 2004, Christian Cullen-Tigerish, by Butler BG (USA) Highview Standardbreds 2010 fee: $2,000 – 19 foals Career: 37 starts, 9 wins, 11 placings
Art Official
Mister Big
Changeover
Panspacificflight
B h 2005, Art Major (USA)Naughty Shady Lady (USA), by Falcon Seelster (USA) Alabar Bloodstock 2010 fee: $6,000 – 49 foals Career: 54 starts, 18 wins, 23 placings – 10 Stakes wins Best win: Meadowlands Pace B h 2003, In The Pocket (USA)Chaangerr, by Vance Hanover (USA) Nevele R Stud 2010 fee: $4,000 – 159 foals Career: 65 starts, 29 wins, 16 placings – 13 Group wins Best win: New Zealand Cup
Crazed
Br h 2005, Credit Winner (USA)Mary Lou Hall (USA), by Mr Lavec (USA) Frozen semen 2010 fee: $7,500 – 3 foals
B h 2003, Grinfromeartoear (USA)World’s Sweetheart (USA), by Jate Lobell (USA) Alabar Bloodstock 2010 fee: $7,000 – 8 foals Career: 85 starts, 34 wins, 31 placings – 14 Stakes wins Best win: Breeders Crown B h 2001, The Panderosa (USA)You Can Fly (USA), by Nihilator Frozen semen 2010 fee: $3,750 -- 23 foals Career: 20 starts, 11 wins, 4 placings – 5 Stakes wins Best win: Bluegrass Stake
Sam Bourbon
B h 2006, Goetmals Wood (Fr)-Etta Extra (Fr), by Florestan (USA) Frozen semen 2010 fee: $2,500 – 6 foals Career: 18 starts, 3 wins, 8 placings Best win: European Derby heat
“Southern-Bred / Southern-Reared”
Shadow Play
Blk h 2005, The Panderosa (USA)Matt’s Filly (USA), by Matt’s Scooter (USA) Alabar Bloodstock 2010 fee: $5,000 – 19 foals Career: 49 starts, 20 wins, 14 placings – 8 Stakes wins Best win: Little Brown Jug
Skyvalley
Br h 2004, Muscles Yankee (USA)Chiola’s Lass, by Chiola Hanover (USA) Aldebaran Park, Victoria 2010 fee: $3,500 – 26 foals Career: 47 starts, 24 wins, 13 placings – 6 Group wins Best win: Breeders Crown (twice)
Stonebridge Regal
B h 2002, Artsplace (USA)-Lady Joanna (SA), by Barberry Spur (USA) Wai Eyre Farm 2010 fee: $3,950 – 82 foals Career: 45 starts, 15 wins, 13 placings – 4 Stakes wins Best win: North America Cup elim.
The Pres
Br h 2005, Andover Hall (USA)Southwind Allaire (USA), by Valley Victory (USA) Wai Eyre Farm 2010 fee: $3,250 – 38 foals Career: 9 starts, 4 wins, 1 placing – 1 Stakes wins Best win: Harry Zweig Memorial
Will Mach Three leave a colt to match Somebeachsomewhere here in New Zealand? A colt that will be a champion on the track and go on to become a superstar stallion? Could that “somewhere here” be Tuapeka? Could this colt be the one?
Hip 118 at the Christchurch Sale
He has the breeding, the type and the class to go right to the top. Make sure you don’t miss him, and you’re bound to come back for a second look! Also in the NZ Premier Sale - February 20th: Hip 38 - Tuapeka Glory; Hip 134 - Soldier. February 21st: Hip 200 - Tight Lipped. Photos and comments at www.tuapeka.com Videos available from late January
BREEDING SYNDICATE PROPOSAL Calling for expressions of interest to form a breeding syndicate based on one upfront affordable payment and plenty of involvement.
• Are you a small scale breeder wanting to stay involved but struggling? • Or a newcomer to breeding who would like a low-risk, enjoyable place to start?
This is an exciting new approach to a breeding syndicate for people wanting to share the costs and risk, have fun and learn more about breeding. Breed a yearling for the Sales from a very well bred black type mare, plus enjoy social and educational events with a group of like-minded people. North Island-based, but open to keen people anywhere. For details and to register your interest, please contact Bee Pears. Email: bee.raglan@xtra.co.nz or 027 280 6569
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All in a year’s work For equine reproduction specialist Jonathan McNeill, travelling to work in Canada for four months of each year is something he has done for the past decade, and a part of his annual work cycle. The initial opportunity for Jonathan to work in Canada came back in 2001. At that point, he was working for trans-Tasman standardbred breeding operation Alabar Bloodstock. A trip to Canada with a shuttle stallion as Stallion Manager introduced Jonathan to Tara Hills Stud, and the business relationship continued after Alabar ceased standing stallions in Canada. “I was offered ongoing stallion breeding manager work for Tara Hills as well as some other breeders, and it fits in very well with my stud work in New Zealand,” says Jonathan. He considers himself lucky to have worked with “very good people, some really top quality stallions and great race mares. Tara Hills
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Stud has been the leading stud in Canada for a number of years.” The annual trip to Canada continues to have a lot of appeal for Jonathan. The climate means that the horse management is quite different over there, with both stallions and mares boxed all year round, often with minimal turn-out. Through his visits, Jonathan has experienced the diverse practices that arise from living in dissimilar climatic conditions, and being in North America has also given him the opportunity to pursue further studies. PennState University in Pennsylvania is a world leader in equine research, and time spent there, at the Equine Group of UC Davis in California, and working with Quarter Horses has given him a wide grounding. A part of the attraction has also been the chance to attend some of the major race meetings, including the North American Cup.
by Pip Hume “The size of the stakes offered over there really promotes breeding quality horses,” he says. Jonathan grew up riding horses. His father was passionate about horses, and bred and showed Clydesdales as well as being interested in Standardbred racing. After gaining a B. Sci. Jonathan was fortunate to work for some of the major New Zealand Standardbred breeders, and working for Alabar was instrumental in his career. “Alabar’s focus on staff training and developing their people gave me the opportunity put to theory to practical application.” Home for Jonathan is at Mandeville, in North Canterbury. With his partner Tracey Nicholas, who is an integral part of the operation, he owns Barra Equine, a 24 acre specialist equine breeding facility. For the current breeding season there are five standardbred stallions at the property, including the Kentuckiana shuttle stallions
Michelle Caig... Breeding for the Premier Muscle Mass and If I Can Dream, and Canadianowned shuttle horse Dali. Around a third of the property houses a quarantine station which is MAF-approved for semen collection and export, and additional services offered by the partnership include agistment, artificial insemination and mare preparation for breeding. Jonathan and Tracey have two standardbred mares of their own – an In the Pocket mare whose first colt has been very successful – she is going to Attorney General this season – and a lease mare. And while the standardbreds are the main focus, they also offer their range of services to sport horse breeders. This season they are working with a range of breeds, including Paso Fino, Hanoverian, Irish Hunter, Andalusian, Quarter Horses and Gypsy Cobs. “It’s amazing how many sport horse stallions there are in Canterbury,” Jonathan says, “and they are almost all imported.” Jonathan plans to continue growing his already extensive expertise in the horse breeding industry, with the passion and dedication that are so apparent.
At Arden Lodge, we believe Breeding Matters. In the Sales, there’s only 3 fillies by supersire Rocknroll Hanover, sire of Put On A Show 1:47.3 fastest mare in Harness History. Lots 115 - 145 - 205 If Breeding Matters to you, then it’s one of these 3 you need to take home!
For sale this year are four colts and a filly, including:
Lot 14 IdeaLIndIaMonds An American Ideal colt out of Imprint (1.58.4, 3 wins, 3 placings), he is a very smart halfbrother to Opulent (Winner of Group Matters 1 Caduceus Club Where2012 Breeding Classic”). Imprint has a Jereme’s Jet colt at foot and is in foal to If you intendBettor’s purchasing at the Sales, Delight.
take a close look at the Southern-Bred Lotbecause 107 stock on offer, you could take oCtoBer home a winner like theraIn stars who are currently performing on strong the track: A lovely big Pegasus Spur filly out of Sun Mist, who is consistently leaving winners. Sun Mist has a Great Success colt at foot and is in foal to Muscle Mass.
Imthemightyquinn LotWashakie 236 starLIght starBrIte Highview Tommy A Ideal blackScott beauty by Monarchy Southwind Arden out of Pat’s Daughter, this is another very consistent trotting Pemberton Shard family.Washington Pat’s Daughter is in foal to Bainfield Monkey Bones. No Potato Arden Lot 282Rooney get Carter Ohoka’s Bondy Star Man AAll Christian Cullen colt who thinks Averil’s Quest he’s bigger than he is, out of the well-performed U Legend Mister Presley (1.55.8). U Legend has a Mach Kabet Three filly at foot and is in foal to Kate Stephanie American Ideal. Ted West Lot 329 Rowchester royaL shIne Macy Delight JessaJackka He’s Monarchy colt that does shine! Out of Fineansunny, this is Optimo Denario the trotting family of Stent, Belle Better Arden Galleon, Beyond The Stars and I’m Victorious Sundowner Bay. All enquires welcomed. 110 Price Road, Winton michellecaig@xtra.co.nz This all stems days 368 of: 752 03 236from 8707the or 0274
Stud News NEW SIRES PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES
by Graeme Henley
Art Official gained fame as the only horse ever to defeat Somebeachsomewhere. He did so in the $1 million Meadowlands Pace in a world record 1:47 after a stirring length of the straight duel. It is still regarded by many as one of the greatest races of all time. Art Official went on to win over $2 million and is the only horse to ever win in sub-1:48 as both a three and four-year-old. As expected, the first yearlings by Art Official sold extremely well in North America in 2012. With a top price of $140,000 for a colt and $60,000 for a filly he averaged over $16,000 across 52 yearlings. Tony Alagna (the trainer of 2012 Pacer of the Year, Captain Treacherous) purchased the $140,000 Art Official colt and has nothing but praise for the way he is progressing. Art Official’s first Southern Hemisphere yearlings are selling this year. He has a total of 10 yearlings selling in New Zealand with 4 colts in Auckland and 3 colts and 3 fillies in Christchurch. One of the most sought after may well be the half sister to
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the outstanding Group 1 winner Terrorway (the winner of 17 races and $350,000 in Australia from just 25 starts to date). As a world champion and with his pedigree (bred on the Art Major/ Falcon Seelster cross), Art Official is most definitely a new season sire yearling buyers should have on their inspection radar. Other first season sires selling at the 2013 round of yearling sales will be Shadow Play and Mister Big. Shadow Play, the winner of the Little Brown Jug as a three-year-old and the US Pacing Ch’ship as a four-year-
old, has a total of 4 yearlings selling – 1 in Auckland and 3 in Christchurch. Shadow Play also made a strong impact with his first yearlings in North America in 2012. He averaged over $16,000 across 73 yearlings with his top colt selling for $135,000 and his top filly going for $50,000. NZ yearling buyers have just the one opportunity to purchase a yearling by Mister Big, the richest pacing stallion of all time with over $4 million in earnings - that being a filly out of a Christian Cullen half sister to London Pride and London Express selling in Christchurch.
This family has got the art of winning ‘down pat’ There are scores of winners emanating from the ‘Pat’ trotting breed of Ginger Woodhouse’s, and this could well be the next one…
PAT THE MONARCH, Lot 182 in Chch (Monarchy – Go Pat) This gelding’s dam (by Gee Whiz II) won three races herself, and she’s already carved out a 100% record in the broodmare paddock – all four of her foals to race thus far have been winners by different stallions, and include Be Bee Pat (3 wins, $30,000, at stud); Continental Pat (1 win, at stud); J D Pat (2 wins, $18,000) and more recently Here Comes Pat (8 wins, $41,000 to date). And it doesn’t stop there… Go Pat is a daughter of Young Pat (6 wins), who left seven winners including the great trotters Supreme Pat (US1.54.6; 34 wins) and Pats Sun (US1.55.6; 40 wins). So, you can either pat yourself of the back for taking this one home, or be left on your ‘Pat Malone’. Vendor/Preparer: Ginger Woodhouse Phone: (03) 447-3305 or (0274) 324-676
Take a look at THIS pedigree:
MAPUA GLADIATOR Lot 92 in Christchurch on Day One is a colt by Christian Cullen out of Ruby Bay. This makes him a three-quarter brother-inblood to Mapua Legend, a son of In The Pocket who won three 2yo races in NZ including the Group 3 Sapling Stakes in 1.56.4. Since crossing the Tasman, Mapua Legend has taken his record to 17 wins and over $142,000 in stakes – and paced 1.53.1.
This colt’s second dam is Franciscan and his third dam is Assissi, making him related to the likes of Roman Gladiator, Roman Conqueror, Scorching, On The Razzle, Chiavelli and Mark Antony. Preparers: Jamie & Natalie Gameson, phone (03) 325-4440 or (0274) 539-410
Time for a ‘Changeover’ in Christchurch? Lot 192: KEY CHANGE
Lot 270: HE’S A GIFT
WARREN RICH Changeover – Keystone’s A Flyin filly
Changeover – Thanks For The Gift colt
Dam won 4 races. This filly is a half-sister to McArdles R Flyin (p3,1.56.8; 2 wins to date). Family of Riley Hale (p,1.52; 6 NZ wins & 22 US wins).
First foal of a half-sister to nine winners including Insutcha (14 wins, Group 1 Easter Cup) and Iman (p3,1.56.6; 8 starts – 6 wins, 3YO Filly of the Year).
For more information, contact Karen O’Connor on (022) 062-2132.
Stud News One last word
by John Robinson
As the curtain comes down on yet another stud season, I’d just like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to everyone in the industry who bred their mare(s) – and an extra special ‘cheers’ to those who went to one of our stallions. Yes harness racing is going through hard times due to the worldwide economy and other factors beyond our control, but it’s nice to experience first-hand that the passion to breed champions still lives strong in the hearts of people out there. You are, after all, the industry’s most important component. Bar none. This has been my second breeding season in the Sales & Marketing Department of Wai-Eyre Farm, and I have to say I’m enjoying every minute of it! When I first joined the team in June 2011, I cut my teeth on the North Island-based client list; this time around, my responsibilities grew and saw me handed the
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stud’s South Island clients to deal with as well. Many of you either know (or know of ) me from the two decades I spent with HRNZ, and it’s been great to not only renew old acquaintances, but make many new ones as well. I’m just a small cog in the whole Wai-Eyre Farm operation though, and it’s quite humbling to jump aboard a ship which has such a glowing reputation on so many levels. The stud’s had a pretty good season too, with overall bookings being well in advance of what they were this time last year. And this is despite the likes of Stonebridge Regal and Shark Gesture not being amongst the line-up at the moment – but their absence was offset by the reincarnation of Monkey Bones, the ever-increasing popularity of The Pres, another solid year by our supersire Christian Cullen, two nice little innings by his sons Gotta Go Cullen and Ohoka Arizona, and Klondike Kid creating a niche market all of his own.
Thanks to everyone who patronised our ‘boys’. Once Winter starts to disappear, I’m looking forward to re-contacting Wai-Eyre Farm’s customers and we can start to look at doing it all over again. Acknowledging that it’s been a tough six months for many in the breeding sector, NZSBA Chairman John Mooney says results like Wai-Eyre Farm’s prove there’s definitely some light at the end of the tunnel. “There’s enough doom and gloom around, for sure – but there are, and always will be, breeders who are happy to keep investing in our industry,” he said. “And it’s good to see that successful marketing, based around a wide range of wellpriced stallions, has resulted in Wai-Eyre having a great season. “At this stage I’m only aware of their figures, so I’m hoping by the time the numbers for the other major studs come out, that they’ll be up too.”
The Breeders’ “Golden The Breeders’ “Golden
$232,500 total stakes - nationally $232,500 total stakes - nationally
Girls” Series
Girls” Series
Creating opportunities for our golden mares Creating opportunities for our golden mares
WIN SERIES
mobile events with a preferential draw based on wins then earnings. 3. Any mare winning two heats will be ineligible to contest any further heats within the same series.
1. A series of five (5) heats culminating in a final to be held on 28th June 2013 for 4YO and older mares with 0-1 wins and lifetime earnings for handicapping purposes of up to and including $10,000 at the close of nominations of the first heat.
4. A mare can start in as many heats as it wishes (subject to condition 3). A mare must start in at least one heat to be eligible to contest the final. The first (2) place getters in each heat automatically qualify for the Final. Automatic qualifiers are ineligible to compete in any other race on the night of the final. The balance of the field for the final shall be selected by the Forbury Park TC from those mares that competed in the heats.
THE BREEDERS’ GOLDEN GIRLS
0-1
$47,500 TOTAL STAKES
2. Heats and finals all in Otago/Southland region:
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Final
Invercargill Winton HRC Forbury Park Forbury Park Forbury Park Forbury Park
18 May 2013 26 May 2013 31 May 2013 6 June 2013 13 June 2013 28 June 2013
$7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $10,000
Winton heat mile mobile, all other heats and the final will be 1700 metre
THE BREEDERS’ GOLDEN GIRLS
2 -4
$47,500 TOTAL STAKES
WIN SERIES
1. A series of five (5) heats culminating in a final to be held on 28th June 2013 for 4YO and older mares with 2-4 wins and lifetime earnings for handicapping purposes of up to and including $40,000 at the close of nominations of the first heat. 2. Heats and finals all in Otago/Southland region:
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Final
Invercargill Winton HRC Forbury Park Forbury Park Forbury Park Forbury Park
18 May 2013 26 May 2013 31 May 2013 6 June 2013 13 June 2013 28 June 2013
$7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $10,000
5. It is necessary to nominate for the final. This includes those mares that are automatic qualifiers. 6. At least two (2) heats must be held for the final to be run. If only two heats are held, then the first five (5) placed mares in each heat automatically qualify for the final. If only three (3) heats are held, then the first four (4) placed mares in each heat automatically qualify for the final. If only 4 heats, first 3 automatically qualify for the final. mobile events with a preferential draw based on wins then earnings. 3. Any mare winning two heats will be ineligible to contest any further heats within the same series. 4. A mare can start in as many heats as it wishes (subject to condition 3). A mare must start in at least one heat to be eligible to contest the final. The first (2) place getters in each heat automatically qualify for the Final. Automatic qualifiers are ineligible to compete in any other race on the night of the final. The balance of the field for the final shall be selected by the Forbury Park TC from those mares that competed in the heats. 5. It is necessary to nominate for the final. This includes those mares that are automatic qualifiers.
6. At least two (2) heats must be held for the final to be run. If only two heats are held, then the first five (5) placed mares in each heat automatically qualify for the final. If only three (3) heats are held, then the first four (4) placed mares in each heat automatically qualify for the Winton heat mile mobile, all other heats and the final will be 1700 metre final. If only 4 heats, first 3 automatically qualify for the final.
THE BREEDERS’ GOLDEN GIRLS
2 -4
$32,500 TOTAL STAKES
WIN SERIES
1. A series of three (3) heats culminating in a final to be held on 1st July 2013 for 4YO and older mares with 2-4 wins and lifetime earnings for handicapping purposes of up to and including $40,000 at the close of nominations of the first heat. 2. Heats and finals all in the Greater Canterbury region:
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final
Nelson Nelson NZMTC Rangiora
7 June 2013 9 June 2013 14 June 2013 30 June 2013
$7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $10,000
Nelson heats mile mobile; NZMTC 1950 metre mobile and the final will be 2000 metre mobile events with a preferential draw based on wins then earnings.
3. Any mare winning two heats will be ineligible to contest any further heats within the same series. 4. A mare can start in as many heats as it wishes (subject to condition 3). A mare must start in at least one heat to be eligible to contest the final. The first (4) place getters in each heat automatically qualify for the Final. Automatic qualifiers are ineligible to compete in any other race on the night of the final. The balance of the field for the final shall be selected by the Rangiora HRC from those mares that competed in the heats. 5. It is necessary to nominate for the final. This includes those mares that are automatic qualifiers. 6. At least two (2) heats must be held for the final to be run. If only two heats are held, then the first five (5) placed mares in each heat automatically qualify for the final.
THE BREEDERS’ GOLDEN GIRLS
0 - 2 WIN SERIES
$32,500 TOTAL STAKES
1. A series of three (3) heats culminating in a final to be held on 25th July 2013 for 4YO and older mares with 0-1 wins and lifetime earnings for handicapping purposes of up to and including $10,000, also 2 win mares with wining stakes up to and including $7000 for lifetime at the close of nominations of the first heat. 2. Heats and finals all at the Cambridge-Te Awamutu HRC meetings:
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final
Cambridge Auckland Cambridge Cambridge
27 June 2013 5 July 2013 11 July 2013 25 July 2013
$7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $10,000
All heats and the final will be 1700 metre mobile events with a
THE BREEDERS’ GOLDEN GIRLS
0 - 1 WIN SERIES
$32,500 TOTAL STAKES
1. A series of three (3) heats culminating in a final to be held on 27th July 2013 for 4YO and older mares with 0-1 wins and lifetime earnings for handicapping purposes of up to and including $10,000 at the close of nominations of the first heat. 2. Heats and finals all in the Greater Canterbury region:
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final
NZMTC NZMTC NZMTC NZMTC
5 July 2013 12 July 2013 19 July 2013 26 July 2013
$7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $10,000
All heats and the final will be 1950 metre mobile events with a preferential draw based on wins then earnings.
THE BREEDERS’ GOLDEN GIRLS 0 $40,000 TOTAL STAKES
1
WIN TROT
1. A series of four (4) heats culminating in a final to be held on 29th July 2013 for 4YO and older mares with 0-1 wins and lifetime earnings for handicapping purposes of up to and including $10,000 at the close of nominations of the first heat. 2. Heats and finals all in the Greater Canterbury region:
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Final
Oamaru Rangiora Timaru NZMTC NZMTC
16 June 2013 30 June 2013 7 July 2013 19 July 2013 26 July 2013
$7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $7,500 $10,000
All heats will be 2000 metre mobile events, the final will be 1950 metre mobile - all with a preferential draw based on wins then earnings.
preferential draw based on wins then earnings. 3. Any mare winning two heats will be ineligible to contest any further heats within the same series. 4. A mare can start in as many heats as it wishes (subject to condition 3). A mare must start in at least one heat to be eligible to contest the final. The first (4) place getters in each heat automatically qualify for the Final. Automatic qualifiers are ineligible to compete in any other race on the night of the final. The balance of the field for the final shall be selected by the Cambridge-Te Awamutu HRC from those mares that competed in the heats. 5. It is necessary to nominate for the final. This includes those mares that are automatic qualifiers. 6. At least two (2) heats must be held for the final to be run. If only two heats are held, then the first five (5) placed mares in each heat 3. Any mare winning two heats will be ineligible to contest any further heats within the same series. 4. A mare can start in as many heats as it wishes (subject to condition 3). A mare must start in at least one heat to be eligible to contest the final. The first (4) place getters in each heat automatically qualify for the Final. Automatic qualifiers are ineligible to compete in any other race on the night of the final. The balance of the field for the final shall be selected by the NZ Metropolitan TC from those mares that competed in the heats. 5. It is necessary to nominate for the final. This includes those mares that are automatic qualifiers. 6. At least two (2) heats must be held for the final to be run. If only two heats are held, then the first five (5) placed mares in each heat automatically qualify for the final.
3. Any mare winning two heats will be ineligible to contest any further heats within the same series. 4. A mare can start in as many heats as it wishes (subject to condition 3). A mare must start in at least one heat to be eligible to contest the final. The first (3) place getters in each heat automatically qualify for the Final. Automatic qualifiers are ineligible to compete in any other race on the night of the final. The balance of the field for the final shall be selected by the NZ Metropolitan TC from those mares that competed in the heats. 5. It is necessary to nominate for the final. This includes those mares that are automatic qualifiers. 6. At least two (2) heats must be held for the final to be run. If only two heats are held, then the first five (5) placed mares in each heat automatically qualify for the final. If only three (3) heats are held, then the first four (4) placed mares in each heat automatically qualify for the final.
In all cases the club reserves the right to delete the final should there be less than 10 acceptors
Some Saratoga ‘Specials’
for the N.Z. Premier Yearling Sale
Day One – Lot 62: ART EXHIBIT
Day Two – Lot 235: JETSET DIAMOND
A very attractive filly by Art Major and third foal from Mywayorthehighway (1.57.4; 10 wins, $100,000). Her first foal, the Peruvian Hanover filly Wrong Turn, was a fast-closing second on debut as a 2yo last season. Her second dam is Shoshana Hall, dam of Big Picture (6 wins) and Dontmakemeangry (6 wins).
A smart, mature filly by Jereme’s Jet and first foal from an unraced (through injury) daughter of Tabella Bindy, the dam of 8 winners (7 in 2.00) including Desperate Comment (1.55.7; 28 NZ & Aus wins, $1 million) and Diamonds N Gold (1.56.5), dam of 5 winners including Diamonds N Furs (1.54.5, 22 wins) and Maid In Splendour (1.56.1).
Vendor/Preparer: Merv Neill, Saratoga Farm, phone (03) 312-8028 or (027) 628-7790
Aussie yearling vendor has strong NZ links By Peter Wharton
Retired Melbourne investor Tony Moody, one of only three Australian vendors at next month’s round of yearling sales in New Zealand, actually got his start in harness racing in the ‘Shaky Isles’.
“I’ve tried to buy well bred females with a view that we can eventually breed from them.”
For many years Moody had among his clientele the well-known Canterbrian breeder-owner John Smith, who, at the time, was investing on the Australian stock market.
Jasper Jo, a daughter of Village Jasper and the Smooth Fella mare Flyawayhome, totted up 13 wins and $92,596 and took a mark of 1:56.3. Among her successes were the Breeders Crown 3YO Consolation, the Geelong Fillies’ Classic and several at Moonee Valley.
“One day John asked me if I was interested in horse racing,” Moody related. “When I told him I was John said: ‘Would you like to take an interest in a horse?” Moody subsequently bought a share of the Lake Hills Jeb chestnut gelding Texas Blue Jeans. Trained by Cran Dalgety, the gelding won at its first public outing and finished up with six wins from just 13 starts before being exported to America. Moody had been bitten by the bug and soon after began building a horse racing and breeding enterprise. “Through a mutual friend I met Charlie Wootton, who was training a team in Queensland,” Moody said. “We started buying a few horses at the yearling sales in Melbourne. From there I started taking a closer interest, going to the sales and working with Charlie.” “I then bought a few horses in NZ and a few here and it’s grown from there.”
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Two of his initial purchases were Jasper Jo and Vivian Gaye.
Meanwhile, Vivian Gaye (by Golden Greek) won three. Both are now part of Moody’s five-strong broodmare band that is located at Alabar Bloodstock’s Echuca property. The others are Sukari, a 1:57.8 winning Christian Cullen mare, Fiji Babee 1:59.8 (by Presidential Ball) and Classy Dream (by Dream Away). Undoubtedly the best horse Moody has owned is the NZ bred Beach Towel gelding In Monaco. A noted speed merchant, the gelding has won 21 races to date and $235,784 in stakes including the Italian Cup and Markovina Free-for-all at Moonee Valley and the Shepparton 3YO Cup. In Monaco was a finalist in the 2009 ID Grand Final at Gold Coast. Another smart performer for Moody has been the Village Jasper mare Stylish Jasper, the winner of eight
races so far highlighted by a 1:56.8 effort at Tabcorp Park, Melton. Angela Patron, a Holmes Hanover mare, was a NZ purchase for Moody and his great friend John Smith. “She was a bit disappointing because she showed enormous potential as a two-year-old but really didn’t go on as a three-year-old,” Moody said. “All of Angela Patron’s foals have won races. “We bred Angela’s Dream from her. She ran second in the NZ Oaks and won over $100,000.” “We also race another of her offspring, Fifth Edition, which has won a couple of races and looks quite promising, while her first foal Jackson Street won the NZ Sapling Stakes and two at Moonee Valley.” Moody and Smith will be offering a black colt, Brass Lantern, out of Angela Patron as Lot 130 at the Australasian Classic Yearling Sale at Karaka on Monday, February 18. The seventh foal of Angela Patron, the youngster was sired by last season’s champion Australian and NZ sire, Bettor’s Delight. Tony Moody has retired from the investment industry and now concentrates solely on running his horse business. “I own a few thoroughbreds as well. One of them, Golago, won at Flemington last August,” he said.
This yearling’s dam hasn’t missed yet…
HOLDON MONARCHY
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Lot: 237 in Chch Box: E 143 Monarchy – Perfect Hold (by Holdonmyheart)
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PERFECT HOLD is a mare that won eight races, over $41,000 and set a NZ Record. Her first two foals have both been winners: PERFECT DUCHESS (1 win, 4 placings, $6437 to date) HOLDON TOYASPURS (1 win, 3 placings, $8552 to date) – and her third foal is the 2yo qualifier and now 3yo filly PERFECT SUNRISE (2 starts, 2 placings to date) PERFECT HOLD’s fourth foal is the 2yo HOLDON COMMANDOR, who’s showing great promise in training. HOLDON MONARCHY is a nice type of colt with good conformation, and looks like he’ll ‘go early’ as well – a must to inspect.
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Christchurch Premier Yearling Sale Lot 83 - Filly Bettor’s Delight - Rafiki
An outstanding racing and future breeding prospect
A half-sister to: Amboseli 8 wins, 1:58.7; Bwana 3 wins, p3, 1:58.9; Huey Hewett 7 wins; Mashika promising 3yo filly; Kabisa 3 wins; and Tamarind 1 win - dam of Tamanisha 9 wins, 1:54.1 Rafiki (1 win, p3, 2:00.8), the dam of this filly, is out of Kisumu, a former NZ Record Holder and winner of the NZ Sires’ Stakes 2YO Championship Final. Kisumu is also the dam of Turkana 6 wins, p3, 1:57,1 including the Nevele R Queensland Oaks and 3rd in the Victorian Oaks. (photo taken on 1 January, 2013)
For inspection contact:
Jackie Law, Woodend, 027 416 7021
Miss Moonlite - a true Golden Girl Miss Moonlite’s failure to conceive last season proved a huge bonus for her Sefton (North Canterbury) owner, Shane Kirwan. Miss Moonlite, who missed to Bettor’s Delight, continued in work with Rangiora trainer Andrew Stuart and won the group one $100,000 Blue Chip Farms Breeders Crown series final for 4yr-old mares at Melton (Victoria) in August following success in a heat of the Golden Girls series over a mile at Richmond Park (Nelson) in 1.54.7 in June; another heat at Addington and the GG final at Rangiora in July. She rated 1.56.3 for the 2240m (mobile) in the BC. The gr one win and fast mile time gave her enormous value as a broodmare. It was a fitting launch of the Golden Girls series, a joint venture between Harness Racing New Zealand and the New Zealand Standardbred Breeders’ Association. The series is aimed to provide 4yr-old and older mares, pacers and trotters, with increased opportunities to race and earn black type (better than 2.00 mile
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rate), prior to the end of the season. The national series provided 27 additional races for mares with stakes of $217,500 during the winter. This year the stakes on offer are $232,500 for 29 races with a similar format to last year of heats and finals. NZSBA objectives for the series are: • increase the racing opportunities for four- year- old or older mares. • improve winter racing fields and racing opportunities. • provide opportunities for mares to earn black type prior to the start of the breeding season. • provide punters with even fields to stimulate betting, with the aim of an average in excess of 11 mares per race. Clubs involved in the series were Winton, Invercargill, Forbury Park, Oamaru, Timaru, NZ Metropolitan, Rangiora, Nelson and Cambridge. Auckland has joined for a heat this year.
The series began at Winton on May 27 2012.Tact Hayleys Delight trained at Winton by part-owner, Trevor Proctor, set the main with a heat win in 1.55 for the mile. Citylight won the other heat in 1.59.4. Citylight, owned and trained by Dunearn (Southland) dairy farmer Stephen Baucke, carried on to win a heat of the GG series at Inverargill and the Otago and Southland Final at Forbury Park on June 29 in a 1.57.2 rate for the 1700m (mobile). Kai Bree She, raced by Invercargill breeder Jim Paddon, won the 2-4w final at Forbury Park. Lies A Lot, owned by breeder Jim Langan, of Halswell, won the 0-1w final at Addington in a 2.00.5 rate. Sunrise Delight , raced by Invercargill breeders Neville Cleaver and Kevin Strong, won a heat of the series for trotters at Oamaru and the final at Addington. Hotinthecitytonite is raced by the the Hot Shoe Shuffle Breeding syndicate, managed by Sandy Yarndley. Miss of
Moonlite, Christian
a daughter Cullen –
WESTERN ECLIPSE Lot 288 in Christchurch
2013 The Breeders Golden Girls series for mares Races: pacers: 0-1win and 2-4win heats (five) in SouthlandOtago commencing at Inverargill May 18 with $10,000 finals at Forbury Park, June 28;
A well-bred, high quality colt Full-brother has already won 10 races... Western Flare
0 –1w and 2-4w heats (three) in Canterbury – Nelson, commencing Nelson, June 7 with finals at Rangiora, June 30 and Addington, July 26
Family of multiple Group race winners
0-2w heats (three) at Auckland – Cambridge, commencing Cambridge June 27 and final there, July 25.
And also many other winners in NZ and Australia
Trotters: 0-1w heats (four) in South Island commencing Oamaru, June 16 and final at Addington, July 16. Total stakes: $232,500.
Be sure to check out this colt....
WESTERN ECLIPSE Lot 288 in Christchurch
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Miss Moonlite cont...
Dancingonmoonlight lowered the 15-year track record of 1.56.2 set by My Only Vice, a 4yr-old gelding, in 1997 when she won the heat at the Nelson meeting.
Citylight and owner-trainer, Stephen Baucke. she won two heats and the final of the Otago Southland Golden Girl series
The previous record for a mare at Richmond Park was 1.57.3 by Glen’s Sister in 2002. “We thought we would bring her back for the Golden Girls series but she has had a lot of trouble getting down on her heels,” Stuart said. “My farrier, Jono Murfitt, has worked on the problem for four or five months and if it wasn’t for him she wouldn’t be racing.” She gave Stuart his first gr one win in the BC when she was driven by John Caldow. She remained with Caldow and won two further races. She was spelled in November and recently returned to work. Miss Moonlite won the Breeders’ Crown Consolation for 3yr-old fillies at Melton in August, 2011. She has taken her stakes earnings to the vicinity of $NZ200,000 from 13 wins. Kirwan, operating as Wibble Holdings, paid $25,000 for Miss Moonlite at the 2009 Australasian Classic sale in Auckland. She was offered by Rob Carr and Don Kirkbride, both NZSBA members.
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Sunrise Delight wins heat of inaugural Golden Girls series at Oamaru in June last year. She carried on to win the final at Addington
PINELEA FARM’s draft for the Australasian Classic at Karaka
– including the ONLY Somebeachsomewhere going under the hammer this year! Lot 122
Lot 40
SOMEBABESOMEWHERE
CLASSICAL ART
(filly, Somebeachsomewhere-Motu Star Of Pacific)
(filly, Mach Three-Art Lover)
Here she is – the ONLY yearling by this hot stallion prospect being offered at either Sale. She’s the first foal of Motu Star Of Pacific (TT1.55.4), who won four and traces to the amazing producer Cherubic (dam of eight winners, four in sub-1.55).
A daughter of the incomparable Under Cover Lover, Art Lover is a full-sister to Exotic Lover ($110,000, dam of Abraxas) and half-sister to Affairs Of State ($50,000, dam of a winner). Also in her pedigree is Bettor Cover Lover. What a fillies family!
Lot 159
Lot 175
A FINE CHRISTIAN
DELIGHTFUL ART
(filly, Christian Cullen-Fine Print)
(colt, Bettor’s Delight-Genuine Art)
By supersire Christian Cullen, this filly is out of a dam whose only two foals to race have both been winners – including the highly-talented export Seel N Print (p3, 1.54.8; 13 Aus wins & $230,000 to date). A great racing and breeding prospect.
Late in the Sale but well worth waiting for! This is the first foal of Genuine Art, an Artsplace mare that raced once, time-trialled in a tick over 1.57, and traces back to such horses as Franco Tiger, Motu Crusader and There’s A Franco.
Ph: 03 348 4224 for more information
Showing Down South by Pip Hume Dunedin “showie” Sarah Boock and her friends have a lot of fun attending A & P Shows and lower key mini shows around the southern half of the South Island. Her two standardbreds both started out as racehorses, and both have successfully transitioned to the show horse scene.
the Led Standardbred section. This was followed up by winning the Championship at Waikouiti A & P.
she was 16, Sarah bought her first horse – a very quiet Thoroughbred – and has owned horses ever since.
“Bruce has had a great first season to date, and hopefully this will continue through the upcoming A & P’s over the next few weeks.”
Presley is a nine year old standardbred which formerly raced as Hezallclass.
Sarah’s third horse is Trademark. – a Thoroughbred. “Trademark is a project horse I got last August,” Sarah explains, “I want to do some jumping and eventing with him – I don’t like risking injury to my show horses so I don’t jump them.” Sarah also has Thorn, a crossbred yearling colt, in the paddock.
Sarah says that while the standarbred show scene in the south is not quite as strong as further north in Canterbury, a number of A & P shows and mini shows have a section for Standardbreds. There are consistently four or five competitors in classes, with Standardbred enthusiasts keen to show their support and encourage more shows to run a Standardbred ring.
“He had a few wins,” says Sarah. “He had the speed but he didn’t always race well.” Sarah has owned Presley for five years, and a highlight for her was winning the Reserve Champion Paced in the Standardbred ring at the prestigious Grand National Horse & Pony Championship Show in Canterbury. However, Presley has now been sidelined due to recurring issues from an injury he suffered as a youngster. Sarah’s “main man” now is Bruce, which is shown as Partywithahotboy. Bruce raced as McLovin, but was an “ordinary” racehorse, lacking speed. Now five years old, the striking 16hh black gelding with white markings is currently in his first season in the show ring, and Sarah is thrilled at his progress and accomplishments to date. Sarah has competed Bruce at six or seven shows, including ribbon days and A & P Shows, and the pair always place. But to date, the highlight for Sarah was his performance at the Canterbury A & P Show, where he took out the Novice Championship and was the Reserve Champion in
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Sarah credits much of her success to her Dunedin-based instructor Sharon McCormack. She says that Sharon has been instrumental in getting the horses going well. She has a lesson each week, and says that she always looks forward to Friday, which is lesson day.
“There is no formal Club down here – although there has been talk about forming one nothing has come of that yet.”
Sarah did not come from a horsey background. Her mother was not interested in horses, and her father’s interest only extended to having shares in syndicated trotters. However, as a child Sarah always wanted a pony, and when she was twelve years old she was given a week of riding lessons at Waituna Riding School. That week only increased her passion for everything to do with horses, and the riding lessons continued. When Photo courtesy Jacq Nesbit Media Sarah with Bruce at Canterbury A & P Show
Hunterfield Standardbreds
Proudly offers the following quality draft for sale at the New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale in Christchurch on February 20th And 21st 2013
Lot 21 – Scott Higgi
Lot 35 – Mighty Regal
A Changeover colt from a racewinning Holmes Hanover mare.
“The Powerhouse” – this colt demonstrates a robust and strong body structure that is prevalent in ‘go early’ types. A family of champion colts such as Likmesiah (multiple Group 1 winner, $427,964) and Mighty Cullen (8 NZ wins, $199,795 plus 32 USA wins $412,518, 1.50); current colts include Mister Presley.
Family of Minnie Moose ($99,441), Famous Deal (23 USA wins), Double El (1 win, 2 seconds) and Raffa (2 NZ & Aus wins, 1.57.2). This colt demonstrates strong bone and body constitution; an intelligent and attractive type.
A son of Stonebridge Regal (1.48.2; $1,065,578) from a 3-win Christian Cullen mare. .
Lot 52 – Crocket’s Cullen
Lot 197 – Crazy Diamond
If you want a winner – this Christian Cullen colt is the total package! He is the pure definition of a racehorse, boasting pedigree, type and intelligence.
Exciting Christian Cullen half-sister to The Big Mach (1.54.1; 16 NZ & Aus wins, $209,322 to date).
A full-brother to former top 3 and 4yo Band On The Run (15 NZ starts for 9 wins, 2 placings and a 1.57.4 mile rate over 2000m at Rangiora).
This filly is a refined and anatomically correct type.
A ‘must see’ for serious racing enthusiasts wanting to cash in on the Derbies and age group races. Family of Lennon, “Pacing Colt of the Year”.
She demonstrates an active and expressive natural gait. Family of Super Kev (8 NZ and Aus wins plus 14 USA wins to date)
Enquiries welcome: Davinia Harrison, HUNTERFIELD STANDARDBREDS Mobile: (027) 389-7889, Email: daviniaharrison@hotmail.com PREPARATION MARKETING SALES RING PRESENTATION
DEMYSTIFYING DNA TECHNOLOGY FOR HORSE BREEDERS By Dr Jenny Cahill
The majority of horse owners and breeders will be familiar with the use of DNA technology thanks mainly to uses in the fields of human forensics and medicine. Applications of DNA based testing in the equine world are growing at great pace. Since the mid-1990s DNA technology has been used for DNA profiling for identification and parent verification, which you will all be familiar with as part of the process of foal registration. While not of major interest to Standardbred breeders DNA testing has also been widely used in the determination of inherited diseases and for coat colour genetics in horses. It is an exciting time for researchers in the field of equine genetics, thanks to the completion of sequencing of the entire horse genome in 2007. This information and the research tools developed as a consequence have opened up the possibilities of research into the complex diseases of horses that have frustrated horse owners and vets for centuries, as well as allowing investigation of “performance” traits of racehorses - opportunities definitely of interest to breeders.
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To be able to understand the information presented in the increasingly large number of publications and on line material relating to equine genetics, it is vital for the layperson to have a basic knowledge of the principles of genetics and some of the commonly used terms. I apologise in advance to those readers with a good grasp of the subject already. Basic genetic concepts and terminology • Chromosomes are large molecules that contain DNA and are present in the nucleus of a cell. Each cell in a horse has 32 pairs of chromosomes– one of each pair has come from the dam and one from the sire. • DNA is the molecule that contains the hereditary material and is the major component of chromosomes. DNA is made up of only 4 molecular units or bases, but the organisation or order of these bases is unique among genes and species, and it is this order that is the “alphabet of inheritance”. The whole genome of any mammal is composed of approximately 3 billion units of these 4 bases.
This is the genome sequence that was completed for the horse in 2007. • Genes – the basic unit of inheritance, a length of DNA with a unique order of the 4 bases and codes for a specific protein, which may be a building block of the body, or an essential part of a metabolic process. All individuals have two copies for every gene, one on each chromosome , one from the dam and one from the sire. The site of the gene on the DNA is called the locus. • Allele –at each gene or marker site there is variation possible in the base sequence, the variants are termed alleles. There are two alleles at each locus – one from each parent., and so an individual can only have 2 alleles at any gene. If both copies (variants or alleles) are the same then the individual is said to be homozygous for that gene. If both copies are different for that gene, the individual is said to be heterozygous. • A dominant gene is the version or copy which is expressed, that is its effects are shown, whenever it is present – either
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then delve into the MILLWOOD and OHOKA cabinet in Christchurch Lot 33, Day One
Lot 85, Day One
MILLWOOD MARTINI
OHOKA HALL
Angus Hall – Landoras Special
Bettor’s Delight – Millwood Minisota
Second live foal out of the four-time winner Landoras Special, this colt is a grandson of the great trotting mare Landora’s Pride (30 wins, $427,000) and belongs to the same immediate family as Let Me Thru (19 wins, $454,000 to date) and Sundon’s Gift (41 wins, $1.2 million).
Third foal out of the racewinning Christian Cullen mare Millwood Minisota, this filly is a full-sister to the sensational 3-year-old pacer Ohoka Punter (8 starts: 6 wins, 2 seconds, $106,255 to date), winner of the Group 2 Elsu Classic.
CLASSIC EQUINE Katie Carville
Lot 105, Day One
MILLWOOD BRANDY
Lot 214, Day Two
MILLWOOD KAHLUA
Bettor’s Delight – Millwood Touche
American Ideal – Millwood Surtout
From Millwood Touche ($81,000), this filly is a daughter of a Cup class mare, granddaughter of a Cup class mare, and half-sister to a Cup class pacer (Ohoka Texas, 12 wins, $172,000 to date) as well as Ohoka Kentucky (2 wins, $14,000 to date, sold to Aus).
Second live foal out of the unraced Badlands Hanover mare Millwood Surtout, this filly is a close relation to the two six-figure earners Ohoka Atom (18 NZ & Aus wins, $175,000) and Ohoka Direct (19 NZ, Aus & US wins, $142,000).
Enquiries and inspection welcome. Preparer: Mark Fuller, phone (022) 618-6881
DNA Technology continued
one or two copies. A recessive gene is the version which is expressed only in the absence of the dominant version. In horses an example of this is the recessive chestnut coat colour gene. The dominant black allele is expressed, as bay or black coat colour, if an animal has one or two copies, but the recessive red allele is only expressed, as chestnut coat colour, if there are two copies of the recessive allele –one of which was inherited from each parent. • Carriers are individuals which do not possess or show a particular genetic trait but can pass it on to their offspring. This is characteristic of recessive genes, and is the underlying principle of many of the diagnostic tests available for the simple genetic diseases in horses. • A mutation is a genetic variation in the gene that causes an alternative appearance of a trait or characteristic within a species. Mutations can be identified as changes in the composition (the order of the 4 bases) of the DNA at a unique site. This difference in composition of the DNA is the basis for diagnostic tests available for some of the simple genetic diseases and coat colour traits • The genome is the complete set of genes and associated
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regulatory DNA an individual horse possesses, and the study of this area is genomics. The genome sequence is the complete DNA sequence determined for all chromosomes in a cell for an individual, including approxiametely 20,000 genes and approximately 3 billion DNA bases in the horse. The known order of a set of genes or DNA markers at intervals along a chromosome is termed a gene map or genome map. It is these maps that researchers use to pinpoint areas on the genome that may be associated with a particular trait, such as “performance”, or adisease. The genotype of an individual is the inherited instructions it carries within the genetic code, the variant or allele(s) of the gene coded by the DNA, one from the dam and one from the sire, usually with reference to a specific character or trait under consideration. Using coat colour as an example, genotype ee is the genotype for the chestnut gene. Whereas the phenotype is the observable or measurable characteristic for that trait for that individual, generally what we can see, using the above example the chestnut colour of the coat. The phenotype results from the expression of
the genotype, as well as the influence of environmental factors and possible gene/ environment interactions. • Heritability of a trait is the amount of variation of the phenotype/trait in a population that is attributable to genetic variation among individuals, rather than any environmental influences or interactions. Using chestnut as our example again, this is inherited in a simple manner with one gene responsible, and so heritability is 100%. If we were looking at “performance” heritability would be a lot lower, even less than 10%. We have now established an appreciation of the genetic makeup of the horse, and in the next issue we will look at how DNA and the inheritance of traits are related, and the relevance to breeding programmes. Dr Jenny Cahill Director Equine Parentage and Animal Genetic Services Centre Massey University
Up for auction at the N.Z. Premier Yearling Sale in Christchurch on Day One are “three of the nicest yearlings” that Jack Smolenski has ever bred… Lot 34 Joanne’s A Delight (Filly by Bettor’s Delight-Larissa Rose) Strong type; Bettor Cover Lover lookalike; Dam felt as good as her fullsister Estella Rose (17 wins) at the same stage, but fractured a sesamoid in her first trial.
Lot 56
Laurent
(Filly by Bettor’s Delight-Laurent Perrier) Correct conformation; Carabella type; Dam of five winners to date; full-sister died as a yearling from a paddock injury.
Lot 148
Jay Dub
(Colt by McArdle-Champagne Princess) Good type; third foal and first colt from a former champion filly; First foal (Our Princess Royal, 2 wins) died at three after complications from paddock injury; Second foal (Lenola Stride, 6 starts for 3 wins to date) went 1.53 in her first raceday appearance.
Each of these stunning yearlings are well worth inspecting. Preparer: Mark Smolenski, Weedons. Phone: (03) 347-8551 or (0274) 315-085
Feeding the harness racer for top performance - part 2 Feeding the fit racehorse by Clarissa Brown Douglas PhD Kentucky Equine Research
For the fit racing horse, the diet should consist of a daily feed intake of 33-45% roughage and 55-60% concentrates. The total daily feed intake should be approximately 2.5kg/100kg body weight (10 –15 kg per horse per day). Increased forage intakes, i.e. free choice hay/pasture, reduce the risk of the horse suffering from colic, tying up and hind gut acidosis. The racing horse requires 28 – 30MJ DE/100kg of body weight. Look for racing feeds that supply 12-13MJ DE per kg of feed. Because appetite is often limited in racehorses, particularly fillies, add oil or palatable fat supplements like Equi-Jewel to achieve higher energy levels per kilogram of hard feed. Only 10 – 12% crude protein needs to be included in the diet. If no lucerne is fed per day, provide 12 –13% crude protein in the concentrate. Provide salt in the diet by adding loose salt to the feed and providing a salt block in the feed bin or paddock. Heavy sweating horses and horses working in hot, humid environments should also receive an electrolyte mix to replenish losses.
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The diet should contain a full range of trace minerals including selenium and chromium for muscle mass and function. Vitamin A for blood and tendon strength and Vitamin E for antioxidant and muscle function. B group Vitamins are also important for appetite and vitality. Most racing feeds, fed at the correct daily intake will provide these. Consider an omega 3 supplement such as added flax, linseed or fish oil for anti-inflammatory benefits. Some racing feeds, including NRM Sweetfeed have added flax for omega 3. Pre Race Two Days prior to race day restrict free choice hay intake. If horses are receiving hay and pasture ad lib restrict to 4-5kg per day or 1% body weight. Four hours prior to race limit the horses water intake No grain 6 – 8 hrs before race. Add 60- 120g of a commercial electrolyte to the last feed prior to race. Vitamin E, Vitamin C and Selenium act as antioxidants and assist in prevention of muscle soreness. Adding a natural vitamin E supplement can be of benefit.
Post Race Feed after the race effort should contain a high level of grains to replenish muscle and liver glycogen reserves. Supplementation of B group vitamins is beneficial to stimulate appetite for horses that back off and helps speed up recovery. Vitamin E, Vitamin C and Selenium are important antioxidants and help to prevent the horse suffering muscle damage after racing as well as allowing a quicker return to work. Add 60 – 120g of commercial electrolyte to feed or use as saline drench to replace electrolyte losses. NRM is the official Kentucky Equine Research Partner in New Zealand, providing premium, researchproven nutrition solutions for horses. For more information about feeding your racehorse please visit http://nrm.equinews.com and for tailored dietary advice please contact Dougal Scott at NRM on 021 945 400.
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Cran Dalgety
- one of the most respected buyers of yearlings in New Zealand.
For him, the hunt for his next potential star begins the moment his Sales catalogue shows up in the mailbox. Sales Week is one of the most important (and busiest) periods of his season… numerous bus tours and individual inspections of horses to carry out, copious amounts of phonecalls to clients, not to mention heaps of flights up and down the country. And that’s even before he takes a ringside seat at either of the Sales complexes in Christchurch or Auckland. Cran’s not alone in this respect of course, as dozens of trainers like him travel from all parts of New Zealand, Australia and America – and over the three days of Sales they swarm like bees to a honey pot in search of their next champion. John Robinson quizzed Cran about the Yearling Sales, what they mean to him, and just what sort of boxes need to be ticked before he gives the nod to take one home… Where does it all start for you? Basically, once the catalogue arrives, my wife Chrissie moves out of the bed and it moves in. You’ve got to sleep with it for a month, really. What I’ll look for in the catalogue are families I’ve had success with in the past, but naturally you’re always open to new possibilities. Every year I say to myself that I’m just going to stick to proven sires, but invariably I end up coming home with one or two from the new-season sires as well.
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How much groundwork do you have to put in? Pre-Sale, I pretty much see ninety percent of the horses catalogued, on-farm and in person; for two reasons: firstly – because of clients approaching me, asking if I’ve seen a certain horse, so that I can give them an opinion on it (good or bad), and secondly – so that I can be relaxed on the actual day and not under pressure to see a hundred horses as well as be able to talk to current and potential clients. Because in a way, Sale Day is more of a ‘public relations’ day than anything else. There’s two main criteria that have to grab me before a yearling goes on the ‘short list’ – the catalogue page, and the horse itself, and they’ve got to tandem up. The emphasis is probably sixty percent on one, and forty percent on the other. Of all the pages in the catalogue that I’ve dog-eared, once I see those horses in person I basically go through my inspection process trying to be a hundred percent critical (in my own mind). This is so that I can finetune the original list of a hundred or so, down to about thirty-odd that I’ll bid on.
So what are the main qualities you look for in a potential purchase? The first and most important aspect is that the horse hasn’t had any kinks in its nutritional upbringing (i.e. in the areas of muscle tone and bone density). In layman’s terms, we can’t carve a statue out of toothpick. I always remember my dad saying that two-thirds of a horse’s potential is what’s gone down its throat in its early development. And then there’s the horse’s attitude… one of the biggest challenges that a buyer faces is trying to sum-up a horse’s mannerisms in the space of the few moments he or she gets to spend with it at inspection time. Because we’re trying to find a horse that’ll get up and run at two, it has to have a positive and ambitious attitude – that’s a major factor. Is this more, or less than what you did when you first started going to the Sales? I’ve been going to the Sales since I first took out a trainer’s licence, and my system leading up to them has definitely changed; I’d like to think I’ve refined things for the better. Due to the expenses surrounding the modern-day racehorse, the client is wanting as quicker return as possible. So, like it or not, everyone goes to the Sales looking for next season’s best 2-year-old – as opposed to buying a horse
Cran Dalgety cont... that’ll be a lovely free-for-aller in four or five years’ time. What have been some of your best buys? It started with a bit of a hiss and a roar when I bought London Pride the first time I went to the Sales, and he won eight races here and over $110,000 before we sold him overseas. Others include Scorching, Sparks A Flyin, London Express, London Legend, Bettor’s Strike, Jovial Joker (the fastest NZ-bred pacer ever, for a while), Smiling Shard, and more recently Bit Of A Legend. But don’t worry, I’ve made a lot of blunders along the way too… when you’re buying them as untried yearlings and don’t have the aid of a crystal ball, you’re always going to end up with some that don’t cut the mustard. In all fairness, what my owners want me to do at the Sales is buy them a Rolls Royce for the price of a Morris Minor. As a whole, do you think you’ve done well out of the Sales? Admittedly, the Sales have been kind to me. They’re always important, because they’re the backbone of replenishing my racing team annually. Ready-made racehorses, or ones in the ‘above average’ category, don’t roll up your driveway on a daily basis. So you have to find them and make them yourself – and the Sales are a great place to start that process. Are there some that we probably didn’t see the best of? Yeah, Mombassa. He was an In The Pocket half-brother to Elsu that I paid $155,000 for. He was only little, but he was one of the quickest 2-year-olds I’d ever put a
bridle on. He actually developed a heart condition at the age of three and ended up having to be put to rest. Heading into the Sales, is it pretty much ‘cut and dried’ how many horses you’ll be bidding on or how much you’re going to spend in total? No, not really. Once the dust has settled at the end of the week, it’s then that I’ll look at the ones I’ve managed to get and go about the process of putting owners into them. For example, probably only half of them would’ve been ‘pre-ordered’ for existing clients, and the rest will end up being syndicated or going
to new clients. You always try to buy within your (budget) means, but while sitting there I’ve been known to spread my wings a bit… a horse grabs your attention when it comes into the ring, you quickly make an unprofessional veterinary examination from fifty metres away, and then go with your gut feeling whether you should have it or not. A classic example of this was the year I bought Smiling Shard… his pedigree hadn’t grabbed me, but his presence when he came into the ring suggested he was going to be an early runner. And I probably paid ‘overs’ for him ($41,000) at the time – because he was by an unproven sire, out of a non-producing mare.
Three Cracking Colts @ Karaka LOT 29 – BETTOR KIWI
Bettor’s Delight colt out of Matai Grace An unraced mare by Soky’s Atom, Matai Grace has left five winners from five foals to date… Matai Cullen (8 wins, $32,814), Matai Denny (4 wins, $21,349), Matai Mitcee (2 wins, $17,388), Matai Hunter (3 wins, $13,981) and Athena Matai (2 wins, $16,589). Second dam: Matai Jewel (9 wins, $52,715), dam of four winners including Matai Mackenzie (1.56.8; 30 wins, $407,891 to date).
Lot 46 – DE LIGHTNING
Bettor’s Delight colt out of Matai Marlene Fourth live foal and first colt from the lightly-raced Holmes Hanover mare Matai Marlene, whose first two foals are Matai Mies (6 wins, $47,597) and Helena Jet (dual w/o winner, 1 start). Second dam: Matai Jewel (9 wins, $52,715), dam of four winners including Matai Mackenzie (1.56.8; 30 wins, $407,891 to date).
Lot 126 – MIGHT OF TARA
American Ideal colt out of Atomic Gold Racing only once, the Soky’s Atom mare Atomic Gold has really made her mark in the broodmare paddock instead, being the dam of three winners including Power Of Tara (27 wins, $800,000 to date). Second dam: Vita Gold (1 win), dam of six winners including Matthew Lee and Home For Gold (28 wins, $158,643). Preparer: Ross Mackay, Leanach Lodge, Cambridge. Phone: (027) 532-6224
Cran Dalgety cont...
With the horses I’m pretty serious about, I’ll have an idea what they might go for and what their market value is; but you can easily bust your quota and I’ve done that several times – just to get the horse. Sometimes I can be landed with a few myself, and you take that on the chin because that’s the nature of buying at auctions. I do have one rule though, which is that every horse who comes home with me has got to have confirmed owners or be syndicated before we even start breaking it in. This is the fairest way for everyone, otherwise it’s like I’ve had a look under the bonnet. You’d obviously see other buyers on the Bus Tours and during inspections, and would get a fair indication of how much interest there might be in the same horses. How do you tackle that if you really want one? You’ve generally got a pretty good idea about what a horse might go for, and also know in your own mind how much higher than that figure you’ll go to yourself to get it – but if someone’s still bidding straight back at you every time you stick your finger up, you just have to walk away. There’ll always be another opportunity around the corner, and it could even be the next horse into the ring. You do get a real feel for who your competitors are going to be, come Sale time. I roughly know what I’m prepared to spend – but
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what they’re prepared to spend is something that can’t be assessed until the heat of the moment. They’re only human, like me, and they’ll also buy on adrenalin rather than market value. Last year, for example, the vendor of the $100,000 top lot in Christchurch had no idea you were interested or that you were even going to bid on the colt. Is this ‘pouncing from the bushes’ style something you like to use? No, I’m not really a ‘Secret Squirrel’ kind of person when it comes to that. Having a dig at that top lot last year was against my normal style, really – because he was by a first-season sire, so you’re heading into the unknown. But his pedigree page read very well, and he looked a nice horse in the ring; as it turned out though, I don’t think Dobbie (Ian Dobson) was going to back down, however long I wanted to keep bidding. If I’m really keen on one, I’ll express that to as many people as possible; whether that drives any of the opposition away, we’ll never know. I’m always complimentary to the vendor regardless, because I know what sort of time, effort and money has gone into them getting their horse to the Sales in the first place. Do the nerves kick in once you pass the six-figure mark, and is it a ‘rush’? Initially when I first started buying yearlings – yes, I’d be telling lies if I said I didn’t get nervous.
Nowadays, I’d consider myself to be a hardened campaigner in this respect. You’ve still got to be careful though, because once that hammer falls, I’ve got to pick up the tab – and it’s not just a round of drinks at the Yaldy. You’ve still got to be mindful of the fact that you’ve never got confirmed owners until you talk to all your clients and seal the deal later. After you get the yearlings home, what happens then? Well, when I first started training I’d break them all in myself, because we only had a small stable at the time and I liked doing it. As we grew bigger, I farmed out the breaking-in of some of my yearlings to other people, but now we’ve come full circle again and have specifically built a separate barn on the property which is solely and wholly set aside for the yearlings and their early preparation. Davey Moore is in total control of that side of my operation, and Kevin Turnbull manages the racing team. This works really well, because one group of horses is kept separate from the other and the new yearlings that come on-farm are broken-in in a specific way – a way that suits my preferred style of training. Obviously every yearling is different, in that it requires different methods as you’re educating it to maximise its natural talents. But the new yearlings do bring a buzz into the stable with them, because you always wonder if you’re about to unearth your next excitement machine.
A COLT
by BETTOR’S DELIGHT
out of
STRIKING GOLD
LOVE ISIN THE AIR 7 Wins - 1:57.6 $51,323 Dam of BEACH ROMANCE winner of two 2YO races from 2 Starts incl. Gp 2 NZ Breeders Stakes NOW USA 1:49.6 Stakes won $270,000+ 2nd Dam
SEDUCTION 8 winners from 9 foals incl:
READY FOR LOVE 1:52.4 48 wins incl. 2nd in NZ Derby
LUCKY IN LOVE 1:52 $100,000+ Equal fastest 3YO Filly
Other winners incl. the Group Race winner:
LOVERS DELIGHT p,1:56.7 $110,000+ to date
Christchurch
LOT 40
Jack Hinton 10 wins
Braemoor 5 wins
1st & 3rd Foals died as yearlings
To inspect, contact vendor: Ian Lochhead Weedons Rd, Christchurch, Ph 03 347 2295
CREAM OF THE CROP…
R A M A ULA Foaled 28th November
A FILLY by
EXCITING NEW SJ’s PHOTO SIRE
BACARDI LINDY 5 WINNERS from 9 starters in Australia
out of VALLEY VALLEYOF OF
THE THE MOON MOON 8 wins, (5 at Addington) $73,000. tt1:58.5
Set National Record of 2:26.5 for 1950m
Christchurch
LOT 286
Family of …
YANKEE LOCH
HEATHERLOCH
Winner ROWE CUP Interdominion GRAND FINAL
Dam of Interdom winner YANKEE LOCH Family of Dominion H/cap winner HIDDEN NOTE, Trotting FFA winner SUPERVISE
Trotter of the Year
Broodmare of the Year
North Island Round Up by Jill Stockman
Breeding
The first half and busiest part of the racing season is nearly completed with most major breeders having completed foaling and breeding.
someone who will be able to help you. When we first started agisting our stock I use to feed them way too much and they all looked like they needed to go to Jenny Craig’s!
This season there seems to have been a lot more mares and foals lost but I am hoping that this is because we are now more aware of when this happens due to the NZSBA Foal alert system that contacts breeders when a foster mare is available or required.
This is not helpful at foaling time or when the racehorse goes back to the Trainer and can’t fit between the sulky shafts! So please don’t take the “she’ll be right” attitude with your mares and foals, please ask and you will reap the benefits.
Our mares and foals are precious commodities and need to be looked after with great care. If you are going to pay for a service fee then you need to look after your mare to protect your investment.
Yearling Sales
The saying “You reap what you sow” I think can be applied to the care you provide for your mare and foal. Give the foal the nourishment and care that it needs when it is young and you will have a better individual on Sales day or when it arrives at the Trainer to be broken in.
The NI Branch held a Reserve Sale Meeting for vendors/preparers at Karaka on the 29th November. This was attended by approx 35 people and was a great source of information regarding the new Reserve selling system.
Conformation faults can sometimes be corrected when the foal is young but not once it has grown. Sending a yearling to a Sales Preparer in poor condition only makes the Preparer’s job harder and costs you more. If you are in doubt as to how much you should be feeding your mares and foals then ask an established breeder, or contact the NZSBA and they will put you in touch with
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This year’s catalogue for both Sales is one of the best I have seen for several years. I long to win lotto so I can go and buy all the fillies I have marked on the wish list!
Leading Auctioneer Steve Davis spoke about the Reserve selling system from the Auctioneers point of view and how he can work with the vendor, and PGG representatives Peter Lagan and Bruce Barlass also spoke on the Sales process. There was also a tour of the Karaka selling area and vendors box. For those of you still with concerns regarding the Reserve selling system please contact PGG as soon as possible and make sure that you understand the
process.
NISBA Syndicate
The NISBA, through the Auckland Trotting Club as an Authorised Syndicator, intends to establish a racing syndicate of two leased wellbred pacing fillies. This will start immediately after the Yearling Sales in February, when the two fillies will be selected and trained by Steven Reid and Geoff Small. Once the details of the fillies are known, selling of shares will begin. There will be no upfront purchase price, just a monthly contribution payment that will also include annual membership to the NZ Standardbred Breeders Assn for the term of the syndicate. In the meantime we are calling for expressions of interest (which are obligation-free) if you would like to consider joining the syndicate. Information packs will be sent out to you as soon as they are available. Email or phone the Syndicate Manager, Rob Carr on rob.carr@xtra. co.nz, 09-291-9034 or 021-227-6444. Be the first to have the opportunity to join this inaugural NISBA Syndicate.
Racing
The Woodlands Stud Mile High Mares Series begins with the first heat being run at the Auckland Trotting Club meeting on the 25th January, excellent opportunities for the 4yo and older mares. There are 3 heats worth $10,000 and a final
North Island round up cont...
It’s time to get ‘Sirius’ - Lot 72 at the Australasian Classic Sale is
SIRIUS STAR
of $14,999 plus a breeders bonus’s. For more information on this series the website address is: www. alexandrapark.co.nz/racing/milehigh-mares-series/ North Island bred horses took out three races on NZ Cup Day, Jivin Cullen (Hardwood Breeding Syndicate), the Group 1 NZ Trotting FFA I Can Doosit (Breckon Bloodstock Ltd), and Christen Me (Charlie Roberts). Show Day was an even better result for NI breeders with wins from Adore Me (Charlie Roberts), Democracy (Woodlands Stud (NZ) Ltd), Stunin Cullen (Sandy & Jan Yarndley), Group 1 Woodlands NZ FFA quinella with Gold Ace (Derek Moore) and Pure Power (Chris & Tina Barlow), and the Group 1 Dominion Trot to I Can Doosit (Breckon Bloodstock Ltd). The Auckland Christmas Carnival has just been completed and NI breeders were well represented in the winner’s circle with the following NI bred horses winning during the Premier racing days of the 7th, 14th and 31st of December: Realmein (T), Three Jewels (2 wins), Adore Me (2 wins), Bettor Dream (2 wins), I Can Doosit (T), Cyamach, Cilantro (2yo), Great Getaway (T), Charge Forward, Sapphire Castleton (T), Isaiah (2yo), Splendour, Kiwi Ideal, The Bucket List. Congratulations to all North Island breeders. Jill Stockman jillstockman@xtra.co.nz
A colt by Art Major from Starlitnight. This mare’s only three live foals to date have all earned black type, all paced faster than 1.56.8, and two of them have set NZ Records! Starlitnight is a halfsister to Stars And Stripes and Light And Sound – both of them crowned Pacer of the Year! This colt is truly a ‘Sirius’ individual – in his pedigree, conformation and potential.
Preparer: Tony Dickinson Phone: (09) 232-1570 or (021) 824-896 www.altadreamlodge.co.nz
Lot 22 - FESTIVE FLIER
Colt (7th foal) Falcon Seelster – Jubilee Franco (Live Or Die) This upstanding and tractable colt is a full-brother to: Fly The Flag – 9 wins and 16 places to date, including a 2-year-old record over 2200m; Anvil Justice – 6 wins and 18 places to date; And half-brother to: Franco Jackson (McArdle) - 3 wins, 9 places to date.
Lot 287 - TOWER BRIDGE
Filly (3rd foal) Stonebridge Regal – Van Livy (Live Or Die) An athletic filly from a family of successful fillies, mares and broodmares, including: Van Esteem – 15 USA wins; Georgia’s Jury – 5 wins at 3; Going Royce and Meredith Maguire. This is also the family of Dominus, Cumbria Warrior, Easy On The Eye, and Tribute. Both yearlings can be viewed at any time – please call Angus Taylor (027) 322-6253 or Bruce Taylor (027) 434-0646.
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These old photo's are looking for homes - if you have a connection or know of anyone with a connection to any of them please contact Kiely 03 339 4168
Lawn Derby - circa 1930
Adio Star - Broodmare of the Year 1977/78 - bred by W F Woolley
Ribbonwood - Champion of Australia bred by G H McHaffie circa 1900 The first overseas challange featuring: Red Shadow, Harold Logan, Walla Walla, Indianapolis, Roi L’Or
Ar Miss - Broodmare of the Year 1981/12 - bred by W O Smith
Apology The table below shows the up-to-date correct Top 10 - Fastest Trotting Aged Mares in 2011/12 season. The table printed on page 17 of the Stallion Register was incorrect. Our apologies to those affected by this error. Fastest Progeny in New Zealand 2010/11 Season Trotter Aged Mares (fastest 10) Whispering Champagne Sunchita Sunrise Delight Tehoro Grace Armbro Demon Seeker Dhu Topnotch Lyn Miss Boomschukaluka With Intent Ignite
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5 4 4 5 5 7 4 5 7 5
Brylin Boyz Sundon Sundon Earl Armbro Invasion Sun Seeker Dream Vacation Grant Our Wishes Sundon Britewell
Whispering Dream Carmenchita Little Miss Watch Donna Whiz Hold Fast Nia Mary Dhu Blue Jean Lady Jami Nicole Total Perception Jeepers
Chairmanoftheboard Dancing Master Stakhanovite Gee Whiz II Chiola Hanover Niatrix Sundon Gee Whiz II Gee Whiz II Gee Whiz II
2.01.4 2.01.7 2.02.1 2.03.3 2.03.3 2.03.4 2.03.4 2.03.9 2.04.0 2.04.2
1950 1950 2000 1950 3200 1950 2600 2000 2600 1950
S(1950m) S(1950m) S(2000m) S(1950m) S(3200m) S(1950m) S(2600m) S(2000m) S(2600m) S(1950m)
NORWEGIAN WOOD BREEDING LTD offers three star Lots on Day One in Christchurch Lot 37, Colt
PULP FICTION (Art Major – Joys Underworld) First foal of a sub-1.58 Christian Cullen mare that won four races and over $31,000. This colt’s second dam is the grand producer Lavish Franco who left seven winners from seven to race, including the highly-talented Life Of Luxury, winner of the Lady of Liberty at The Meadowlands (1.51; 12 NZ & US wins, $476,000). Family of Captain Peacock, winner of the NZ Derby.
Lot 60, Filly BUBBLY BABE (McArdle – Miss Bubbles) Fourth foal of a sub-1.57 Holmes Hanover mare that won nine races and over $173,000. Miss Bubbles (twice Group 2 winner and multiple Group 1 placed) has had two foals to race thus far, both are fillies and have both been winners: Frizzante (Sires Stakes Heat winner 1.56.9pl) and Mac Bubbles (2yo winner 1.59.5). Family of Zatta 1.52.2 USA)
Lot 143, Colt ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC (Changeover – Blackbird Fly) Second foal and first colt of a sub-2.00 Presidential Ball mare that won seven races and over $77,000, plus 2nd Ladyship Stakes and 3rd NZ Sires Stakes 3YO Final. This colt’s second dam is another fine matron in Maikona, dam of seven winners from seven to race including the nice types Tiberius and Octavian. Family of Lennon (2YO of the Year).
Inspection welcome – you will be impressed!
Preparers: Ken & Anne-Marie Spicer, Rosedale Farm. Phone: (03) 322-8736 or (021) 152-5762
Shoot for the Stars at the
2013 Yearling Sales
Featuring yearlings by three of Australasia’s siring greats…
Art Major • Courage Under Fire • Mach Three Introducing the first yearlings by three of the greatest racehorses of recent times…
Art Official • Mister Big • Shadow Play The excitement of the yearlings by the sires with the 2yo’s that have everyone talking…
Gotta Go Cullect • Majestic Son • Santanna Blue Chip And proudly, yearlings by the proven sires…
Elsu • Great Success • Grinfromeartoear Jereme’s Jet • Real Desire
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