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Issue 18 - November 2013
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From Kiely’s Desk Chairman’s Corner Christian Cullen Mares Series Canterbury Breeders’ Southern Belles Speed Series Dunstan Mares Speed Series NZSBA Cup Eve Function Southland News Generation Harness North Island Update
Colin Baynes The China Scene Alabar North Island Awards Gaby and Julie Maghzal I’m Victorious Life After Racing Systems of Racing North Island Update
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FROM KIELY’S DESK Welcome to the bumper 72 page issue of Breeding Matters.
pointing to increased activity in the breeding scene. Things seem to be improving week by week and we are thrilled that the hard work of our Executive, who represent the views of our members, is coming to fruition.
For the first time we have sent this issue to every breeder, owner, trainer, driver and harness enthusiast that has been actively involved in the industry over the last two-years.
Just after the August issue went to print, we had some exciting announcements - all aimed at lightening the load of the breeder.
If you are reading this for the first time, we hope you enjoy the variety of articles it contains. We have a strong team of contributors, who all bring something different to the magazine. If you are new to harness racing, or have never bred a mare before - there is still time, now has never been a better time to breed - why? Read on... There is an air of hopeful optimism at the Breeders’ Association these days. It’s no secret that times have been tough but slowly the signs are all
NZMTC meeting, held at Addington Raceway. They will be eligible for a $500 bonus payment. See pages 40 & 41 for more information. Amberley Trotting Club announced shortly after that they too are providing a $500 breeders’ bonus to NZSBA members who breed a winners at their Annual meeting in February.
Harness Racing New Zealand announced that it will be absorbing the costs of DNA and bloodtyping from 1st August 2013. This was welcome news for breeders, although it was not excessive, it was still another cost to the breeder.
Studs have also been working hard at providing solutions to breeders’ woes. There are a raft of initiatives being announced by studs including no working fee for on-farm stallions, future stallion discounts on filly foals born, pay on live foal and many ‘deals’ available to breeders.
Early September it was with great excitement that NZSBA and NZ Metropolitan Trotting club jointly announced the breeders’ bonus initiative. The scheme which starts on 1st January 2014, is open to any member of the NZSBA who breeds the winner of a totalisator race at an
It is these announcements that have seen an optimistic outlook from breeders about the future of the industry. Many breeders I have spoken too are once again starting to increase their breeding numbers, a very different story to this time last year.
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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
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CHAIRMAN’S CORNER Welcome to this Bumper edition of Breeding Matters. We are for the first time sending our magazine to 7,000 breeders, owners and trainers. We have an ambition to bring the whole industry with us to feel part of this great industry and sport. So, in this Industry Edition of Breeding Matters we have expanded our focus to ownership more broadly. Breeders are about 30 percent of owners. For the other 70 percent of the owners there are very few avenues for information and recognition. Some owners may subscribe to the Harness Weekly but many do not. Without making a major change to our primary focus as a breeders’ organisation we will include more general interest articles on matters of interest to owners in future magazines.
HRNZ. There are now at least five series including the Golden Girls for the lesser class of mares. So what has been happening? The CEO of the NZMTC challenged Canterbury trainers to fill the Golden Girls heats and if they did so he would double the F&M races in the Met’s programmes. What a great offer? The result a miserable own goal. Looking at the Golden Girls at Addington in July we ended up with eight starters in a $7500 up to one win heat. In the $7,500 C2 heats we had 8 and 11 starters and a final of $10,000 with a very low seven starters.
In this edition of BM please take a look at the Southern Belle Series for 4YO and older mares (up to five wins). There is a $15,000 heat at the end of December, then three $10,000 heats and $20,000 final in March 2014. This Please support our advertisers. is excellent stake money. Similarly in We are a not-for-profit body and Canterbury mares can race for $9,000 the advertising allows us to bring to $12,500 heats and then a $15,000 Breeding Matters to 7000 of you. Ashburton February final. A particular focus for us will be to give owners direct information about upcoming racing opportunities particularly fillies and mares’ race series. Most of these are developed and sponsored by the three breeders’ associations with HRNZ and club assistance. Owners need to be aware of these series. You need to be asking your trainer if your filly or mare can be prepared for these series. There is excellent prize money on offer. Races seek to have like race with like. One of my regular disappointments is the inability of trainers, and you the owners, to fill fields for F&M races. NZSBA has listened to owners about the need for more F&M racing opportunities, so have the clubs and
to race next, if at all, there seemed to be so few opportunities. Thank you.” This was great to hear. The trainers who supported the series thanked us for keeping an owner as their mare now had races to go to. Support for these series will result in more F&M racing opportunities. Clubs will have greater confidence in programming F&M races. Evenly conditioned races are great for turnover, which is good for the industry. We need more F&Ms racing to keep our field sizes up. Your representatives on the breeders’ association will lobby and advocate for the funding to continue to give F&Ms even more racing opportunities against their own grade, if we have your support on the track!
Next year the ATC is running a new Charles Roberts sponsored C3-C7 mares’ race for $20,000. This follows If you have a filly or mare that you are the successful ATC and North Island doubtful about continuing with then talk to your trainer about planning a Breeders Dunstan Mares’ Series. campaign to target these races. Take The Golden Girls will resume next more control of planning where and autumn throughout the country. when your filly and mare races. With Read the supplement information more F&Ms racing you will win and from the NZMTC on its initiatives. If the industry will win. these series gain momentum we will look at a series for the C5-C8 mares Finally, I hope your breeding season is building on the new initiative from going well. We are hearing a number of stories of people increasing the the ATC. numbers of mares they are breeding In our last edition of Breeding Matters and studs with positive news. we shared the joy of this year’s Golden Girls winners. A common remark to John Mooney me at the presentations was “we did Chairman not know where our mare was going
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Colin Baynes recognised at Southland Harness AWARDS Colin Baynes lived through the depression, the second world war, Britain joining the common market, the 87 sharemarket crash and many other defining moments in New Zealand’s history. He was there, in fact helped shaped some of the key developments in harness racing; the introduction of mobile starts, all weather racetracks, the removal of running rails, the passing lane, the end to stipendiary stewards being both prosecutor and judge, and construction of the first jogging machines. When artificial
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insemination changed the breeding landscape, he was at the forefront. In 1989, Colin Baynes was named Southland Harness Racing’s Personality of the year and at the New Zealand Awards in 2007 he was honoured for his ‘Outstanding Contribution to Harness Racing’. A trainer for more than 50 years, Colin decided not to renew his licence this season and on stage at the 2013 Southland Awards function in August, was recognised for his monumental contribution to the code.
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Born in 1921, Colin was a boy in the era when breeding, care and handling of horses made life tick. His parents had a dairy farm at Ota Creek, the property his brother Bud later farmed and developed Young Quinn on. Colin can remember racing barefoot home from the Ota Creek rail siding after school to listen to the match race between Harold Logan and the Australian superstar Walla Walla on the crackling old radio. Such was the interest generated, it was a race said to have put New Zealand on the harness racing map. He left school at 15 and drove a six horse team on the farm but was tempted back to gain School Certificate and University Entrance. This suited Colin. He was a scholar and sportsman at heart. His three
sporting loves were rugby, horses and harness racing administration. Hard work, study and passion helped him make a success of all three. He toured with the Southland subunions rugby team, played nine seasons for Eastern Southland and is the oldest player (and Captain ) of the Edendale team. During war time, he signed up for the Otago Mounted Rifles although barely old enough to enlist. When training at Waiouru, horses were rounded up off the hills, caught, and allocated to a soldier with no regard to his equine background. Anything could happen and often did. His intake was one of the last of the horseback cavalry; when he was posted to Italy it was in tanks. After three years of Army training, Colin
spent three Christmases overseas. Starting at the bottom of Italy, his Battalion gradually worked north with plenty of episodes on the way. Life and death were just a hair’s breadth apart but he came out on right side. He always claimed to be born lucky. At one stage he watched the bombs fall and destroy the monastery at Casino. When he returned there with his family in 2007, he noted that the last time he’d seen Casino, there wasn’t a house with a roof on or tree with leaves on, due to the relentless battle. By the time hostilities ceased, they had reached Trieste and were able to attend a harness race meeting, but the soldiers were ordered to be fully armed due to continuing unrest in neighbouring Yugoslavia. Colin
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recalls the unusual feeling of lining up at the tote carrying side arms and rifles. New Zealand seemed a long way away but the spirit of horse racing was the same. Soon after he arrived home, the opportunity to own and train a horse himself presented itself when he went farming at Ferndale. The previous owner had walked off the property, leaving behind an illicit whisky still. Among the hills was a flat paddock, big enough for a track Colin was a very good stockman and fattened lambs where no one else could. Geisha Girl was his first horse but he didn’t have a high opinion of her. She was speyed in case he was ever tempted to breed from her. His first winner was No Doubt at Tapanui. His late wife Nellie told the story of
Sire of multiple 2yo winners from both his first two crops Just 11 starters to date, but six of them have already won His oldest are only 4, and include Doctor Bones & Millicent – two 4-win trotters who’ll continue to march through the grades
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sitting in the stand beside a punter who was scanning the field. He muttered “trainer driver CH Baynes, never heard of him” and dismissed the prospect.
its former timber and leather finish after a very successful life.
It was said Colin Baynes was never one to plod along in a straight line. When he had the two year old trotting record holder Halberg at Ferndale, he would groom the track then take a tape measure out to measure the length of his stride to aid the shoeing strategy.
Colin spent 17 years on the Conference but never aspired to the top job. He liked being hands on, rather than in the limelight. Colin attended a number of international conferences and on his return from one, staggered local horsemen when he told them “we would soon be racing without running rails”. Later, Colin was instrumental in the introduction of the passing lane.
Jogging at that time never involved more than one in the sulky, one tied either side and two led by the driver, one rope in each hand. Many years ago, Colin developed a multiple horse jogger based on a power pole mounted horizontally on an axle, two tyres and a tractor. Eight could be safely jogged at a time. Some American trainers saw it and didn’t like it but it is still in use today.
One time, when flying to Conference, he was seated beside noted economist Peter Baynes. They noticed their names were the same but hadn’t figured out who each other was. At one point Colin asked Peter if he found people calling him Bayne (without the ‘s’ ) was annoying. Peter agreed then asked Colin “do you find people asking you all the time if you’ve got racehorses”.
Colin drove in the first mobile start race in New Zealand, and won the first in Southland with Ghandi. To give his stable horses mobile barrier practice, he used a 14 foot gate mounted on the back of a land rover. In those days, the major difference between a professional and amateur driver was the professional got paid. Another crucial difference was professionals weren’t allowed to hold administrative positions. Administration was dear to Colin’s heart so he chose to be an amateur driver. He was best in the country one year, using his Hickory wood sulky which is now being restored to
He researched bloodlines in the quest to establish a broodmare band and was able to purchase four mares that became the cornerstones of his future. They were Glamour Girl, Mighty Imp, Brahmaputra and Ferndale Star. In the 1960s, Colin started a stud at Ferndale which he moved to Otama in 1966. Young Charles, Sly Yankee and Sir Dalrae were rated his best stallions. At the height of the stud’s success, 42 percent of the country’s major race time records were held by horses conceived at his stud. Colin’s family had special memories
of Young Charles which was leased from Canterbury and sent down every spring. They were able to take him out to graze and sit on his on his back while he did. When nephew Des was working for Colin, instead of a pay rise, he was offered a free service. Des borrowed the broodmare Loyal Trick from his father Bud, and Young Quinn was the result. When Colin started the stud it was all natural service. Even after the progression to collecting live semen, there were some owners who wanted their mares served naturally and took some convincing. Economic changes in the 1980s and the sharemarket crash of 1987 provided the catalyst to closing the stud. Colin recognised the horse industry relied on people with funds, a big proportion of owners were farmers, and the effect on their businesses was dramatic. By 1986, the racing team had moved to a recently acquired property at Knapdale. The stud land was sold to Colin’s son John, who had been a partner in the stud, and he developed it into a dairy farm. In 1980, Robin Swain went to work for Colin and in the 1989-90 season they began training in partnership at Knapdale. Until 12 months ago, Colin was out every morning to jog the team but after turning 92 this year, decided to retire. However, the Baynes name continues to feature and as recently as the Gore meeting on 25 August, Knapdale Lady, bred and owned by Colin, was a winner.
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The China scene “HRNZ’s Pete Ydgren and ‘Weekly’ correspondent Michael Guerin have both been in China recently looking into the developing racing industry and what it means for New Zealand. Here is what they discovered:” • by Michael Guerin
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eter Ydgren has no doubts the New Zealand export market of horses to China is sustainable. And after two weeks in Inner Mongolia he says that market should grow, both in size and quality. Ydgren is special projects development manager for Harness Racing New Zealand and was charged with traveling to China to report to the Board on what is a serious export market but with many unanswered questions. In the last two years around 400 New Zealand horses have been exported
to China, where racing is gaining a foothold but without any gambling. But with the country having no stud book or official administrative body, HRNZ knew New Zealand horses were going there, but not what happened to them once they arrived. What Ydgren found both pleased and surprised him. “First things first, and probably most importantly to horse people, the horses look fantastic and healthy,” he said. “The get looked after very well so there are no concerns with horse welfare.”
But the standard of racing, still very much in its infancy, is little better than a strange trials meeting, but with the promise of much better things to come. Ydgren travelled to Inner Mongolia, a district in the north of China with a mere 24 million residents. It is beautiful horse country, not dissimilar to New Zealand but with harsher winters. “The horses are imported by the Rider Group, which is run by Mr Lang Lin,” says Ydgren. “He is very serious about setting up sustainable racing so has a huge
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complex where they train gallopers and standardbreds. “The stables for the Rider Group horses are similar to what you would find in New Zealand, with the same sized boxes and the horses are well looked after. “But probably the biggest difference in that regard is they need to be kept inside for three months over the winter because it gets so cold.” While in Inner Mongolia, Ydgren attended an eight-race programme on a sand track which comprised three races for imported thoroughbreds, two for harness horses and three for local Mongolian horses. “The harness races were all for pacers, wearing hopples, but being ridden. “And the strangest part was they jump out of the gates used for the gallopers. “So a lot of them galloped out and lost all chance. Basically, if they paced the whole way then they were a certainty to end up in the first three in their nine-horse fields.” Ydgren says there was little in the way of tactics in the two races, one over 2130m and the other 1130m on the 1000m sand track. “It was a case of the first lap being faster than the second and the horses just trying to get out and go as fast as they can. “So it is very much at a starting level.” But the Chinese are keen to grow the industry and improve the standard. “They have a horse like Zenola Seelster up there now, who obviously was a good horse down here and they are keen to bring better horses up. “But most importantly, they have
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decided they only want to deal with New Zealand for their horses because of the Free Trade Agreement, so they are ditching Australia, France and the US. “The indications I got are they would look around importing around 500 horses a year from New Zealand, on a 60-40 gallopers to harness horse ratio, so about 200 harness horses.” he Rider Group are building a new racetrack, with grandstand and stables and are hopeful that the communist government will soon ease restrictions on gambling. “The best indication I got was that maybe that could happen inside three years and if it does then the racing will take off. “But even without the gambling the level of export numbers we are seeing now should be sustainable because there is so much money involved. “The day I was there they were racing for about NZD$8000 but once the new track gets up and running that
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should increase and so will the money they are willing to pay for New Zealand horses. “So it is very much at a developmental stage and with plenty of things we can help with.” Ydgren will make his report to the Board of Harness Racing New Zealand on November 11 and will be suggesting HRNZ helps with skills and, importantly, sulkies and gear. “Obviously harness racing getting bigger in China would be good for us and the export market. “So the next level would be to send a New Zealand trainer or trainers up there to teach them the subtleties of harness racing. “Once they get the new track up and running they want to start using sulkies behind the horses and we might be able to help by simply getting 20 used carts and a heap of gear together and sending it up there. “And then maybe a driver or two can
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head up there for a month at a time to teach them how to use it all.” So the recommendation will be for HRNZ to act in a supportive fashion and also ensure than when the next Chinese party of buyers comes out to New Zealand next month, the experience is made as easy as possible for them. “Sure, they have a long way to go but there is a lot of money and enthusiasm up there,” says Ydgren. “So with them committed to New Zealand product I think we have to try and help because China is such a big market and we have a chance to be involved on the entry level. “So it’s pretty exciting and who knows where it could all lead?”
On a visit to the China National Cup, Michael Guerin discovers a potentially new export market... Harness Racing New Zealand are doing the right thing by not missing the boat on racing in China. Because far richer and bigger racing organisations world wide are already backing the racing industry there. HRNZ sent representative Pete Ydgren to China recently so it at least had an unbias, definitive opinion of where racing, and more particularly harness racing, is heading in this country with over a billion residents. After all, with hundreds of New Zealand harness horses being sent there and the promise of many more to go, HRNZ needed to know more about this potential new export market. So when the HRNZ Board discuss China next month they are likely to look favourably at opening the lines of communication and maybe helping with skilled horse people who can help the burgeoning industry grow. And that would be a smart choice as some of the real power brokers of world racing are already heavily invested in trying to awaken the gambling dragon. I recently visited China for the China National Cup, a NZ$200,000 thoroughbred race held on little more than a training track at Hohhot in Inner Mongolia. The facilities were worse than at a
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picnic meeting and the horses poor, with no grandstand and no betting. Yet representatives from Hong Kong, Dubai, Australia, England and even the Queen’s own personal racing manager were all there, standing in what was basically a paddock. The reason is everybody who sees themselves as a player in world racing wants in on the ground floor in case racing takes off in China. The China Horse Club are already building a magnificent complex at Tianjin, outside Beijing, while the allpowerful Hong Kong Jockey Club is building a training centre in Southern China which would easily become a racetrack if approval came through. Trying to launch sustainable, topend racing in China is nothing new and it often costs its backers tens of millions before they fold and it all becomes a pipe dream again. But now, with so many world class, disgustingly-rich organisations behind it, racing could get a more permanent foothold. That opens the doors for a mammoth betting market in a country that has no casinos but where people love to bet. The stumbling block is a rather large one, the Communist Government, but even if betting doesn’t take off on
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mainland China, it wouldn’t surprise to see betting via another territory, like Hong Kong, so money can be drip fed back to the Government without them losing face. Even if that doesn’t eventuate racing won’t explode in China but there is enough money (China has over one million millionaires), ego and prestige for racing to grow. And the good news is HRNZ don’t need to waste huge money trying to aid that because the big boys are already involved. But some investment in support, skills and information gives our industry a small seat at what could be a mouthwatering smorgasbord. So HRNZ deserve credit for acknowledging it, smoothing the pathway between the two countries and being proactive about what is already now our second biggest export market.
The writer with an attendant in typical Mongolian dress.
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CHRISTIAN CULLEN CANTERBURY MARES SPEED SERIES
Venue
Date
Distance
Stake
Methven
Sunday, 8th december 2013
1609m
$9,000
ashburton
Thursday, 26th december 2013
1609m
$9,000
nelson
Friday, 3rd January 2013
1609m
$9,000
nelson
Sunday. 5th January 2014
1609m
$9,000
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Friday, 31st January 2014
1950m
$12,500
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Saturday. 8th February 2014
1609m
$16,000
CONDITIONS 1.
4YO and older mares, up to C5, with less than $50,000 lifetime stakes at time of nominations closing for the first race.
2.
all races are preferential barrier draw based on assessment, then earnings, using track grids. ashburton and Methven do not use a grid, they number straight out.
3.
The first three place-getters in each race gain automatic entry to the final.The balance of the field will be made up of: (i) the mares with highest points total accummulated by the 4th (3 points), 5th (2 points) & 6th (1 point) heat place getters, and (ii) if needed other heat starters at the discretion of the Ashburton Trotting Club as host of the final.
4.
Maximum starters for each race is 14.
5.
Winner of two heats ineligible to enter any further heats.
6.
Only starters in a heat are eligible for the final.
7.
Mares nominated for a heat that is cancelled are eligible for the final, after the preferences, at the discretion of ashburton Trotting Club.
8.
Stake distribution: 1st = 55%; 2nd = 20%; 3rd = 10%; 4th = 5 %, with balance of 10% shared by all remaining starters.
9.
A $200 bonus will be paid to the financial member of CSBA (subscription paid before 1 December 2013) who bred the highest placed mare in each heat and the final.
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The CanTerbury STandardbred breederS’ aSSoCiaTion, in association with ian dobSon and CuLLen breedinG, and the Methven, ashburton, nelson and nZ Metropolitan trotting clubs established the Christian Cullen Canterbury Mares Speed Series. our objective is to provide additional opportunities for the middle-grade mares to get a genuine mile race time for breeding purposes.
ALABAR NORTH ISLAND AWARDS The North Island Harness Racing Awards were held at Alexandra Park Raceway on 31 August and with 316 people in attendance, it was once again a popular night of entertainment, fun, hilarity and of course, recognition to those personnel and bloodstock who were the champions of the North for the 2012/2013 racing season.
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The flagship award, Alabar Auckland Reactor North Island Outstanding Contribution to Harness Racing was awarded to John Devlin, more commonly known as JD. The crowd applauded and responded with a standing ovation when his name was announced, and a quick witted JD, was for once, momentarily lost for words.
to say “winning many races has been a great thrill, but to be recognised tonight amongst your peers in the game, is the greatest thrill of all”.
Sir Lincoln at Lincoln Farms North Island Racing Achievement award was gifted to Colin Butler after back to back Jewels successes with Charlemagne; let alone his dedication and longevity to the John’s two sons, and his grandson industry being a talented driver were also part of the audience, in his prime and serving on many making the moment for the cancer Committees. stricken character even more special. He said that “He loved his life in After a fantastic racing season, harness racing with its many highs Charles Roberts was the recipient of and lows, but I would not have 6 awards. changed it for the world”. He went on
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By John Robinson
Strangely enough, Habibti isn’t the first award winner that the Maghzals have bred – but you have to flick back through nearly three decades of history to find the other one. His name was Signor Gabrielli, a son of Game Pride and the Fallacy mare Three Tens who won four of his seven juvenile From left to right: Sasha, Julie & Gaby Maghzal starts during the 1983/84 season. Gabriel and Julie Maghzal were The last of Signor once again in the spotlight when Gabrielli’s victories that term was in the victors for last season were the Group 3 NZ Trotting Stakes, a race announced at the Harnessworldwhere a tight late tussle between him sponsored Annual Awards Dinner. and Wedgewood went a nose in his favour and he was duly crowned that They’re the breeders of Habibti, a season’s 2-Year-Old Trotter of the Year. daughter of Ten To One that backed up winning the 2011/12 term’s Signor Gabrielli was actually the 2-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year first horse that Gaby (as he’s better title by taking out the 3-year-old known) ever bred and raced, so it’s equivalent after her deeds during understandable that he pretty much 2012/13. became hooked on harness racing And she was a unanimous choice too, having captured such coveted events as the Group 1 NZ Trotting Derby (against the boys) and Group 3 NZ Trotting Oaks before crossing the Tasman to add another three Group 1s to the trophy cabinet – the NSW Oaks, NSW Derby and Victorian Oaks. In total, Habibti made 13 appearances during the season for nine wins and two seconds, her only ‘misses’ being a fourth and a sixth in an otherwise impeccable five-month period.
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from that point onwards.
His love for racing in general was born in the same country as he was though – Lebanon, where they “only ever had gallops, but I always enjoyed punting them” Gaby admits. The qualified podiatrist first moved to New Zealand in 1970 at the age 24, working on contract for the company Dr Scholl’s in Wellington. “But the pay wasn’t good so I didn’t last very long,” he recalled. Another reason he had to pull away
was a lady that he met called Julie. They were soon a couple, and decided to move to Christchurch to get married and settle there because that’s where Julie’s family was from. Julie was also the only daughter of Bob Day, breeder and trainer of a lot of good trotters over the years, and Gaby has his late father-in-law to thank for his first excursion into breeding. “Three Tens was Bob’s mare, and one year he decided he wasn’t going to breed from her so he asked if I wanted to,” Gaby said. “And I thought, ‘I may as well’,” he added, not knowing what would eventually unfold. When it came time to name his horse, Gaby was at a loose end before one of his dear friends suggested he name it after himself. So he did. Trained by the late Pat O’Reilly snr, Signor Gabrielli put eight wins on the board prior to his racing days coming to an end, being solely responsible for “a lot of fun and a lot of parties” for Gaby and his wife. All these seasons later, it’s purely a coincidence but the second award winner that they’ve bred just happens to be very closely related to their first… Signor Gabrielli’s dam Three Tens was also the mother of Ten Four, which in turn left Ten To One, the dam of Habibti. At the time when he bought Ten To One off Dick Petrie, Gaby had understandably followed the family and its branches with a sentimental interest. He knew Dick well, but didn’t have any idea he was selling Ten To
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One; he was just flicking through the pages of his Harness Racing Weekly one day when he came across an advertisement for her, so he picked up the phone straight away and had sealed the deal before hanging up. Sentimentality aside, the purchase of Ten To One is proving to be a decision paved in gold. Having already left Ten Too (15 starts, 7 wins) when she changed hands to the Maghzals, they’ve since bred the qualified Gabrielli (by Sierra Kosmos); Releven Dream (by Dream Vacation, 4 wins from 19 starts to date); Habibti and Lothario, the latter being a Love You full-brother to Habibti which has put a couple of seconds on the board from his five starts to date.
their careers after being sold by the couple overseas, like Gundaroo (4 NZ wins), Beirut (2 NZ wins) and Takeiteasyonme (2 NZ wins) – and they share the wall with the pictures of others that Gaby and Julie raced solely in New Zealand, such as Signor Vance (4 wins), Clovelly Fleur (3 wins) and Silver’s Lopez (3 wins).
band numbers just two: Ten To One and Anna Livia, which was bought off John and Karen Parsons. The latter mare hasn’t left them a winner thus far, but her third foal is the now 2-year-old Anna Kareem which Gaby calls “my boy” and has high hopes for – a son of Art Major trained for them by Gavin Smith.
But the list doesn’t stop there, because the Maghzals are also fond of giving some of their horses a name which stems from Lebanese or Arabic origins.
Kareem means ‘generous’ in Gaby’s native tongue. The next two foals out of Ten To One are Habibti Ivy and Habibti Sadie, the second parts of both titles probably meaning more to the couple than ever before because they’re the names of their two granddaughters, who are nearly two and a half and nine months old respectively.
Some of the examples include… Malak Uswaad (17 NZ & US wins to date, 1:49.4), which translates to ‘Black King’; Maronite (11 NZ & US wins, 1:53) is a religion in Lebanon; Mabrook (9 NZ & Aus wins to date, 1:53.5) means ‘congratulations’; Habeebee (6 NZ & US wins, 1:53.6) is a term used to describe a very close friend; Marhabah (2 NZ wins to date) means ‘gidday’, and Almaza (1 win) is otherwise known as ‘diamonds’.
Gaby and Julie have either bought or bred their fair share of winners over the years, racing them from a number of different stables, and humbly admit that the walls of their Merivale home are “full of photos” which remind them of special memories in our sport.
Sold privately prior to turning two, Habibti translates to ‘my love’.
Taking up space are the snapshots of a lot of horses which furthered
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“They are our life now,” says Gaby of Ivy and Sadie, who they see “every day” and adore taking to places like the park and McDonalds. Soon after he and Julie shifted to Christchurch, Gaby continued on as a podiatrist and rented part of the Hanafins Clinic in the heart of the city, eventually buying the business outright a decade later. Julie took over when her husband retired 17
years ago at the age of 51, and in turn their eldest daughter Nadine stepped into the role when Julie stepped out of it. Sadly though, the business was one of many lost in the earthquakes. So Nadine’s focus switched to being a mum, and now she and her husband are proud parents to two little girls who instantly became the ‘apple’ of Gaby’s and Julie’s eyes as well. “I’m surrounded by girls,” he says with a smile, adding that their other daughter Sasha currently lives and works in Lebanon. “My wife gave me two daughters, Nadine has had two daughters, and all we seem to breed lately is fillies! “We’ve got a few young horses around us at the moment, so from now on I think we’ll sell any fillies and just keep the colts. “Racing is a big thrill for us, it always has been; we breed to race and we love it. “We’re happy and really enjoying life, so we’re lucky.” Gaby says he and Julie travel around the country and overseas when they get a chance, but also get a buzz from things closer to home like simply going to the trials and races. Other activities that fill their days include gardening and oil painting – and don’t forget Max their dog, a labradoodle who needs a walk every day and is “just lovely”. “I used to do things like play golf and squash, but not so much anymore,” Gaby says. “Julie just loves her gardening, and she really has done an amazing job around our property. “Me? Well, I still love a bet every now and then – I’ve always been a punter”.
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Anna Livia painted by Gaby
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Canterbury recognises breeding achievements On Wednesday 25th September, about 70 Canterbury standardbred breeders joined together to celebrate and recognise the achievements of their fellow members at the Canterbury Standardbred Breeders’ Awards Evening. Gold pins were awarded to over 50 members for breeding a horse that achieved a mile rate of 1.58 or greater (pacing) and 2.00.0 (trotting). The New Zealand Standardbred Breeders’ also presented to breeders a raft of trophies for Group and Listed race success, and a new award to the breeder of an NZ recordholder at season end. In total over 20 members were recognised on the night in these categories. For a list of members who received awards visit our website www.harnessracing. co.nz. There were six main presented. These were:
awards
Contribution to Canterbury Breeding – awarded to Noel
Kennard for his tireless enthusiasm and involvement in the harness racing industry. Noel has had a long association with harness racing as an administrator for various breeder’s associations, as a stallion owner and manager and more recently syndicate promoter and manager.
Professional Person of the Year
– awarded to HRNZ Keeper of the Stud Book Wayne Reid. Wayne has worked at HRNZ for 34 years, starting as a Statistician in the days when every horse had a hand written card.
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Wayne then went on to become handicapper and subsequently the Keeper of the Stud Book in 1997.
Lifetime Breeding Achievement
– Spreydon Lodge established by the late Wayne Francis is a major contributor to the breeding industry. Consistently one of the top ten breeders Spreydon Lodge bred 309 winners over the last five seasons. Quality performers from this grand nursery and racing stable include Franco Nelson, Franco Emirate, Nearea Franco, Franco Jamar, Franco Ledger and Franco Nelson to name but a few.
particularly excellence in trotting. This investment is paying dividends with a string of winners to his name. Escapee, Daenerys Targaryen, Springbank Sam and Stent being last season’s top performers for Trevor as a breeder and three of them as owner.
Pacing Breeder of the Year –
Jennifer and Bob Sandford. Venus Serena was the stand-out 2YO filly for this season. Bred and owned by the Christchurch couple, the multiple Group 1 winning filly is entering her 3YO season on stakes of $247,635 from five wins.
Canterbury Broodmare of Excellence – Love To Live, dam
Chairman John Mooney hosted the evening and thanked members for their interest in the industry and continued support. John said: “the feedback from the studs and from individual breeders about this season is very positive. People are saying that are looking to increase the number of mares they are breeding with several new breeders starting out with two or three mares.’’
Trotting Breeder of the Year –
John also said that next year CSBA is looking to host a joint Canterbury Awards evening with the owners and licence holders. “Working together in recognising individuals and their achievements will strengthen us all” he said.
of Terror To Love bred by Terry McDonald. Two-time New Zealand Cup Winner Terror To Love needs no introduction, he is currently sitting on 22 wins from 50 starts with earnings of $1,544,667. Love To Live is also dam of Bad All Over which enjoyed eight wins and Cee J P winner of one race by Falcon Seelster. Trevor Casey. Trevor is a long time supporter of harness racing who bring enthusiasm and a significant contribution to the industry,
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Canterbury awards in pictures Photos courtesy of Paul Buttell 1. Terry McDonald receiving Canterbury Broodmare of Excellence award for Love To Live from John Mooney 2. Jennifer and Bob Sandford receiving Pacing Breeder of the Year trophy 3. Noel Kennard, recipient of Contribution to Canterbury Breeding 4. Trevor Casey winner of Trotting Breeder of the Year 5. Zane Gregg on behalf of Spreydon Lodge, winner of Lifetime Breeding Achievement
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SPRING SALE OF BROODMARES AND YEARLINGS
The Canterbury Standardbred Breeders’ Association has made a commitment to conduct a Spring Sale in September each year. The principal objective of the sale is to provide a platform for people to buy and sell Broodmares. Holding the sale in September is at a time when people are actively thinking of their breeding decisions for the upcoming season. It offers the opportunity to buy an empty mare and have her served by a stallion of choice almost immediately or buy a pregnant mare and have a foal in a very short period of time. Conversely it also provides a selling opportunity for existing broodmare owners. Holding the sale post winter should present a better selling proposition for broodmare owners as there is a body of opinion that people in Canterbury are not that inclined to purchase pre winter to avoid having another horse on their property at that time. The second objective is to provide an opportunity for the sale of last season’s foals – yearlings. In September these yearlings would be ready for breaking in, or alternatively they could be purchased with a view to preparing and entering them in the main PGW Yearling Sale if already accepted.
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By announcing this decision now it gives the breeder the opportunity to breed a foal knowing that there is an alternative sale in which they can place the offspring for sale.
Further details of the sale such as the date, terms, conditions and the venue are still to be confirmed. They will be released when available. We are very conscious of keeping sales costs down, hence enhancing the The existing PGW Mixed Stock sale net selling price for the vendor. held in May each year and the annual Yearling Sales will continue. The CSB Spring Sale is designed to be complimentary to these sales.
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Standardbred Tour to “Elitloppet” Sweden Wednesday 21 May – Sunday 1 June 2014
Join Ged Mooar and others involved with the Standardbred industry on this special tour to Elitloppet, which is Sweden’s biggest annual sporting event and one of the world’s most prestigious trotting races. The first race was held in 1952 and always takes place on the last Sunday in May at the beautiful Solvalla Racecourse in Stockholm.
Highlights • Enjoy the excitement and atmosphere of Elitloppet • Have an introduction to Sweden’s racing industry • Visit Aby Travbana, a track for harness and thoroughbred racing since 1936, now dedicated solely to harness racing • Visit a variety of horse breeding and training facilities • Sightseeing of Gothenburg by Paddan boat on the Gotha River • Explore Stockholm, a city built on 14 islands and connected by 57 bridges • Return date is flexible so stay on in Europe if you wish. C R McPhail Ltd PO Box 2091 Palmerston North 4440 New Zealand Ph 06 357 1644 Fax 06 357-1648 Email enquiries@crmcphail.co.nz Website www.crmcphail.co.nz
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CONDITIONS 1. Open to all 4 year old and older mares up to 5 wins as at date of nomination closing time for the first heat. 2. The heats and the final will be Preferential Barrier Draw events based on number of wins then earnings using the Track Grid. 3. To be eligible to start in the final any mare must have started in a heat of the series. 4. Where a mare is nominated for a heat and this heat is cancelled the mare will be eligible for the final at the discretion of the Club’s balloting committee which hosts the final. 5. The first three mares placed in each heat will have automatic entry to the final then: On points scored. In each heat points will be awarded to the 4th, 5th and 6th placed mare on the basis of 5 – 3 – 1. If two or more mares are on equal points then mares with the fastest mile rate in a heat qualify for the final then: The balance of the finals field – a maximum of 13 starters – will be at the discretion of the Club holding the final.
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NZSBA Pre-Cup Function continues to grow in popularity By John Robinson The N.Z. Standardbred Breeders Association hosted its sixth Annual Cup Eve Function at the Armstrong Prestige Showroom in Christchurch last Monday night. Mick Guerin was ‘MC’ for the evening, and following an opening address from NZSBA Chairman John Mooney there were a number of Awardwinners that received trophies and plaques for their deeds on both sides of the Tasman during the 2012/13 season. Firstly the breeders of this year’s NZ Cup contenders were recognised, and then those who were responsible for breeding the winners of the dozen Harness Jewels events at Ashburton earlier this year received a striking plaque to mark the occasion. Next came recognition for New Zealand-based horses who won awards in Australia during the season just completed Harness Racing Australia’s Geoff Want presented awards to the connections of Habibti (3YO Trotter of the Year); Bettor’s Delight (Leading Sire); Sundon (Leading Trotting Sire) and Holmes Hanover (Leading Broodmare Sire), and Harness Racing Victoria Awards were handed out to Brian West, breeder of Bit Of A Legend (Victorian 3YO Colt or Gelding of the Year); Tuapeka Lodge, breeder of Ideal Scott (Victorian 4YO Entire or Gelding of the Year); and Grant Beckett, breeder of Quite A Moment (Victorian 3YO Trotter of the Year).
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After those who bred Breeders Crown winners were acknowledged, breeders of Australian Group 1 racewinners in the 2012/13 season received trophies for their deeds, these being… Tuapeka Lodge for Ideal Scott (winner of The Blacks A Fake and 4YO Breeders Crown E&G Final); Jenny Butt and Don McKenzie for Vulcan (The Knight Pistol, Australian Trotting Grand Prix, Great Southern Star Heat and Final); Grant Beckett for Quite A Moment (3YO Breeders Crown Trotters Final); Trevor Casey and Gary Allen for Daenerys Targaryen (Redwood Classic); Richard Sissons and Bob McArdle for Carpenters Daughter (4YO Breeders Crown Mares Final); Mike Gourdie and Brian West for Mach Alert (Amatil Sprint); Katie and the late Dave Carville for Ohoka Punter (Victoria Derby Final); Robert and Norma McMeeking for Itz Nosurprisesthere (NSW Oaks, Tasmanian Oaks, Queensland Oaks);
Ray Anicich for Class Of Tara (Golden Slipper); Brian West for Bit Of A Legend (3YO Breeders Crown C&G Final); Rodney Dickson for Terrorway (Cranbourne Cup), and Charlie Roberts for Christen Me (Chariots Of Fire). PGG Wrighton’s Peter Lagan presented the Broodmare Excellence Award to the connections of Scuse Me, owned by Charles Roberts for her absolutely amazing record to date, aptly pointing out that Scuse Me’s first 10 foals have all been winners and her 11th foal has just turned three. Then John Mooney closed the evening by presenting Terror To Love’s breeder Terry McDonald with a miniature trophy for being the breeder of last season’s NZ Cup winner, the thankful and humble recipient giving a very down-toearth speech about how his horse has made dreams come true for him and his friends and family.
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DUNSTAN MARES SPEED SERIES REVIEW When the two Dunstan Feed Series were mooted for Alexandra Park their organisers hoped they would provide exciting mares racing at the home of Auckland harness. It would be fair to say they got more they than bargained for. The two series, one for pacers and the other for trotters, culminated at Alexandra Park on October 18 with two superb finals, each with their own special drama. But that was nothing compared with the final trotting mares heat a week earlier which really delved into the dramatic. The heat was deemed to be a non-
race after Be Seein Ya won but half her rivals were either checked out of the race or pulled up. The confusion was caused when Glenferrie Pride galloped just before dispatch and checked a rival, which saw the false start red light on top of the mobile flash momentarily before being turned off and a start being given the all clear. But several drivers pulled their mounts out of the race after the red light so the JCA and stewards were left with little choice but to abandon the race, even after considering rerunning it after the last race of the night.
by Michael Guerin To further boost the tension the race was the last leg of a terminating $100,000 Pick6, which was paid out on five legs. After that the following week’s final should have been a breeze but it had its own level of drama with Be Seein Ya getting justice by winning the $15,000 sprint but this time she had to share it with Continental Auto in a rare Alexandra Park dead heat for first. There was some justice in that too as Continental Auto had looked to have been upset by the shambles the week earlier causing her to gallop so a shared title wasn’t a bad result.
The pair trotted the 1700m in a 2:1.6 mile rate in what might be another unique trotting feat, two drivers called Todd (MacFarlane and Mitchell) deadheating in a race. After the strangeness of the trotting series, the pacing final was expected to be a cruise for hot favourite Lincolns Megastar but again it proved far more exciting than that. She burned hard early in a speed duel with Pepper Potts, whose driver Scott Phelan thought his only chance of a win was to cross the favourite. Lincolns Megastar saw off those attentions at the 400m mark but she was left a sitting duck and was
grabbed in the last few strides by Saharazona, beautifully driven by Phil Butcher. She got home by a neck in a 1:57.7 mile rate but with the last 800m in just 60 seconds, showing how fast the early burn was.
with Saharazona’s breeders having retained her in their ownership. The series will prove an ideal lead-up to the Sires’ Stakes Championship for many of the same fillies, the final of which will be at Alexandra Park on December 31.
While favourite punters were left licking their wounds, the win was popular in the stabling area as it saw trainer Mike Berger back in the Alexandra Park winner’s circle after a feature race. And it was also the biggest NZ win yet as a sire for former Harness Jewels winner Ohoka Arizona,
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Addington leading the way with Breeders’ Bonuses The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club (NZMTC) is delighted to announce a new breeders’ bonus scheme for members of the New Zealand Standardbred Breeders’ Association (NZSBA). Breeders have long been asking for bonuses and we are pleased to be in the position to respond positively to this request. The NZSBA is a driving force for breeders, accordingly the NZMTC decided to partner with them to reward their members efforts in breeding a winning racehorse. The scheme which starts on 1st January 2014, is open to any member of the NZSBA who breeds the winner of a totalisator race at an NZMTC meeting, held at Addington Raceway. They will be eligible for a $500 bonus payment. NZMTC Chairman David Rankin said: “It is hugely important we promote and incentivise the breeding of standardbred horses when we get the opportunity.
Amberley Trotting Club to also reward breeders More good news came for breeders in October. Amberley Trotting Club announced that they will also be providing a $500 bonus to NZSBA members who bred a winner at their meetings. Amberley Trotting Club race on Waitangi Day Thursday 6th February 2014. Their popular meeting is a great day out for the whole family, with kids go racing, punter’s club and much more on offer. Not a member of the NZSBA? It’s easy to join. Call 03 339 4168, Email kiely.buttell@vodafone.co.nz or Join online at www.harnessracing.co.nz
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Without breeding we will not have the horses to race, so we are showing our support in a tangible manner to provide breeders encouragement as we get closer to the new breeding season. We are thrilled to partner the NZSBA, who do so much to promote breeding and racing throughout the country, with this incentive.” John Mooney, NZSBA Chairman added: “NZSBA is delighted with this new initiative to breeders. The NZMTC is to be congratulated for recognising the contribution of our members to harness racing. The $500 bonus is a significant sum. I am hoping that other clubs will follow suit. Linking the bonus to NZSBA membership is excellent. Last season almost 40% of races were won by members of NZSBA. This will encourage greater membership of the association.” See page 42 for full terms and conditions.
TROTTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALE AND LEASE Healthy, MONARCHY filly foal, born 09-09-13 and dam Cuddly, Armbro Invasion-Simone Roydon (half to SUNDON): $4,000 + gst Free breeding lease: Kosmopolitan, 5yo Sierra Kosmos – Roydon Action; hairline fracture, needs 12mths off. Smart, The Pres colt foal, born 07-10-13 and dam Roydon Action, Sundon-All Action Gal (half to ARNDON): $4,500 + gst
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Met Breeders Bonus Terms and Conditions Any member of the New Zealand Standardbred Breeders Association (NZSBA) who breeds the winner of a totalisator race at a New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club (Met) meeting held at Addington Raceway will be eligible for a $500 bonus payment 1. A race is defined as any totalisator race conducted by the Met at Addington Raceway (only) from 1 January 2014 excluding any Tuesday Graduation races and excluding all black type/Group races. 2. Group races defined as per the list of such approved races published each season by Harness Racing New Zealand to be conducted by the Met. 3. There is no limit to the number of Bonus payments a horse can earn, subject to the terms and conditions listed. 4.
A breeder is the entity as shown on the Harness Racing New Zealand records for that horse as breeder.
5. The breeder will be recognised for reward if the breeding entity/partnership has a 50% or greater NZSBA financial membership. 6. The Bonus will be paid to the first name in the registered breeders entity, however if that name is not a paid up member of NZSBA it will be paid to the first name that is. 7. The NZSBA member or member entity must be a fully paid up current member of NZSBA at the time the horse is nominated for the race that qualifies the horse for the bonus, to be eligible to receive the bonus payment. 8. The winner of a race is defined as a horse which is the declared winner of a race by the New Zealand TAB (NZRB) and who receives the winning stake after the clearance of any swabs. In the event of a deadheat in a race by two qualified horses, the bonus would be shared. 9. The Bonus is payable on the 20th day of the month following the date of the win or swabs being cleared (whichever is the later) and is plus GST if any. The total bonus pool per racing season is limited to $80k, noncumulative from season to season. 10.
The Bonus is payable in NZ dollars.
11. The decision about if a bonus is to be paid and who it is to be paid to shall be absolutely at the discretion of the CEO NZMTC acting on advice from the HRNZ Keeper of the Studbook and the Executive Manager NZSBA and cannot be reviewed by any person or body. 12. Met reserves the right to review the scheme annually in May of each year and cancel, alter or otherwise amend the scheme in anyway. Notification of such to be made annually to the industry no later than the 30 June. The Met will meet all obligations in that current racing season (up to 31 July), should any decision be made to discontinue or alter the terms from the start of the following season.
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STUD NEWS With the 2013/14 breeding season well under way, it certainly looks like being a big season on both sides of the Tasman for Woodlands Stud.
feather was added to American Ideal’s cap. At the end of October, American Ideal was the leading sire in Australia on average $$$ per starter.
American Ideal is now having a major influence as a stallion in the Southern hemisphere. With two Breeders Crown champions on Australasian Breeders Crown Day at Melton in August in 2yo’ Bling It On’ and 4yo ‘Ideal Scott’ and possibly the best 2yo in the United States in He’s Watching, which is undefeated in eight starts and which has taken 1.50.0 world record as well, the flow on effect will see the son of Western Ideal serve a record book down under.
He was joined by the other Woodlands Stallions in Bettors Delight and Pegasus Spur who are both currently in the top five stallions in Australia on average $$$ per starter, quite a remarkable statistic.
Australian breeders are supporting American Ideal in a big way this season and with Ideal Scott, just winning the opening leg of the Australasian Grand Circuit on October 26th at Albion Park, with a powerful pacing display, another
Once again, world champion stallion, Bettors Delight leads all stallions in both Australia and New Zealand, early in the racing season. His racetrack deeds continue to speak for themselves. A race meeting is seldom held without him siring a winner in both countries.
Pegasus Spur, remains a very underrated stallion. A sire of three Australasian Breeders Crown winners, Pegasus Spur is a great value for money trotting sire. He is a source of consistent winners in Australia and New Zealand and currently has a 50% runner’s to winners in both countries. His group one winning son, Brief Glance has returned to winning ways recently and he has produced good winners in New Zealand in Barry and Frission.
In the United States, he is currently the leading all age stallion again, with just two months of the racing season left. With the New Zealand,
For breeders Woodlands Stud stallion roster continues to offer access to the best quality stallions in Australia and New Zealand.
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2014 yearling sales on the horizon, Bettors Delight will be represented by ninety yearlings in Auckland and Christchurch, which offers buyers a great opportunity to secure a yearling by the world’s leading stallion.
TROUBLE LODGE - METHVEN Things are just livening up at Trouble Lodge Methven with the first mares being served and new arrivals taking their first wobbly steps on the road to potential stardom. The first foal was a big Monkey Bones colt out of 3 win mare Merry Poppins closely followed by a lively Brylin Boyz colt out of Golden Beech being a brother to the speedy but erratic Keeping The Dream.The third of the trio was a Monarchy colt out of another capable trotting mare in Nordic Sun. Trouble Lodge at the time of writing was excitingly awaiting the imminent arrival of their new stallion 1-54 son of Kadabra in SUPERFAST STUART.
BIG JIM FOALS PROVIDING EXCITEMENT One of the most exciting moments in the career of a new stallion is the arrival of his first foals. After having seen photos of Big Jim’s first foals in North America, we expected a lot from his new arrivals in New Zealand and Australia – and we haven’t been disappointed. Big Jim (by Western Ideal) was a phenomenon on the race tracks of North America. Tall, dark and handsome – he became very much a crowd favourite. He broke the traditional mould by becoming a world champion and breaking the
STUD NEWS world mile record for a two-year-old without the support of a big-time owner, trainer or driver. He won the Breeders Crown, was the clear US 2yo Pacer of the Year and retired to stud as the fastest two-year-old of all time.
The first three Big Jim foals born at Alabar NZ have been: •
A filly from Tirol’s Sallance (a daughter of In The Pocket who won the Group 1 Caduceus Classic and went on to be voted NZ 2yo Filly of the Year)
The first New Zealand foals by Big Jim are very much in the image of their sire being tall and athletic - and having an air of quality about them.
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A colt from Cloneen (a threewin daughter of Live Or Die)
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A filly from Russian Rose (a 1:57.8 daughter of Road Machine)
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Im Victorious certainly living up to his name Im Victorious, which has been the star of the spring racing at Gloucester Park where he has emerged successful three times at Group level, is a Washington VC gelding from the same family as that which produced a top Victorian pacer in Sokyola. His grand-dam, Maud’s Legacy, is a half-sister to Maudola (by Chiola Hanover), the dam of the dual Miracle Mile winner, Victoria Cup hero and millionaire pacer. Im Victorious, which won the WA Derby as a three-year-old and the Golden Nugget at four, has gone to another level as a five-year-old. After his effortless win in race record time in the $35,000 J. P. Stratton Cup in October driver Justin Prentice declared the gelding as “simply awesome” and capable of giving the Miracle Mile a “big shake”. Despite starting from the back row and racing wide for the final 1000 metres, Im Victorious won being eased down by more than three lengths in a 1:55.9 rate for the 2130 metres mobile trip.
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in a record 1:53.5, and before that he downed a class field in the Brennan Memorial.
classic breeding cross today – being by Washington VC from an Albatross line mare.
Im Victorious has not done a great deal of racing, having averaged nine starts per season. In three seasons of racing Im Victorious has won 19 races and has been twice placed from 26 starts for $474,660. He holds a mark of 1:52.7 winning at Menangle last February.
Triple Inter Dominion winner Im Themightyquinn, the Hunter Cup placegetter Report For Duty ($849,490), the WA Fremantle Cup and Golden Nugget winner Dasher VC, Capitol V (Stratton Cup), Bainfeild Washington, Ruling V C and others were all bred on this cross.
The gelding is prepared at Pinjarra, 75 kilometres south of Perth, by young professional Michael Brennan, an Australian Olympic Gold Medallist in field hockey, for a band of 10 owners.
Im Victorious’s family tree boasts a further two strains of Albatross blood, one via the Niatross horse Silk Legacy, the sire of his grand-dam, and the other through Viking Princess, the second dam of Washington VC.
Bred by Keith Norman, who conducts Bryleigh Lodge Stud, Brydone in the famous Lower Mataura Valley in New Zealand’s deep south, Im Victorious is a product of what has become a
Im Victorious is out of See Me Run (2:05.7), a race-winning Soky’s Atom mare from Maud’s Legacy, dam also of Best Legacy (1:58.6), the winner of eleven races to date and $81,597.
The $750,000 Miracle Mile, Australasia’s premier speed test, will be held at Tabcorp Park, Menangle on November 30 and Im Victorious is considered a certainty to make the ‘short list’. It was his sixth successive win. At his previous start he disposed of Im Themightyquinn and others in the Members Sprint at Gloucester Park
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Im Victorious with Justin Prentice winning at Gloucester Park. Photo courtesy of Bill Crabb
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In the Little Brown Jug, he set a new Jug record and equaled the World 3YO record in his heat win. Then, less than 2 hours later, he ran the same time for a decisive victory in the final and a new Two Heat World Record In the Breeders Crown, he clocked an astonishing 1:19.4 to the 3/4 mark and he holds the record for the most sub 1:50 wins of any pacer in history.
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Harness Breeders Victoria News
This is the sixth consecutive year of this sponsorship and as a result HBV has dramatically increased female racing opportunities in Victoria. The naming rights for the 2013/14 racing season are as follows: • HBV Cinderella Stakes (Mares FFA) September 13, 2013 • HBV Blossom Lady (Mares MO to M3) October 11, 2013 • HBV Tailamade Lombo (Mares FFA) November 1, 2013 • HBV Melton Mares Championship (Mares MO to M3) November 30, 2013 • HBV Gold Chalice (3YO Fillies) December 20, 2013 • HBV Ladyship Cup (Mares FFA) February 8, 2014 • HBV Ian Daff Memorial (Mares MO to M3) March 15, 2014 • HBV Trackbred Classic (3YO Fillies) April 11, 2014 • HBV Jodies Babe (Mares FFA) April 11, 2014 • HBV Des McQueen Classic (2YO Fillies) May 2, 2014 • HBV Silver Chalice (4YO Mares) May 2, 2014 • HBV Make Mine Cullen (Mares FFA) May 9, 2014 • HBV Argent (3YO Fillies) May 16, 2014 • HBV Richmond Lass (Mares FFA) June 13, 2014
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Harness Racing Victoria has recently announced that the stake for the seven mares’ Free-for-all races featured above will be increased to $25,000 with the remaining 10 mares and fillies races being run for a $20,000 stake. In addition to the above Metropolitan fronts, HBV will add an extra $500 to the basic stake of 24 regional mares’ races, for both pacers and trotters, for 2013/14 thus increasing stakemoney to $6,000 and from March 1, 2014 to $6,500. Harness Breeders Victoria is thrilled to be able to continue this great partnership with Harness Racing Victoria to further enhance racing opportunities for mares and fillies within Victoria.
Gala Presentation Night
Harness Breeders Victoria will hold their annual Gala Presentation Night on Saturday, November 23 at Tabcorp Park, Melton, starting at 7pm.
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Tickets are $40 per head which covers a three-course buffet and bookings can be made with the HBV Secretary Ian Kitchin, P. O. Box 211, Fitzroy, VIC. 3065 or phone (03) 9419 5342.
Election of office-bearers
At the Annual General Meeting of Harness Breeders Victoria held at Bendigo on October 13 the following were elected to positions on the Board of HBV for the year 2013/14: President - Tony Britt Vice President - Rod Pollock Secretary - Ian Kitchin Treasurer - Graham Mulhall Committee - John Campbell, Gary Donaldson, Alan Galloway, Les Joslin, Terry Lewis, Gerald Moloney, Shannon Nixon and Greg Ryan
2013 Stallion Guide
The 18th edition of the Australasian Standardbred Stallion Guide was published in early September and the revamped format has been A highlight of the night will be well received by breeders and the announcement of winners of studmasters alike. the Victorian Sire, Juvenile Sire, Broodmare Sire, Broodmare and The new look A4 Guide combines Breeder of the Year awards. Other details of each stallion’s racing awards will be for Group 1, Vicbred career, pedigree, and progeny on the Super Series Champions and Horses one page. of the Year in all categories. The presentation of 1:59 pins for The 168 page publication is chock pacers and 2:05 pins for trotters will full of information about stallions also take place on the night. based in Australia and New Zealand.
SOUTHLAND NEWS With a new season upon us, the Southland Branch will again be in full swing sponsoring many races from the 2YO fillies, 3YO Southland Oaks, Fillies and Mares races and along with Shard Farm the Fastest Mile Rate for a filly or mare trained and owned in Southland, while also part of the CUE TV Racing show.
members whose horse paced better than a 1.58 mile rate. The Broodmare of the Year was taken out by the Dawn & Dave Kennedy owned, Love Sign, dam of Themightyquinn. Other worthy nominations were Averil’s Atom, Baptism Of Fire, Bonnie Deal, Janine Jaccka and Nitouche Franco.
The past season was highlighted at the annual Southland Harness Awards where the fastest mile rate went to The Receptionist 1.55.9 at Invercargill in January.
Other awards, leading stake earner 2yo filly Raksdeal, 3yo filly Southern Delight and Aged Race Mare The Receptionist.
There were also some 15 1.58 pins and certificates handed out to paid up
Group Certificates went to Rocknroll Arden, Themightyquinn and Zacharia respectively.
For the first time there was an award for Broodmare of Excellence presented to Roger Price for his mare “Belladonna” whose progeny had won in excess of 100 races. Also trophies were handed out to members of horses who set NZ Records during last season. Recipients were Someardensomewhere, John Stiven and Jess Jaccka, Charlie and Ailsa Smaill. Just a reminder to all, you have to be a paid member to receive all awards that the Southland Branch sponsor for these awards.
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Jumping at the chance of another career From seven starts as a racehorse she never got close enough to earn anything but appearance money, but now she’s gearing up to make the biggest appearance of her life at the Horse of the Year Show in Hastings. And not many people would even know her name – it’s Tinted Pax, in case you were wondering. That was her ‘old’ title though, back when she raced as a pacer from the stable of Phil Burrows; these days she’s known as Pixie, and has become the centre of a young Canterbury teenager’s big hopes and dreams as she strives to make the impossible, possible. Pixie is the pride and joy of 16-yearold show-jumping enthusiast Georgia Calder-Lee, who’s been instrumental in giving the mare a second chance. A lot of times, standardbreds won’t get given another opportunity if they’re no good on the racetrack, but this story proves that things don’t have to end in such dire circumstances. And there are plenty of young horse enthusiasts like Georgia out there, all over New Zealand. “It can take a lot of time to school them up,” she says, not that she was afraid of the challenge. “Among other things, you’ve basically got to train them not to pace anymore.”
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Georgia acquired Pixie a couple of years ago through having ‘connections’ – her best friend Cassidy is a daughter of the mare’s former trainer. Georgia also had another pony at the time, an Anglo Arab named Zensi, and the plan was to on-sell both horses and use the proceeds to buy herself a showjumper.
not have to turn out again in the afternoon.” That meant she had to start from scratch with Pixie though, and you can tell that she’s so proud of her horse’s ability now because “she couldn’t even canter or anything” when they first started.
Georgia has been riding since she Things didn’t quite turn out that way was eight, and tributes the Kowhai though… Georgia’s bond with Pixie Residential School of Riding in grew, so one of her horses went and Oxford for teaching her the skills she needed in so many areas. the other one stayed. “You learn everything there – about owning your own horse and the “Not in a dangerous way, she just costs involved, and what it’s like to take them to Shows etc. They were had heaps and heaps of energy. so helpful.” “And she was very smart too. When I took her to Shows she’d rear and Of course, with a hobby comes buck in the early rounds, knowing the dreams – and although she’d that we’d get eliminated and never been to a Horse of the Year “Zensi was insane,” she recalls.
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“So I thought, ‘mmm, maybe I’ll try Pixie to and from the Show on a this’,” Georgia said. transporter; entry fees; some new gear that her horse needs; getting “I had to ask my friends how to do that and all her other horse gear it though. And the Page has only to Hastings and back, and not to been up since about October 22, but mention accommodation for over already there’s nearly 1300 ‘Likes’. a week – although Georgia says her family “camps a lot and are used to it “I’ve had messages of good luck, so we’ll probably put up a tent at the people sharing stories about their ground”. standardbreds, and even some offering to make donations. Understandably she’ll be giving it her best shot though, because apart “I thought I’d only get about twenty from NCEA Exams she’s finished or thirty ‘Likes’, but it raced past 500 school for 2013 so has got all of the in the first twenty-four hours – it was holidays to work towards her goals. crazy,” she laughed. ‘D-Day’ on a decision coincides with Georgia’s still not sure whether she’ll when entries for the Horse of the raise enough, as the sort of things Year Show close early next year.
Footnote: the Canterbury Standardbred Breeders’ Association have been very impressed with Georgia’s determination to get to the most prestigious event on the equestrian show calendar – Horse of the Year – and have decided that they’re going to sponsor Pixie. If any other organisations or individuals are keen to join with the CSBA and help Georgia achieve her goal, please contact Kiely Buttell on (03) 339-4168 or kiely.buttell@ vodafone.co.nz
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WAKEFIELD & WILLIAMS GRASS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP The Banks Peninsula Trotting Club is delighted to announce the inaugural running of the WAKEFIELD and WILLIAMS GRASS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP. The series is set down to be run during November and December with the final being staged at the Club’s 29th December meeting run over a mobile 2,000m and carrying a stake of $12,000 and a trophy.
Qualifying meetings for horses to gain points are BANKS PENINSULA on 24th November, GERALDINE on 30th November, METHVEN on 8th December, WAIMATE on 15th December and RANGIORA on 22nd December. Full conditions will be published in our program and in subsequent advertising. The series is to be sponsored for the first two years
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Joints - Arthritis - DJD Part 1
by Tina Thorowgood
What is it? Arthritis means inflammation in the joint. This inflammation can be of any cause, infection, acute trauma etc. However Degenerative Joint Disease is in fact a disorder and is common in animals and humans alike usually referred to as DJD. It is generally regarded as a non-inflammatory condition of articular cartilage and is often called osteoarthritis. There are two classifications, primary DJD which occurs where there is no known trauma or disease but is typical of the joint changes in the older animal. Secondary DJD is from some direct trauma or infection of the joint. It can also result from some systemic diseases. Articular disease comes in two categories also : inflammatory and non-inflammatory and DJD is in the latter, however there may be an intermittent inflammatory phase . Secondary DJD and its inevitable progression to damage and painful inefficient joints can occur at any age and several factors may initiate the start of the disorder. Sadly once the process starts it cannot be reversed or cured. However the process can be slowed and relief can be provided that may result in a horse maintaining an active life. DJD is the number one reason for premature horse retirement. Joints are lined by specialized tissue, called hyaline cartilage that is vital to smooth joint function. This cartilage can become frayed and damaged
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due to the mechanical wear, the normally smooth glistening cartilage becomes eroded and thin, ultimately exposing bone and causing pain. With more chronic cases, the soft tissue supporting structures can become thickened which results in a decreased range of motion of the joint. DJD is not a condition of articular cartilage alone, the synovial membrane which lines the joint cavity, is also affected. If left unattended joints will become swollen and sore and eventually, new bone is created to strengthen the surface (a process called sclerosis) and extend its margins (bone spurs and osteophytes). In its final stages, if left unchecked, arthritis causes the fusing of equine joints. The key is the extent of the progress and acting early so that it can be held at a point that the horse is pain free and still useful. While it cannot be reversed it can be stopped and symptoms alleviated.
What Causes It The number one cause is trauma, either a direct one off or repetitive concussive forces. The most common is the latter and various factors are involved in the intensity of the forces. Right at the start a horse should be analysed for conformation defects. If a career is planned for racing, jumping, dressage etc, then an experienced veterinarian should assess whether the conformation is strong and correct enough for the horse to pursue the chosen career
to the highest levels. Over taxing an unsuitably built horse is likely to produce DJD and maybe a decision not to pursue a particular path may mean that given an easier sport, DJD can be delayed or even prevented. Good intelligent shoeing can assist, but a farrier should not try and correct a deviation of the leg as that will only cause stress on joints which otherwise may not be susceptible. Good support for the actual structure that the horse has may alleviate the pressures on the joints. Balanced level feet with correct angles are vital to assist prevention, on the other hand. Incorrect shoeing can often be a triggering factor. Excessive workload or overly strenuous training can be a cause but the key factor is the surface the horse is worked on, trauma from concussion is the most common cause of DJD in an earlier onset. The old fashioned idea of trotting eventing horses out on the roads to �harden them up�, is typical of the lack of understanding of what brings a horse to an early end of its competitive life. The desire to have a workable all weather surface, whether it be an arena or track, that is level and firm throughout the year, has resulted in hard sand or cinders etc being used with no thought to cushioning the strike of the leg . Many are built as though they were a road and a shallow sand surface is placed on
top. To avoid impact resistance, some consideration must be given to cushioning that surface if the horse is not to start the negative processes towards DJD. Overseas surfaces are inherently deeper, softer, and sand being added to rubber, soft chips, a mix of sand and rubber / plastic, or the European fibre sand is utilised. Indoor surfaces are often peat. The hoof moves forwards downwards, and rapidly decelerates when brought in contact with the ground. It’s this deceleration and strike and causes the concussive effect which can be damaging to joints and bones. The term impact resistance describes the ability of the footing to absorb that concussive effect, therefore hard surfaces have high impact resistance.
having to work harder, the muscles can become fatigued more quickly and this predisposes the horse’s ligaments and tendons to injuries. Surfaces that are deep and soft will have low impact resistances but very deep heavy soft sand may be detrimental to ligaments and tendons as they will fatigue quicker with the effort of moving the legs through such a surface. The negative effect of deep sand can be reduced by adding water which will improve the shear resistance as the foot moves through the sand, for example being ridden along the edge of the waterline on a beach is
an improvement from the deeper dry sand and it still can provide a softer surface than hard dry sand. The answer lies in the middle, with low impact resistance, as suggested from using wood, fibre, rubber and other synthetics etc, hard and/or dry sand is the worst option and most likely to initiate the process of DJD. The depth of the hoof print is a good indicator of the impact resistance, the deeper the hoof print, the lower the impact resistance and the concussive effect transmitted to joints and bones.
Next issue how to recognise the signs of DJD.
Sheer resistance describes the ease with which the footing is displaced by a shearing (rotational) force. When the leg is pushing against the ground to generate propulsion, the toe tends to rotate into the surface. The shear resistance of the footing should be low enough to allow the toe to dig in as the hoof pushes against it, reducing tension in the distal check ligament and reducing pressure of the deep digital flexor tendon on the navicular region. The shear resistance can, however, be too low. For example deep soft dry sand (as above the tideline at the beach), the ground does not offer sufficient resistance to the hoof pushing against it. Instead, the surface gives way during push off and the muscles have to work harder to generate propulsion. As a consequence of
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Left: a hard surface with high impact resistance does not allow the toe to dig in during push off. Centre: a surface with moderate impact and shear resistance allows the toe to dig but then offers resistance as the hoof pushes off. Right: a soft surface with low impact but low shear resistance and gives way and does not offer sufficient resistance as the hoof pushes off.
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LATEST ALTERATIONS LOOKING PROMISING
by John Robinson
Peter Cook has got nothing but praise for a couple of the newest faces in the industry. But we’re not talking about people or even horses for that matter – it’s two ‘systems’ which are attracting the thumbs up from the Secretary of N.Z. Trainers & Drivers Association.
The next stage was getting the ideas ratified by the National Council of the T&D Association before they were submitted in writing to HRNZ, and later approved by their Executive.
The first is the introduction of a ‘drop back’ clause into our Handicapping System, which came into effect at the start of November and is similar to what’s in operation in certain States across the Tasman.
Early indications are that the changes have been met with approval from almost every corner, so why wasn’t something like this put in place years ago?
In all fairness the idea has probably been bandied about for years, but it suddenly gained a lot more momentum after a meeting of the Canterbury Branch of the T&D Association back in May, and Cook says Ken Barron and Mark Jones were two instrumental figures in the process. “Ken’s been the new Chairman of our local Branch since last September, and getting something like this up and running was on his agenda from the moment he stepped into the role,” Cook said. “The meeting that night was at the Yaldy; we advertised it on our website, mentioning that the subject of handicapping was going to be the main topic of discussion, and I reckon it’s one of the biggest turnouts we’ve ever had.’ “There must’ve been over thirty influential trainers and drivers present, and after thrashing it out we had something of substance to take to Harness Racing New Zealand.”
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which Cook agrees is vital is a Points Ranking System for field selection purposes, which was also put forward by Barron and Jones and has been set up to compliment the current Handicapping System.
It’s still at the infancy stage, having only just been trialled for the first time at the Addington racemeeting on Friday, November 1. But Cook believes its introduction will be “Because it’s never been essential inevitable, as it’s already been ratified in the past – but now it is,” Cook at a National Council level and is stresses. about to be submitted to HRNZ’s Executive for rubber-stamping. “We’ve got to stem the flow of horses overseas, and give owners the Basically it works by giving horses incentive to keep racing their horses points for certain finishing positions in New Zealand instead of having to in races, and takes points away from flog them off.’ horses as well. For example… “HRNZ and the Racing Board are • desperate to have as many horses as possible lining up in our races. • Whether these handicapping changes would’ve been instigated without what emanated from our meeting, I don’t know.” Cook adds that in Canterbury, • another factor in the equation is that the standard’s so high. “It’s really hard to win a race here.’ “I’m aware of more than a couple • of instances where horses have qualified but not been persevered with, because their trainers know they’re just not good enough – and these are just the ones I’ve heard • about.” The second recent new addition
all horses that qualify obtain 20 points (regardless of time) in official races, points are awarded on a basis of 10 (for 1st); 6 (2nd); 4 (3rd); 2 (4th); 0 (5th), and those finishing 6th – last get 2 points deducted from their running total for any horse that has had more than five starts, points will be totalled up from their last six starts, beginning with a 20 point starting figure penalty-free victories still count as far as points are concerned (i.e. a horse winning a junior drivers’ race as a C1 still stays assessed at C1, but 10 points gets added to its ‘card’) horses will not receive any points for every second win as a 2-year-old
“There’s so many positives about this Points System,” Cook says. “The first is that there’s clarity – every owner and/or trainer should know exactly where their horse stands.’
horses and there being no influence from anyone as to which race they can start in, plus trainers and owners would have a fair idea who their horses would be racing against by the time nominations close.
“And fields can be picked in ascending or descending order; if there’s thirty nominations for a certain race it can be split into two events, with the top fifteen all going in one race and the bottom fifteen going in the other.’
“I can’t see one disadvantage with it whatsoever.’
“It’ll result in putting ‘like’ with ‘like’ – but in the above instance, all the horses with smaller points totals will still be racing for exactly the same money as the horses in their class who have higher points totals.” Cook says the other benefits of such a ‘black and white’ system include… taking pressure off Club Secretaries; trainers not being able to ‘split’
“Brian Rabbitt and Richard Bromley are two guys that deserve a plug, because they came along to our last Association meeting and were really keen to see how it would work – then trialled it at their meeting on November 1 by manually working out points totals for each horse.’
“And most importantly, it should portray harness racing in a very professional sense.’
“I
understand
that
eventually,
HRNZ’s Computer Department will set it up so that horses’ points will automatically appear alongside their name.” Like a lot of people, Cook is relieved that something positive has been put in place as we look towards the future. “Something had to happen, really.’ “Things had stagnated badly over the last couple of years, with reductions in the number of owners, the amount of people breeding – everything.’ “You’ve got to applaud Ken and Mark, because they’ve basically taken the bull by the horns and said ‘let’s just do it!’ “I quite like the way Ken put it actually… he said he’d rather try and fail, than fail to try.”
If breeding is a ‘Numbers Game’,
here’s some stats about THE PRES that stack up…
GENERATION
HAR NESS Generation Harness, a group for 18 – 39 year-old racing enthusiasts has been busy getting feedback from its participants around the country. Earlier in the year team members Kiely Buttell, NZSBA and Charlotte Mooney, Addington Raceway spent time with trainers, drivers and other industry participants finding out what they want from their industry. In total over 40 people participated in the forums.
STALLION
it was also acknowledged that HRNZ & some of the clubs are already implementing positive new changes in these areas. We found that there were consistent concerns throughout the country.
On the whole the discussions with the participants were very constructive. The intention of the discussions was to gain an insight as to how industry participants felt the industry was tracking. We initiated discussions around topics such as what improvements they would like to see, what is currently working and what isn’t and where they see the future of the industry in 5 years and 10 years.
Selection of Items raised • • •
There were the standard ‘grizzles’ - handicapping, stakes etc but
1st season’s no. of mares
2nd season’s no. of mares
3rd season’s no. of mares
Mares served last season
Angus Hall
27 (2010/11)
24
11
11
Brylin Boyz
81 (2001/02)
42
39
16
Continentalman
93 (2002/03)
62
46
9
Great Success
64 (2008/09)
48
39
30
Monarchy
44 (2002/03)
37
27
80
Monkey Bones
46 (2008/09)
34
11
50
Muscles Yankee
55 (2003/04)
21
4
28
Pegasus Spur
91 (2006/07)
63
44
39
Sam Bourbon
12 (2010/11)
4
11
11
Skyvalley
45 (2010/11)
15
6
6
Sundon
87 (1992/93)
49
36
39
Thanksgiving
18 (2006/07)
86
62
9
THE PRES
48 (2010/11)
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79
79
Handicapping system and dropbacks – now addressed by HRNZ Increase the opportunities for junior drivers Introduce business skills for the cadet scheme and a compulsory first aid course
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This table shows that of all the commercially advertised trotting stallions who were available in NZ last year, and those that served at least 10 mares in their first season at stud – THE PRES is the only sire since square-gaiting legends Game Pride and Chiola Hanover to attract bigger books, year after year!
This many breeders can’t be wrong!
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Increase mentors for cadets and Kidz Kartz Introduce an Off The Rails style chat show and increase positive news stories to mainstream media Introduce loyalty scheme to reward regular racegoers Increase the use of dual-sulkies Improve communication to owners – advise on owner privileges Provide betting education oncourse to make it an easier experience for patrons Hold open days at the track to meet trainers, drivers and learn about ownership opportunities
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or experience a drive in a dualsulky Develop nationwide training centres – lower cost for new trainers to start-out Introduce scholarships and international work-experience Look at the number of racing clubs and tracks – are they all needed?
Many of the items raised are being addressed by HRNZ, Clubs and Kindred Bodies. We have provided HRNZ with a report on the forums and are working with management to progress our ideas.
Following on from the forums, Generation Harness has developed a strategic plan for the next twelve months. Our aim is to focus on two key strategies – raising the profile of Generation Harness and providing information to race-goers. We have a number of initiatives in the pipeline to achieve these goals but our main actions will be to: •
Develop display stands to be located at key tracks around the country, to advertise horses for sale, lease or syndication by our members (those 18 – 39 yearsold)
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The Sire… t,1:51.6 + The Dam… t,1:56s = The Horse… t,1:54.2
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SUPERFAST STUART wins at The Meadows in a TRACK RECORD 1:54.2
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Utilise the Generation Harness colours and profile the connections of the horse Develop a series of columns, highlighting the views of Generation Harness members Increase the use of Facebook and Twitter to engage with our audience and provide an easy conduit for new participants to join in and learn about harness racing Develop a series of video’s for the website and YouTube – deciphering the jargon and solving the myths about racing Continue to hold forums and road-shows
If you would like to know more about Generation Harness, scan the QR code to visit our website. We welcome your feedback and involvement so please feel free to contact either Kiely or Charlotte – details below.
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In the U.S. alone, there are at least fifteen 1:55 performers emanating from his first three dams
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His maternal family consists of all these: • USTA 2YO Trotting Filly • USTA 3YO Trotting Filly • Dan Patch 2YO Trotting Colt • Dan Patch 3YO Trotting Colt • Dan Patch US Horse Of The Year • Dan Patch Older Trotting Horses • HAMBLETONIAN WINNER Sought after by the Europeans: More than a dozen progeny exported from the first three dams
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NORTH ISLAND UPDATE
Jill Stockman
The breeding season is now well underway in the North. It seems that due to the Spring weather being a bit ordinary some of the mares are going over on their due dates, but hopefully as the weather improves most will drop on time. The Studs are reporting a good flow of bookings so come on NI breeders book that mare in! The export market, albeit to the detriment of the local racing scene, is very strong even with the added Australian Export Fee. The demand for horses is not going to slow down in the near future and it’s a great time to be getting a foal on the ground, either for the Sales ring or to go into training. Choose your stallion carefully as you want to put all the odds in your favour when breeding. It starts with your choice of mare and stallion. Once you have a foal on the ground get your Vet to check its conformation and get any corrective work done. This is also about putting the odds in your favour. No point having your yearling at the Sales if it has bad conformation, although not all things can be fixed early it’s about correcting what you can and doing the best for your foal. Your foal is an investment and should be treated as such.
Racing The North Island branch of the NZ Standardbred Breeders’ is pleased to announce the inaugural running of the “Charles Roberts NISBA Stakes” at the Auckland Trotting Club meeting on the 28th February 2014. This new racing opportunity for 4yo and older mares will carry stakes of $20,000 and will be for Class 3 - 7 win mares and will be an annual event on the harness racing calendar. Charles Roberts and his family will be presenting a trophy to the winning owners and the NISBA will provide a rug for the winning mare. In addition to the winning stake and trophy, the owners of the winning mare will also receive a service to American Ideal kindly donated by Woodlands Stud. Charles Roberts was the leading breeder in New
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Zealand last season through the deeds of Adore Me, Christen Me, Splendour and Maxim to mention just the cream of the crop, of his many winners bred. American Ideal’s first crop are now 5yos in NZ and to date he has sired the outstanding racehorses Ideal Scott 1.52.8 (winner of 2012 Northern Derby,2012 PGG Yearling Sales Open, 2013 Breeders Crown) 29 sts, 14 wins, 8plcs A$611,714, Besotted 1.58.1, 35 sts, 10 wins, 11plcs $148,693, Star Of Isis (m) 1.55.7 34 sts 8 wins, 9 plcs $71,484 and the likes of Eric Clapton 1.57.8, River Polka (m) 1.56, Kiwi Ideal 1.55.1. Across the Tasman 2yo colt Bling It On was the winner of the 2yo Colts & Geldings Breeders Crown last season. We would like to thank the Roberts family and Woodlands Stud, for their continuing support and promotion of our industry through this new sponsorship.
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Champion Trotter - set to become a champion sire
LUCKY CHUCKY
2, 1.55.2; 3, 1.50.8 ($2,099,973)
Dan Patch 2-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year in 2009. Dan Patch 3-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year in 2010. World Champion. RACE RECORD Age Starts 1st 2 12 9 3 11 5 23 14
2nd 3rd 2 1 3 1 5 2
CONWAY HALL 3, 1.53.8 Windsong’s Legacy 3, 1.53 YANKEE WINDSONG 3, Q2.02.2f
Earnings $ 667,649 $1,432,324 $2,099,973
SIRE By WINDSONG’S LEGACY 2, 1.57.2; 3, 1.53 ($1,744,644) Sire of 98 in 2.00, 26 in 1.55 from 250 foals, 120 winners from 162 starters and 29 earning over $100,000 including 3 millionaires. DAM Out of AEROBICS 2, 1.59.6 by Muscles Yankee. Dam of 4 in 1.58. Second dam Incredible Chick 1.57 $149,330 (by Incredible Nevele) - dam of 4 in 2.00.
MUSCLES YANKEE 3, 1.52.4 AEROBICS 2, 1.59.6 INCREDIBLE CHICK 4, 1.57
GARLAND LOBELL 3, 1.55.6 AMOUR ANNGUS 3, 2.03.2f PRAKAS 3, 1.53.4f YANKEE SCOTTIE VALLEY VICTORY 3, 1.55.6 MAIDEN YANKEE 3, 1.59.8f INCREDIBLE NEVELE 3, 1.56 CHICLE
First crop yearlings in 2013
STUD FEE: $5,000 + GST
First crop yearlings averaged $53,214 at last month’s Lexington Sale Lucky Chucky will stand in New York in 2013 - the state with richest sires stake purse in Northern America
Contact Peter O’Rourke - Stallions Australasia (NZ) Ltd
PO Box 9361, Tower Junction, 8149, Christchurch | Phone: 021-346-401, 03-332-6410, Email: pjorourke13@gmail.com
Sir Lincoln A stunning looking horse, with the speed to match, and an incredible pedigree. A tough class race horse who was able to win from anywhere in the field. Three-Year-Old of the Year, Auckland Cup Winner and 1.54 Record holder.
Imperial Count 1.53.2 on 5/8 mile track and track record 1.54.4 on half mile track. The pedigree, the speed, the temperament for the NZ trotting breeder. Raced and beat the top trotters in the lucrative Ontario Sire Stakes.
Attorney General
ATTORNEY GENERAL
A 1:48.4 mile rate and great conformation, seven sub 1:50 miles, broodmare owners are breeding back to Attorney General because of the quality he is leaving. Siring racehorses from limited opportunities, incl. 1:55 and 1:56 MR winners, and Imhisdaughter, three starts as two-year-old for two wins and a third.
The 2nd Fastest NZ Bred Pacer in our History
1:48.4
A Group 1 winning son of Falcon Seelster Brings size, conformation and speed to your mare From the maternal family of Adieu, (a full sister to Adios).
134 Mandeville Road, Eyreton Canterbury Now has a 1:55 WINNER from his first small crop with Stirling William Ph 03 312 0448 M 029 201 3950 barraequine@yahoo.co.nz www.barraequine.kiwi.nz BARRA EQUINE Jonathan McNeill
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