Kiwi Chronicles
New Zealand’s Tofane the Queen of Queensland after Tiara success
Tiaras are for royalty and Tofane (Ocean Park), being the current Queen of Queensland, has every right to wear her prize after taking out Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara (Gr 1, 1400m), the final Group 1 of the season. Another piece of headwear is the ‘Baggy Green’, the cloth cap worn by the Australian cricket team. Baggy... Read More
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Stockman from good stock
Having registered his 30th stakes winner on Saturday, namely McKell Cup (Listed, 2000m) winner Stockman, the late Tavistock (Montjeu) still has plenty of ammunition to fire and will likely continue to remind the industry of his great loss in late 2019. Karaka 2022 will see his last, reduced crop offered and it will be no... Read More
Taller mountains ahead for Supreme Heights
Supreme Heights (Jimmy Choux) made relatively short work of her rivals in what was her eighth career victory at Wanganui on Saturday, having the AGC Training Stakes (Listed, 1600m) well under control as soon the field turned their heads for home. The five-year-old mare is proving to be both honest and consistent, boasting back-to-back Group... Read More
Innovative points-based system sees Waikato Stud in running for leading vendor in Australia
Sire premierships are decided on monies earned, that’s just how it is, and how it has been, for some considerable time. Another measure, such as AEI (Average Earnings Index), has been used over time, providing further analysis of a sire’s performance. Wins and winners; stakes wins and stakes winners; stakes-winners-to-winners ratio; stakes-winners-to-runners ratio – are... Read More
Muollo and Novara Park grabbing the headlines
Luigi Muollo, principal of Novara Park, near Cambridge, has enjoyed several industry highlights over the last month or so and has maintained his presence with the announcement that his stud had acquired new stallion King Of Comedy (Kingman) for the upcoming breeding season. This news arrived off the back of Muollo being the subject of... Read More
First season sire foals to go under hammer at NZB National Weanling Sale
The NZB National Weanling Sale at Karaka on Friday will present a first public glimpse of some of the first-crop foals from New Zealand’s new and exciting stallions, as the Australasian bloodstock market continues with its breeding stock sales. Kiwi Chronicles visited and contacted stud managers of the seven new sires, whose first crop were... Read More