A gala evening celebrating the annual breeders’ awards named Lilahjay (Tavistock), dam of Mr Brightside (Bullbars) as the NZTBA Eight Carat New Zealand Broodmare of the Year, the most historical award of the evening. First awarded in 1953 to Broieveine (Broiefort), dam of champion Dalray (Balloch), Lilahjay joins a line up of famous producers, several... Read More

Woeful winter weather plus a mechanical fault put paid to four meetings in New Zealand between Wednesday and Saturday. Rain did its damage to the Hastings Wednesday meeting whereas Pukekohe’s Thursday meeting was unable to be held because there were no starting stalls. They were to be transported from Ellerslie the morning of the races... Read More

As we near the end of the season, the industry’s attention is soon to be diverted to the accolades as the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association prepares for their annual awards, set for July 27 in Cambridge. A number of categories are recognised, headed by the prestigious Broodmare of the Year Award which has a... Read More

Last week Haunui Farm and its former stallions Belardo (Lope De Vega) and Iffraaj (Zafonic) were the subject of our coverage. This week it’s Waikato Stud’s turn due to an inter-state double achieved by the late Sacred Falls (O’Reilly). In a Waikato Stud quinella, Rhapsody Chic (Sacred Falls), winner of the last on Saturday’s Randwick... Read More

Plenty to celebrate but nothing to take advantage of. That’s the outcome of a big Saturday for the Chitty family’s Haunui Farm. However, knowing the family, they will be delighted for all those who have enjoyed recent results. Haunui Farm has a loyal base of breeders’ support of their stallions over a long period of... Read More