Purton gains on absent Moreira ahead of FWD Champions Day
Purton gains on absent Moreira ahead of FWD Champions Day Zac Purton made sure he gained some benefit from Joao Moreira’s absence at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with a double that took him to within one of his great rival at the top of the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership. Moreira bagged a three-timer last... Read More
Super Seth retires to Waikato Stud
Super Seth (Dundeel) has been retired to begin stallion duties at Waikato Stud later this year, and will be the first Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner to stand at stud in New Zealand for 30 years. Waikato Stud’s Mark Chittick, in unveiling the farm’s 2020 stallion roster, confirmed that the Anthony Freedman-trained three-year-old colt... Read More
Firing Toronado on top of Swettenham Stud stallion roster
Swettenham Stud’s emerging stallion Toronado (High Chaparral) will remain at an unchanged service fee in 2020, despite the shuttler siring a number of exciting southern hemisphere-bred first crop three-year-olds this season. The Al Shaqab-owned Toronado heads the six-stallion Swettenham roster at $27,500 (all fees inclusive of GST) while the Adam Sangster-led farm’s newcomer I Am... Read More
Draft racing calendar released
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has released a proposed calendar for August through to early November to give owners, trainers and racing participants some certainty for the next six months. This follows the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) announcement for consultation of the revised racing calendar for the balance of the 2019/20 racing year earlier... Read More
D’Argento being offered to stud farms
Group 1 winner D’Argento (So You Think) has been retired and could potentially join the stallion ranks next season – although where still remains to be seen. Trainer Chris Waller and owners Star Thoroughbreds announced D’Argento’s retirement yesterday, after a planned return to racing was shelved. It followed news on Monday that Star’s stalwart Invincibella... Read More
Zousain retired, to stand at Widden in 2020
Zousain, the first ever foal from Widden Stud’s leading young stallion Zoustar (Northern Meteor), will join his sire on the farm’s roster after the four-year-old’s retirement was announced yesterday. A Group 2-winning juvenile, taking the Champagne Classic (Gr 2, 1200m) at Doomben before finishing second to The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) in the J J... Read More