Karaka 2024
Chris Rutten
It is an interesting and varied history of involvement with horses that has seen Chris Rutten earn great respect as one of New Zealand’s best horsemen.
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Karaka 2024
A golden year for Karaka graduates
New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales Series is internationally renowned as a rich source of racetrack talent, with graduates racking up over 600 black-type wins in the last five seasons alone. But even by Karaka’s own high standards, the last 18 months have been something very special.
Karaka 2024
Welcome to Karaka 2024
There was no resting on laurels for New Zealand Bloodstock after November’s record-shattering Ready to Run Sale. Instead, the release of the catalogues for Karaka 2024 has launched the countdown to the pinnacle event on the sales calendar.
Welcome - Subscribers
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Winged Beauty
Winged Beauty
While the structure of racing in Australia in the mid-19th Century was still in its formative stages, there was one event that took place in England in June 1860 which would impact upon the scene here for decades upon decades to come…
Fierce Impact
Talent a mile long sure to make an impact
Milers make the best stallions. The oft-used phrase echoes through time because it continues to be true across the world.
RF
RF Reflections
In which we examine the statistics for percentages of the Rasmussen Factor in various thoroughbred populations.
Stud News
Hitotsu
To win one Classic race makes a horse among the best of his generation.
Stud News
Great timing at Kooringal Stud
Historic Kooringal Stud had perfect timing when announcing Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) would relocate to their farm for 2023. The dual Gr1 winning sprinter sired his first Gr1 winner shortly after the move was announced, making Kooringal Stud’s decision rather fortuitous.
Statue Series
Dr Percy Sykes
Dr Percy Sykes (1920-2014) was born in Atbara, Sudan where his English father worked as a mechanical engineer. When his father died of suspected food poisoning.
Family Matters
Machiavellian - Danehill
Danehill and Machiavellian could well be described as cousins and when they meet in pedigrees it is an explosive cross. David Bay explores their shared history in this edition of Family Matters
Proven success at Woodside Park
Woodside Park Stud’s roster for 2023 has a strong focus on proven stallions. With the recent acquisition of Shalaa for this season, there is plenty for breeders to analyse and like about the Woodside Park roster.