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7 May 2024

HRNZ : Breeders Incentive Scheme Update

The second part of Harness Racing New Zealand's Breeding Incentive Scheme (BIS) is now open.

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3 May 2024

Quality Macca Lodge weanling draft now online

Macca Lodge’s 2024 weanling draft is now live on gavelhouse. com Standardbred.

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18 March 2024

Behind the Breeds - Beachbreak

In his first Behind the Breeds story for 2024, breeding enthusiast Don Rae focuses on Beachbreak, a two year old gelding in the Steve and Amanda Telfer barn who is by Downbytheseaside out of the maiden mare Classic Vicolo.

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18 March 2024

Bettor’s Delight to call New Zealand home

Super sire Bettor's Delight is heading downunder on a permanent basis.

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5 March 2024

Sweet Lou popular but breeding totals decline in 2023/24

Sweet Lou is now officially the most in-demand stallion in this country.

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29 February 2024

Brian West heads into retirement on a high

February 2024 will always be a pivotal month in the life of Brian West.

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7 February 2024

Vale Chaangerr

Champion broodmare Chaangerr has died, aged 33.

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31 January 2024

Better Knuckle Up doing the business for the Stotts

Long time Auckland harness owner/breeder Peter Stott is obviously a keen 'student of the game'.

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30 January 2024

American Ideal - "a sire with intelligence and a great personality"

World champion racehorse and sire American Ideal, a dual hemisphere stallion who produced such stars as dual New Zealand Cup winner Copy That, has died.

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