News

8 September 2025

New initiatives to encourage breeding in 2025

Two new schemes, with the joint goal of getting more mares in foal, have been announced in time for the 2025 breeding season.

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5 September 2025

Paddock to Podium - HRNZ's big investment into breeding

Harness Racing New Zealand is proud to unveil Paddock to Podium, a bold new breeding incentive.

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3 September 2025

US Captain now on duty at Wai Eyre Farm

The latest stallion addition at Wai Eyre Farm in North Canterbury has arrived - and already he's making his presence felt around the place.

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12 August 2025

Star trotter Aldebaran Zeus to retire to stud

Aldebaran Zeus, Australia’s second richest trotting stallion of all-time and a former Australasian mile record holder, will make his final racetrack appearance in the Aldebaran Park Trotters Handicap at Melton on Saturday night.

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31 July 2025

Royally-bred filly crosses the Tasman to NZ

When it comes to precious standardbred cargo, maybe the most valuable in modern times is due to arrive in Canterbury today.

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24 June 2025

Winter Edition of Breeding Matters Now Available

The Winter 2025 edition of Breeding Matters has landed—and it arrives at a pivotal time for the breeding industry.

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10 June 2025

Owner and Breeder of the Month winners in May

For May Michelle Caig was named Breeder of the Month after Abull's win at Winton on May 4 while Jono Ansley was the Owner of the Month after Double Parked's success at Alexandra Park on May 23.

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30 May 2025

A Life Less Ordinary: The Legacy of ‘Sundee’

If the measure of a broodmare is in the heart she puts into her foals and the dreams she brings to life, then Stardon (Sundon–Chiquita Dee), or Sundee as she was known to her connections, wasn’t just any mare -…

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23 May 2025

Lazarus joins stallion roster at Wai Eyre Farm

Dual New Zealand Cup winner and $4m earner Lazarus is on the move.

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