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National record for hobby breeders
Breaking a New Zealand record came as a pleasant surprise for Canterbury breeders Liz Broadhurst and Jack Prouting.
MoreNew incentive for Lather Up
Woodlands Stud has announced a new incentive for their sire Lather Up to encourage NZ Breeders to breed their mares this season.
MoreCatalogue out for NZB Yearling sales
The catalogue for next February’s NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sales is out. It is on-line now and printed copies will be mailed out in December.
MoreAttention All Breeders
Application forms to register this season’s foals were posted out recently to the person who according to our records is the first named owner or lessee of any mare for which there is a 2020/2021 service record.
MoreTrotting comes up trumps in latest feature calendar
Harness Racing New Zealand has rewarded trotting breeders and owners with a financial investment in its biggest growth sector.
MoreWoodlands Stud's breakthrough NZ Cup success
In the breeding shed, they say it takes two to tango when producing a racehorse, with both sire and dam bringing exactly fifty per cent of the genetic make-up to the pedigree of a foal.
MoreLather Up and support Life After Racing
Unlike Lather Up, not every standardbred can be the fastest horse in the world, but they all have the right for a chance to have an enjoyable life once their days in the racing stables are over.
MoreMurdoch might have bred his best one yet
Keeping faith in Washington VC has led to Southland breeder Cleland Murdoch enjoying the thrills of racing what could be his best horse.
MoreDownbytheseaside to resume stud duties on Friday
One of our most exciting young harness racing sires, Downbytheseaside is set to kick off his breeding season this coming Friday (October 15th 2021) after making a full recovery following colic surgery in August.
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