Cullens keen to stamp their own mark

Hayden Cullen has spoken of the “surprise” he felt when it was first mentioned that he take over the All Stars stables business at Rolleston.

Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen stunned many in the sport when they announced last week that they were intending to take extended leave from the sport, and that their stable foreman Hayden Cullen and his wife Amanda would take over the business from January 1.

It will be re-branded “Cullen Racing Stables”.

HRNZ Marketing caught up with Hayden and Amanda Cullen as they look ahead to the biggest challenge of their working lives.