Ladies First wins 2018 NZ Auckland Cup
It is the amusement of mine to view old pedigrees: a display like the pedigree wheel below; its almost in motion. Shown here is Phar Lap’s – a wonderful illuminating …
Category Archives: New Zealand racehorses
Spotting…a brown yearling colt
The twists and turns of maternal lines, folding out into inherited genetic dynamisms are important elements to grasp. Rich in …
Crunchin’ pedigrees by Iffraaj (GB)
Spotting dominant strains are pointers to speculate the ‘purer’ pedigree. The Female tables as ‘Strains’ are not only means of identification but …
mate, it’s a ZEN thing…
Some of the time, looking at bloodstock yearling sales is like going through a car sales lot – what make n’ model …
the Avante-Garde Pedigree
The special racehorse comes from an unsuspecting pedigree. Yet it is the preferred ‘safe’ trend for modern horse ownership to seek its assurance: racing type ability from immediate dam-line …
Apropos – an integral trait to pursue.
I thought somebody posted an early Christmas present… Whoopee… excitement of opening New Zealand Bloodstock thoroughbred sale catalogue(s) with the cheer and much hope …
READY TO RUN or Rock n’ Roll?
Thumbing through my Ready-to-Run catalogue like an over-read, tired magazine. I am liking Lot 377 a lot…. The stallion Zacinto (GB) …
Back to the Future with Tarzino (NZ)
The business is about stallion & my god, Tarzino (NZ) is something else. His breeding – Tavistock from Zarzino (by Zabeel) had …
