JANUARY 2015

OWNERS’ BULLETIN

Lot 162 Darci Brahma – Savamour colt

Lot 220 Commands – Valpolicella filly

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matt goodson chairman nztr boardThe FY14 season had its share of challenges, not the least of which were record weather related abandonments. However, we are satisified that NZ thoroughbred racing is making steady, sustainable progress. Average NZTR-funded stakes per race in the coming season will be 29% above the trough of FY11. As this is written, the new season has started extremely well with turnover and field sizes showing very encouraging signs.

To keep growing requires careful cost-conscious investment by NZTR and particularly the NZRB to grow our customer base. If the NZRB can grow profits by 4-5%, (as Tabcorp is doing in the face of massive competition), then by holding costs, prizemoney will grow at a margin above that. Further upside requires major step-changes such as racefields legislation. It is fantastic that a unified push by the industry on this issue has seen it placed firmly on the agenda of the re-elected Government.

As a Board, we are committed to a high degree of transparency and accountability. Our third annual Performance Report, which measures our performance in FY14 against our key performance indicators and forecasts in our 2014- 16 Business Plan, was published in September and we anticipate publication of our third annual Business Plan (2015- 17) in November, subject to the Racing Board’s approval as required by The Racing Act.

Over the past year, NZTR has delivered on many of our targets, especially those that are under our direct control. Where we have not met them, we have looked at the reasons and implemented changes to address the issues.

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aliesha moroney project manager nztrWith some of the country’s most exciting racing upon us it is very timely that we Iet you know a little more about New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s (NZTR) Ownership Project and the progress we have made so far.

The Ownership Project aims to identify areas of the racehorse ownership experience that can be improved so the experience is more enjoyable, owners feel valued and acknowledged, and the processes that surround ownership are made more efficient.

In the short term NZTR has been working to improve the syndication processes and ownership forms and have also been developing initiatives to better acknowledge owners and improve their race day experience.

One of the initiatives that you will see being piloted this summer at both the Wellington and Auckland carnivals is an exclusive area where owners will be initially welcomed and presented with their race day privileges. The idea is to ensure that owners are made to feel special and are treated differently from other race goer’s right from the start of the day. The concept is likely to be expanded and further developed next season.

NZTR have also been working with New Zealand Bloodstook to organise an ownership open day at Karaka which will showcase a number of ownership opportunities that Authorised Syndicators have in yearlings which have been purchased from the Karaka Sales this year. The open day will be held on Wednesday February 4, between 5pm and 8pm, so feel free to come along to this event and also pop into the owners hosting area that will be available throughout the Karaka Sales (January 26 – 30th).

At the end of the month you will receive a survey from NZTR. The survey aims to better understand the needs of owners and will provide us with valuable insight going forward. The findings will be used to help decide the direction NZTR will take in many areas so if you can, please take the time to complete it. Your thoughts and ideas are important to us.

I am really excited to be involved in this project as I believe it is very important and I look forward to updating you about the progress we are making. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year. May 2015 be a year to remember for you all and may you all own winning horses!

2 NEW ZEALAND THOROUGHBRED RACEHORSE OWNERS FEDERATION BULLETIN

Welcome members and readers to the latest edition of the Owners Bulletin. I trust that the celebrations of a new year are memories of fellowship, friendship and family. Resolutions are attainable, and not a frustration. The Christmas /New Year racing provided us with the usual feast of opportunity to make a dollar or two, and see some outstanding performances. Oh the promise that a new year brings.

No doubt the catalogue pages are well fingered, for the upcoming Karaka New Zealand Bloodstock Sale Series, there are some very well credentialed equines available to purchasers. One thing for sure, that the standard and quality, ensure the performance that we are renowned for.

Owners can take comfort in the improving financial health of the industry. In the last three years prizemoney has improved by twenty nine percent. The financial position of NZTR, also improves and now has reserves of $ 3.6 million. This contingency will allow the code sufficient reserves to met any immediate crisis. And therefore a surety the code will have adequate time to develop a structured response.

Nathan Guy, Minister of Racing speaking at the Racing Board AGM, outlined the Government’s intention to introduce the Race fields legislation, as a vital structure to support and develop the industry . The legislation will be based with the support of all three codes, and is likely to have all wagering taxable on source of wager. That ensures that the maximum returns are available for industry betterment.

The New Year will also see the renegotiation of the Sky contract. I expect the renewal will have positive financial implications for all Racing Board activities, and therefore our code.

Certainly some positive driving opportunities exist and will only strengthen as the future evolves. Perhaps its time to form a syndicate, or get involved with one of the authorised syndicators as available on the NZTR website.

The Owners/Trainers Agreement is finalised ,and available from either the NZTR website, or our NZ Racehorse owners website. This document is a point of reference, able to be amended with the consent of the two parties involved. It is endorsed as a starting point, and will surely help instruct, and outline the possibilities available . It is well worth a look.

I take this opportunity to mention the passing of a faithful servant to the Federation. Leo Cowan has been an important part of the National Executive for as long as I can remember. He always offered a well- structured, positive contribution from years of industry involvement that ensured it was well founded, relevant and viable. My sympathy to Jenny and the extended family. An obituary is recorded elsewhere in the Bulletin.

All the Best for the New Year.

Regards, Neil.

Our GoalTo improve the economics, integrity and pleasure of the sport of thoroughbred racing on behalf of all owners.

president/ members councillor’s messageNeil Oldfield

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Well here we go again fresh up into 2015. Lets hope the year 2015 is a winner for you and yours and may your ‘horse hopes’ run fast and true.

This January Bulletin follows a similar theme to the previous two years. The theme is the upcoming Karaka Yearling Sales so we have gone all out for our Breeder related advertisers, Haunui Farm and Little Avondale Stud and also by extension New Zealand Bloodstock.

I have been chided in the past for running Breeder related articles at the expense of Owner ones. But you cant be a breeder without owning the horse and for whatever reason breeders own an awful lot of horses that race.

The thing is that if you advertise with us we will really look after you.

One of the few rewards I get from my free time editing this missive is the great people I meet. It is an absolute pleasure dealing with Catriona Williams of Little Avondale Stud, Shannon Taylor of Haunui Farm and Laura Madden of NZB.

I know both of these studs are excited about their prospects for the upcoming sale. This time last year Per Incanto and Showcasing youngsters were interesting prospects, but interest has morphed into excitement from what they have shown on the tracks this season.

We would like to welcome Aliesha Moroney to our pages. Your executive is delighted to have her in our contacts group. Aliesha is representing NZTR and is here to talk about forward planning that relates to owners. It seems things are moving to make ownership more enjoyable. Now we need you all to support any clubs initiative in that regard. Lets have some feedback to our Associations so we can assist in new initiatives and help iron out wrinkles.

A big thank you again to all in our faithful team that provide the regional notes and articles. I hope you the readers respect the time freely given by them and say a thank you when you meet.

If I may have a whinge it will be about those in the industry who derive a living from the ultimate bill payer, the Owner, who cant be bothered to return phone calls or return emails when we want to know something.

Just to finish off on that our Auckland Owners committee has ownership interests of over 30 horses and I imagine other committees can top that so we do have ‘skin in the game’ and thus our efforts to support the industry should not be disrespected.

We have lost Leo Cowan who was of course the husband of our esteemed Waikato contributor,

the vivacious Jenny. Leo was quite a bit older when he married Jenny, who was then a widow in her twenties with two children, Kelly and Bill. Bart was a later addition to the family.

In place of Jenny’s Waikato notes there is an obituary for Leo taken from Bart’s words at the funeral. But the words came from the whole family and were not so much of loss but a celebration of a life so very well lived.

Many thanks to Kate Carter of Mango, the PR people for Auckland Racing Club, for the ‘Fashions In The Field’ material. We are sure you agree it is a pleasure to be able to study this kind of ‘form’.

As promised in the November issue I have written a piece on one of the greatest studs in the world, Claiborne Farm, that we visited in Kentucky. It is apposite to Owners if only to show them this is where most of the horses we see racing have descendants from.

Finally below is some correspondence about the Safety Trackx from John Allpress of Maneline. We wrote about these shoes last year. I have little knowledge in the art of the farrier thus refrain from opining on that, so below is for your information but you wont need to be told you OWN the horse –

Contact me – neilandjeanette@yahoo.com

Thought I would forward the email sent by my brother who works for Maneline in Christchurch. He has collated together information from Farriers and Trainers indicating further successes with the Safety Trackx Shoe. While some in the North Island will plate with these shoes the trainers from the south demand Safety Shoes. One or two trainers around the Waikato will use them but the Farrier Association will not allow Farrier members to plate or promote these to their customers.

I feel many owners including myself are still being dictated to by the Farriers’ Association while Thoroughbred owners are not seeing the full potential of their horses.

Tommy Becket, Southland Trainer said its the best shoe on the market and will not use anything else. North Island horses have been sent to him to train. He says that if the horse is fully fit, he merely changes the shoes and that gets the horse to the winning post.

The question is, can changing the shoes make a difference? What we know is they do give horses more confidence and they feel better for it. After that its whether they have the heart to run on. At least one things for sure, if the horse is winning then you have an investment to enjoy.

Kind Regards, John Allpress – Maneline

letter to the editor

editorial notes Neil Miller

Hi John,

Some information re: Safety Trackx shoes worn on NZ Cup day at Riccarton 15/11/2014

Race 1 – 1st

Race 2 – 1st

Race 3 – 2nd

Race 4 – ?

Race 5 – 1st 2nd & 3rd

Race 6 – 1st (Group One) Bonded Fronts. Safety Trackx Hind

Race 7 – 1st & 2nd

Race 8 – 2nd & 3rd NZ Cup Group 3

Race 9 – 1st

Race 10 – 2nd & 3rd

Trainers using this style of shoe

J & K Parsons, M & M Pitman, L Latta, K Hughes, B Gliddon, T Charles, Dennis Bros, T Beckett.

B Williams, 2nd in race 7 is also the Trainer, Farrier, Plate Inspector,Racecourse Farrier at Riccarton and Addington.

There will other trainers and owners of which I not aware.

Check results for the above www.nzraceinfo

The Myles Gordon shod Platinum Witness for Lisa Latta winner GR 1 Race 6. There could have been others with these shoes but this is all the info I have been able to gather over the last week.

Hope this information is of some use, Gordon.

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auckland adviceNeil Miller

The Counties track reconstruction is flying ahead. Local company Twomey Construction moved in as soon as racing stopped. The vegetation was removed and all the topsoil stripped down to clay. Then the undulations were graded out and the sub base clays cambered to a fall of 1 deg. toward the running rail on the straights. Greg Mitchell said they found the cambers on the bends were fine so the oldies like my grandfather way back when, knew a thing or two.

Transit drains across the track have been thrusted through ready for the big new perimeter drain that will be started on before this year ends. Then will follow cross drains at 5m intervals and a 45deg pitch. Next will be the irrigation system and relaying the topsoil.

Greg said there was a possibility of the grass seed going in before the end of February. Of course that is weather dependent but summer is the best time of the year for agricultural contracting.

Owners in the north are really looking forward to this track playing its part in Northern Racing. Soon the derogatory term of the “Everglades’ will disappear and in case you wondered. No they didn’t find any ‘gators over by the 800!

Ellerslie and the Auckland Racing Club had a boomer of a Boxing Day. They shut the gates at 3pm as people stood in long queues for counters. The club say the attendance was 20000 but long time racegoers said it appeared larger than that.

Auckland’s AGM brought the retirement of stalwart Ken Cramer Roberts. Ken has held the flag for the association for more than 20 years. Prior to that he held an interest in the harness game and is a past President of the Auckland Trotting Club. Ken is heading off to pastures greener which may be Matamata as he has a promising Zed youngster in training there.

Prior to this Ken organised the recent Auckland Association Stud and Stable coach tour. This saw a bus full of friendly people leave the big smoke for the South Auckland circuit. There is a report around page 7.

waikato/bay of plenty A GOOD MAN – A GREAT LIFELEO GABRIEL COWAN 1928-2014Leo spent most of his life in Cambridge, but latterly with the children grown Leo and wife Jenny spent the winter months on the Gold Coast Queensland.

If his life was a rugby match or a horses career it would have been a great long highlights package.

Everyone saw that Leo had a smile that he couldn’t hide when he was having fun.

That smile was evident with motor home adventures with Jenny, watching grand children perform, driving the houseboats on the Murray, working & racing horses at the track and the many other things that he was involved in.

Leo loved his sport playing Cricket and Rugby for Hautapu, and when he finished playing he started coaching for the clubs.

Leo was not one to argue but he had ‘the look’ which was all it took to know that he did not agree with decisions being made.

He was always the voice of reason suggesting that to tread carefully and think about things before they were done was always the best course to follow.

Leo was involved in racing his whole life. He was one of the last founding serving members on the Cambridge Jockey Club, first joining in 1951. Originally riding one and leading two from Aspen’s Road to the track , which was then situated at the Cambridge Trotting club. There were numerous working bees, putting up fences and establishing tracks before the track moved to it current position on Racecourse Road.

He was a Committee Member on the Waikato Owners Association and represented that area at Federation meetings. His experience made him a valuable contributor to both Committees.

Leo and Jenny travelled their horses in the

South Island – a small 3 horse team to the West Coast carnivals. Clean Cut won his maiden at Hokitika in 1992. Winning the Kumara Gold Nuggets with Cool Sound was a special thrill – the three valuable Gold Nuggets as the trophy remain a prized reminder.

While there they stayed with racing people who became lifelong friends.

While watching his horses race Leo was always cool calm and collected no matter whether it was New Diamond winning the Waikato Guineas, Light Opera winning at Trentham or one running down the track in the bush in Aussie. His son Bart always sat with Leo, considering that to be the safer option as Jenny had the excitement and celebration as her department.

He knew what had happened in a race and always listened to the jockey, maybe discussing at a later point “what on earth he or she thought they were doing”. Once a jockey came back to scale saying that a clod of dirt hit him in the face, Leo leant in a little more intently and said – ”You were never close enough for that to happen”.

On the initial visits to the Gold Coast the local trainers tried to tell Leo how to train and their theories of training. He never interjected or argued with them. He just listened and ignored it all and carried on doing his thing. By the time Leo and Jenny had won more races in six months than any other trainer had won in a season they had all ceased their advice and a lot were asking him how they did it and what was their set-up in New Zealand in some random place called Cambridge. It must be remembered that was 30 odd years ago. You could say Leo and Jenny had an endless summer.

Mostly they took horses they had bred, but they also bought a Ready to Run horse or two to

make a trip. They made their focus on maidens, trialling them first to make sure they were worth the air-fare, raced and proved them in Aussie, and on-sold them to pay their way.

They took about 30 over the years. Therein lie many stories – they raced in the same race as the infamous Fine Cotton.

Leo never backed many horses but when he brought New Diamond back from Aussie to race at Te Rapa that smile was there as well as a pretty quick trip to the tote once correct weight was called. He couldn’t believe the best performed horse in the race was paying $30. That was probably one of his favourite moments in racing, it was a big call to bring it back from racing Aussie with the Waikato Guineas in mind.

Correct weight riders. Rest in peace Leo.

Track reconstruction

Leo at the wedding of Yvette Hughes, the Cowans’ trackwork rider for 10 years

Leo and son Bart share prawns and sunshine on the Gold Coast

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hawkes bay happenings Tony Lyndon

Waipukurau Jockey Club racecourse manager Peter Evans has retired from the position after 10 years. Peter always had a small team of horses in work and will now concentrate on them. A recent winner Aribasan was returning to racing after a wind operation. A younger sister to Sanriba the winner of 5 races, Peter bought their dam Arriba Arriba in foal to Sandtrap at a broodmare sale.

Golan Express won her second race from 5 starts when winning the $25,000 rating 65 at Rotorua. Raced by Peggy Khan who has had her on lease from Howard Jones from Wairoa who bred her from there now deceased Exploding Express mare Sweet Express.

Hawkes Bay Jockey Club and Hawkes Bay Owner Assn. committee member Kevin Wood and wife Shirin won their second race with Edge of Glory at Woodville. 3 weeks later they were celebrating again when Jacob Gambino won at Wingatui following a close 2nd with The Knight earlier in the day. Both horses are now trained at Otautau by Bryce Tapper. Both horses were trained previously in Hastings but they had reached their level and Kevin decided to transfer them south where racing is not so strong.

Havelock North couple Hilton and Colleen Gudsell could have a potential cup horse in Wolfwhistle. Members of the Te Akau Wolfwhistle syndicate he was a $240,000 purchase at the Karaka sales. By O’Reilly out of dual Group 1 winning mare Legs (N.Z. Oaks/Kelt Capital Stakes) Wolfwhistle won her 6th race from 12 starts when winning the listed $50,000 Christchurch Casino Spring Classic, at Riccarton. The Gudsells are also in The Cool Hand Duke syndicate who race Cool Hand Duke, a maiden winner at Hastings. A $110,000 purchase from the Karaka Select Sale. He has taken time to mature.

The Hastings Racing fraternity were saddened by the passing of local trainer John (Jumbo) Stenning. John who was only 61 was battling brain cancer for some time. John with his wife Pam rarely had more than 6 horses in work but had a high strike rate of winners to starters. John won the trainers strike rate award at the H.B. Owners/Breeders awards in 1993 with a strike rate of 3.33 wins to starters.

Havelock North Surgeon Noel Nicholson a Breeder and Owner for many years could have a top liner in Joanna who was only a $5,000 purchase from a mixed bloodstock sale at Karaka. Winning a maiden by 5 lengths at Te Awamutu she then ran a close second to highly rated Sardaaj at Te Rapa before winning a $20,000 special conditions 1600 metres at Otaki.

Bi-monthly trophy winnersHavelock Norths Tony Clark and his partner Michelle Scanlon are the recipients of the Bi-Monthly Award for August/September, the couple are part owners of the impressive “Taken The Liberty” who has recorded a win and a second from only two starts.

The Award winner for October/November was Dan D’Esposito who shares in the ownership of “Lady Le Fay” who has recorded 3 wins and 4 placings from 10 starts. This honest mare recorded 2 wins and a 3rd during October and November.

manawatu mattersAllan Fenwick

The Association AGM was held in early December. New Committee Members elected at the AGM were Stan Alexander, Greg Lambert, Gail Temperton and Mark Verran. Jim Watson was re elected President and Bill Freeman Patron. Mike Collinson was elected Vice President.

Former Foxton businessman Russell Gray was elected a Life Member at the AGM in recognition of his many years of contribution to the affairs of the Association, particularly in respect of trial days.

Well known rugby and racing enthusiast and former Palmerston North Pharmacist Noel Cantwell passed away just on Christmas after a period of ill health. Highly talented but ill fated NZ Oaks winner Wharite Princess and the Caloundra Cup winner Zennista were 2 of the best horses, amongst many, that Noel shared in the ownership of.

The Central Region Apprentice Academy Prizegiving was held in mid December. Major prize winners were – Most Promising Apprentice – Dylan Turner; Most Improved Apprentices – Kei Chong and Nivesh Teeluk; Leading Apprentice – Mick Dee; Head Pupil – Miranda Dravitzki. The Association was pleased to be a category sponsor and to make a financial contribution to assist with the prizes.

It was a huge thrill for Peter and Christine Algie of Greytown when Anniesstar, trained by Gary Vile won the Listed Ricoh Feilding Cup. The Zed mare, which they bred themselves is now the winner of 5 races.

Tim Gillespie claimed 3 winners during November/December with Britt Ekland chalking up win 5 at Ellerslie on Melbourne Cup Day, Sultry Assassin also claiming her 5th win at Avondale and Listowel winning her 2nd race at Awapuni. Listowel, trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, is raced by a syndicate including a number of former PN Boys High friends some of whom are still in the Manawatu so it was a good old home town success. Interestingly there are 4 sets of father & son/s combinations in the ownership including members Allan Fenwick and his sons Logan and Matthew.

Members Kevin Tod, John Roache, John Naylor and Mark and Fay Fearon were justifiably pleased when Golden Bay, which they race from the Lisa Latta stable, finally nailed his first win at Hastings in December. In 22 previous starts Golden Bay had weighed in no less than 15 times.

Salamanca scored twice recently for Gary and Janet Harris and now seems to be fulfilling the promise that he has always shown. They also share in the ownership of smart three year old Rockfast, the runner up at his last two starts to Turn Me Loose in the NZ Two Thousand Guineas and to Volkstok’n’barrell in the Great Northern Guineas respectively.

Sampson raced by Mr & Mrs Izett ran well for 4th in the City of Auckland Cup and now is likely to head for the Wellington Cup. Meantime Elvera is successfully carrying their colours with a winning debut at Otaki. Both horses are trained by Howie Matthews.

Ian McCarrison has tasted success with Stella’s Honour. However his runner, The Fire Inside, had the misfortune to fall in the straight in the City of Auckland Cup.

Dame Lowell Goddard is the breeder and part owner of recent Rotorua winner La Adelita as well as the breeder of debut two year old winner Rocanto. Both horses are from the Danasinga mare Romantic Liaisons. La Adelita is now the winner of 2 races from 5 starts. The High Chaparral mare finished strongly in her latest win very much in the manner of a promising stayer.

Wayne Kitching’s three year old Joby was successful at Woodville and has continued to race well since. He is trained by part owner Bryce Newman.

The lightly raced Endeavour, part owned by Douglas Duncan and Christopher Grace capped off some solid form with a win on the Premier Day at Trentham in December.

Troup Road is showing promise for Fay and Mark Fearon, John Roache and Keith Towers with 2 placings from 3 starts.

Dr Paul was a winner on New Years’ eve for Paddy & Sylvia Kay and on the same programme Antonio was runner up in the Hooker Pacific Stratford Cup.

Wolfwhistle wins again

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central south island sayingsFiona Hurst

Happy New Year to all in our industry. Summer racing is in full swing in the south with the weather gods shining down on us. There have been some fantastic days of Chrisrmas racing and the West Coast circuit has yet to start.

Members of our association are busy, busy, busy, with horses’ racing on country tracks such as Kurow, Waikouiti and Omakau. John and Evelyn Carran are two such owners with horses with the calibre of Coup Darci Be and Southern Sav who are both currently winning races trained out of the Michael and Mathew Pitman barn at Riccarton.

Cup week held some success for a few of our members. Ray and Jill Coupland scored triple success with Another Coup winning a maiden race on the first day and then taking out the three year old fillies race on the middle day and Rivertaine Coup scoring an impressive win on the last day in a R75 sprint.

Long time racing investors John Askin and Lester Morris share in the ownership of Halo Pete who won impressively on the first day in the R65 sprint.

Zah Girl repaid owner Phillip Blacktopps’ decision to bring her down from the North Island with two wins, one in the R75, 1400 on the first day and the second win came on the last day in the R75 mile. Continuing her run of consistent form Please Release Me came up trumps on the middle day. Normally ridden cold, jockey Danielle Johnson had other ideas and took the gutsy mare forward to sit a length off the leader, challenged down the home straight, the pint sized Postponed mare fought to the line to win by a small margin.

Other owners that have featured numerous times lately are Peter Corbett and Terrill Charles. Terrill experienced her first New Zealand Cup accepted runner by the name of She’s Insatiable. After giving her owners their first Listed win on the first day in the Open Handicap 2500m, the 6yo Ustinov mare was granted exemption from the ballot in the New Zealand Cup. Hearts were in mouths as She’s Insatiable stormed home late to take third in the prestigious race. She holds nominations for the Wellington Cup and the Auckland Cup.

On the home front, our members enjoyed a Christmas barbeque just prior to Christmas day where all the food and drink was laid on by the association. It is always enjoyable to catch up with fellow racing enthusiasts as sometimes we are just too busy otherwise.

Good luck to all owners for the New Year.

wanganui/taranaki roundupRosie Hackett

Happy New Year to all Owners and Hope all of your horses go well.

We have seen some great Racing over the Festive Season and we have lots of good races coming up.

The locals have been going well and there are some very promising types around.

Congratulations to Nicky Marshall. Nicky owns and trains Tombola who won really well at Taranaki, in the hands of Kelly Myers who had ridden him in two impressive trial wins. She has Miss Kaylee going well and said Mischievious Miss will go over ground soon.

Start Wondering went a great race at Stratford and he was just run down into second for Paul Belsham. He is by Eighth Wonder and they are showing a bit of promise at the moment. Paul has a couple of other Eighth Wonders who show promise.

Des and Kay Fleming in the Taranaki have been Owners for many years and have raced many good horses and it was great to see them get a lovely win with Savaria at Hastings on New Years day.

Another long time Owner who has raced many good horses over many years is Judy Duncan, who shares in the ownership of Skybird. She has been getting better all of the time and a wins looks not far away.

Also a long time Owner and Trainer and MNZM and great man is John Wheeler who is the proud owner/trainer of two very smart types in Diamantine, (who is by a horse he trained in Eighth Wonder), who has had 18 starts for 3 wins and placings. The other is Awesome Goal who won the Dunstan Final at Ellerslie on New Years Day. So he will head to the Cup races all going well.

Savaria and Hayden Tinsley bring New Year cheer

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Kamada Park is a relatively new name to racing in the Manawatu but it has already made a significant impact on the local scene.

Principal of Kamada Park, Wellington born Kevin Pratt’s early interest in racing was put on hold as he established his career and business interests. Working on the site when the Freezing Works at Takapau were being built Kevin then commenced employment in that industry and gained knowledge and expertise on the processing of by products. Shifting to Australia in 1986 he established his own business processing waste products. That business was subsequently sold for a substantial sum which has enabled Kevin and his wife Margaret to become involved as owners and investors in the thoroughbred industry.

With a family member unwell in Palmerston North at the time Kevin decided to base his horses at Awapuni. The first runners carrying the Kamada Racing colours were King Kamada and Petone Prince. The former has now won 4 races, including the Virginia Turner Summer Cup at Trentham last summer and after 5 starts without much luck in Australia is now back in New Zealand and holds a nomination for this year’s Wellington and Auckland Cups.

On a warm late November morning an eager group of Owners boarded the bus in the CT Club carpark by Ellersle Racecourse.

The first stop was Nigel Tiley’s stable at Pukepark where we were greeted and shown around by the very capable Rowena Smyth. This is a very nice facility and very well kept for a stable. There’s a rather unique room as well and that’s Lee Rutherford/Tileys gym where Lee trains humanoids. Rowena says that Lee has her on a solid program and that is helping her race riding.

We back tracked to Veterinary Associates Clinic and were shown around by senior partner and founder Ivan Bridges. This place is ‘state of the art’ and Ivan has poured all the things he has learned into it. The capital it has taken to build and equip this facility is very considerable and it gave Owners an appreciation of why vet fees are what they are.

I was intrigued by the interface of technology used. For example the horseboxes all have CCTV cameras and a vet can view the patient from anywhere using a smart phone app.

We were all fed and watered at ye Jolly Farmer at Drury where Ken had organized two belles of Waikato racing, outstandingly pedigreed Lucinda Laxon of JLT Bloodstock to talk to us about equine insurance. Then we had the pleasure of listening to Aliesha Moroney of NZTR speak very ably on her role in the organisations push towards enhanced raceday experience.

Kamada Park Allan Fenwick

There have also been the two year old winners Jackofall and Keepherhot who each competed with merit in the Karaka Million.

Inevitably horse numbers have grown and Kamada Racing now owns outright or has shares in 22 horses, including the promising Kolonel Kev which has had 2 wins and 3 placings from 5 starts, including a third in the recent Great Northern Guineas and is being aimed at the Levin Classic and NZ Derby.

As to the significance of the word “Kamada” well that is a combination made up from the names of Kevin and Margaret and their daughters Desiree and Andrea.

Late in 2013 the very well appointed 70 acre agistment property on the outskirts of Palmerston North was purchased from John Street and now known as Kamada Park it offers owners agistment for racehorses and mares and foals as well as breaking in facilities and a walker for pre training. The on site Manager of the property is experienced horseman and former successful jockey Bruce Herd.

A property adjacent to the Awapuni Racecourse has subsequently been purchased and has undergone a major transformation. Roading and fencing has been undertaken and a new stable block built making it a most impressive facility which will be used by last year’s premiership winning trainer, Lisa Latta.

Although having some concerns about the current direction of racing and the need for changes to be made Kevin is committed to his involvement. He believes that raceday and racing horses should be fun and exciting and that owners are appropriately acknowledged and rewarded.

“I am very positive about racing in the Central Region and believe that Awapuni is the key to its future” said Kevin. “Accordingly we are prepared to invest in facilities that will enhance racing and Awapuni.”

Kamada Park has also agreed to sponsor the Group 3 Manawatu Challenge Stakes, an important WFA race on the annual calendar and an event which has been won by some outstanding gallopers in the past. The winner this season was the Group 1 performer and former Hong Kong galloper Pure Champion.

With Kevin still resident in Sydney, Tony Climo, the Operations Manager and Denise Climo, the Financial Controller, are responsible for the day to day affairs of Kamada Park and Kamada Racing.

At a time when thoroughbred racing and breeding needs investment and commitment it is pleasing to see the involvement of Kevin and Margaret and the Kamada team.

We wish them every success.

auckland owners stud and stable tour

On to Haunui Farm where a senior staff member showed us around this newish but fully equipped farm. We were most impressed with Ifraaj who is a boom sire in Europe and the beautifully balanced Showcasing.

Just down the road at Westbury Stud we were taken around by the Stallion Manager. We saw the seriously good looking Makfi and as we had arrived just before serving time we went up into the viewing room to see senior sire Postponed earn his oats with an old mare. They knew each other well and Posty had a think about it first but rose to the occasion, no problems.

Homewood bound the penultimate stop was Sunline Lodge where Trevor McKee showed us around some decent horses. Then TJ fetched out an Alamosa colt and a Darci Brahma gelding he had bought at the Ready to Run Sale. There were shares available to purchase and members bought them from the presentation. TJ made good use of his time with us.

Back on the bus and over the road to Strawberry Corner where we finished the day at a good lick (sorry) with strawberry icecreams and punnets of berries to take home.

So we would once again say thank you to Ken and all those people he arranged to host us and make such a great day happen.

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Stud Chat with Sam January 2015

Per Incanto’s first runners have put a smile on everyones faces. It’s magic to see many breeders rewarded with handsome returns on their Per Incanto progeny at the RTR Sale and also privately. The view from the trainers and owners has been very consistent but nothing beats walking the talk. Aside from his impressive strike rate on race-day, hardly a trials meeting seems to go by without his

progeny winning, often in the fastest time. Realistically I don’t think we could have expected ‘Magnum’ (Per Incanto’s stable name) to have made a better start. Nadeem has had an exciting year highlighted by Sterling City’s international Group 1 success. 3YO filly Savoureux gave him his 11th individual stakes winner when she won the Listed Mode Stakes in Brisbane last month and Nadeem sit’s in the No.1 position for 3YO’s in Australia for winners to runners with 70%. We take an outstanding line-up of his first N.Z yearlings to Karaka this month.Tie Me Down (Pins-Ashley Downs) has been the star of our small racing team this season. A big vote of thanks to Roydon Bergerson who has handled the big girl so patiently. It would be timely if she could pick-up some black-type at the Wellington Carnival for LA and Pip McCarroll as we have a half sister by Nadeem in the Karaka Select Sale.Our in-foal stakes winning mare Shandream has been retired after a game effort behind Sports Illustrated at Te Rapa. She will make a fine broodmare prospect. One to watch in the autumn is our Hawkes trained Karigara (Mastercraftsman-Sharvasti by Montjeu) owned by Barlow Thoroughbred Ltd, JML Blodostock & LA as the stable sets him for some of the big 3YO races. Good luck for all YOUR summer racing.

We went into last year’s yearling sale series with real confidence in Per Incanto’s first crop yearlings. This year it feels a little like déjà vu with Nadeem’s first crop of New Zealand yearlings. Physically he has an outstanding line-up across the Premier and Select sessions and the continuation of some specific pedigree patterns amongst his best performers has justified many of the mating decisions present in our draft.

Nadeem’s Premier entry, LOT 15, has the looks to match a high class pedigree: the strong colt is out of a young Green Desert mare from the family of Pierro.

Standouts amongst our seven Nadeem Select Sale yearlings are the colt from the O’Reilly mare Nikki’s Bride and fillies from Ashley Downs and Ciara, both of which have excellent residual value. The Ashley Downs filly, a half sister to Tie Me Down, hails from the wonderful Sanderae family whose latest star is the recent Group 2 winner and VRC Oaks runner-up Thunder Lady.

Another from the Sanderae family in our draft is LOT 216, the first foal of a Flying Spur half-sister to Hong Kong Mile winner Glorious Days. One of only two Premier yearlings by Denman, the colt’s pedigree is complemented by an outstanding physical type that hasn’t wavered from the day he was born.

Leading Victorian stallion Artie Schiller hasn’t had too many yearlings catalogued on this side of the Tasman but if LOT 147 is any reflection of the type he leaves then more please. Just the second foal from a half sister to champion stayer Americain, this dude of a guy has such a confident disposition that it almost seems like he knows how good he looks.

Two Darci Brahma colts in our Premier draft, LOTS 150 (pictured here) and 162 (pictured front page), would be the best types by the sire we’ve taken to a sale and we’ve taken a few including the stakes winner Sir Lovesalot. Both colts are strongly made in the mould of their sires best performers Super Easy and Cauthen. For good measure LOT 150 is a full brother to Group 1 winner Nashville while LOT 162’s half brother Maximus Mak, the mares first foal, is one of the most promising 3YO’s in Perth.

Per Incanto’s single offering in the Premier Sale LOT 236 (pictured here) in our draft is the ½ sister to triple Group 1 winner Viadana (Towkay-Yeah Nah). In keeping with her sire’s ability to physically stamp his progeny, this filly is a lovely easy walking individual, the best type, in my unbiased view, the mare has left.

Other highlights in our Premier draft include a Pins half brother to Australian Group 2 winner Tullamore and an athletic walking half- brother to recent Australian Group 3 winner Nena Rock.

Summer Yearlings

LOT #150 Darci Brahma-Royal Kiss

Lot 236 Per Incanto – Yeah Nah

Competition for Per Incanto’s Karaka yearlings is going to be even more intense as a number of breeders have retained his progeny. Our offering is just two colts in Select and the one filly in the Festival. LOT 645, a colt from a young Pentire mare is going to appeal to prospective buyers looking for an early maturing type in the mould of Rocanto or Dal Cielo.

We look forward to seeing you at Barn D at Karaka for a little LA hospitality between 26-30th January.

horse sculpture for cancer auction Ray Lee, a Master Farrier of 40 years from Taranaki, has spent countless hours creating a life-sized horse sculpture in honour of his friend and fellow Farrier David McGuire who is battling cancer.

The sculpture is made from 156 rasps and 291 horseshoes. It is 16 hands high and weighs 312 kgs. He will be donating all the proceeds from the auction of the sculpture to the Taranaki Cancer Society to support people with cancer in Taranaki.

Prior to bid closing the highest bid was $6000

EQUESTRIAN DATABASE LOOKING FOR RETIRED THOROUGHBREDS There are currently over 60 people from equestrian

sports registered on Equestrian Sports New Zealand’s

database interested in receiving information on

Thoroughbreds who have finished their racing careers

and are looking for new homes/second careers.

If you have a Thoroughbred you are looking to re-home

please send to Nicky McBride at nicky@nzequestrian.org.

nz at ESNZ:

the horse’s details (particularly age, sex and breeding);

your preferred contact details;

location of the horse;

photos of the horse.

Once these details are received they will be sent out to

the group. Group members are asked to contact you

directly for more information and possible viewing.

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Karaka 2015 sees Haunui with a draft of 48 yearlings catalogued and as always, there is plenty of variety to suit all buyers’ tastes with yearlings by Commands, Fastnet Rock, High Chaparral, Iffraaj, O’Reilly, Pins, Rip Van Winkle, Savabeel, Showcasing and more.

Haunui Farm’s Managing Director, Mark Chitty says, “We have some very well-related fillies in the draft that offer great residual value for buyers. We will offer the full sister to Vilanova, by Commands out of Valpolicella who has also left the promising three-year-old filly Vavasour who finished runner-up in the Royal Stakes on New Years Day. We have two fillies by Savabeel who is really stamping his mark as a sire and we have three fillies to sell on behalf of the Late Don McLaren and his wife Rochelle – one a half-sister to Zabrasive and another from the family of Calvinia.

“We have a Fastnet Rock son of Group One-winner Captivate and once again this year, we have a very strong draft of Select and Festival yearlings that will hold great appeal, especially with the progeny of Iffraaj and Showcasing performing as they are. Given that Wakefield Stakes-winner Showboy and Eight Carat runner-up Sardaaj are both graduates of our last two Festival Sale drafts, we have a yearling for every buyer throughout the entire sales series.”

HAUNUI YEARLINGS READY FOR KARAKA

With Haunui’s two young stallions, Iffraaj and Showcasing, heading the three-year-old and first season sires tables respectively, the Haunui team are likely to be very busy when parading commences at the New Zealand Bloodstock Sales complex on the 20th of January.

“I’m very happy with our draft heading into Karaka 2015 and the comments that we have had from buyers inspecting the yearlings here at the farm have been very positive,” says Mark. “We have a strong draft on type across the board and they’re all ready for their Group One race which is sale day so, bring it on as they say!”

Anyone wishing to view the Haunui yearling draft prior to Karaka 2015 should feel free to give Mark or Shannon a call to book an on-farm parade. Phone: 09 292 7154. Keep an eye out for the Haunui Farm digi-brochure for Karaka 2015 which will be on-line on the 14th of January.

<< Lot 629 Showcasing – Queens Move colt

Lot 143 Iffraaj – Riesling colt

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RETIRED JOCKEYS RACEThere was no money on the line in the retired Jockeys race at Te Rapa but quite a lot of ego at stake. Fortunately there was no betting for if there had been Lee (Rutherford) Tiley would have only been paying a dollar.

Barriers were allocated as to weight so superbly slim and fit Lee gat the outside while the most weighty Bob Vance drew the ace. Bob didn’t make the start as he got dumped on the track coming out of the birdcage and was scratched. So Kevin Morton (aka Midget) got the prized inside alley for what turned out to be a very fast 1000m. The final field had nine starters and to take you through the run below is how Midget saw it.

Firstly, I would like to thank Sir Patrick for sponsoring the race, Earl Harrison and the rest of the Cambridge JC committee for the promotion of this race and to the trainers for supplying the horses.

Secondly I would like to thank Bob Vance for jumping off and hence making me look good.

Thirdly I would like to thank Wally O’Hearn for putting the start time as after the 2yo race which was the first and Earl telling me/us it was after the 3rd race, so my driving to the races was always timed to arrive after the 2nd and by

doing this my shocking lack of fitness wouldn’t be exposed. As surprising as it may sound ,the Journalist got it wrong and an ex jockey was right so this embarrassment was going to take place.

So when the field came out you do what any jockey would do and have a look at the form of the horses in the race. I soon realised that some were taking this FAR to serious, I mean Husband supplying a horse for their wife, A brother supplying a horse for his brother and that horse is a Half Brother to a G1 winner. A leading stable that has a connection with high priced yearling purchases supplying a horse for the father of an Employee, etc etc. The one positive I can read into the form, is that my horse is trained by 2 excellent trainers who are great horseman.

So off we go, leave the birdcage and to no surprise to me I see Bob Vance take the easy way out and clearly jump off, but we just continue around to the start and halfway around the realization came to me that I am not as fit as I was believing and this 1000m was going to be like 2 miles. The only danger I could see in all this was the thought of losing my false teeth, but then i thought I will be like the legend C W Johnson and take them out, but with no pockets and the starters assistants refusing to hold them,

I just took a punt that I could keep them in place.

Any way we line up and I go into barrier 1 after Bob jumped off and was thinking we will just go a nice pace around to the straight entrance and then quicken up down the straight. Did I get that wrong! The first 2 home jumped out like it was the Railway and crossed over, never to be seen again until we pulled up, which I am pleased to say didn’t take me long.

It was an excellent day and I would like to say sorry to all the solo mothers in Hornby that would have tuned in to watch after we met in the Pub after Cup Day but the bright side would have been that you couldn’t lose money on me.

I was thinking, if I do the next one, about ringing the sponsor Sir Patrick and asking if he would have a nice Tavistock he would like to enter and as long as it is quiet and I mean really quiet we may be able to do a deal.

I would like to thank the wee 3yo named Pilgrim for being on his best behaviour and giving me the pleasure of making it home in one piece and to Pilgrim you will sleep well for the next few days as like me you enjoyed your day out and good luck in your future races, which I will follow with interest.

(edited from a post on Racecafe)

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THE LEGACY –

HANCOCKS’ of CLAIBORNE FARM PARIS, KENTUCKY USA

American Civil War 1861 – The Confederate officer Captain Richard Hancock served under General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson in this long and tragic civil war. Wounded in a fierce battle he was nursed back to health by Thomasia Harris and vowed to return and marry her – if he survived his military service.

Survive and keep his vow he did, to raise Thoroughbred horses on Ellerslie Farm the property of his wife’s family in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The move to Kentucky came when the son Arthur B Hancock established a second Stud on the property of his own bride and named it Claiborne. The Kentucky property eventually eclipsed the Virginia one and Arthur Hancock launched an operation that influenced the direction of the USA breed in the first half of the 20th Century.

Importations of stallions from Europe that included Sir Galahad 111 and Blenheim 11 brought Triple Crown winners Gallant Fox and Whirlaway.

On his death in 1957 pundits described him as “probably the most influential breeder in the history of the American Turf.

And then his son Arther B (Bull) Hancock Jr. stepped up and the success just kept on with the importation of Nasrullah that led the Sires

Table 5 times and begot Bold Ruler that led the Sires Table 8 times and sired the immortal Secretariat. Hancock Jr. bred and stood Round Table syndicated Nijinsky 11 and manager the career of Buckpasser

In 1972, it was the turn of Seth Hancock, to make his own headlines when he syndicated Secretariat for a record $6 million. This was merely the launch of an era of Seth’s leadership of Claiborne, which mirrors that of his ancestors and continues over four decades later. Again, the underpinning of Claiborne was the management of its own and clients’ high quality broodmare bands. Seth has matched the parade of stallions acquired and managed by his father and grandfather, as such names as Mr. Prospector, Danzig, and Seeking the Gold took their places in history. Modern stallions have increased the number of times the leading sire of the year has stood at Claiborne Farm to 27. Meanwhile, Seth won a Kentucky Derby with Swale, campaigned two-time Breeders’ Cup winner Lure, bred, raced champion Forty Niner, and made a lasting influence on the international Turf as the breeder of stallions Nureyev and Caerleon and also Fairy Bridge the dam of Sadler’s Wells.

The strand of Claiborne Farm’s influence has been strong and unbroken, and now leads into its second century.

Paris, KY is about 25 minutes out of Lexington. The GPS led us down an old 2 lane road through the nice little town where we turned right and were back in horse country again. Gorgeous trees and fields, post and rail fences took the

eye, so I overshot the understated driveway entrance. When a property is 3100 acres the nice lady in the Tomtom is also a bit vague on where to stop!

We pulled up at the office admin building, a lovely old red brick construction which reinforced the notion that this family care about its history. Hard alongside that is the stallion graveyard the final resting place of great stallions, 21 graves in total. Other sires and great mares rest elsewhere on the property. Notables in the main graveyard are Bold Ruler – Buckpasser – Mr Prospector – Nasrullah – Nijinsky11- Pulpit – Round Table – Secretariat – Sir Gallahad and Swale. Other notables buried elsewhere on the farm include Danzig, Sir Galahad 111 and Sir Ivor.

We were diverted by the sight of Secretariat’s grave when the Stallion Manager Joe Peel came out to greet us. Joe advised that there was a tour party turning up in a while but he would take us down to the barn to see a couple of stallions before they arrived.

And that’s how we met the top US sire WAR FRONT who ambled out or his box on a slack rein like a kindly old uncle arriving at a children’s party. I should have said grandfather as War Front’s son Data Link stands here as well. We patted him and I ran a knuckle down towards his mouth and he never even curled a lip.

Next out was 7 years old BLAME (fee 20k) and he was just as nice to be near. It was BLAME who beat the great mare Zenyatta and got booed by her worshippers for his fine effort. True and

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fair minded US racing folks we spoke to are still uncomfortable about the reception jockey Garrett Gomez and Blame got in what was a brilliant ride and a fair race.

Claiborne share the ownership of Blame with the original owner Mrs Adele D Dilschneider.

The way Joe spoke about Blame its clear they think he is a comer.

There are 12 Stallions here with fees from War Front 150k, down to Horse Greeley 2.5K. I asked Joe if they were all quiet friendly toffs and he said in the main yes. I said I thought they looked different, in not so muscled, softer conformed and way more docile than what we see in NZ.

Joe said that they try to let their horses be horses. They let them spend 18 hours a day in their own paddocks. They are uncovered summer and winter and “yes they do get a bit of sunburn and they sure do real hairy in the winter”, he said, “Also we don’t stress them by overbreeding them. This year War Front served 107 mares with a fertility rate of 89%.

The hotshot is Trappeshot who is firing at 96%. Staff say proudly he only has to look at a mare and she gets pregnant.

Statement from “For Over 100 Years” Claiborne Farm Publicity brochureAt Claiborne Farm we remain committed to practices designed to provide the best possible protection for the health of the stallions, while at the same time giving our clients the best opportunity to get their mares in foal. Mare owners who breed to our horses and then choose to sell the foals do not have to face an overabundance of that breed on the market.

For these reasons Claiborne Farm policy calls for moderate book sizes for all stallions and fees are not due until the foal stands and nurses.

From the above brochure there is an alphabetical list of more than 160 champions from out of the Claiborne barn. Space does not permit us to show all, but here is a selection of names you will recognise.

Alleged – Anabaa – Bald Eagle – Biaconi – Big Brown – Bold Lad – Bold Ruler

Crafty Admiral – Danehill – Dubai Millenium – Eldanadim – Faltaat – Gulch

Hoist the Flag – Ivor’s Image – Jaipur – Lamb Chop – Langfuhr – Machiavllian

Maroof – Minardi – Nashua – Never Bend – Overarching – Polish Patriot

Prince Avatar – Quill – Rhythm – Round Table – Royal Academy – Seattle Slew

Secretariat – Sir Ivor – Sound Reason – Thatch – War Emblem – Woodman

That’s an amazing short list of horses that have made their influence felt here in NZ. And from this great Stud, that put 1000 foals on the ground last year, that influence surely will continue.

Its been many years since the elusive Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby – Preakness Stakes –

Belmont Stakes) has been won. Since inception the feat has been achieved by only 11 horses. Of those eleven 6 were products from the Claiborne barn.

History is but a record of days gone by, but heritage is that which has been passed down through the generations. The heritage of Claiborne Farm has clearly enriched the descendants. But it is plain the focus for105 years has been toward the creation of a better, faster breed of thoroughbred. Thus the whole world of racing has become beneficiaries of the vision, drive and investment and not least of all the judgment of generations of Hancocks’. Indisputably, they and those who have worked

at Claiborne Farm for over a hundred years have produced a remarkable heritage and legacy to the world breed of the thoroughbred horse we know today.

Neil Miller

Our thanks to the staff of

Claiborne Farm for their courtesy and

to Allison Hancock, Marketing and

Communications Co-Ordinator for the

photographic material supplied.

Honour of the Great Secretariat

BLAME 7yo Sire

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supreme fashion winner reveals secrets to a winning outfit!The fashion pedigree at this year’s New Zealand Herald Boxing Day Races at Ellerslie exceeded judges’ expectations with contestants effortlessly combining catwalk fashion with racewear functionality.

The Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Supreme Award went to Charlotte Moor, who received a total prize package worth more than $15,000 including two nights at Queenstown’s luxury Millbrook resort, for her winning ensemble.

Charlotte said her inspiration behind the winning outfit came from her mum who actually made her outfit and hat, and that her top tip for future hopefuls is, ”to keep relaxed and smile!”

The Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Fashion in the Field showcasing the best dressed is as much a part of the Boxing Day Races as the thoroughbred horse racing is, attracting over 100 contestants vying for the top fashion honour. The judges all noted the high calibre of entries with bright colour, design and a nod to high class fashion on display.

Judge and stylist to the stars Lulu Wilcox says, “It was a close run competition with entries looking like they stepped straight off the runway! All of the contestants should be applauded for their artistic interpretation of fashionable racewear but Charlotte edged out the rest with her elegant, stylish ensemble.”

More than 20,000 festive racegoers converged on Ellerslie for a day of fun in the sun and to enjoy the six listed races on the day which had $935,000 in stakes on offer! The Zabeel Classic, a Group One Thoroughbred horse race was won by Soriano.

The in-field was the perfect spot for families and friends to enjoy and make happy summer memories, while the lawn and catering hospitality options catered for those wanting something a big special during the iconic race day.

The Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Fashion in the Field category winners included:

Ellerslie Under 25: Eleanor Campbell

Canvas Ladies Racewear: Claire Hahn

Specsavers Ascot Lady: Collette Gordon

Natalie Chan Millinery: Charlotte Moor

Sharp Menswear: Clinton Pinto

The supreme winner will qualify for Prix de Fashion on TV3 Derby Day, 28 February 2015.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO FEDERATION MEMBERS ON THEIR RECENT WINS!We continue to track winning horses owned by Owner’s Federation members. As we only have visibility of owner’s named in the race book, we know we will have missed members involved in winning syndicates and may have inadvertently missed others. We apologise to any member we have missed and extend our congratulations to all members who have recently experienced the thrill of winning.

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Mrs P E M Woollaston ARROW IN THE SAND

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TRICIA’O, KATY O’BEEL, STELLA’S HONOUR, IRISH ENCORE, ONLYAROSE

Mrs R Hollinshead DRAMATISTR H & Mrs M A Hood MACCOOLC K Hunter LUCILLEB A Inglis PLEASE RELEASE MEP E & Mrs N E Izett SAMPSON 2A Jackson ZVONAREVA, SLAZENJAHDr A T & Mrs C M Jackson DECORAHP G & Mrs E L Karton SERENA MISS