Celebrating Our Nz Breeding Achievements
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GROUP ONE WINNERS Beauty Generation Melody Belle Breeding: Road to Rock – Stylish Bel (Bel Esprit) Breeding: Commands – Meleka Belle (Iffraaj) CELEBRATING OUR NZ BREEDING ACHIEVEMENTS Breeders: Nearco Stud Ltd Breeder: Mrs N M Leicester Race won: HKJC Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup Races won: Hawkes Bay Tarzino Trophy Sponsor: New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Hawkes Bay Windsor Plate SIR PATRICK & JUSTINE LADY HOGAN Hawkes Bay Livamol Classic Catalyst VRC Empire Rose Stakes NZ BREEDER OF THE YEAR AWARD Breeding: Darci Brahma – Evana (Entrepreneur) Sponsor: Haunui Farm Breeder: The Oaks Stud Race won: New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas Miami Bound WAIKATO STUD Sponsor: Matamata Veterinary Services Breeding: Reliable Man – Arapaho Miss (Danehill Dancer) Mark & Gary Chittick Breeder: G Harvey Cool Aza Beel Race won: VRC Oaks Breeding: Savabeel – Cool ‘n’ Sassy (Testa Rossa) Sponsor: The Oaks Stud Breeder: Fairdale Stud (2007) Ltd ARION PEDIGREES EIGHT CARAT Race won: ARC Diamond Stakes Probabeel Sponsor: Curraghmore Breeding: Savabeel – Far Fetched (Pins) BROODMARE OF THE YEAR AWARD Breeder: G J Chittick Etah James Race won: ATC Surround Stakes Breeding: Raise The Flag – Etah (Danasinga) Sponsor: Fairdale Stud MELEKA BELLE Breeder: G R Howes, Mrs C R & M Lupton & T C Reid Race won: ATC Sydney Cup Roger That Sponsor: White Robe Lodge Breeding: Shinko King – Heather Lyn (Yamanin Vital) Breeder: H R Brooks CATHAY PACIFIC Jennifer Eccles Race won: Auckland Cup HORSE OF THE YEAR AWARD Breeding: Rip Van Winkle – Platinum Elle (Elnadim) Sponsor: Brighthill Farm Seton Otway Memorial Trophy Breeder: Westend Partnership Race won: New Zealand Oaks Te Akau Shark Sponsor: Valachi Downs Breeding: Rip Van Winkle – Bak Da Chief (Chief Bearheart) MELODY BELLE Breeder: D B Hollinshead Breeder: Marie Leicester Julius Races won: Waikato Sprint Breeding: Swiss Ace – Oh So Royal (Danzero) ATC Chipping Norton Stakes Breeder: G Harvey Sponsor: Windsor Park Stud Race won: ARC Railway Stakes Sponsor: Dunstan Horsefeeds The Bostonian PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD Breeding: Jimmy Choux – Keepa Cheval (Keeper) Kolding Breeder: Archer Equine Investments Ltd Breeding: Ocean Park – Magic Star (Danzero) Race won: ATC Canterbury Stakes RICK WILLIAMS Breeder: W Pegg Sponsor: Rich Hill Stud Race won: ATC Epsom Handicap Sponsor: Waikato Stud Tiptronic Breeding: O’Reilly - Tiptoes (Pins) Loire Breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd Breeding: Redoute’s Choice – Syrah (Traditionally) Race won: Waikato RC Herbie Dyke Stakes Breeder: Trelawney Thoroughbred Ltd Sponsor: Hallmark Stud MARY LYNNE RYAN Race won: New Zealand One Thousand Guineas YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR AWARD Sponsor: Cambridge Equine Hospital JULIAN CORBAN GROUP ONE WINNERS Beauty Generation Melody Belle Breeding: Road to Rock – Stylish Bel (Bel Esprit) Breeding: Commands – Meleka Belle (Iffraaj) CELEBRATING OUR NZ BREEDING ACHIEVEMENTS Breeders: Nearco Stud Ltd Breeder: Mrs N M Leicester Race won: HKJC Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup Races won: Hawkes Bay Tarzino Trophy Sponsor: New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Hawkes Bay Windsor Plate SIR PATRICK & JUSTINE LADY HOGAN Hawkes Bay Livamol Classic Catalyst VRC Empire Rose Stakes NZ BREEDER OF THE YEAR AWARD Breeding: Darci Brahma – Evana (Entrepreneur) Sponsor: Haunui Farm Breeder: The Oaks Stud Race won: New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas Miami Bound WAIKATO STUD Sponsor: Matamata Veterinary Services Breeding: Reliable Man – Arapaho Miss (Danehill Dancer) Mark & Gary Chittick Breeder: G Harvey Cool Aza Beel Race won: VRC Oaks Breeding: Savabeel – Cool ‘n’ Sassy (Testa Rossa) Sponsor: The Oaks Stud Breeder: Fairdale Stud (2007) Ltd ARION PEDIGREES EIGHT CARAT Race won: ARC Diamond Stakes Probabeel Sponsor: Curraghmore Breeding: Savabeel – Far Fetched (Pins) BROODMARE OF THE YEAR AWARD Breeder: G J Chittick Etah James Race won: ATC Surround Stakes Breeding: Raise The Flag – Etah (Danasinga) Sponsor: Fairdale Stud MELEKA BELLE Breeder: G R Howes, Mrs C R & M Lupton & T C Reid Race won: ATC Sydney Cup Roger That Sponsor: White Robe Lodge Breeding: Shinko King – Heather Lyn (Yamanin Vital) Breeder: H R Brooks CATHAY PACIFIC Jennifer Eccles Race won: Auckland Cup HORSE OF THE YEAR AWARD Breeding: Rip Van Winkle – Platinum Elle (Elnadim) Sponsor: Brighthill Farm Seton Otway Memorial Trophy Breeder: Westend Partnership Race won: New Zealand Oaks Te Akau Shark Sponsor: Valachi Downs Breeding: Rip Van Winkle – Bak Da Chief (Chief Bearheart) MELODY BELLE Breeder: D B Hollinshead Breeder: Marie Leicester Julius Races won: Waikato Sprint Breeding: Swiss Ace – Oh So Royal (Danzero) ATC Chipping Norton Stakes Breeder: G Harvey Sponsor: Windsor Park Stud Race won: ARC Railway Stakes Sponsor: Dunstan Horsefeeds The Bostonian PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD Breeding: Jimmy Choux – Keepa Cheval (Keeper) Kolding Breeder: Archer Equine Investments Ltd Breeding: Ocean Park – Magic Star (Danzero) Race won: ATC Canterbury Stakes RICK WILLIAMS Breeder: W Pegg Sponsor: Rich Hill Stud Race won: ATC Epsom Handicap Sponsor: Waikato Stud Tiptronic Breeding: O’Reilly - Tiptoes (Pins) Loire Breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd Breeding: Redoute’s Choice – Syrah (Traditionally) Race won: Waikato RC Herbie Dyke Stakes Breeder: Trelawney Thoroughbred Ltd Sponsor: Hallmark Stud MARY LYNNE RYAN Race won: New Zealand One Thousand Guineas YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR AWARD Sponsor: Cambridge Equine Hospital JULIAN CORBAN GROUP ONE WINNERS Tofane True Enough Breeding: Ocean Park – Baggy Green (Galileo) Breeding: Nom du Jeu – Valda’s Dream (Sakura Seeking) Breeder: G R Cunningham Breeder: B A V & Mrs V A Preston Race won: ATC All Aged Stakes Race won: ARC Zabeel Classic Sponsor: Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Sponsor: Trelawney Stud Toffee Tongue Verry Elleegant Breeding: Tavistock – Bagalollies (Zabeel) Breeding: Zed – Opulence (Danroad) Breeder: C D Allison, C V & J A Barnao, A R Campbell, Breeder: J D Goodwin T G Heptinstall, T M Pivac & D R Platt Race won: ATC Tancred Stakes SOHO WINES Race won: SAJC Schweppes Oaks Sponsor: Grangewilliam Stud Sponsor: Cambridge Stud Wyndspelle Travelling Light Breeding: Iffraaj – Western Star (High Chaparral) Breeding: El Roca – Cissy Bowen (Colombia) Breeder: Mrs S D Hart Breeder: C R & I MacRury Race won: WRC Captain Cook Stakes Race won: WRC Levin Classic Sponsor: Wentwood Grange Sponsor: Westbury Stud WINNER 72 GOLD MEDALS 4 CHAMPION TROPHIES Whether you’re saving the day or doing the school run, turn heads without trying. Amarok V6 From $79,000 + ORC HORSE OF THE YEAR | MELODY BELLE Empire Rose Stakes, Group 1, Flemington, Australia EBBETT VOLKSWAGEN HAMILTON The most awarded Volkswagen dealer in New Zealand. 51-55 Te Kowhai Road East, Burbush, Hamilton, 07 838 2949 www.ebbettvw.co.nz HONOURING EXCELLENCE WITH OUR NATIONAL BREEDING AWARDS Out of adversity comes creativity and that has certainly been the case with the NZTBA’s new Ebbett VW NZTBA National Breeding Awards. This year was the first year of hosting such awards in conjunction with the Waikato Branch, sponsors were organised, new trophies commissioned and a gala event planned but, COVID-19 and its restrictions prevented that from happening. Instead the awards were presented with a combination of digital presentations and a bit of a roadshow around the various recipients, complete with the VW Amarok and beverages from Soho Wines and Quartz Reef. The upshot of that being that we have some fabulous videos Loire - Rob Hitchcock, Brent and Cherry Taylor on our website of the winners for your entertainment. donated by Joan Egan, for the prestigious Sir Patrick The Awards included the Sir Patrick and Justine, Lady and Justine, Lady Hogan Breeder of the Year award. Hogan Breeder of the Year, the Eight Carat Broodmare In a very successful year for New Zealand breeders, of the Year sponsored by Arion Pedigrees and the the voting went right down to the wire with Waikato three Champion stallion trophies being the Dewar Stud prevailing from a stellar pool of finalists which (Australasian earnings), Centaine (Worldwide earnings) featured Gerry Harvey, Nearco Stud, The Oaks Stud and and Grosvenor (New Zealand earnings) Awards, Trelawney Stud. which were previously presented at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Horse of the Year Awards dinner. According to NZTBA President John Thompson, the competition for the New Zealand Breeder of the Year As they were also going to incorporate the successful Award gets stronger every year. group one awards dinner previously held by the Waikato branch of the NZTBA they also included their traditional “The calibre of the candidates and the horses they breed is outstanding and it’s always a very tough awards, being the award for the breeder of the Seton decision,” Thompson said. Otway trophy for the Horse of The Year, the Mary Lynne Ryan Young Achiever, and the Personality of the Year “The criteria are based on achievements that clearly award, along with trophies for the breeders of 21 Group reflect true breeding merit locally and internationally One winners. in the season under review. And when measuring that performance, we take into account the location and In the beginning of September to mark the start of the scope of the breeding operation and the success breeding season, the NZTBA President John Thompson achieved in relation to that size. started the ball rolling by presenting Waikato Stud and Garry Chittick with the new perennial trophy, kindly “Our breeding is showcased by the likes of the Group One winners Probabeel, Miami Bound, Melody Belle and Marie Leicester and NZTBA Councillor Michelle Saba