BREEDING MATTERS November 2017 Dianne and Dennis Moore the owners of Corporate Banner the PGGW sponsored 2017 Broodmare of Excellence (p. 12) SPECIAL Breeding Basics bought to you in cooperation with USTA’s Hoof Beats magazine (p.53) THE FASTEST PACER OF ALL TIME - US HORSE OF THE YEAR A Rocknroll Dance* “I think this could be the Full & closed THE ALABAR GREATEST horse that Always B Miki $7,000 CLASS OF 2017 ever lived” Art Major HALL OF FAME TRAINER JIMMY TAKTER Full & closed FEATURING Auckland Reactor $3,000 Betterthancheddar Rock N Roll Heaven $4,000 Grinfromeartoear Sire of the brilliant Heaven Rocks, the rising $3,000 star Let It Ride (out of a Bettor’s Delight mare) He’s Watching $6,000 and one of the very best 3yo fillies in North America Majestic Son Blazin Britches (1:48.4) $5,000 Peak $2,500 $7,000 (plus GST) – multiple mare discounts and loyalty rewards Racing Hill $5,000 Rock N Roll Heaven $7,000 Roll With Joe Sportswriter Not available in NZ Sire of Lumineer, regarded as the best Shadow Play $4,000 Australian 2yo since Lombo Pocket Watch Sir Lincoln and Mohawk Seelster which sold for $2,500 $220,000 this year – the highest price Sportswriter ALWAYS B MIKI $5,000 Canadian yearling ever Always A Virgin – Artstopper – Artsplace 2, 1:53.2; 3, 1:47.8; 1:46 – $2,826,176 Sunshine Beach $4,000 2016 US Horse of the Year $5,000 (plus GST) – multiple mare discounts and loyalty rewards *Standing at Nevele R Dual Breeders Crown Winner Won in 1:47 or better on four occasions – no other horse has done it more than once Young – Proven – Fertile – Affordable From the Western Ideal sireline and out of the 2016 US Broodmare of the Year – Artstopper (Artsplace). Artstopper is ALABAR (NZ) LTD also the dam of the tremendous racemare Yagonnakissmeornot 09 232 1800 (41 wins, $1,458,850). [email protected] SERVICE FEE: NZ $7,000 (plus GST) - DON'T MISS OUT alabar.co.nz South Island Rep, Ivan Behrnes 03 615 6332 / 027 615 6119 [email protected] | www.alabar.co.nz ALABAR South Islandnevel Rep:e rstud.co.nzIvan Behrnes 03 615 6332, 027 615 6119 alabar.co.nz THE FASTEST PACER OF ALL TIME - US HORSE OF THE YEAR A Rocknroll Dance* “I think this could be the Full & closed THE ALABAR GREATEST horse that Always B Miki $7,000 CLASS OF 2017 ever lived” Art Major HALL OF FAME TRAINER JIMMY TAKTER Full & closed FEATURING Auckland Reactor $3,000 Betterthancheddar Rock N Roll Heaven $4,000 Grinfromeartoear Sire of the brilliant Heaven Rocks, the rising $3,000 star Let It Ride (out of a Bettor’s Delight mare) He’s Watching $6,000 and one of the very best 3yo fillies in North America Majestic Son Blazin Britches (1:48.4) $5,000 Peak $2,500 $7,000 (plus GST) – multiple mare discounts and loyalty rewards Racing Hill $5,000 Rock N Roll Heaven $7,000 Roll With Joe Sportswriter Not available in NZ Sire of Lumineer, regarded as the best Shadow Play $4,000 Australian 2yo since Lombo Pocket Watch Sir Lincoln and Mohawk Seelster which sold for $2,500 $220,000 this year – the highest price Sportswriter ALWAYS B MIKI $5,000 Canadian yearling ever Always A Virgin – Artstopper – Artsplace 2, 1:53.2; 3, 1:47.8; 1:46 – $2,826,176 Sunshine Beach $4,000 2016 US Horse of the Year $5,000 (plus GST) – multiple mare discounts and loyalty rewards *Standing at Nevele R Dual Breeders Crown Winner Won in 1:47 or better on four occasions – no other horse has done it more than once Young – Proven – Fertile – Affordable From the Western Ideal sireline and out of the 2016 US Broodmare of the Year – Artstopper (Artsplace). Artstopper is ALABAR (NZ) LTD also the dam of the tremendous racemare Yagonnakissmeornot 09 232 1800 (41 wins, $1,458,850). [email protected] SERVICE FEE: NZ $7,000 (plus GST) - DON'T MISS OUT alabar.co.nz South Island Rep, Ivan Behrnes 03 615 6332 / 027 615 6119 [email protected] | www.alabar.co.nz ALABAR South Islandnevel Rep:e rstud.co.nzIvan Behrnes 03 615 6332, 027 615 6119 alabar.co.nz FROM THE CONTENTS EXECUTIVE MANAGER By Brad Reid | Executive Manager From The Executive 4 Brad Reid The Breeders had a half yearly Executive Meeting last week with full attendance from the three affiliated associations. From The Chairman 6 John Mooney Chairman and Vice Chairman John Mooney was unanimously re-elected for a further term of A Vision For Trotting 8 two years. Mark O’Connor of Southland was elected as John Mooney Vice-Chairman. Back in USSR 11 Membership Duane Ranger Currently just under 600 financial members representing 1,100 2017 New Zealand Broodmare of Excellence 12 breeders. Thirty new members this year and 22 resignations. Peter Craig Breeding Matters Feeding The Broodmare 15 The Breeders will be publishing a high quality 92 page sales Everyone Has An Opinion 16 featured publication to be available to members, purchasers at recent sales, syndicates, trainers and other targeted buyers. Fast Track Insurance 18 January’s BM will be a feature on the Sales and the yearlings. Lazarus Delivers Again 21 Taxation Duane Ranger Work with the racing Board continues to seek clarity on GST and Cup Eve Function Photography 22 income tax for breeding. We are now awaiting advice from the new minister. NZ First’s policy, adopted by the new government, Australian Classic Yearling Sale Sires Index 27 is to restore the intent of the 2008 tax reforms. NZ Premier Pacing Session Sires Index 29 Life After Racing NZ Premier Trotters Session Sires Index 31 There has been a significant increase in the number of shows hosting standardbred classes, primarily due to the work of our NZ Premier Supplementary Session Sires Index 32 ambassador Julie DeFillipi. NZ Sires Stakes Board 34 FastTrack Insurance The Show Season Is Here, And Numbers Are Up 43 FastTrack is a new major sponsor. They have accepted our Julie DeFillipi invitation to jointly sponsor The Breeders FastTrack NZ Oaks, Group One, $125,000 at the NZMTC for the next two years. Breeding Numbers Hold Up Well In Australia 45 Peter Wharton Sustaining breeding numbers: trotting Trotting mares bred increased 12% last season. We are hoping Darryl Brown - Eyre | Come Breeders Award 46 that the trend continues. Our Executive Manager has been Paris Metro Bringing Joy To Kirkwoods 48 working with Haras des Trotteurs to get additional Oaks and Duane Ranger mares races off the ground at Southland (Diamonds Day) and Cambridge. Hoof Beats 52 We made a submission to the Sires Stakes board for a separate John Mooney trotting fillies series. The good news is that the board is starting a Breeding Basics 53 new trotting fillies race in 2018 with more to follow. The separate trotting sale at Christchurch offers an opportunity to further promote trotting series and perhaps a fillies sales series race. Page 4 BREEDING MATTERS Stallion book limits Cup Eve Function This Breeding Matters features the pros and cons of introducing One hundred and fifty people attended the NRM sponsored Cup stallion book limits. [Page 16] Eve function held at the Armstrong Prestige Showrooms. The The Breeders do not express an opinion either way. However, Breeders take pride in celebrating the hard work and dedication breeders and some studs have been advocating limits for of New Zealand’s standardbred breeders. We recognised: some time. Introducing limits is not without legal difficulties. • Breeders of the starters in the NZ Trotting Cup and the Commerce Commission approval would be required. The Dominion Handicap - all received a framed certificate. consequences of interfering in the market also have to be • Our members who bred a NZ Group race winner last season explored. Views welcome to John Mooney, NZSBA Chair at received a glass trophy. [email protected] • Our members who bred an Australian Group 1 race winner last season received a glass trophy. Frozen from deceased stallions • The breeders of Lazarus, the winner of the 2016 NZ Trotting Another policy topic for discussion is a proposal that the semen Cup, Brian West and Gavin Chin received a miniature gold NZ from a deceased stallion can only be used in the season Cup following the death of the stallion. Free returns and 15 new • The breeders of Monbet, the winner of the 2016 Dominion services for up to five years after the death would be exempt. Handicap, Greg and Nina Hope, will receive a silver framed Again, this is only a discussion topic not an NZSBA proposal or certificate/photo of that win. policy. • New Zealand connections whose horse won an Australian national award received their trophies including Phil and NZ Sires Stakes: Northern Studmaster Appointment Glynis Kennard the Horse of the Year trophy for Smolda. For twenty years Graeme Henley has been our North Island • The PGG Wrightson sponsored 2017 Broodmare of representative on the Sires Stakes Board, most recently as chair. Excellence went to Corporate Banner owned by Dianne and Dennis Moore (see story p. 12). We passed a resolution thanking Graeme for his service. We will make a presentation to him recognising his contribution. Photos of the evening can be viewed at We have appointed Dr Andrew Grierson of Woodlands Stud NZ as https://sarahclementsphotography63.pixieset.com/nzsba/ the new northern stud representative. More Photos on page 22 Cleland Murdock the NZSBA representative has been elected chairman of the board. Mark O’Connor continues as the southern stud’s representative.