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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
CALLMETHEBREEZE RETURNS ON SATURDAY Talented open class trotter Callmethebreeze makes his long awaited race track return on Saturday night at Melton for Andy and Kate Gath. Callmethebreeze, who has raced only 4 times since his brilliant 2nd to now retired champion Just Believe at Cambridge in the TAB Trot, is on an Inter Dominion path which begins the following Saturday night at Albion Park in Brisbane. He lines up in Race 8 at 11.06pm New Zealand time. Also resuming is stablemate and enigmatic pacer Catch A Wave, who was last seen at Gloucester Park in May, running 4th in the Freemantle Cup. He too is on an Inter Dominion path, and lines up in Race 1 at 7.19pm New Zealand time. WAI EYRE ANNOUNCES FEES FOR LAZARUS North Canterbury based Wai Eyre Farm yesterday announced their new stallion recruit, dual New Zealand Cup champion Lazarus, will stand in 2025 for $4,000 (+GST) if paid on a 42 day positive test, or $5,000 (+GST) paid on live foal (POLF). As part of their commitment to making breeding affordable, they also announced that for mares bred to Lazarus at Wai Eyre Farm, prices above will include the vet and breeding package and working fee. Contact the office on 03 312 6338 for more information. CHANGES TO NOMINATIONS/FIELDS NEXT WEEK With the new rating-based system coming into effect from Monday, 30 June, there are some adjustments to nomination and acceptance dates for meetings the following week: Cambridge – Thursday 3 July: Nominations as normal on Monday, 30 June Addington / Alexandra Park – Friday 4 July: Nominations now on Tuesday, 1 July Invercargill / Addington – Sunday 6 July: Nominations as normal on Tuesday, 1 July Processes return to normal the following week, from Monday July 7. For any queries, please contact: bureau@hrnz.co.nz. FEATURE RACE CALENDAR RELEASED The Feature Race Calendar for 2025/26 was released last week with a number of changes implemented for Spring 2025 and beyond. Initially, it has been released without confirmed stakes, as the HRNZ budget remains underway. It is envisaged they will be included in the next 4 weeks. To visit the calendar, click here: https://www.hrnz.co.nz/assets/PDF-Documents/Group-and-Feature-Racing-Schedule-25-26-5.pdf. SOUTHERN SURGE REMINDER Details for the inaugural Southern Surge have been confirmed, with $15,000 heats at Winton on 3 August and Invercargill on 10 August, leading into $25,000 finals at Gore on 24 August. To be eligible, horses must be: Registered through HRNZ with a harness racing trainer based south of the Waitaki River, Or officially transferred via a lodged Horse Movement to a trainer based south of the Waitaki, between 1 July and 24 August 2025. Conditions and full programmes are available at www.hrnz.co.nz. View the full article -
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By Jordyn Bublitz There was no catching St John Eight last night at Cambridge Raceway, with the Andre Poutama-trained runner taking out the TFS Horse Transport Mobile Pace—claiming his third win in seven starts and doing it in commanding fashion. From barrier five, the gelded son of Always B Miki burned early to take the lead, and Poutama said he knew he had the race won the moment he hit the top. “As soon as I got to the top, I knew I had them beat,” said the Pukekohe reinsman. “Whenever they come for him, he just always seems to find more and more.” And find more he did—facing early pressure for the lead and still having the grit to pull away from his rivals in the straight to score by a domineering three-length margin. Although he got things wrong last start at Alexandra Park, Poutama was confident in the gelding’s chances heading into last night’s race. “He galloped last start at Auckland, but he doesn’t really go right-handed, and he just got onto a knee on that last bend. I was hopeful for him heading into last night—I knew he’d be near enough.” Poutama is also looking forward to his sole runner lining up at Alexandra Park on Friday night—Eyeliner, who will contest the Magness Broadcast – End of an Era at Alex Park Mobile Pace (9:24 p.m.) The four-year-old daughter of Lazarus is having her second start back this campaign, and he’s positive she will have derived benefit from her fresh-up run at Cambridge Raceway. “She’d had no trials heading into her last start, and I was pretty happy with the way she went. She was always going to blow out fresh-up, and she’ll only improve,” he said. “We’ll probably drop straight onto the fence on Friday and hopefully trail the trip. If she finds the line well and we can get a bit of the money, I’ll be happy.” View the full article -
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More than a fifth of the horses going under the hammer at Karaka on Thursday, June 26 will be Next Gen eligible. Harness Racing New Zealand’s ownership model premiered at this year’s NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sales at Karaka and Christchurch. It was a big success with 56 Next Gen-sired yearlings being sold. Off the back of that HRNZ extended the scheme to the NZB Standardbred National Weanling Sale as well. Of the 89 lots up for sale a total of 19 are from Next Gen stallions. The stallions and lot numbers are as follows : Dancinginginthedark M (Lot 1065) E L Titan (Lot 1040, 1088) King of the North – (Lots 1012, 1036, 1071) Pebble Beach – (Lots 1003, 1035, 1038) Perfect Sting – (Lots 1004, 1016, 1020, 1028 and 1032) Ride High – (1060) Face Time Bourbon (Lot 1085) Ecurie D – (Lots 1083, 1084 and 1087) One yearling (Lot 1082) will also be eligible as his sire Captain Crunch was Next Gen eligible at this year’s National Yearling Sales in February. It’s important to note though they you don’t have to buy one of the 19 horses to get involved in Next Gen. It is one of three criteria. The other two are : Buy any weanling/yearling from the sales and have an ownership group that comprises of at least four people, where the horse is owned 30% or more by people who are born after 1985 or have never previously been registered HRNZ owners. or Buy any weanling/yearling from the sales and have it trained by someone who has not trained a Group 1 winner (as of January 1, 2026) Weanlings/yearlings sold at that sale will be eligible for a range of two-year-old bonuses in 2027 as long as they met those Next Gen criteria. They will be eligible for the three Harness Million races – Colts and Geldings, Fillies and Trotters if paid into the series. A $50,000 bonus ($35,000 will go to the owner, $10,000 to the trainer and $5000 to the breeder) will be awarded to the first Next Gen eligible horse across the line in each of those three races. A $5000 2YO Second Start bonus ($4000 to the owner, $1000 to the trainer) will also be awarded to any Next Gen eligible horses that have two race day starts during their 2YO season. This will be capped at 90 horses, with a total payout of $450,000 per year. To see more about Next Gen click here : https://www.hrnz.co.nz/next-gen-2/ View the full article -
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A half sister to multiple Group 1 winner Duchess Megxit, Princes Lulu has gone full circle even before she’s even hit the racetrack. Princess Lulu (Captaintreacherous – Kensington Kate) was co-bred by the Patterson Bros Racing Syndicate, the same group that race Duchess Megxit. They sold her, as Lot 147, at the 2025 National Yearling Sale for $250,000 to Duchess Megxit’s co-trainer Barry Purdon. But that was not the end of the story In a bit of a twist her vendors then negotiated a deal to buy her back and she is now in a new and very Next Gen-looking ownership group. “I’d say two thirds to three quarters would be first time owners or under 40,” says syndicate spokesman Tom Patterson. The Patterson Bros Racing Syndicate and the Centaurus Syndicate, who co-race Duchess Megxit, have been joined in Princess Lulu’s ownership by a wide and diverse group. “Three nephews of mine are in and they have 25 or so people in with them, there’s a guy I know who had gallopers and is new to harness racing, plus Maurice McDermott has a syndicate he’s put together and there are others as well,” says Patterson. “Altogether there would be something like 50 people involved.” The Pattersons are well known in both harness racing and hospitality circles. The family owns and runs the Commodore Hotel in Christchurch and they have been associated with a stack of quality horse flesh over the years. Current 3YO Pacing filly of the Year Duchess Megxit is their latest star performer. And the feedback they’ve had about Princess Lulu so far is encouraging. “We’ve been told ‘she is no worse than her sister’ at a similar stage,” he says. That’s a pretty big rap considering Duchess Megxit is a Northern Oaks winner with 12 wins from just 21 starts and more than $1/2m in stakes. But it’s too early to know when she’ll get to the racetrack. In the meantime Patterson is trying not to be tempted by the up-coming NZB National Weanling Sale at Karaka on June 26. “I’m thinking I’m not going to buy but I carry the book (catalogue) around with me everywhere I go,” he laughs. Then again he sold Princess Lulu and look at how that ended up! To see more about Next Gen click here : https://www.hrnz.co.nz/next-gen-2/ To see the NZB National Weanling Sale catalogue click here : https://www.nzb.co.nz/ View the full article
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