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Looks can be deceiving. Anyone who regularly spends time on social media sites, could be forgiven for thinking everything is negative, because 90% of the posts are people bitching about something. The jockeys, presenters, journalists, no one is immune to the keyboard 'experts' But what about all those people in the industry who are getting on with the business of owning and training horses in a climate of the highest stakes NZ racing has ever experienced -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Training partners Mitchell Beer and George Carpenter are hoping to deliver the Kembla Grange locals a feature race win when they saddle up speedy mare Sunrise (NZ) (Charm Spirit) in the Gr.3 The Warra (1000m). With no Kembla-trained horse contesting the A$1 million Gr.3 Gong (1600m) this year and fellow local Cani Cancan (Russian Revolution) a $151 outsider for The Warra, $5 second favourite Sunrise appears the best chance for the Illawarra community to land one of the main races. Formerly based at Albury, Beer relocated to the provincial track two years ago and in September this year, Carpenter became his official business partner. “Kembla has fast become home. It’s terrific,” Beer said. “We’ve got a pretty big day socially (on Saturday). We have about 300 people in our marquee on-course, so as new as we are to Wollongong and the club, it feels like our big day pretty quickly. “This meeting is quite new, the club is new in terms of the CEO and track manager. We all arrived around the same time and it’s great to be involved and aligned with a club trying new things and not just resting on good horses turning up for the Gong.” Sunrise started her career in New Zealand and was identified by two of Beer’s staff as a suitable acquisition. Paying $45,000 for her at the 2024 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, Sunrise has since posted three wins, including a 7-1/4 length romp over The Warra course and distance in March when she set a track record of 55.58 seconds for the 1000m. “We’re a stable that loves getting hold of tried horses,” Beer said. “Her form in New Zealand was good, and I thought if she could take good physical improvement, she would stack up OK. “It would be nice to be taking her back through that sale in a couple of years as a stakes winner.” It has been a long road to amend Sunrise’s racing manners and then overcome several hurdles at the start of her current campaign, including a bout of colic and a virus. But Saturday’s race has been a target since she finished fifth in the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) at Scone in May and Beer is content she will arrive there at the top of her game. “For us, she is a track record holder here at Kembla over 1000 so it’s a perfect race for us to really target and she couldn’t be going into the race in any better form,” he said. Given the retirement of stable stalwart Mnementh (Eurozone) earlier this year, Sunrise has the opportunity to emerge as the yard’s latest star and Beer is hoping she can prove up to the challenge. “Someone has bloody got to. He carried the stable for a long time,” Beer said. “I think she can go to that level. She’s not a week-in, week-out Group horse, but she is a genuine Saturday class to Listed mare, and she has really found her right race.” View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The dates for NZB’s National Online Yearling Sale have been confirmed for 2026, with the Sale set to be held on leading online auction platform Gavelhouse Plus. The catalogue will be available to view online from Tuesday 31 March, with bidding set to open on Friday 10 April and closing from 6pm (NZT) on Tuesday 14 April. A significant benefit of the digital catalogue is that all lots offered in the National Online Yearling Sale are eligible to be nominated for the lucrative Karaka Millions Series. Just nine short months after they make their virtual sale-ring debut, graduates of the online sale can compete for a share in the 2027 $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m), followed by the 2028 $1.5m TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m), as well as the NZB Mega Maiden Bonus Series with $1m in bonuses up for grabs across 40 maiden races each season. Graduates of the relatively new sale have already had multiple successes on the racetrack, with 146 runners claiming 133 wins on the track. This includes the unbeaten and recent Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas winner Well Written (Written Tycoon) and Group Two Eight Carat Classic winner Hitabell (NZ) (Embellish), both trained by Stephen Marsh. Bought by Stephen Marsh Racing and Dylan Johnson Bloodstock for a sale-topping $80,000 from Brighthill Farm’s 2024 National Online Yearling Sale draft, Well Written has now had three starts for three super-impressive victories and leads the NZB Filly of the Year standings. Responsible for sourcing the Marsh Racing stars, Dylan Johnson praised the National Online Sale, a sale the team like to target. “The timing of this particular sale works well for us, and it gives horses that extra few months to develop from what they may have looked like in January. “Hitabell was always a standout physically for us and she has continued to develop and is now a stunning mare. She is a great advert for the value that can be found,” he added. “While she is by one of Australia’s best stallions, Well Written was a little less obvious. “I vividly remember her being quite backward and needing time. We’ve had a lot of luck with horses that needed time physically, but I don’t think we have ever bought a horse who has made that development as well as she has,” Johnson commented. Entries for the 2026 National Online Yearling Sale will open in February next year, with further details to follow. Following normal sale protocol, the National Online Yearling Sale will continue to be run under NZB Terms and Conditions. For more information about the Sale, contact NZB Bloodstock Sales Manager Kane Jones on +64 27 274 4985 or email Kane.jones@nzb.co.nz. SALE SCHEDULE Entries open: 24 February Entries Close: 18 March Sale Online: 31 March Bidding Opens: 10 April View the full article -
By Special Agent · Posted
A large percentage of people in racing must fit into the rabble category. A few of us were talking today about the various NZTR appointees over the years. The rabble had an idea of their capabilities, then they stepped up to the mark to prove the rabble correct. Same old to us Chief.
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