Does Richard Callander actually do his homework? Have the OZ derby winners really been NZ bred or just ate our grass?

[Chief Stipe]

KIWI POWER

Don’t mention this in the Hunter Valley, but Kukeracha’s win in the Queensland Derby on Saturday meant all six Australian Derbies this season have been won by New Zealand-bred horses.

Explosive Jack (by Jakkalberry) won in New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia, Johnny Get Angry (Tavistock) won in Victoria, Western Empire (Iffraaj) won in Western Australia and Kukeracha (Night Of Thunder) won in Queensland.

Kukeracha, who raced in Neville Morgan’s well known blue and white silks, was bred at Waikato Stud and sold for $130,000 at Karaka in 2019.

[Freda]

It's a moot point..but I think if a horse is foaled here, it is deemed to have been bred here.   Doesn't seem to matter if mum and dad are foreigners.

[Huey]

Saw this and thought the same , clutching at straws with the latest one, especially given by what looks like a very good sire.

[nomates]

Same with the official breeder , the owner at time of foaling is the official breeder even if they only purchased the mare the previous week . The person who may have spent hours and hours putting the mating togeather get no recognition . 

[Chief Stipe]

37 minutes ago, Huey said:

Saw this and thought the same , clutching at straws with the latest one, especially given by what looks like a very good sire.

4 of the six Derby winner sires are now deceased.

[Huey]

5 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

4 of the six Derby winner sires are now deceased.

Lol - 2 of the 4 sires represented are.

[Chief Stipe]

6 minutes ago, Huey said:

Lol - 2 of the 4 sires represented are.

The 2 that sired 4 of the derbies.