NEW ZEALAND THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION
Representing and Advocating for New Zealand Breeders.
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LATEST NEWS
Torture inflicts pain on Debutant rivals
October 16th 2025Trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes have unleashed another promising juvenile when two-year-old filly Torture proved too good for her rivals on debut in the Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield. SRead moreShamexpress and the Ka Ying Rising Effect
October 15th 2025At Windsor Park Stud in Cambridge, pride runs deep in the paddocks where so many champions have been nurtured. Among the stallions to have carried the stud’s hopes, few have left such a complex legRead moreMighty result delivers timely RTR Sale update
October 15th 2025Barry Donoghue has savoured his first top level success as a breeder and one that has boosted prospects of another major celebration. The Waikato-based horseman bred and sold Gr.1 Might And Power StaRead moreKiwis driving forces behind star Group One winner
October 13th 2025High class three-year-old Autumn Boy (The Autumn Sun) may not have a New Zealand suffix next to his name, but his Kiwi roots run deep. The Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) winner was bred and sold byRead moreGlobe goes all the way for Group One triumph
October 11th 2025An all-the-way victory in the A$1 million Gr.1 Might And Power Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday marked a career-defining triumph for New Zealand-bred gelding Globe (Charm Spirit). TheRead moreTwain all class in Sweynesse Stakes
October 11th 2025It seemed as though it would be only a matter of time before Twain (Per Incanto) added a stakes victory to his name and the rising star did just that at Rotorua on Sunday, powering late to take outRead moreJosie and Graeme Reid
October 9th 2025This week in Dunstan Horse Feeds’ Meet the Breeder, we spoke with Josie and Graeme Reid, who, together with their daughter Kim — the trainer of Hi Yo Sass Bomb— celebrated her impressiveRead moreJosh Herd - Sunline Trust International Management Scholarship - Blog Four
October 9th 2025As my time in the UK came to a close, I headed off to Hong Kong for the next chapter of my scholarship. On my first day, I visited the Hong Kong Jockey Club headquarters at Happy Valley racecourse. Read moreUnwanted youngster joins Everest challenge
October 6th 2025Buyers passed over War Machine (Harry Angel) a younger horse and his Masterton breeders and part-owners continue to count their blessings that he returned home after two tours of the Karaka saleRead moreWar Machine superb in Everest audition
October 4th 2025David Hayes has a New Zealand-bred superstar heading into the A$20 million Gr.1 The Everest (1200m) in two weeks, where his sons Ben, Will and JD Hayes might line up against him with a Kiwi-bredRead moreTHANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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