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Windsor Park’s Circus Maximus takes centre stage

March 9th 2026Road To Paris (NZ) (Circus Maximus) crowned a momentous week for Windsor Park Stud when he provided the farm’s resident sire Circus Maximus with his first elite level success on Champions’ DayRead more

Sweynesday wins sensational King’s Plate

March 7th 2026Promising sprinter Sweynesday (Sweynesse) claimed victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Haunui Farm King’s Plate (1200m) at Ellerslie in sensational circumstances after race favourite Alabama Lass crashedRead more

Road to Paris leads to Derby Gold

March 7th 2026The name Roger James is synonymous with the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) and the Cambridge conditioner has done it once again when he and training partner Roger Wellwood produced the quinella in thRead more

Campaldino stakes Sydney Cup claim in Randwick City Stakes

March 7th 2026Last season’s Gr.2 Brisbane Cup (3200m) winner Campaldino (Ghibellines) has another big two-mile feature on his radar and took a big step in that direction in Saturday’s A$200,000 ListedRead more

Legarto salutes in Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes

March 7th 2026In what could be her swansong in New Zealand, class mare Legarto (Proisir) put in her best performance at Ellerslie when she stormed home to collar a game Waitak and claim the Gr. 1 Bonecrusher NewRead more

Elle Sourit impresses in Pearl Series Final

March 7th 2026In a thrilling conclusion to New Zealand’s richest raceday, Champions Day at Ellerslie, promising mare Elle Sourit (Ocean Park) retained her unbeaten record as she powered home to take out theRead more

Savaglee finds new home

March 6th 2026Less than a week after the announcement of his retirement from racing, Group One-winning stallion Savaglee (Savabeel) has found a new home as he enters the next chapter of his career at stud. ARead more

Meet the Breeder -Karen Stewart

March 5th 2026This week on Dunstan Horse Feeds’ Meet the Breeder, we also caught up with Karen Stewart, the breeder behind Noble Knight, who claimed victory in the Listed Positive Signs + Print Dunedin Gold CupRead more

Zania Slabber -Blog 1

March 5th 2026Keith & Faith Taylor Equine Scholarship recipient Zania Slabber gives an update on her time at the Irish National Stud. We arrived in Ireland just over two months ago, which was quite an adjustment,Read more

Joe Moore -Blog 1

March 5th 2026Six weeks into my journey through the breeding course at the Irish National Stud, Zania and I finally made it to Ireland after a long couple of flights. Welcomed by a major temperature change — andRead more

Meet the Breeder -Michael Stokes

March 5th 2026This week on Dunstan Horse Feeds’ Meet the Breeder, we speak with Michael Stokes, who together with his friend Alister McCann bred Cluedo Lane, the impressive winner of the Gr.3 White Robe LodgeRead more

NZ Derby hero returning home

March 4th 2026Last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) hero Willydoit (Tarzino) is returning home. The son of Tarzino was a standout three-year-old last term for trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy, winningRead more

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