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Proisir crowned Champion Sire

At the conclusion of the New Zealand racing season Divine Prophet's full brother Proisir has officially been crowned New Zealand's leading sire for 2022-23.The 2022-23 season saw Savabeel’s eight-year reign as champion Kiwi sire broken in spectacular style. Proisir sired 47 winners from 89 runners on New Zealand racetracks, with eight individual stakes winners and total progeny earnings of $4.15 million. That places him almost $1.5 million ahead of the second-placed Savabeel, who amassed $2.68...

Te Akau Popthebubbles after Tauranga win

By LOVERACING.NZ News DeskPopthebubbles edged her trainer Mark Walker closer to the magical 200 wins for the season mark when taking out the Ultimate Mazda 1600 at Tauranga on Saturday.After jumping away fairly from the ace barrier, Popthebubbes settled toward the rare of the field for veteran hoop Vinnie Colgan, who began his move on the three-year-old filly at the 800m and she was able to storm home late out wide to capture a 1.8 length victory.“It was another really good winning effort from...

Highview's new boys turning heads

Paul Vettise, LOVERACING.NZ News DeskHighview Stud newcomers Divine Prophet and Santos are receiving warm welcomes from the New Zealand breeding community.The proven pair have relocated from Australia to join Wrote at the Waikato farm, with Divine Prophet’s profile further boosted this season by the deeds of his Group One-producing brother Proisir.Santos has also enjoyed a timely boost in New Zealand with his juvenile daughter Ulanova winning three of her six starts this season, including the ...

Two new winners for Santos

New Zealand's current leading first season sire Santos was represented by two impressive new winners in Australia yesterday. The Andrew Bobbin-trained Sandual was a 6.5 length winner at Horsham and the Kacy Fogden-trained Victory win was a 6.3 length winner at the Sunshine Coast. This takes the good looking son of I Am Invincible's winners tally to four, with Group One winner Ulanova his best performer to date. Bred by Emirates Park, Santos comes from one of their most successful ...

Ulanova in Melbourne to target early age group sprints

Leading filly Ulanova has temporarily relocated to Australia to prepare for the early part of her upcoming three-year-old season.The precocious daughter of Santos is in Melbourne to take advantage of lucrative opportunities within her specialist distance range.“She has gone over to join Anthony and Sam Freedman, basically it’s due to the racing pattern in New Zealand from August to Christmas for a filly like her,” part-owner and expatriate Kiwi bloodstock agent Michael Wallace said.“She ...

Highview’s 2023 Stallion Fees Set

Highview have set their fees for the 2023 breeding season. New recruit Divine Prophet, a Group One-winning full brother to dominant New Zealand sire Proisir, takes top billing at $13,500 +GST. Divine Prophet was a high class two-year-old, placing third in the G1 ATC Champagne Stakes. He then came back the following spring to win the G3 ATC Up and Coming Stakes first up, in Chautauqua like style, and then the race every three-year-old is aimed for, the G1 MRC Caulfield Guineas...

First Australian winner for Santos

Fresh off the announcement that Santos will join Highview Stud’s stallion roster this coming breeding season, the son of I Am Invincible recorded his first Australian win as a sire at Newcastle on Wednesday.His daughter West Of Dalby was making her debut over 900m for Kembla Grange trainer Benjamin Smith and got her sire off the mark in Australia when downing hot favourite Party Doll by a short margin.West of Dalby joins classy New Zealand filly Ulanova as victors by her sire, with her Kiwi co...

Divine Prophet to stand at Highview Stud

Highview Stud has welcomed a further addition to their stallion ranks, with Divine Prophet set to stand at the Waikato farm this coming breeding season.The Group One-winning son of Choisir is a full-brother to in vogue sire Proisir and Highview Stud principal Brent Gillovic believes he will prove popular with New Zealand breeders.Divine Prophet won three of his 10 starts for trainers Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes, including the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) and Gr.3 Up & Coming Stakes (130...

Santos to stand at Highview Stud

Exciting Group producing first season sire, Santos, will relocate from Aquis Farm in Queensland to Highview Stud in New Zealand.A son of Champion Sire I Am Invincible, Santos is already the sire of high-class New Zealand two-year-old filly Ulanova. A brilliant winner on debut before dominating the Gr.3 Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m) – by a massive 7 lengths. The Stephen Marsh-trained filly then rounded out her preparation finishing runner-up in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) last month, and is ...

Creator to join Price-Kent

Talented three-year-old gelding Creator has been purchased by OTI Racing and will join the Victorian stable of Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr.The son of Wrote was an impressive winner of his two starts to date for trainer Chad Ormsby, with a maiden romp at Tauranga before signing off with a comfortable Rating 65 success at Matamata over 1600m.The Gr.2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) and Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) shape as ideal targets for Creator.A son of Group One winning High Chaparral stallio...

Group Three success for Wrote To Arataki

Talented four-year-old Wrote To Arataki has continued her winning ways, following up a New Year’s Day victory at Flemington with a game victory in the Gr.3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1300m) at Sandown on Saturday.The daughter of Wrote was again ridden forward by jockey Jamie Kah, who has forged a successful association with the mare in her past two outings.Once nursed through the home-straight dip, Wrote To Arataki staved off her rivals to defeat Belle Et Riche and Forbidden City and claim her...

Ulanova dominates in New Plymouth juvenile feature

Speedy filly Ulanova gave her rivals a good old-fashioned beating as she led all the way to take out the Gr.3 Platinum Homes New Plymouth Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m) in effortless fashion.Fresh off a solid effort for fourth in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at Pukekohe, where she also led and was only claimed in the final 100m, the Stephen Marsh-trained daughter of Santos never looked like being caught on this occasion.Cuddled up in front by rider Craig Grylls, Ulanova used her high cruising sp...

Best Seller prospecting Trentham Gold

Trainer John Bary is hoping Trentham becomes a happy hunting ground for his stable over the next couple of months.The Hawke’s Bay trainer is looking toward the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) with Best Seller (Wrote) and Sequoia Star (Redwood), who will head to the Upper Hutt track on Saturday to contest the Gr.3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m).Best Seller will lead the stable’s charge this weekend and Bary is expecting to see plenty of improveme...

Top Top Tea continues Wrote roll

Dennis Yip’s promising second starter, Top Top Tea, continued a good run for his sire Wrote when winning the Class 4 Mut Wah Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday.In the process, the talented four-year-old carried Brazilian jockey Ruan Maia to his first victory since October 26 following 70 consecutive losses.“I’m very happy because it’s been two months without a winner, but I keep working and keep my head up. Sometimes, the right horse comes to your hand, and this one ran well f...

Best Seller ready to return at Trentham

A solid hit out by classy three-year-old filly Best Seller during an exhibition gallop on her home track at Hastings on Saturday has trainer John Bary more than satisfied ahead of her racetrack return at Trentham next week.The Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) runner-up covered the last 1000m of her workout in 60.5 seconds, coming the last 600m in 34.5s under rider Jonathan Riddell and looked to be galloping well within herself.Bary has given the daughter of Wrote a slow build-up after her e...

Bary all smiles with Guineas hope

John Bary’s fleeting visit to Christchurch at the weekend to monitor leading filly Best Seller’s progress had the desired outcome.  The whistle-stop venture south provided confirmation to the Hastings trainer that his Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) prospect was in tip-top shape for the challenge ahead. “She had an exhibition gallop with Guy Lowry’s Shezzacatch at Riccarton on Saturday and everything went really well and I was very happy wit...

Morpheus Bragi looks promising

Three-year-old Wrote gelding Morpheus Bragi looked very impressive when winning the 9Mile Fresh Maiden Plate (1200m) on the Pakenham turf on Friday. Despite being slow away and being wide throughout Morpheus Bragi was able to win by one-and-a-half lengths on the line, under apprentice jockey Matt Cartwright, who has a big impression of the gelding. “He’s been slow away in his trials and he was a bit worse today, he just got squeezed up a bit and he resented it,” Cartwright said. “I k...

Best Seller takes Gold Trail Stakes on home track

Local filly Best Seller showed she had taken plenty of benefit out of her first up victory at Taupo last month when she produced a resolute finish to win the Gr.3 HB/PB Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings. The John Bary-trained three-year-old seemed to be in a world of trouble when back second last on the home bend after being allowed to settle on her own terms by rider Sam Spratt. Opie Bosson looked likely to claim his second black-type feature on the day ...

Wrote 3YOs in the spotlight

Wrote’s progeny are primed for a thrilling classic year ahead with two, almost three, impressive winners last week. Group Two-placed filly Best Seller got her season off to a flyer with a win in the $40,000 Taupo Pak’nSave (1100m) at Taupo on Wednesday. Despite being slow away she showed her quality when looming at the turn and gathered in her opposition to win by a long neck. "Her sectionals on the day were very, very good," Highview's Brent Gillovic said. "In fact her sectio...

Best Seller scores at Taupo

Wrote three-year-old Best Seller got her new season off to the perfect start with a win at Taupo on Wednesday. Challenge Syndications principal Adrian Clark went to $12,000 to secure Best Seller out of Highview Stud’s 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 2 Yearling Sale draft and she more than recouped his outlay as a juvenile when runner-up in the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). She returned in superb fashion as a three-year-old on Wednesday when winning the Taupo Pak’n Save Fillies (...

Highview stallion parade - August 21

We will be parading our two stallions, High Chaparral's 2YO Group One winning son WROTE and first season sire THE CHOSEN ONE, Savabeel's best performed son at stud, on day two of the annual Waikato stallion tour, organised by the Waikato branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association and sponsored by gavelhouse.com. The parade is the first stop on Sunday August 21 at 10am and everyone is welcome to come along.  What: Highview Stallion ParadeTime: 10amAddress: 1544 ...

Brisbane swansong for The Chosen One before stud duties

The Chosen One will have his final race in the A$1.2 million Gr.2 Sky Racing The Q22 (2200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday, before retiring to stand at Highview Stud in New Zealand. The six-year-old will retire as a Group One winner over a mile, multiple stakes winner on both sides of the Tasman and dual NZ Stayer of the Year with over $2.7 million in stakes earnings.  However, trainer Andrew Forsman thinks he�...

Wrote To Arataki scores at Sandown

Promising three-year-old Wrote To Arataki left an impression with her comfortable victory over 1200m at Sandown on Wednesday. From her outside barrier, jockey Mark Zahra elected to settle at the rear of the field before setting his charge alight three-wide with 500m to go. She showed her turn of foot when gobbling up her opposition down the straight to record a 1-3/4 length victory. It was the second win from four starts for the daughter of Wrote, with trainer Matthew Williams noting a freshen-u...

Arataki a dominant winner for Wrote

Three-year-old filly Wrote To Arataki (NZ) (Wrote) ran out a comfortable winner of a 1400m maiden at Warrnambool on Thursday, winning at the second time of asking for local trainer Matthew Williams. Ridden by apprentice Will Price, the progressive three-year-old enjoyed a perfect run behind the speed and travelled like the winner a long way from home before cruising to a 2 ¼ length victory over Presser. The win continues the good run of form for the progeny of Highview Stud stallion Wrote, a G...

Wrote’s daughter delivers opportune Australian victory

Highview resident Wrote has penned a timely new chapter in his fledgling stallion career with a first success in Australia. With the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale just around the corner, his quaintly named daughter Bing Bang Boom drew further attention to the son of High Chaparral’s progeny with her dashing maiden success at Kilmore on Thursday. The three-year-old was stepping out for just the second time for Cranbourne trainer Wendy Kelly and sailed home over 1600m to the deli...