NEWS News

27 August 2025

Ocean Park sires Wednesday winner for Sargent

Ocean Park’s son Hooligan Tommy made it three wins on the bounce with an impressive first-up Randwick victory, further boosting the credentials of his sire, already responsible for four Group 1 winners.

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25 August 2025

Stable Tours: O’Shea/Charlton have a lovely mix of proven and potential ahead of the spring

Written by Dane McLeod of The Thoroughbred Report

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24 August 2025

Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate Day summary

Te Rapa put on a fantastic day of racing, with an eight-race card highlighted by the Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate. Congratulations to WTR CEO and our great friend Butch Castles, along with his team, for hosting such a successful raceday.

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23 August 2025

Ardrossan’s sons deliver 1-2 punch at Te Rapa

It was all about Ardrossan at Te Rapa in Race 6 with his sons Mo Charaid and Sweetazme going 1-2 in the Ardrossan 1200 over 1200m on Saturday, 23 August.

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17 August 2025

Ocean Park starts new season with a bang

Already the sire of four Group 1 winners, Ocean Park ended 2024/25 with 10 Stakes performers and has kicked off the new season strongly, producing five winners in just one week.

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16 August 2025

Another Super Saturday for Seth

Super Seth and trainer Kenny Rae dominated Ruakaka on Saturday, with Miss Seth and Supa Rosa both scoring over 1600m, boosting Super Seth’s remarkable 62% winners-to-runners strike rate from his first crop.

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13 August 2025

Saltcoats stakes his claim for Premier’s Cup glory

Saltcoats (Ardrossan) stormed to a 2.33-length win in the rescheduled $160,000 Premier’s Cup Prelude, setting up a possible tilt at the Gr.3 Premier’s Cup later this month.

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7 August 2025

The Corner with Garry Chittick

Hear the latest from Garry Chittick: If I had $10 million to spare, perhaps I would believe it might be better to speed up the remedial track work, or, I might have gathered breeders and found a way to underwrite a desperately needed sire.

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28 July 2025

Waikato Stud claim 11th Breeder of the Year title

“On the farm there are now three generations of Chitticks involved, but I accept this award on behalf of Waikato Stud because we have got an unbelievable group of people who are just absolutely passionate about horses and Waikato Stud and about the success of the place,” Mark Chittick said.

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23 July 2025

Baker and Clarke uncover another Super Seth standout

Shirley’s Tribute, a $225,000 Super Seth filly, impressed on debut at Bathurst for Bjorn Baker and Clarke Bloodstock (FBAA), surging from the back to score easily and notch her sire’s 44th winner.

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15 July 2025

Kiwi Chronicles: Far from finished

Written by Lloyd Jackson, ANZ Bloodstock News on 15 July 2025

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12 July 2025

Ocean Park celebrates 23rd stakes winner

In the all too familiar cerise and white racing colours of Bob and Sandra Peters, their three-year-old Arcadia Park provided Ocean Park with his 23 stakes winner when saluting in the Listed Aquanita Stakes (2019m) at Bunbury in Western Australia.

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