Former WS Sire Paco Boy the Current Leading 1st Crop Sire in Europe

17 September 2014

Former Waikato Stud sire PACO BOY is achieving some great results in the Northern Hemisphere, with progeny there currently securing his place as the Leading 1st Crop Sire in Europe.

To date, Paco Boy has been best represented by the Gr.2 winner BEACON and by the five additional stakes performers Smaih, Lexington Times, Peacock,

Astrophysics and Pack Together.

Paco Boy’s oldest NZ crop have just turned two.

The Corner with Garry Chittick

No Corner last week; this week the Annual Thoroughbred Racing Awards night certainly deserves acknowledgment. It is the second of two nights of measurement of Thoroughbred achievements for the year, with the first focussing on our Breeders’ awards.

9 September 2026

Savabeel’s Group 1 daughter Belle Cheval retired

Belle Cheval, by champion sire Savabeel, enjoyed a stellar career: placing in the NZ 1000 Guineas, winning the Almanzor Trophy and Uncle Remus Stakes, finishing second in The Kiwi, then claiming Group 1 glory in Australia’s Vinery Stud Stakes before retiring to broodmare duties.