News from the Stud
We will feature regular updates with what is happening with the stud. It is winter here in New Zealand so activities are focused on repairs and maintenance and selling up and coming young horses. Eventing has just finished and winter racing is well underway.
LATEST NEWS
Distelfink influence in Forest Gate Trophy
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
In 1997, Distelfink was ranked 3rd in the world as a sire of event horses by the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses due primarily to the international success of his top eventers GV Braveheart (Olivia Bunn, Australia) and NRM Denver (Catriona Williams).
His influence as a grand sire is showing up in recent results for eventing in NZ at top level where two grandsons placed 1st and 3rd at the CIC*** in Richfields, New Zealand.
Sterling Prince continues spring success
Monday, 9 November 2009
The spring success for Sterling Prince struck gold over the weekend with a win in the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2500m) Group 3 race at Flemington. One of only two kiwi bred, kiwi owned and kiwi trained to have success at the carnival!
Sister to JEUNE has Colombia foal
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Half sister to 1995 Aust Horse of the Year JEUNE produces Colombia colt
Saveur, the 22 year old mare by Ardross has produced an outstanding colt by Colombia this spring. He was born at Longspring Stud at 12:40 am on the Sunday (Oct 4) after the Kelt Capital Stakes in HB in a beautiful evening with a fullish moon and a warm night. Just as well because by Sunday evening the winter weather was back with a vengeance. Snow, rain and a bitterly cold wind.
RACING NEWS
Sterling Prince's Spring Success
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Sterling Prince has consistent start to spring racing with 3 placings in the Hawkes Bay Triple Crown
Things are off to a good start! From limited runners over the last month, we have seen incredibly good performances by Colombia’s progeny with the promise of more to come.
Colombia progeny win over $3,800,000
Saturday, 27 June 2009
The NZ Thoroughbred Stallion Register only records progeny winnings in dollar value for NZ and Australia – but when one digs a bit deeper looking at the tremendously successful Colombia progeny racing in Hong Kong and Macau, the winnings are much more impressive! This is from 4 crops racing.
Bringbackthebiff jumping in Ireland
Friday, 29 May 2009
It is like selling coals to Newcastle … but an Irish owner purchased one of the more successful of the Colombia progeny in Bringbackthebiff (Colombia – Ellena Dawn by Drums of Time) who is now racing in Ireland. He is particularly successful at steeplechasing winning the Gowran Inistioge Beginners Chase within 5 months of his arrival in Ireland. Bringbackthebiff was 2nd in the New Zealand Cup in 2007.
EQUESTRIAN NEWS
Agency for de Wimselbach semen in NZ
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
One of the more exciting news items is that Syenz Equine Reproduction in conjunction with Longspring have formed an association with top Dutch Warmblood stud Wimselbach in the Netherlands near the German border to import semen from their jumping stallions.
Longspring sponsors raffle
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Proceeds to the Young Eventing Riders Development Fund.
Hula Town – top eventing sire now at Longspring
Saturday, 10 October 2009
The Sir Tristram stallion Hula Town has moved from Nelson to spend his retirement years at Longspring Stud in the Wairarapa where he is expected to attract sport horse mares based on his phenomenal record at producing international event horses.