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Verry Elleegant’s dam passes away

Posted on September 18, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Broodmare gem Opulence has passed away after foaling a healthy Zed filly at Grangewilliam Stud on Saturday. The 17-year-old Danroad mare was crowned New Zealand Broodmare of the Year for the second consecutive season at the New Zealand Breeding Awards last month after the deeds of her 11-time Group One-winning daughter Verry Elleegant and stakes-winning[...]

Posted on August 1, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It's fair to say Auckland-based breeder Don Goodwin has loved every minute of breeding and owning a champion racehorse. The octogenarian stole the show at Saturday night's National Breeding Awards, where his star mare Verry Elleegant was named the Seton Otway Horse of the Year, while her dam Opulence shared the honours for Eight Carat[...]

Posted on November 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The NZ suffix has featured prominently in Australia this spring, so it's no surprise a couple of Kiwi stallions are featuring prominently on the Australian Leading Sires table this season. The Kiwi brigade is being led by Grangewilliam Stud stallion Zed, who sits fourth on the list with AUD$5.8 million in earnings, while Rich Hill[...]

Posted on November 4, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Zed may well have had two runners in this year's Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) had it not been for the current complications of trans-Tasman travel. His daughter Verry Elleegant confirmed her champion status with a resounding victory on Tuesday, while the Flemington feature had also been on the radar of Grangewilliam Stud stallion's promising[...]

Posted on January 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

While remarkable stallion Zed continues to put Grangewilliam Stud's name in lights on both sides of the Tasman, the next generation gets its time to shine with Derryn's first yearlings going under the hammer at Karaka 2021. Grangewilliam can lay claim to New Zealand's highest-ranked sire in Australia this season, with Zed currently sitting in[...]

Posted on November 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Grangewilliam Stud stallion Zed is having a spring to remember and as we venture into summer the juggernaut continued as his six-year-old son Count Zero raced away with the A$300,000 Haymes Paint Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool for local trainer Symon Wilde. The unheralded stallion is the sire of six-time Group 1 winner Verry Elleegant,[...]

Posted on October 20, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The performance of dainty New Zealand-bred mare Verry Elleegant fending off Epsom Derby-winning blueblood Anthony Van Dyck in Saturday's Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) is a triumph for all who dare to dream in the sport of thoroughbred racing and breeding. From humble beginnings, the daughter of unheralded Grangewilliam Stud sire Zed has amassed the[...]

Posted on August 7, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Saturday's Group 3 Winter Cup (1600m) added some black-type lustre to a brief foray into thoroughbred breeding for Carole and Doug Isaacson. The time-honoured Riccarton feature was won in strong style by Dez, who was bred by the Dannevirke couple in unusual circumstances. Doug Isaacson is a respected name in show-jumping, where he competed with[...]

Verry Elleegant’s dam passes away

Goodwin honoured following Verry Elleegant’s success

New Zealand sires to the fore in Australia

Travel restraints prevented Zed’s Cup double up

Derryn yearlings add new element for high-flying Grangewilliam

Hardy Kiwi bred wins prestigious Jericho

Zed’s Verry Elleegant a testament to breeder’s faith

Show-jumping prize paves way to Winter Cup breeding success

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