Named after a Scottish village near the St Andrew’s golf course, Balmerino became a pioneer of global racing in the mid-1970s. On the international stage the globetrotting galloper from Cambridge put New Zealand horses on…

Many illustrious broodmares grace the lush breeding paddocks at Peter and Philip Vela’s Pencarrow Stud property between Cambridge and Hamilton. Indeed they have a truly international broodmare band. One of them is Ethereal who captured…

A giant-sized mare who captured the hearts and imagination of Australasian racegoers with her wonderful staying prowess. The undoubted highlight of her career was a dramatic win in the 1988 Melbourne Cup in which she…

Commenced stud duties at Trelawney Stud, Cambridge 1935 Foxbridge dominated the Australasian racing world for more than two decades. After claiming his first New Zealand sires’ title in the 1940-41 season he went on to…

Hunterville, who cost owner Doug MacKenzie only $1000, became the first jumper in New Zealand racing history to attain three consecutive wins in one of the world’s toughest and most gruelling tests of horse and…

In the early 1980s the top trotter in New Zealand was Jenner. From the start of his career the well-bred son of Game Pride was dominant over his peers and earned the title of trotter-of-the-year…

Undoubtedly one of the finest gallopers seen in New Zealand, Mainbrace was first past the post in 23 of his 25 starts during the 1950s. This magnificent racehorse, who was nicknamed The Chestnut Thunderbolt posted…

Might and Power was rated the world’s champion stayer of 1997 after his exciting wins in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup of that year. He had a reputation for leading all of the way and…

A brilliant galloping machine, Octagonal earned a cult following in Australia with his electrifying finishing burst which carried him to 10 Group I victories. He became known as The Big O and was one of…

Commenced stud duties at Cambridge Stud, Cambridge 1976, the sire of 45 individual Group I winners and progeny earnings of close to $A50 million.  Sir Tristram has re-written the record books of Australasian racing and…

So You Think is a New Zealand-bred thoroughbred racehorse, now majority owned by Coolmore Stud of Ireland.  So You Think came to prominence through winning the 2009 and 2010 Cox Plates, Australia’s premier weight for…

The best race mare ever produced in Australasia that’s the description rightfully bestowed upon champion Kiwi mare Sunline. Bred by Michael Martin and Susan Archer of Auckland, Sunline was leased out as a young horse…

As tough as steak, Sydney Jones became one of New Zealand’s best-performed jumpers of all time and a true crowd favourite at Ellerslie racecourse where he earned himself the tag of King Of The Hill.…

Tulloch might have been small in stature but he was a giant performer on the racetrack in the 1950s and early 1960s. Tulloch was purchased for 750 guineas at the 1956 New Zealand yearling sales…

Commenced stud duties at Chequers Stud, Cambridge 1979, one of Australasian racing’s most versatile and genuine racehorses ever, Vice Regal played a big part in breaking down the prejudice local broodmare owners held against colonial…

If every pacer could be provided with his own moniker, none would be so apt for New Zealand’s Young Quinn as “Mr Powerhouse”. Later campaigning successfully in America where he won a host of races,…

Commenced stud duties at Cambridge Stud, Cambridge 1991 Zabeel inherited all the wonderful qualities of his famous sire, legendary stallion Sir Tristram. Sir Patrick Hogan of Cambridge Stud said he always felt there was no…

Together with accomplished horseman of the century Mark Todd, Charisma put New Zealand eventing on the international map in the 1980s and became a household name throughout New Zealand and many parts of the world.…

Eight Carat of Cambridge Stud became the most influential broodmares in Australasia during the second half of the 20th century.