Equine Stars Walk of Fame

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…