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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.…