http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.jamiesonpark.co.nz en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:03:35 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/163291/bringing-life-back-to-gardens/ Over the past year, three Franklin women have brought life back into the gardens outside Pukekohe Hospital.Nearby resident Diane Evans said she was sorry to see the state of the rose gardens outside Pukekohe Hospital. She approached Chris Futter about restoring the gardens.Chris Futter, Gaye Cooper, and Cherie Thom first began tackling the project last autumn, despite plans to wait until spring.It was a bigger task than Futter initially anticipated, with 10 garden beds on site.“About 80 per ce... Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:12:27 +1200 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post163291 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/156027/national-thoroughbred-week-event/ We're opening our gates to the public during National Thoroughbred Week. Register to join us for our free open day here. Event details: Day: Sunday November 23Time: 10:30 - 1:00pmLocation: Jamieson Park, 830 Koheroa Road, Mangatāwhiri Meet a foal, groom a horse and meet a retired racehorse. For more info on National Thoroughbred Week and the events happening, click here. ... Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:41:04 +1300 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post156027 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/154891/mr-mozarts-first-foals-hit-the-right-notes/ From Highview Stud: Mr Mozart's first foals are arriving, and we’ve been receiving fantastic reports from clients who bred to him in his first season at stud.Click here to view a gallery of some of these outstanding foals. We couldn’t be happier with the quality and strength he’s producing.Word is spreading, and he’s on track to serve similar numbers to last season (89), which is a testament to his growing reputation.He’s also proving to be a “fertility machine,” with ver... Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:38:09 +1300 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post154891 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/154573/arabian-songbird-upstages-tardelli-in-cambridge-showdown/ By Richard Edmunds, LOVERACING.NZ News DeskStephen Marsh ran rampant with wins in four of the first seven races at Ellerslie on Saturday, but his hottest favourite of the day had to settle for a placing as another Cambridge stable stole the show.The Roger James and Robert Wellwood-trained Arabian Songbird took flight from the back of the field to upstage Tardelli in the $65,000 Elsdon Park (1400m).Marsh had been an unstoppable force until that point of the afternoon, winning the G... Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:40:09 +1300 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post154573 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/153900/kygo-star-shines-late-in-competitive-3yo-contest/ By Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News DeskPromising three-year-old Kygo Star overcame a wide journey to come out on top in a tight finish in the Allspark Electrical Maiden 3YO (1400m) at Avondale on Wednesday. The Chad Ormsby-trained gelding was impressive on debut at Taupo, storming home late to finish second behind Oratia Beauty. Finishing third in that contest was Magic Carpet, who came out 10 days later to win the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Gui... Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:49:34 +1300 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post153900 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/151882/grail-seeker-crowned-champion-sprinter/ 2024-25 was a breakthrough season for Grail Seeker (NZ) (Iffraaj), who had previously shown promise up to Group Two level as a three-year-old but went on to scale all new heights as a four-year-old.In her first two starts of the season, she scored scintillating come-from-behind victories in the Group One Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings and the Group One Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham. She won those two prestigious weight-for-age races by a combined margin of almost four lengths and b... Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:52:51 +1200 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post151882 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/149787/mr-mozart-filly-well-composed/ The first foal by Highview Stud stallion Mr Mozart has arrived with breeder James Chapman of Jamieson Park delighted with the filly which is out of the Almanzor mare Qdos, a half-sister to black-type performers Sacred Master, Kia Ora Jewel and Tears of an Angel. Chapman part-owned Mr Mozart during his racing career and has doubled down on the Group Two winning son of Snitzel now that he has retired to Highview Stud. “I have ... Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:48:11 +1200 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post149787 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/148200/highview-stud-announce-2025-service-fees/ Highview Stud have announced the service fees for their quartet of stallions this coming breeding season, headlined by Group One producer Wrote, who will stand for a fee of $12,000+GST.A Group One winner himself of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Stakes (1600m), Wrote sired last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) heroine Pulchritudinous, while his stakes-winning honour roll also includes Group One performer Best Seller and Group Two winner Wrote to Araraki.“We have increased his fee to $... Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:07:00 +1200 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post148200 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/148521/group-one-goals-back-on-the-horizon-for-pier/ Pier (NZ) (Proisir) may have fallen just short of winning Saturday’s Listed City Of Napier Sprint (1200m), but trainers Darryn and Briar Weatherley couldn’t have been happier with their returning star ahead of a potential campaign in Queensland.As a three-year-old, Pier won a competitive Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and placed in a Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) and Gr.3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m). Since then, he has spent much of the last two seasons on the sidelines, includi... Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post148521 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/post/148522/quality-colt-on-target-for-trentham-feature/ Well-related colt Tardelli (I Am Invincible) will make a return trip to Wellington in his bid to add a black-type victory to his burgeoning record.The Stephen Marsh-trained son of I Am Invincible continued his impressive progression on Champions’ Day at Ellerslie where he came from last to claim the Windsor Park Stud Trophy (1500m).He will make his next appearance in Saturday week’s Gr.2 IRT Wellington Guineas (1400m) with his performance at Trentham to decide if he travels further... Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.jamiesonpark.co.nz/blog/#post148522