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SBSR mare Lakelsa has been retired to stud and is likely to head to Bettor’s Delight in the spring. From just two seasons of racing and twenty four starts she won seven races including two group features; the Group One New Zealand Breeders Stakes and the Group Two ‘Premier Mares’ Championship. Bred by Bruce and […]
NZSBA is entering a new chapter. Following recently approved rule changes, every position on the NZSBA Board is now open and will be filled through a new, skills-based appointment process. A Board Appointment Panel will assess all applicants against a Board Skills and Competency Matrix, appoint one representative from each Affiliate (Southern, Canterbury and North […]
Colin Hair, a highly respected figure within New Zealand’s standardbred breeding community, passed away on Monday following a short battle with cancer, surrounded by family and loved ones. Hair was involved in harness racing for three decades through both governance and breeding, but it was as a small breeder he realised an extraordinary result that […]
A lifelong friendship between West Melton trainer Tony Barron and Southland breeder-owner the late Peter Marshall has proven the foundation for one of Western Australia’s emerging stars, Delightful Peg. The four-year-old daughter of Bettor’s Delight continued her outstanding run of form at Gloucester Park last Friday night, making it three wins from as many starts this campaign when […]
For the first time in eight seasons, the number of individual mares served in New Zealand has increased year on year. The 2025/26 breeding season closed with 1670 individual mares served, up from 1571 the previous season. That is an increase of 99 mares, or 6.3 percent. Total services, which includes mares covered more than […]
If the measure of a broodmare is in the heart she puts into her foals and the dreams she brings to life, then Stardon (Sundon–Chiquita Dee), or Sundee as she was known to her connections, wasn’t just any mare – she was a matriarch, a miracle, and the beating heart behind one of the great […]
The Southern Standardbred Breeders Association (SSBA) has launched a new $15,000 breeding recognition initiative with effect from 1 February 2023. SSBA members will be eligible to access a new $300 win bonus from 1 February, T&Cs apply. “SSBA believes it is important the core breeding function of the harness racing industry continues to gain support […]
