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November 4, 2024
Derby day success for Newhaven-bred sprinter
Newhaven Park-bred Maharba played a major supporting role on 2024 VRC Derby Day at Flemington when scoring a determined victory in the Group 3 G.H. Mumm Rising Fast Stakes (1200m) for our great friends Gaz & Maz Towzell and the Grahame Begg stable. Ridden by Jordan Childs and opposed by a healthy number of noted […]
October 21, 2024
Career first 2YO winner for Cool Aza Beel
Newhaven Park’s exciting first season sire Cool Aza Beel (NZ) was represented by his career first winner when Cool Aza Rene was an impressive winner of the Cavallo Farms Chris Rutten Bloodstock 2YO at Otaki on debut. The first foal of the Xtravagant (NZ) mare Irene, Cool Aza Rene had been an eye catching barrier […]
October 21, 2024
Nadal serves notice of bigger and better wins
Newhaven Park sire Xtravagant (NZ) has a potential spring carnival star on his hands in the form of Nadal, an impressive winner at Caulfield on the midweek program of the Melbourne Racing Club’s feature three day carnival. Having only his second start since November 2023, the lightly-raced 4-year-old demolished his opposition in a Benchmark 78 […]
September 23, 2024
Newhaven bred filly glows in Tea Rose
Newhaven Park bred Autumn Glow is all the ‘Talk of the Town’ after producing another breathtaking performance to extend her record to three wins from three starts when claiming the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. Carrying the well-known colours of co-owners Arrowfield Stud, who race the brilliant filly in partnership with Hermitage, […]
September 23, 2024
First trial winner for Cool Aza Beel
A set of barrier trials staged at Arawa Park in New Zealand mid-month witnessed a very precocious first-crop member of the Cool Aza Beel (NZ) breed show brilliant speed and race savvy to score over 800m in the famous colours of Te Akau. Named Cool Aza Rene, the rapid filly looked a ready-made racehorse when […]
May 11, 2021
Sinba - One To Watch
There looks to be better things ahead for the two-year-old Xtravagant gelding Sinba, judging by his dominant win on debut over 1400m at Newcastle on Saturday. The only 2yo in the field, Sinba carried the support of the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou stable, and he didn’t disappoint. With Keagan Latham in the saddle, Sinba […]
May 11, 2021
Bumper Weekend for Newhaven Park
The busy weekend began on Friday evening at the Riverside Stables, where Newhaven was in the thick of the action on both sides of the ledger during the Inglis Chairman’s Sale. They sold three mares through their Chairman’s Sale draft for a total of $1,425,000, headed by an $800,000 pricetag for stakes-winning mare From Within (Not A […]
April 16, 2021
Fees Confirmed for Cool Aza Beel & Xtravagant
Newhaven Park has announced their Group I winning son of Savabeel, Cool Aza Beel (NZ), will stand his first season at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST). Cool Aza Beel, a winner of the Group I Sistema Stakes and the Karaka Million for trainer Jamie Richards and Te Akau Racing, will stand at Newhaven Park […]
March 5, 2021
Xceptional First Winner for Xtravagant
Making his second trip to the races, the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained He’s Xceptional created a huge impression in a 1000m 2yo maiden at Cranbourne of Friday to claim the honour as the first winner for Newhaven Park Stud’s Xtravagant. With Daniel Moor in the saddle, He’s Xceptional was ridden hard in the early […]
January 27, 2021
NEWHAVEN PARK EXTENDS COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Following the successful partnership with The Country Championships Final since 2017, Newhaven Park is proud to announce that it will be extending its sponsorship to the entire Country Championships Series in 2021. “We are delighted to have substantially increased our commitments to the New South Wales racing industry to now include each of the […]
January 16, 2021
Aim Wins the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas
It was billed as a match-race between quality fillies Isotope and Away Game but the recently-gelded Aim surprised punters in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m) with a brilliant return to form. Peter and Paul Snowden’s three-year-old, who started as one of the favourites in last year’s 2YO Classic, broke a winning drought […]
January 16, 2021
Newhaven Park Announce Exciting New Stallion
Newhaven Park have announced the acquisition of Champion New Zealand 2YO Cool Aza Beel to stand at stud in 2021. By champion sire Savabeel, Cool Aza Beel combines the best of New Zealand and Australian bloodlines and is free of Danehill blood coming from the famed ‘Tennessee’ family that has produced Group I winners Malaguerra, […]
January 15, 2021
Newhaven Park Sell $1,050,000 Snitzel Colt
Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Snitzel weighed in with another seven figure colt on Friday at the Magic Millions when Newhaven Park’s dashing grey colt from Suprara sold for $1,050,000. The second foal of Group II placed Domesday mare Supara he was knocked down to Kitchwin Hills and will be trained by Gerald Ryan. Bred by […]
December 29, 2020
The Harrovian Wins 11 Straight and His Second Stakes Win!
Seven year-old Fastnet Rock gelding The Harrovian is racing in career best form and made it 11 wins in succession at Eagle Farm on Saturday when claiming his second Black Type victory in the Listed BRC Bernborough Plate (1600m). A cult hero in far north Queensland, The Harrovian has delighted Brisbane racegoers since transferring to […]
December 21, 2020
2021 Magic Millions Vendor Profile
Newhaven Park has been breeding champions for four generations, studmaster John Kelly continues a proud tradition that has seen the Boorowa based farm send forth a list of winners of the great races on the Australian Turf Calendar that would require a separate article just to list. Suffice to say that it includes no less […]
December 5, 2020
KISSONALLFORCHEEKS LANDS LEE-STEERE CLASSIC
Part of a five runner entry by trainer Dan Morton, the Written Tycoon filly Kissonallforcheeks came with a barnstorming finish to open her stakes account in Saturday’s Listed Tabtouch-Sir Ernest Lee-Steere (1400m) at Ascot. Ridden by Brad Parnham, Kissonallforcheeks had just two of the 12 runners behind her on the turn. When balanced up in […]
November 28, 2020
The Harrovian wins 10 straight and earns black type
Champion sire Fastnet Rock landed his 164th stakes-winner at Doomben on Saturday with seven year-old gelding The Harrovian, who may be one of his most interesting stakes-winners of all. A cult hero in far north Queensland, The Harrovian lined up in the Listed BRC Recognition Stakes (1350m) chasing his tenth consecutive win, not an easy task […]
November 1, 2020
G1 Quinella for Newhaven Park Graduates
Newhaven Park graduates Shout the Bar ($31) and Odeum ($4) started far apart in the betting of the Group I VRC Empire Rose, but an impressive duel between the two proved they were much closer in form than expected. In a tight finish following a battle to the line, Shout the Bar proved the victor […]
October 26, 2020
Inferno destroys best sprinters in Lion City Cup
The epithets may be running scarce but a few unused glowing terms still came out in praise of Inferno following his exhibition gallop in the $400,000 Group 1 Lion City Cup (1200m) at Kranji on Sunday. In his typically economical debriefing style after the country’s premier sprint, trainer Cliff Brown said the Holy Roman Emperor […]
October 10, 2020
Odeum Puts Them to the Sword in Thousand Guineas
A field of 13 well-performed fillies went to the post for Saturday’s Group 1 Schweppes Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield where the progressive Newhaven bred filly Odeum put them to the sword at just her fourth start. Given a positive ride by Michael Walker, Odeum enjoyed the run of the race, third on the fence […]
July 23, 2020
Winning Debut for Celestine
Nicconi might be best known as the sire of the country’s best sprinter Nature Strip, but he’s also a prolific sire of winners including Wednesday’s debut juvenile winner Celestine, another successful debutante for the James Harron Bloodstock Fillies Syndication enterprise. Trained by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, Celestine was a well backed favourite and scored a […]
June 2, 2020
PRESS RELEASE - XTRAVAGANT 2020 SERVICE FEE ANNOUNCEMENT
PRESS RELEASE: Xtravagant 2020 Service Fee Announcement We are pleased to announce a reduced fee of $10,000 plus GST for resident stallion Xtravagant for the upcoming breeding season. Xtravagant enters his fourth season at stud and John Kelly believes that the 30% reduction in his fee is reflective of the uncertain economic times and allows […]
May 9, 2020
RINGBOLT SHOCKS IN SA SIRES' PRODUCE STAKES
Former Emirates Park shuttler Dream Ahead (USA) looks to have a promising prospect in the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained 2yo gelding Ringbolt who scored a surprise win in Saturday’s Group III SA Sires’ Produce Stakes at Morphettville. A troubled fourth when making his debut at Balaklava on April 29, Ringbolt was on his best behaviour […]
April 15, 2020
Stylish Win on Debut for Reinvest
Three year-old Redoute’s Choice gelding Reinvest was saving his best performance for raceday. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained runner duly produced the goods when making his debut in a 1500 metre maiden at Newcastle on Tuesday. He enjoyed a good run from barrier one under jockey Lee Magorrian and strode clear to win […]
March 28, 2020
Shout The Bar Claims the Vinery Stud Stakes
An outstanding training performance from Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott saw Shout The Bar claim an upset victory in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill. The lightly-raced daughter of Not A Single Doubt went off a $16 chance after winning her first two starts at Newcastle and Randwick before going down by the narrowest […]
January 16, 2020
XTRAVAGANT'S FIRST CROP IMPRESS
Many of the hard yards have been done, the new stallion has been marketed and duly well supported. He is fertile, his first foals have impressed. And then comes that time of year when his first yearlings hit the sales ring. An exciting and somewhat nerve-wracking time; will the new boy be the next big […]
November 23, 2019
AIM SCORES JAW DROPPING WIN AT RANDWICK
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Aim was promoted to the top line of betting for the $2 million Magic Millions 2yo Classic after keeping his record at a perfect two for two following his runaway win in Saturday’s Tab Venue Mode Hcp (1200m) at Randwick. The son of Star Witness was last early as Hinchbeast […]
September 19, 2019
Burst Turns 30
It’s a very special day at Newhaven Park as BURST (Marauding x Sudden) turns 30! Born on this day in 1989, Burst went on to become Champion Race Filly after winning the ‘Grand Slam’ in 1992 – the G1 Golden Slipper, the G1 Sires’ Produce & G1 Champagne Stakes. Owned and bred by Newhaven Park, […]
September 7, 2019
Golden Rose Possible for Yao Dash
Entered for the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas and Group I ATC Golden Rose, promising Smart Missile three year-old Yao Dash took another step forward when beating highly rated filly Funstar at Randwick on Saturday. Prepared by Gai Wterhouse and Adrian Bott, Yao Dash defeated subsequent city winner Petronius when winning on debut at Canterbury […]
August 22, 2019
DYNAMIC DEBUT WIN FOR YAO DASH
Entered for the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas and Group I ATC Golden Rose , promising Smart Missile three year-old Yao Dash scored an eye-catching debut win at Canterbury on Wednesday to become the 600th winner for Dynamic Syndications. Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Yao Dash looked good in two barrier trials last month […]
August 8, 2019
ONE TO WATCH - SUPER OASIS
This blue-blooded filly by Darley’s champion sire Exceed and Excel a was ‘Juvenile Trial Watch’ horse on Breednet last month, believing she had spring stakes potential and her maiden win in Race 3 today at Kembla Grange only confirmed that opinion. Trained by Mark Newnham, three year-old Super Oasis was ridden quietly by Nash Rawiller […]
July 26, 2019
Juvenile Trial Watch - Warwick Farm
Our two year-olds are very nearly three and if there’s one thing we’ve learned this season it is that Mark Newnham is very good with a talented filly and this well bred daughter of Exceed and Excel looks like she’s capable of being a player this spring. Super Oasis was an unlucky second on debut […]
July 17, 2019
FIRST WIN FOR PARIS
Paris enhanced her already considerable value with a comfortable win at Cranbourne on Wednesday. Ben Melham produced Paris in the home straight to finish best of all to win the 2YO Fillies Maiden Plate (1000m) at her fourth start. A half-sister to dual Group I winner English (Encosta de Lago), Paris (2 f Snitzel – […]
February 24, 2019
Jamaican Rain Wins the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes
Trainer Richard Laming’s decision to stay at home has been vindicated with Jamaican Rain leading throughout to win at Caulfield. She raced up on the pace and scored a three-quarter length win for Damien Oliver, her seventh win from 13 starts with prizemoney topping $330,000. Laming had the six-year-old mare entered for the Millie Fox Stakes […]
February 12, 2019
$350,000 Star Witness Filly Shines at Classic
It takes a bit to shock Newhaven Park’s John Kelly, but a “totally unexpected” result saw their Star Witness filly top Day 3 of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. While lot 475 (ex Madam Nash) was popular with buyers pre-sale, Kelly was “over the moon” when the filly reached $350,000, selling to Orbis Bloodstock. “Fillies […]
January 17, 2019
Terminology Wins $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden
A last start second in the Listed Gosford Guineas, talented Star Witness filly Terminology was a short priced favourite in the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden at the Gold Coast on Saturday 12th of January and duly got punters off to a flying start. She jumped fast from a good gate and was always in control […]
January 11, 2019
MOORE & SUMMIT RACING SECURE VIA AFRICA COLT
One of the first lots to enter the ring on day two of the 2019 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, was the Newhaven Park Stud-consigned Lot 268, a stunning colt by Redoute’s Choice, the first foal of Champion South African Sprinter and multiple G1 winner Via Africa, one of eight G1 winners for her Avontuur Estate-based sire […]
November 26, 2018
Bright Future for Total Excess
A patient approach with exciting three-year-old Total Excess paid dividends at Awapuni on Saturday when the Jamie Richards-trained galloper opened a new campaign with an impressive victory. The Delago Deluxe gelding had caught the eye when winning on debut at Hastings back in April in a performance that suggested he could be a classic contender […]