Where only perfection will do.

Pencarrow mare Bonifleur (NZ) (Burgundy) added a third win to her record with a hard-fought victory in the $18,500 New World Mount Maunganui (1400m) at Tauranga on Friday.

Now a winner at the ages of three, four and five, Bonifleur has had 15 starts for three wins, three placings and $51,275 in stakes. She is trained by Paul Richards at Matamata.

Last season’s Group One winners Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth) and Maison Louis (NZ) (Super Seth) added their names to a long list of top-class colts and geldings carrying the Pencarrow Stud brand, and buyers will have exclusive access to another beautifully bred crop of colts during Karaka 2026.

Pencarrow will offer a total of 18 colts at New Zealand’s 100^th National Yearling Sale, with 13 in Book 1 and five in Book 2.

The Kris Lees-trained Tavi Time recorded the first black-type win of his career in the A$250,000 Group Three Summer Cup (2000m) at Randwick on Boxing Day 2024, and he returned 12 months later to successfully defend that title on Friday.

Pencarrow will offer a colt by U S Navy Flag out of Guiseppina as Lot 465 during Book 1 of Karaka 2026 in late January.

Pencarrow’s blue and white hooped colours featured prominently at black-type level last season thanks to Island Life (NZ) (Vadamos), and a strong victory in Saturday’s $40,000 Barry Illsley Building and Joinery (1600m) at Trentham suggested there could be more to come this season.

Island Life has now had 12 starts for three wins, three placings and $247,850 in stakes.