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Sunset Boulevard (NZ) Strikes Again at Waverley
22 Apr 2025
Race sponsor Kevin Myers earned his money back at Waverley on Monday when Pencarrow’s Sunset Boulevard (NZ) (Eminent) won the $17,000 Kevin Myers Racing (2100m).
Myers took over the training of Sunset Boulevard earlier this year, and Monday’s Rating 75 race was the four-year-old gelding’s third win from five starts out of the Wanganui stable.
The dam of Sunset Boulevard is North of Sunset (NZ) (Red Ransom), who is a half-sister to the stakes winner and Group One-placed Pencarrow mare Wildflower (NZ) (Keeper).
Guineas Winner Confirmed for Coolmore
22 Apr 2025
Group One-winning colt Private Life (Written Tycoon), who is part-owned by Pencarrow principal Sir Peter Vela, will join the star-studded stallion roster at Coolmore later this year with an introductory service fee of A$19,250.
Bought for A$650,000 as a yearling, Private Life has earned more than A$2m on the racetrack with three wins headed by the Group One Caulfield Guineas (1600m) in October. In that renowned stallion-making classic, he defeated the subsequent Group One Australian Guineas (1600m) winner Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth), the multiple Group One winner Broadsiding (Too Darn Hot) and the multiple Group winner Evaporate (NZ) (Per Incanto).
Read more ›Mehzebeen (NZ) Adds Another Staying Trophy
16 Apr 2025
The Pencarrow-bred Mehzebeen (NZ) (Almanzor) secured her third major staying prize of the season with another powerhouse performance in Saturday’s $120,000 Listed Valley D’Vine Restaurant Hawke’s Bay Cup (2200m) at Trentham.
Previously the winner of the Listed Metropolitan Trophy (2600m) and Group Three New Zealand Cup (3200m) at Riccarton in November, Mehzebeen has now banked a total of $556,218 from a 23-start career that has produced six wins and four placings.
Read more ›Perfect Debut for Powerofpersuasion (NZ)
15 Apr 2025
Three-year-old Pencarrow filly Powerofpersuasion (NZ) (Ten Sovereigns) kicked off her career with a smart victory in the Pioneer P9400 (1400m) at Waverley on Thursday.
The Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie-trained Powerofpersuasion had six trials to prepare her for raceday debut, including a win at Te Rapa in September and a second at Ellerslie on March 11.
Read more ›About The Stud
Situated in the lush countryside of the Waikato region of New Zealand, Pencarrow Stud was established by international businessman Sir Peter Vela.
Developed in tandem with his late brother Philip, the pair created a legacy for their families and the NZ thoroughbred industry through years of dedication, passion and expert judgement. The 2013/14 season marked a new era in the history of the stud with Sir Peter taking the reins on his own and continuing the success that the brothers started together.
Comprising some 300 hectares of mineral rich countryside, Pencarrow Stud has an enviable record producing world-class thoroughbred racehorses.
