Well-related and well-performed Pencarrow maiden mares Insouciant (Keeper x Loudenne, by Palace Music) and Mirandola (O’Reilly x Paolino, by Housebuster) have both been tested in-foal to their respective mates in mid-September.
Richly bred Madeleine Noblet (No Excuse Needed x Romanee Conti) broke through for her maiden win on Saturday for her new trainer Sheila Laxon
Speedy Encosta de Lago two-year-old Encosta Diablo (Encosta De Lago x Devil’s Lair, by Sir Tristram) - a $600,000 purchase by David Ellis at the 2009 Karaka Premier Sale - scored impressively on debut
Waikato Stud sire Pins (Snippets) has been confirmed as the mate for Pencarrow Stud’s cups queen Ethereal in 2009.
On Tuesday Pencarrow Stud welcomed fillies into the world from Group 2 ARC Royal Stakes winner Sarwatch (Jetball) and two of her daughters
The Pencarrow racing team turned out in force at Taupo’s Wednesday meeting with five fillies and mares resuming race-day and all performing admirably.
Pencarrow-bred colt Rock of Solitude won his first trial with ease yesterday for trainer David Hayes.
In a week which saw top race-mares Makybe Diva and Miss Andretti both foal, Ethereal last night joined the high profile mares by foaling down a healthy filly by Australia’s Champion sire Encosta de Lago.
Pencarrow bred Fears Nothing (Faltaat x Magical Moment, by Sadler’s Wells) returned to the track yesterday at Foxton for his first start as a four-year-old
Pencarrow bred Noble Manor (Stravinsky x Sarwatch, by Jetball) provided young Kiwi jockey James McDonald with his first winning ride in Singapore on Friday night
Two speedsters bred and sold by Pencarrow Stud go head to head in Singapore’s feature race tonight.
Pencarrow bred and raced Amaryllis (Red Ransom x Lafleur, by Zabeel) returned to the racetrack yesterday at the Te Teko trials
Sourced in Europe, Miss Sivivatu (Danehill Dancer x Ahdaab, by Rahy) joined the Pencarrow racing team
Pencarrow Stud’s 2009 breeding season got underway at the weekend when the stud welcomed its first foal
Noble Manor (Stravinsky x Sarwatch, by Jetball) returned to his favoured 1200m distance and immediately returned to the winner’s circle at Kranji on Friday night.
Pencarrow-bred Big Maverick (O’Reilly x Ajfan, by Woodman) put up a big performance to run second in the Group 1 Singapore Derby (2000m) on Sunday.
Mares due to foal in August returned to Pencarrow Stud this week ahead of the highly anticipated new breeding season.
Pencarrow Stud’s recent racetrack retirees Insouciant and Mirandola have crossed the Tasman Sea to begin their stud careers in Australia.
Pencarrow bred and raced half sisters to Ethereal, Madeleine Noblet and an unnamed three-year-old by Montjeu, have crossed the Tasman to join the stable of Sheila Laxon
Lord Pyrus (Pyrus x Eminent Walk, by Gaius) won his third race from just five starts when he backed up to score his second consecutive win at Cranbourne over the weekend.
Pencarrow-bred galloper Lord Pyrus (Pyrus x Eminent Walk, by Gaius) took his winning strike rate to 50% when he won at Cranbourne over 1400m on Sunday.
Pencarrow Stud-bred Darci Brahma (Danehill x Grand Echezeaux, by Zabeel) has been a pin-up boy his whole life.
Gifted sprinter Break Free (Fasliyev – Tehama, by Centaine) took out the feature race at Singapore on Friday night
Pencarrow raced and bred horses made a huge impression at trials staged at Rotorua yesterday by winning four trials