Million-dollar yearling Caballus (I Am Invincible) ran record-breaking time in a smart late-season juvenile win at Randwick on Saturday, emerging as another exciting spring prospect part-owned by Pencarrow principal Sir Peter Vela.
The Chris Waller-trained colt had been a luckless eighth on debut at Canterbury earlier this month, but he made amends in style in Saturday’s A$150,000 ATC Thank You Trainers Handicap (1100m).
Three decades of high-class racehorses, exceptional broodmares and sale-topping yearlings have firmly established Pencarrow Stud as one of New Zealand’s most esteemed thoroughbred nurseries, and the latest crop of new foals are starting to arrive for the 2023 breeding season.
The latest addition to the Pencarrow dynasty and 2023 foal crop came early Tuesday morning, 25 July when NZB Filly of the Year and 1000 Guineas winner Insouciant (NZ) (Keeper) foaled a strong filly by Westbury’s Stud’s emerging sire Tarzino.
The family of Pencarrow broodmare Huluava (NZ) (Pins) has produced a Group One winner this season, and it was in the spotlight again on Wednesday through an impressive performance by Pencarrow filly Branciforti (NZ) (Belardo).
Pencarrow Stud and New Zealand Bloodstock owner Sir Peter Vela has joined a select group of non-Hong Kong residents approved as international owners permitted to have horses trained full-time in the lucrative and respected racing jurisdiction.
Sir Peter has secured Hong Kong Jockey Club membership and a racing permit, along with his daughter Petrea Vela, who herself is a former managing director of New Zealand Bloodstock and is now a board member. The third New Zealander to be given membership is Nearco Stud’s Greg Tomlinson.
Exciting two-year-old colt Congregation (Snitzel), who is part-owned by Pencarrow principal Sir Peter Vela, extended his unbeaten record to two out of two with a determined win in Saturday’s A$150,000 Tab Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill.
Stepping up from a debut victory in a midweek meeting at Canterbury on May 24, the Chris Waller-trained delivered a repeat result against a talented Saturday field and has put himself in the frame for a Group One assignment.
“He’s going to be better once the penny fully drops, and he’s still a preparation away. He’s still learning. It’s exciting to see him two from two now.
Seventh and fifth in her two previous starts, Pencarrow’s progressive three-year-old Aequus (NZ) (Iffraaj) took another step forward and cleared maiden grade at Cambridge on Wednesday.
Blue-blooded colt Congregation (Snitzel) has emerged as the latest exciting prospect part-owned by Pencarrow principal Sir Peter Vela.
The two-year-old made a winning debut in Wednesday’s A$55,000 TAB Handicap (1250m) at Canterbury Park for champion expat New Zealand trainer Chris Waller.
Pencarrow Stud is celebrating the latest in a long line of Group One graduates after Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel) scored a spectacular come-from-behind win in Saturday’s A$500,000 Thomas Farms South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville.
Ridden by Billy Egan for respected trainer Patrick Payne, the gelding came from 13th in a 16-horse field with a powerful and sustained burst down the Morphettville straight.
Victory in Saturday’s $350,000 Group One Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni capped a consistent and classy juvenile campaign for Pignan (NZ) (Staphanos), who is a daughter of a Pencarrow Stud-bred mare.
One of Pencarrow Stud’s top broodmares received a significant pedigree update during the prestigious Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan over the weekend.
Scintillula (Galileo) is a full-sister to the dam of Danyah (Invincible Spirit), who defeated an elite field of sprinters in the US$1m Group One Al Quoz Sprint (1200m).
Pencarrow principal Sir Peter Vela has climbed one of the highest peaks in Australian racing, sharing in the ownership of a A$5m Group One Longines Golden Slipper (1200m) winner.
The blue-blooded Shinzo (Snitzel) produced a scintillating performance at Rosehill on Saturday to win the world’s richest and most famous two-year-old race. The colt has now earned over A$3m in stakes from a four-start career, and his potential value as a stallion is estimated at upwards of A$50m.
Undefeated mare Pearl Of Alsace (NZ) (Tavistock) is the latest flagbearer for the Pencarrow Racing team, and on Saturday she added some blacktype to her perfect record.
A rising star of Pencarrow Stud’s broodmare band was credited with her first stakes winner when unbeaten two-year-old filly Zourion (NZ) (Zoustar) scored a smart win in Saturday’s $120,000 Group Two J Swap Contractors Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).
Rising star Pencarrow mare Pearl Of Alsace (NZ) (Tavistock) extended her undefeated record to four out of four with another outstanding performance in Friday’s $30,000 AHD Production Animal Supplier Handicap (1400m) at Hastings.
The exciting career of Pencarrow graduate Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel) went to another new level on Friday with a last-gasp triumph in the A$150,000 Listed Schweppes Tasmanian Derby (2200m) at Hobart.
A blue-blooded graduate of Pencarrow Stud entered racing’s history books on Tuesday when she became the 1000th New Zealand winner for Te Akau Racing’s champion trainer Mark Walker.
Three-year-old Pencarrow filly Branciforti (NZ) (Belardo) opened her account with an emphatic maiden victory in Wednesday’s $14,000 Shares Available Now @ Goracing.co.nz (1550m) at Cambridge.
A quality draft of 20 Pencarrow Stud yearlings was enthusiastically received by buyers during the Book 1 session of Karaka 2023 this week. The esteemed nursery offered 13 colts and seven fillies during the three-day Sale and achieved strong results across the board.
A series of significant pedigree updates have added even more interest to Pencarrow Stud’s outstanding draft of 22 yearlings catalogued for Book 1 of Karaka 2023.
Exciting Pencarrow mare Pearl Of Alsace (NZ) (Tavistock) extended her perfect career record to three out of three with another smart performance in Saturday’s $30,000 Il Tempo (1600m) at Trentham.
Two weeks out from Karaka 2023, a remarkable performance by Dunkel (NZ) (Dundeel) at Flemington has provided a timely illustration of the quality on offer among Pencarrow Stud’s yearling drafts.
Pencarrow Stud’s exquisite bloodlines – meticulously built up by Sir Peter Vela and his late brother Philip across more than three decades – are respected and renowned throughout Australasia and further afield. Buyers are given relatively few chances to tap into these famous families, but every year, Karaka provides that prized opportunity.
Pencarrow Stud will present another outstanding draft of 23 yearlings at Karaka 2023, with 14 colts and nine fillies catalogued for Book 1. These yearlings represent the outstanding Pencarrow bloodlines that have left a lasting legacy on the Australasian racing and breeding scene.
As buyers right across Australasia and beyond have come to expect each and every year, Pencarrow Stud is set to offer another high-quality selection of yearlings at Karaka 2023 in late January.
Pencarrow’s class of 2023 contains the progeny of super-sires Snitzel, Savabeel, Exceed And Excel, Pierro, Written Tycoon and Darci Brahma (NZ), along with exciting young guns such as Almanzor and Vadamos. There are also progeny of well-credentialled first-season sires Super Seth and Alabama Express.
Exciting Pencarrow mare Pearl Of Alsace (NZ) (Tavistock) added a second victory to her perfect record with a highly impressive performance in Saturday’s $50,000 Hiremaster Premier (1600m) at Trentham.