Spring Stakes the Highlight of Special NZB Day at Newcastle

Media Release - Friday November 11

For the second straight year, New Zealand Bloodstock is teaming up with the Newcastle Jockey Club to stage a lucrative New Zealand-themed raceday at Newcastle Racecourse this Saturday.

NZB is proud to be at the forefront of developing the innovative concept, playing an integral part as the principal sponsor of the entire meeting as well as multiple undercard races.

The richest race of the standalone meeting is the A$1m The Hunter (1300m), supported by the A$200,000 Group Three New Zealand Bloodstock Spring Stakes (1600m), the A$300,000 NZB Insurance The Beauford (2300m), the A$150,000 NZB Airfreight Max Lees Classic (900m), the A$150,000 DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Fillies & Mares (1400m), the A$150,000 Alf Kneebone Trans-Tasman Trophy (1850m), the A$150,000 Karaka 2023 Benchmark 88 Handicap (1300m), the A$150,000 NZB Jack Newton Legend Mile (1600m) and the A$120,000 Gavelhouse.com Midway (1600m).

Advertisement

A talented field of 13 will shoot for valuable black type in the Spring Stakes, including Karaka graduates Saveadateforme (NZ) (Savabeel) and Kazalark (NZ) (Vadamos). Proven blacktype performer Basquiat (Snitzel), meanwhile, is part-owned by New Zealand Bloodstock principal Sir Peter Vela.

The Spring Stakes will be run as Race 7 at Newcastle with a start time of 4pm local time (6pm New Zealand time).

Adding another dimension to the day is the Alf Kneebone Trans-Tasman Trophy, where Australian-born and New Zealand-born trainers will compete head-to-head. The race, named after the highly respected racing scribe Alf Kneebone, celebrates the talented trainers produced by both Australia and New Zealand. The winning trainer of the race will receive a NZ$5,000 NZB credit towards the Karaka 2022 yearling sale.

 

Advertisment
More Reading...
Kiwi Bred Gringotts Wins $3million Big Dance
Talented New Zealand-bred gelding Gringotts(NZ) (Per Incanto) delivered a big payday for his connections with victory in Tuesday’s A$3 million Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick.
Sires With Winners - Tuesday November 5
Here is the full list of 145 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Coolmore Set Justify Fee for 2025
Coolmore have announced the US fee for Justify in 2025 with the undefeated Triple Crown winner priced at $US250,000 to head  their roster of 16 stallions at Ashford Stud in Kentucky.
$6million Frankel Mare Tops Fasig -Tipton November Sale
The Fasig-Tipton November Sale, billed as the World’s Premier Breeding Stock Event, was held Monday at the company’s Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Kentucky. Twenty-five offerings sold for $1,000,000 or more, led by a trio of Grade/Group 1 winners with international appeal.
All Too Hard's Arran Bay Brave in the Furphy Plate
Phillip Stokes admitted his preference was to run Arran Bay in the Listed John Letts Cup at Morphettville but was overruled by the owners, who made the correct decision in favouring the Listed Furphy Plate (1800m) at Flemington.
2024 Melbourne Cup Result - It's Knights Choice
The 2024 Melbourne Cup has been run and won with Knight’s Choice, a five-year-old gelding by Extreme Choice victorious.
Kiwi Bred Grey Wins Subzero for OTI at Flemington
New Zealand-bred gelding Cloudland proved a handful for James McDonald at Flemington on Tuesday, but the champion jockey was in a forgiving mood after they had claimed top honours in the Subzero Handicap.
Rosemont and Partners Stakes Quinella on Cup Day
Written Tycoon posted his second new stakes-winner on Melbourne Cup Day when promising three year-old gelding Catoggio took out the Listed VRC Amanda Elliot Stakes (1400m)  for Rosemont Stud and partners, who also race the second horse Bosustow.
Sires With Winners - Monday November 4
Here is the full list of 21 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Antrim Coast to Fly Flag for The Oaks Stud
The well-renowned colours of The Oaks Stud will feature across two feature Trans-Tasman meetings this week, kicking off with Antrim Coast lining up in the Listed Furphy Plate (1800m) on Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington.