DB Pin Honoured at NZ Awards Night

Media Release - Saturday July 28

Hong Kong's equal top rated horse D B Pin was crowned Horse of the Year at the 37thAnnual Group One dinner held by the Waikato Branch of the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association on Friday night.

DB PinThe Darci Brahma gelding was bred by Willie and Karen Calder and attained the mantel of Hong Kong's equal top-rated horse after his victory in the Gr.1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) for trainer John Size.

A $200,000 by bloodstock agent John Foote out of The Oaks Stud's 2014 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Yearling, D B Pin has won six of his 14 career starts and has accrued more than HK$16.6 million in stakes.

The awards dinner also acknowledged this season's 16 Group One winners bred by members of the branch along with naming the recipients of Young Achiever of the Year and Personality of the Year.

Valachi Stud Yearling Manager Sam Kinnerley was awarded the title of Young Achiever of the Year and was overjoyed with her acknowledgement.

Meanwhile, Cambridge Bloodstock agent and China Horse Club's racing and bloodstock manager Michael Wallace was named personality of the year.

The Waikato agent experienced the highlight of his career to date when Justify, a horse he selected as a yearling in association with Mick Flanagan and Tom Ryan of SF Bloodstock, won America's famed Triple Crown.

2018 NZTBA Waikato Branch Group One Awards

Horse of the Year: D B Pin

Personality of the Year: Michael Wallace

Young Achiever of the Year: Sam Kinnerley

Group One Winners:

Name: Aloisia (NZ)

Breeding: Azamour x Queen Boudicca

Breeders: Michael Hall, Jason & Kelly Price

Race: Gr.1 Caulfield Thousand Guineas (1600m)

Name: Avantage

Breeding: Fastnet Rock x Asavant

Breeders: Willie & Karen Calder

Race: Gr.1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m)

Name: Beauty Generation (NZ)

Breeding: Road to Rock x Stylish Bel

Breeders: Nearco Stud Limited

Races: Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m), Gr.1 Longines Hong Kong Mile (1600m), Gr.1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m).

Name: D B Pin (NZ)

Breeding: Darci Brahma x Pins 'n' Needles

Breeders: Willie & Karen Calder

Race: Gr.1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m)

Name: Devise (NZ)

Breeding: Darci Brahma x Doneze Girl

Breeders: The Oaks Stud

Race: Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m)

Name: Embellish (NZ)

Breeding: Savabeel x Bling

Breeders: Waikato Stud Ltd

Race: Gr.1 New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas (1600m)

Name: Grunt (NZ)

Breeding: O'Reilly x Ruqqaya

Breeders: Trelawney Thoroughbreds Ltd

Race: Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m)

Name: Hasahalo (NZ)

Breeding: Savabeel x Halloween

Breeders: Mrs Isabel O'Shea and Waikato Stud

Race: Gr.1 NZ One Thousand Guineas (1600m)

Name: Hiyaam (NZ)

Breeding: High Chaparral x Mazarine

Breeder: Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum

Race: Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m)

Name: Ladies First (NZ)

Breeding: Dylan Thomas x Just Polite

Breeder: Go Bloodstock NZ Ltd

Race: Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m)

Name: Lizzie L'Amour (NZ)

Breeding: Zabeel x Sabia

Breeder: Mrs Lorna Moore

Race: Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m)

Name: Saint Emilion (NZ)

Breeding: Mastercraftsman x Roseario

Breeder: Mrs Robyn Horton

Race: Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m)

Name: Savvy Coup (NZ)

Breeding: Savabeel x Eudora

Breeder: Waikato Stud Ltd

Group One: Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m)

Name: Stolen Dance (NZ)

Breeding: Alamosa / Songbird

Breeder: Brian Rogers & Jenna McLeod

Race: Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m)

Name: Sword of Osman (NZ)

Breeding: Savabeel x Bunyah

Breeder: Mrs Joan Egan

Race: Gr.1 Diamond Stakes (1200m)

Name: Vin De Dance (NZ)

Breeding: Roc de Cambes x Explosive Dancer

Breeder: Explosive Breeding Ltd

Race: Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m
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