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Boost For Fully Fledged Filly
December 2011

Reliable performer Demophon provided a timely boost for a Karaka-bound relative when he posted a dominant victory at Rotorua.
His co-breeders Fairdale Stud will be offering a half-sister (Lot 966) by resident sire Fully Fledged at next year's National Yearling Sale.
They are out of the Jetball mare Phaedra who won six races and is from the family of the talented Misty.
Demophon was bought out of Fairdale's 2009 Select Sale draft for $30,000 by Matamata trainer John Sargent.
The son of Howbaddouwantit has now won three times from 13 appearances and only twice has failed to weigh in.
Demophon was ridden at Rotorua by Jason Waddell who made his move before the turn and the pair sailed clear to win with ease.

Overseas Future Beckons Randall
December 2011

Fairdale Stud's latest Gr 1 graduate is now poised to continue his racing career offshore after making an impressive impact here.
His runner-up finish in the Levin Classic is likely to be his farewell New Zealand performance from Gareth McRae's Pukekohe stable.
“There’s been a bit of interest in him from overseas and even if nothing eventuates he’ll probably do his future racing in Australia,” he said.
“If he’s not sold the owners will look at racing him themselves over there. One of them, David Bourne, trains in Melbourne.”
Randall has won two of his five appearances and beat all but Distill in the Levin Classic after drawing the outside gate.
“He’s done it all on one preparation and he’s always looked like making the grade,” McRae said.
“I’ve been pleasantly surprised he’s done it as quick as he has but he’s a strong, mature type of horse and that’s helped him.”
By Howbaddouwantit from the Truly Vain mare Tain, Randall was bought out of Fairdale's 2009 National Weanling Sale draft for $6500.

Fairdale Stud will be represented in all three divisions of the 2012 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales at Karaka.

Flying Unicorn Comes Back In Style
October 2011

Promising colt Flying Unicorn picked up where he left off at Sha Tin last night with a triumphant return to racing.
The three-year-old had been successful on the track in June before he was spelled by trainer Tony Millard.
By Lucky Unicorn, the Fairdale Stud graduate now has two wins and three placings from his five career starts.
A $75,000 purchase at Karaka last year, Flying Unicorn is out of the unraced Centaine mare Redzabetta.
She has a perfect record at stud with all four of her foals to race having been successful on the track.
Redzabetta is a half-sister to the stakes winner Mynzawine and Dabeer Zaheer from the Gr 1 family of Omnicorp (VRC Derby)

Misty Makes Her Mark Again
October 2011

Impressive five-year-old Misty lifted her performance to a higher level at Hawera on Saturday with another outstanding display.
The Howbaddounwantit mare continued her winning form and this time at the expense of a dual Gr 1 performer.
Misty made all the running over 1400 metres and fought strongly to down the Queensland Oaks and Derby placegetter Shez Sinsational.
It was her fifth win from nine appearances and her latest effort was further evidence of her ability to go to the top grade.
"It was a big step up for her and she's gone on with it again," said Matt Dixon, who prepares Misty with David Haworth at Foxton.
"Hayden (Tinsley) has always had a big opinion of her and his judgement's been spot on.
"There's a lot of options for her now and a mile won't worry her at all."
Co-bred and part-owned by Fairdale Stud, Misty is out of the Gr 3 Gold Trail Stakes winner Sky Mist.

Smart Colt For Gr 1 Mare
September 2011

Former top-class racemare Tall Poppy has this week produced a quality colt by exciting young Fairdale Stud sire Nom du Jeu.
A daughter of Kaapstad, she was the three-time Gr 1 winner of the Lion Red Stakes, Thorndon Mile and the Waikato Draught Sprint.
She is out of another outstanding Fell family representative in Fun On The Run whose career highlight was victory in the Gr 1 Jarden Mile.
Tall Poppy has also enjoyed a successful stud career with four of her five produce to race having won.
Rokocoko and Holiday Sun have been five-time winners and were followed by the mares Zambezi and Madamoiselle.
Meanwhile, the American-bred mare Miss Vita has returned an 18-day positive test to Nom du Jeu.
A daughter of Alleged, she is the dam of the millionaire Gr 1 Ranvet Stakes and Auckland Cup winner Zavite.

Motive Continues To Make Her Mark
September 2011

King's Island mare Motive has been a fine producer for Fairdale Stud and her success continued in Melbourne yesterday.
Her quaintly-named three-year-old son Who Stole My Sock recorded his maiden success at the Ballarat meeting.
The gelding was making just his second raceday appearance and had finished third at his Sale debut.
Who Stole My Stock was bought by trainer Rodney Griffiths for $32,000 out of Fairdale's 2010 Select Sale line-up at Karaka.
His dam Motive won three races and is a half-sister to the Listed Hawkesbury Gold Cup winner Gold Zama.
At stud, Motive has produced five winners from six foals to race and include the Listed Flying Handicap winner Conference.
This is also the family of the multiple Gr 1 winner and sire Beechcraft and the New Zealand Oaks winner Starline.

Mycolada Proves Too Good
September 2011

Mycolada returned an impressive staying performance to further his winning record at Morphetville at the weekend.
Under topweight of 58.5kg, the Fairdale Stud graduate posted the sixth victory of his 28-start career when successful over 2100 metres.
Mycolada sat close to the pace before improving three wide to lead on the turn and held a strong gallop to win in style.
By Howbaddouwantit, Mycolada was sold by Fairdale for $20,000 during the Select Sale at Karaka in 2005.
The eight-year-old is out of the well-related Dahar mare Pina Colada who has produced four multiple winners from five foals to race.
She is a half-sister to the Gr 2 Enerco Stakes winner Marconee and to the dam of the Listed NZ St Leger winner Arrevederci.

Effortless Win For Jetset Lad
September 2011

Quality four-year-old Jetset Lad made a bold statement when he thumped a competitive line-up at New Plymouth on Saturday.
The Fairdale Stud-owned gelding was making his first appearance for six months and was saddled with topweight of 59kg.
However, the son of Elusive City made light of both his impost and opposition with an impressive front-running performance.
Rider Hayden Tinsley dictated terms from the outset and Jetset Lad strolled home by four and three-quarter lengths from dual stakes winner Rememba Howe.
The gelding is out of the wining Jetball mare Jetset Lass who is a half-sister to Gr 3 Singapore Committee's Prize winner Sky Frontier.
It is further the family of Gr 1 Underwood Stakes and Doomben Cup winner Perlin and the Listed winner and Gr 1 Queensland Oaks runner-up Midnight Babe.
Jetset Lad has now won three of his 12 starts and last season was also placed behind champion colt Jimmy Choux in the Gr 3 Wellington Stakes.

Best Yet To Come From Misty
September 2011

Leading jockey Hayden Tinsley has predicted a top-class future for the strapping Howbaddouwantit mare Misty.
She returned in outstanding style at Awapuni at the weekend with a dominant display to down her Rating 80 rivals.
"She's a lovely horse and well capable of winning a Group race this season," Tinsley said.
Co-bred and part-owned by Fairdale Stud, Misty was resuming after a four-month spell.
"She's still only 80 percent ready and there's a lot more yet to come from her," Tinsley said.
Misty dictated terms on Saturday and she held a strong gallop to defeat the dual stakeswinner Rememba Howe.
"There was no clear leader so the plan was to go forward and she relaxed and then kicked really well," Tinsley said.
Trained at Foxton by David Haworth and Matt Dixon, Misty is now the winner of four of her eight starts.
"She's come back bigger and stronger this time in," Dixon said.
"She'll be really exciting when she gets to a mile and a mile and a quarter."
Misty is out of the Sky Chase mare Sky Mist who won three races, including the Gr 3 Gold Trail Stakes.
She has been a good producer at stud and Misty is a sister to the Gr 2 Concorde Handicap winner and Gr 1 placed sprinter Needuask.
Another full relation is Anca who won seven times up to 1400 metres in Australia and New Zealand.

Thumbtacks Hammers Rivals
September 2011

Fairdale Stud graduate Thumbtacks emphasised his versatility when he trounced his rivals at Warwick Farm.
Not only has he has proved he can handle all types of going, he can also race anywhere in a field.
Thumbtacks came from beyond midfield to win on the course three runs back and on Saturday he took a front-running role.
He was clearly headed in the straight but fought back valiantly under Glyn Schofield to score.
Prepared by champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller, Thumbtacks has now won four races and placed a further 14 times from 26 starts.
By Pins, he is a half-brother to the winners Elusive Order and Fairy Tale with their dam the winning Centaine mare Anza Belle.
Gr 1 winners Grand Armee (MacKinnon Stakes, Chipping Norton Stakes), Anamato (SA Oaks), Drum (Oakleigh Plate), Dealer Principal (Rosehill Guineas) and Absolute Champion (Hong Kong Sprint) feature in the pedigree.
Thumbtacks was purchased by Waller for $100,000 out of Fairdale's 2008 Select Sale draft to Karaka.
He also bought a full-sister for $51,000 in 2010 while a half-sister to Thumbtacks by Keeper was sold to John Morrisey for $70,000 earlier this year.

Portland Success Returns In Style
September 2011

A four-year-old with a Gr 1 pedigree commenced his spring campaign on a top note with a first-up victory in Melbourne yesterday.
Portland Success returned from a six month break to advance his record to two wins from just six appearances.
The Fairdale Stud graduate, who is a son of Savabeel, was ridden at Ballarat by Glen Boss for trainer Mick Price.
The Caulfield horseman purchased the gelding out of the farm's 2009 Premier Sale draft at Karaka for $80,000.
Portland Success is a half-brother to the Brisbane Cup winner Portland Singa with their dam the winning Oregon mare State Of Oregon.

First Nom Du Jeu Foal Arrives
August 2011

Fairdale Stud has welcomed the first foal by resident sire Nom Du Jeu with the arrival of a colt out of Vera Duckworth.
"He's bright and healthy and the first of an expected 115 foals by Nom Du Jeu," Duncan Fell said.
The appropriately-named Keeper mare is a daughter of Coro Street and grand-daughter of The Street.
She won 11 races, including the Listed Timaru Stakes, and is in turn the dam of the Gr 2 Travis and Matamata Breeders' Stakes winner Conquistar.
The Gr 1 Australian Derby winner Nom Du Jeu, who earned more than $2.2 million, stands at Fairdale at $6000 + GST.
His associate stallion Fully Fledged is available at a service fee of $4000 + GST and his oldest progeny are now yearlings.

Croix Du Sud Rules At Riccarton
August 2011

Stakes performer Croix Du Sud further added to her broodmare value when she returned to winning form at Riccarton today.
Trained by Jason Bridgman, the Howbaddouwantit five-year-old has been sparingly raced and has now won three races.
She was also placed in the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes and finished a meritorious eighth in the Gr 1 NZ 1000 Guineas in her classic year.
Croix Du Sud was purchased by bloodstock agent Michael Otto for $100,000 out of Fairdale Stud's 2008 Premier Sale line-up at Karaka.
She is out of the Centaine mare Fairdale Lass who is a half-sister to the Gr 3 winners Rock You (Rupert Steele Stakes) and Marnies Magic (Royal Stakes).
Croix Du Sud is a sister to the Gr 3 Highview Stakes winner and Gr 1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes placegetter Howmuchyacharging.

Dustin Back In Winners' Circle
August 2011

Dustin got out to a more favourable trip at Kranji on Friday night and the sprightly seven-year-old duly returned to his best form.
The Danasinga gelding stepped up to 1700 metres for the first time this preparation to cut another winning notch in his belt.
The seven-year-old, who is prepared by champion trainer Laurie Laxon, has now won five races and proved to be a good money-spinner.
Laxon originally bought him out of Fairdale Stud's 2006 Premier Sale draft to Karaka for $30,000 and his earnings stand at more than $215,000.
A half-brother to two multiple winners, Dustin is out of the English-bred Slip Anchor mare Affidavit.
She is from a strong international family that features Group winners and sires Kings Lake (Irish 2000 Guineas) and Salmon Leap (Nijinsky Stakes).

Mycolada Strikes Again
July 2011

Fairdale Stud graduate Mycolada continued his smart winning strike rate yesterday when he added to his record in Melbourne.
The son of Howbaddouwantit posted his fifth victory from 25 appearances when successful over 2000 metres at Geelong.
Mycolada's latest victory was richly deserved as he had placed in all three of his lead-up performances.
He was sold by the Palmerston North farm for $20,000 during the Select Sale at Karaka in 2005.
Mycolada is out of the well-related Dahar mare Pina Colada who has produced four multiple winners from five foals to race.
She is a half-sister to the Gr 2 Enerco Stakes winner Marconee and to the dam of the Listed NZ St Leger winner Arrevederci.

Thumbtacks Nails His Reward
July 2011

One of Sydney's most consistent gallopers posted a richly-deserved success at yesterday's Warwick Farm meeting.
The Fairdale Stud graduate Thumbtacks was a worthy victor in the opening event for Kiwi apprentice Jason Collett.
Trained by Chris Waller, the four-year-old had been a model of consistency this year and weighed in at each of his nine starts.
His career record now reads three wins and 13 placings from his 22 appearances.
Thumbtacks was bought by Waller out of Fairdale's Select Sale draft to Karaka in 2008 for $100,000.
By Pins, he is a half-brother to the winners Elusive Order and Fairy Tale with their dam the winning Centaine mare Anza Belle.
Gr 1 winners Grand Armee (MacKinnon Stakes, Chipping Norton Stakes), Anamato (SA Oaks), Drum (Oakleigh Plate), Dealer Principal (Rosehill Guineas) and Absolute Champion (Hong Kong Sprint) feature in the pedigree.
Waller also bought Thumbtacks' sister out of Fairdale's 2010 consignment for $51,000 while a half-sister by Keeper was sold to John Morrisey for $70,000 earlier this year.

Favourite Delivers At Otaki
July 2011

Palmerston North trainer Kevin Gray has a soft spot for I'm Back Jack who added another victory his record at Otaki yesterday.
"It's a great thrill and he's one of my old favourites - he's been in the stable for a while now," he said.
The six-year-old I'm Back Jack has been patiently handled and is now the winner of six of his 36 starts.
"He always tries and he's a lovely horse to train," Gray said. "He hasn't been over-raced and there's more wins in him yet."
With two victories and two placings from his last four starts, I'm Back Jack has been in super form this preparation.
He was ridden yesterday by Hayden Tinsley who brought him from the back of the field to account for his Rating 80 opposition.
Offered by Fairdale Stud during the 2006 Select Sale at Karaka, I'm Back Jack is out of the unraced Truly Vain mare Miss Kimbolton.
She is a sister to the dam of the former NZ Horse of the Year and multiple Gr 1 winner Tit For Taat.
His 15 wins featured included the NZ 2000 Guineas, Captain Cook Stakes, Telegraph Handicap, Waikato Sprint and the Levin Classic.

Impressive HK Winner
June 2011

Flying Unicorn looks a horse to follow in Hong Kong following his runaway success over 1400 metres at Sha Tin last night.
The juvenile opened his account in fine style when he thumped his rivals by three and three-quarter lengths under champion rider Douglas Whyte.
Flying Unicorn is trained by Tony Millard who saddled Sweet Sanette to place in the Gr 1 King's Stand Stakes during the Royal Ascot meeting.
Placed in all three of his previous appearances, the two-year-old is a son of Lucky Unicorn and the Centaine mare Redzabetta.
He was purchased out of Fairdale's 2010 Select Sale consignment last year for $75,000 and is now raced by Victoria Ho.
Flying Unicorn maintained the excellent strike rate of his dam whose three previous foals to race have also been winners.
A half-sister to the stakes winner Mynzawine and Dabeer Zaheer, they hail from the Gr 1 family of Omnicorp (VRC Derby)

Stud Plays Role In Memorable Day
June 2011

An international pedigree was to the fore yesterday when a Fairdale Stud graduate played a major role in a stunning day for a rising apprentice star.
My Byron Bay provided the Matamata-based Rory Hutchings with the third of his four winning rides at the Te Awamutu meeting.
By Secret Savings, the four-year-old was sold through Fairdale's 2008 Select Sale draft at Karaka in 2008 for $37,500.
My Byron Bay, who has two wins and five placings from his 15 appearances, is out of the Australian-bred mare Yomna.
By The Minstrel stallion True Hero, she is in turn out of a Blushing Groom mare from a family that has enjoyed widespread success.
It has produced stakes-performers in France, England, Italy, the United States, Brazil and Japan.

Family Maintains Hot Streak
June 2011

Genuine three-year-old Demophon added further performance to an in-form Fairdale Stud family with his latest victory at Te Rapa at the weekend.
The son of Howbaddouwantit downed the Rating 70 sprinters to take his career record to two wins and three placings from eight starts.
Demophon is out of the Jetball mare Phaedra, who won six races, and is a half-sister to the stud-owned multiple winner Misty.
They are out of the Gr 3 Gold Trail Stakes winner are Sky Mist who is a sister to the Gr 2 Concorde Handicap winner Needuask.
Demophon is trained at Matamata by John Sargent who purchased him out of Fairdale's 2009 Select Sale line-up at Karaka for $30,000.
He was ridden on Saturday by Vinnie Colgan who had the gelding travelling comfortably near the pace.
They improved quickly across the top to lead early in the straight and held on bravely to score by a long neck.

Ever And Ever Sails Home Again
June 2011

Ever And Ever continued his immaculate run of form for breeder-owner Fairdale Stud at yesterday's Tauranga meeting.
The reliable four-year-old won a Rating 70 contest with ease in the farm's familiar black and gold silks.
"He's very consistent and in his first five starts he ran five seconds and was always going to go on with it," trainer Trent Busuttin said.
"He always tries very hard and the sting out of the track helps him."
By Howbaddouwantit, Ever And Ever has now won two of his nine starts and has yet to fail to weigh in.
The gelding settled off the pace on the fence and saved ground near the inner into the straight.
Ever And Ever maintained a strong gallop to the post to score by three-quarters of a length.
"He jumped well and there were a few who wanted to go forward," successful apprentice Rory Hutchings said.
"At the half-mile he dropped the bit but we stayed near the rail and he was just too good in the finish."
Ever And Ever is out of the American-bred mare Julie's Sailboat who has been a fine producer for Fairdale.
She is also the dam of the Singapore stakes-winner Itmaybeyou (Howbaddouwantit) and the multiple Hong Kong winner Happy Guys (Keeper).

Fairdale Pedigree To Fore
May 2011

The regally-bred Madamoiselle showed the benefit of a patient approach when she struck her first winning blow at Te Rapa on Saturday.
The lightly-tried four-year-old had placed at both her previous appearances and relished the step up to the metric mile.
"She's taken time to mature both physically and mentally," Ardmore trainer Stephen McKee said.
"I said to Alysha (Collett) that if she got caught wide to sit back on her and wait for the last run."
The apprentice carried out her instructions to perfection and swamped her opposition with a well-timed finish.
By Savabeel, Madamoiselle was bred by Fairdale Stud and raced by Gerald Fell with his brother Rex.
She is out Tall Poppy who won 11 races including the Lion Red Stakes, Thorndon Mile and the Waikato Sprint at Gr 1 level.
The Kaapstad mare is a daughter of the Gr 1 Jarden Mile winner Fun On The Run and the family of the Gr 2 winner and Gr 1 placegetter Frenetic.
Tall Poppy is also a half-sister to Tall Story, the dam of the progressive Melbourne stayer Base.
The son of Zabeel was sold by Fairdale for $250,000 at Karaka in 2008 and has won five of his eight starts.

Spille Back In Blaze Of Glory
May 2011

Spille made the perfect return to racing at Hawkesbury yesterday when she dashed to victory over 1000 metres.
The Pins filly was making her fourth appearance and had not been seen out since she ran fifth on the track in November.
Trained at Randwick by Jim and Greg Lee, Spille was sold by Fairdale Stud for $7000 during the 2009 Select Sale at Karaka.
She is out of the unraced Jetball mare Platinum Jet who is a sister to the dual stakes winner Superjet.
Their third dam is the former crack Fairdale mare and Gr 1 Railway Handicap winner Silver Liner.
She also proved to be a gem of a broodmare with all five of her foals winning on the track.
They feature the champion South African filly and triple Gr 1 winner Petrava who was equally successful at stud.
She produced the three-time Gr 1 winner Hoeberg and the Gr 2 winner Jallad who proved himself a top stallion.

Rich Vein Of Form Continues
May 2011

Jetta's purple patch of form continued in Australia yesterday when the Howbaddouwantit mare claimed the closing event at Warrnambool.
The four-year-old has been in excellent touch this preparation for trainer Chris Hyland with three wins from her last four appearances.
Jetta is a true blue Fairdale Stud product and was purchased out of their Select Sale consignment to Karaka in 2008.
Out of the Jetball mare Jet Show who has produced five winners, including the stakes performer Flypass.
The mare is most notably a half-sister to the former top-class Fairdale graduate Riverdale.
He was the winner of nine races in Australia with Gr 1 victories in the Epsom and Ampol Handicaps and the Gr 2 Warwick Stakes.
Riverdale (Riverton) also collected six placings at the highest level while his half-brother Ruy Lopez (Oregon) was also a stakes winner.

Misty Sets Record Pace
May 2011

Fairdale Stud's familiar black and gold silks were carried to a memorable home-track victory this afternoon for her trainers David Haworth and Matt Dixon.
The impressive Misty demolished her Rating 80 rivals to credit the Foxton-based partners with a record-breaking 46th winner of the season for Palace Lodge.
"We've got a very good team of staff and to do this on our home track is very satisfying," Haworth said.
Co-bred and part-owned by Fairdale, Misty has now put together three wins and three placings from her seven appearances.
"She'll go on with it and next year I think she'll make a pretty fair horse," Haworth said. "They're a good bunch of owners and they've been patient."
Misty disputed the pace on the fence today before rider Hayden Tinsley let her stroll to the front 600 metres from home.
They kicked clear at the top of the straight and were never in any danger of defeat with a comfortable length to spare at the post.
A daughter of Howbaddouwantit and the Gr 3 Gold Trail Stakes winner Sky Mist, Misty is a sister to the Gr 2 Concorde Handicap winner Needuask.
Another full relation is Anca who won seven and their half-sister Phaedra is the dam of recent winner Demophon.

Top Family Strikes Again
May 2011

An outstanding Fairdale Stud family with a prolific black-type profile was back in the winners' circle at the weekend.
The lightly-raced Denali Dancer was the latest member to make his mark when successful at Waterlea.
The son of Van Nistelrooy was a $17,500 purchase from Fairdale's 2008 Select Sale consignment to Karaka.
A half-brother to the Singapore winner Nobleman, Denali Dancer is from the unraced Oregon mare Jigaboo.
She is out of the Gr 3 Grangewilliam Stakes winner Touch Of Silver who is in turn a daughter of Silver Liner.
The Sovereign Edition mare was an outstanding galloper with the Gr 1 Railway Handicap among her 10 victories.
Silver Liner proved equally successful at stud with all five of her foals to race being winners.
They feature the champion South African filly and triple Gr 1 winner Petrava who was also a broodmare gem.
She is the dam of the three-time Gr 1 winner Hoeberg and the Gr 2 winner Jallad who proved himself a top stallion.

Prize Pedigree To Fore
May 2011

A Fairdale Stud graduate with a Gr 1 pedigree added another winning notch to his belt in runaway fashion at Woodville at the weekend.
I'm Back Jack distanced his Rating 80 opposition with a commanding display that earned him the fifth victory of his career.
Offered by Fairdale during the 2006 Select Sale at Karaka, I'm Back Jack is a six-year-old son of Howbaddouwantit.
He is out of the unraced Truly Vain mare Miss Kimbolton who is a sister to the dam of the former NZ Horse of the Year Tit For Taat.
He won 15 races during a star-studded career that included Gr 1 wins in the NZ 2000 Guineas, Captain Cook Stakes, Telegraph Handicap, Waikato Sprint and the Levin Classic.
Tit For Taat also earned champion WFA and sprinter-miler honours as well as heading the 3YO Free Handicap of his year.

Phaedra Stars In Broodmare Role
April 2011

Phaedra was a talented performer during her racing days with six wins to her credit and now she has got her broodmare career away to a flying start.
Her first foal is the Fairdale Stud-bred and sold Demophon whose luck took a deserved change for the better at Matamata today.
The Howbaddouwantit three-year-old broke through for his maiden success over 1400 metres for local trainer John Sargent.
Demophon only failed to weigh in once from his previous five starts and that was at Rotorua where he was denied galloping room in the straight.
He was purchased out of Fairdale's 2009 Select Sale line-up at Karaka in 2009 by Sargent and is from a very much in-form family.
His dam Phaedra is a half-sister by Jetball to the recent two-time winner Misty (Hobaddouwantit) who carries the stud's colours.
They are out of the Sky Chase mare Sky Mist who won three races, including the Gr 3 Gold Trail Stakes and is a sister to the Gr 2 Concorde Handicap winner Needuask.

Deserved Victory For Ever And Ever
April 2011

Good things come to those who wait as supporters of the Fairdale Stud-bred and raced Ever And Ever found to their delight at Pukekohe today.
The consistent four-year-old triumphantly returned from a four-month break to decisively break his duck for Cambridge trainer Trent Busuttin.
Ever And Ever had been placed in all six of his runs on his previous preparation, including a frustrating five runner-up finishes.
"He tries really hard and he certainly deserved one - he's run into some smart ones including Blackie at Rotorua," Busuttin said.
Blackie has subsequently won the Gr 2 Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill following his sale to Australian interests.
By Howbaddouwantit, Ever And Ever was in front and out of trouble today and strode clear in the straight to
"He was a touch under-done going in to this so there's plenty of improvement in him," Busuttin said.
"I was a bit worried he'd be found wanting on a heavy track first-up.
"He's consistent and it's good to win one for the Fell family who have been big supporters of mine."
Ever And Ever is out of the American-bred mare Julie's Sailboat who has been a fine breeding servant of Fairdale.
She is also the dam of the Singapore stakes-winner Itmaybeyou (Howbaddouwantit) and the multiple Hong Kong winner Happy Guys (Keeper).

Patience Rewarded With Snippins
April 2011

Good things come to those who wait as the connections of the Fairdale Stud-bred Snippins found to their delight on Saturday.
The Hastings mare rounded off a run of ultra-consistent form with a stylish home-track victory against a strong field of Rating 70 metric milers.
The ever-reliable Snippins had placed in five of her six previous starts which included four runner-up finishes.
"She's a gutsy mare and really deserved this," said co-trainer Guy Lowry who prepared the five-year-old with Grant Cullen.
"She was well-ridden (by Mark Hills) and capped off her form - she's been up a while and it was a tough win."
Snippins has now won twice in her genuine career but future opportunities may be limited by the weather.
"Winning form is always good form but the heavy tracks are coming," Lowry said.
Snippins was bought out of Fairdale's 2007 Select Sale consignment to Karaka for $80,000.
She is from the Irish-bred Alzao mare Twizzle who is from a strong European family that includes stakes winner and sire Defecting Dancer.

Stakes Success For Neversaynever
April 2011

Fairdale Stud-bred mare Neversaynever gained an all important black type credit at Awapuni today when she was a gallant winner of the Listed Anzac 1600.
The daughter of Howbaddouwantit was resuming from a four month break but was presented in outstanding order by Hastings trainer John Bary.
"She'd had a trial and a jumpout and I was pretty happy with her and she's going to improve further with the race," he said.
"She can pretty much go on any ground and she's a genuine horse and that's all you can ever ask."
Neversaynever has won six of her 25 starts and may now have a crack at the Gr 2 Travis Stakes at Te Rapa on April 30.
The five-year-old settled well back in the pack today and took advantage when the field swung wide into the straight.
"I didn't intend to get that far back and we got the inside run and she had a good kick," rider Craig Grylls said.
Neversaynever is raced by Bary with Ivan Grieve and Mike Sanders who bought her for $14,000 out of Fairdale's 2007 Festival Sale draft.
She is out of the Jetball mare Dress Circle whose dam is a half-sister to the eight-time Gr 1 winner Super Impose.

Fairdale Graduate Completes HK Hat-Trick
April 2011

Much-improved Hong Kong galloper Happy Guys continued his purple patch of form at Happy Valley last night.
The five-year-old gave jockey Zac Purton an armchair ride to coast home by five and a quarter lengths over 1800 metres.
Trained by Ricky Yui, Happy Guys has now won his last three starts for four career victories from 17 appearances.
An $80,000 buy out of Fairdale Stud's 2007 Premier Sale draft at Karaka, his stake earnings have now topped $310,000.
A son of Keeper, Happy Days is from the American-bred mare Julie's Sailboat who is a half-sister to German black-type winner Ace High.
She has been a good producer for Fairdale and is also the dam of the Singapore stakeswinner Itmaybeyou (Howbaddouwantit).
It is further the family of the American Gr 1 winner Cool and the European Group winners King Luthier and Lighted Glory.
Happy Days began his career as Sunny Spirit with Matamata trainers Ken and Bev Kelso.
He was placed four times from his first five starts and transferred to Hong Kong after his maiden success at Te Rapa in 2009.

Misty Strikes Another Blow
April 2011

Progressive four-year-old Misty continued her good winning strike rate with a determined display at Otaki this afternoon.
The well-bred daughter of Howbaddounwantit notched the second victory of her brief career and more is expected of her.
"She's a big, strong mare and she's going through the grades nicely," Foxton co-trainer David Haworth said.
"She's needed time and next year she's going to be better again."
Misty enjoyed a sweet trip on the fence but was caught up in traffic at the top of the straight.
"I got a good trial and got a bit held up on the corner but she really stretched out in the last 100 metres," rider David Walker said.
Co-bred and part-owned by Fairdale Stud, Misty is now the winner of two of her six starts and has yet to fail to weigh in.
She is out of the Sky Chase mare Sky Mist who won three races, including the Gr 3 Gold Trail Stakes.
She has been a good producer at stud and Misty is a sister to the Gr 2 Concorde Handicap winner and Gr 1 placed sprinter Needuask.
Another full relation is Anca who won seven times up to 1400 metres in Australia and New Zealand.

All Smiles With Happy Guys
April 2011

Happy Guys continued his excellent form in Hong Kong this week when he was successful at Happy Valley.
The Fairdale Stud-bred and sold son of Keeper had also won at his previous appearance for trainer Ricky Yiu.
Happy Guys began his career in New Zealand as Sonny Spirit from the Matamata stable of Ken and Bev Kelso.
He was placed in four of his first five starts before a maiden victory at Te Rapa in his farewell performance.
An $80,000 purchase from Fairdale's 2007 Premier Sale draft, Happy Guys is out of Julie's Sailboat.
She has been a good producer for the stud and is also the dam of the Singapore stakeswinner Itmaybeyou (Howbaddouwantit).
Bred in the United States, Julie's Sailboat is a half-sister to German black-type winner Ace High.
It is also the family of the American Gr 1 winner Cool and the European Group winners King Luthier and Lighted Glory.

Mare's Golden Run Continues
March 2011

Gold Cape added further performance to her rich pedigree when she continued her winning ways at Wanganui today.
The daughter of Cape Cross has now been successful at her last two appearances over 1600 metres.
Part-owned by Fairdale Stud, she has an excellent career strike rate with three wins from her nine appearances.
"She has been a little bit nervous on raceday but she's much more settled now," said Linda Wheeler, wife of trainer John.
"She's got great acceleration and she's going to really make it."
Gold Cape settled midfield on the outer today for Buddy Lammas and was in behind the leaders on the turn.
The four-year-old was denied racing room until late in the straight but burst through when she saw daylight to win going away.
Gold Cape hails from a strong international family and is a half-sister to the French winner and Swedish stakes performer Golden Gift.
Their dam Casting For Gold is a three-quarter sister to the Gr 2 York Gimcrack Stakes winner and sire Mujahid.

Top Stayer Covers All The Bases
March 2011

Base left no doubt that he is one of Melbourne's most promising staying prospects with another impressive performance on Saturday.
The Zabeel four-year-old has now taken his career record to an outstanding five wins and two placings from seven appearances.
The progressive Base completed a hat-trick of victories this preparation when he came from well back on the turn to score with authority at Caulfield.
The Fairdale Stud graduate showed a stylish turn of foot for apprentice rider Jack Hill to swamp his rivals in the closing 100 metres.
Base was bought out of the farm's 2008 Premier Sale draft at Karaka for $250,000 by high-profile owner Lloyd Williams.
Trained at Macedon Lodge by Robert Hickmott, he is out of the Carnegie mare Tall Poppy.
Her half-sister Tall Poppy was a top-class racemare whose Gr 1 tally included the NZ Stakes, Thorndon Mile and the Waikato Sprint.
They are out of the Jarden Mile winner Fun On The Run and the pedigree also features the Gr 2 and multiple Gr 3 winner Frenetic.

Progressive 4YO Strikes Gold
March 2011

Well-bred mare Gold Cape confirmed New Plymouth trainer John Wheeler's pre-race thoughts when she posted a dominant victory at the Pukekura Raceway.
"I've always thought she was a pretty good horse and had rated my best chance of winning a race today," he said.
Gold Cape, who had resumed from a break earlier this month, settled midfield and improved around runners 500 metres from home.
Rider Buddy Lammas angled her widest of all on the turn and they raced clear by a length and three-quarters. "She won that pretty easily in the end," Wheeler said.
The four-year-old boasts a pedigree with a strong international flavour and has now won two of her eight starts in the Fairdale Stud colours.
By Cape Cross, Gold Cape is out of the Irish-bred Hansel mare Casting For Gold and is a half-sister to four winners, including the French winner and Swedish stakes performer Golden Gift.
Casting For Gold is also a three-quarter sister to the Gr 2 York Gimcrack Stakes winner and sire Mujahid and a half-sister to Gr 2 Deauville d'Ornano winner Just Happy.
The family has further left its mark in Canada with another half-sister Tanasaa the winner of the Listed King Stakes and Gr 1 placed in the International Stakes.

Zavite Springs Ranvet Shock
March 2011

Veteran galloper Zavite posted a major upset in Saturday's Gr 1 Ranvet Stakes when he downed the Caulfield Cup winner Descarado to take the feature prize at huge odds.
The Fairdale Stud graduate was given the perfect ride by Glen Boss for trainer Anthony Cummings to record the second top-flight victory of his decorated career.
"He is a sensational racehorse," Cummings said. "He loves what he is doing. He is the oldest bloke in the stable, me included, and he has more energy and more zest than a lot of the two and three-year-olds.
"I told Glen (Boss) just to let him find his rhythm and be comfortable and he would just keep going. I asked him not to be too cute about it - the horse always does his best."
At odds of 100-1, last year's Gr 1 Auckland Cup winner ground out a brave win and will now attempt to go one better in the upcoming BMW Stakes after finishing second in the 2400 metre event in 2010.
"It's obviously a pleasant shock," Boss said. "I thought he was going to run a nice race but he got into an unbelievable rhythm and fought back. He was great."
By Zabeel out of the Alleged mare Miss Vita, Zavite was sold by Fairdale for $A80,000 at the Sydney Easter Sale in 2004.
Miss Vita was a winner at 2400 metres in England and the stud purchased her through New Zealander Larry Stratten, a Newmarket-based bloodstock agent.
Zavite has won 11 races and Saturday's success took his career earnings beyond the $2.5 million mark.

Fairdale Graduate Flying High
March 2011

Base's reputation moved up another notch yesterday when the rising staying star added to his impressive record at Sandown.
Unfazed by a quick back-up after prevailing at Moonee Valley last Friday night, the four-year-old was too good once again.
Rider Jake Noonan had the son of Zabeel travelling easily in midfield and they swept down the outside of the track to win going away.
Base was bought out of Fairdale Stud's 2008 Premier Sale draft at Karaka for $250,000 by high-profile owner Lloyd Williams.
Prepared at Macedon Lodge by Robert Hickmott, he has four wins and two placings from his six career starts in Melbourne.
Base is out of the Carnegie mare Tall Poppy whose half-sister Tall Poppy was the Gr 1 winner of the NZ Stakes, Thorndon Mile and Waikato Sprint.
They are out of the Jarden Mile winner Fun On The Run and the pedigree also features the Gr 2 and multiple Gr 3 winner Frenetic.

Promising Base Scores Again
February 2011

Base continued the outstanding start he has made to his career with another victory at Friday night's Moonee Valley meeting.
It was the third win of his five-start career and the four-year-old has been placed in his other two appearances.
Raced by prominent Melbourne owner Lloyd Williams, Base was a $250,000 buy from Fairdale Stud's 2008 Premier Sale draft at Karaka.
The son of Zabeel hails from one of the Palmerston North farm's most prolific families.
Base is out of the Carnegie mare Tall Poppy who is a half-sister to the multiple Gr 1 winner Tall Poppy (NZ Stakes, Thorndon Mile, Waikato Sprint).
They are out of the Jarden Mile winner Fun On The Run and the pedigree also features the Gr 2 and multiple Gr 3 winner Frenetic.
Base is prepared by Williams' private trainer Robert Hickmott at Madecon Lodge and was ridden by Nicholas Hall.
The gelding won on debut at Seymour in May and again at Sandown and was then spelled after two more placed efforts.
Base returned for a first-up second this preparation before he posted an authoritative victory over 1600 metres at Moonee Valley.

Stud Star Remembered
February 2011

A mare with close ties to one of Fairdale Stud's finest graduates was successful in Melbourne yesterday when Jetta won for the second time in her career.
The four-year-old daughter of Howbaddounwantit was a $40,000 Karaka purchase in 2008 and is out of the Jetball mare Jet Show.
She is a half-sister to the former crack galloper Riverdale who won nine races in Australia from 1200-2200 metres.
His career highlights were Group One victories in the Epsom and Ampol Handicaps and the Group Two Warwick Stakes.
Riverdale kept the best of company throughout his career and posted no fewer than a staggering 25 stakes placings - six of them at the top level..
Trained by Chris Hyland, Jetta is a half-sister to four winners, including the black type performed juvenile Flypass.

Solid Sale For Fairdale
February 2011

Fairdale Stud's expectations were met at Karaka with sound trading for the Palmerston North farm during NZ Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales series.
"We were satisfied with our returns from an even draft," Gerald Fell said. "We unfortunately lost a couple of very good foals at birth so we were a bit light on stand-outs."
The farm's Premier Sale colt, a half-brother by Pins to Singapore Gr 1 performer Itmaybeyou, was knocked down to Victorian horseman Robbie Griffiths for $110,000.
"He sold well but our draft suited the local and Asian markets where we have been very successful in the past and there were very few buyers from those areas," Fell said.
Fairdale's Select Sale consignment was keenly sought after and the stud was particularly pleased with the demand for the stock of Iffraaj.
"We're shareholders in the Southern Hemisphere breeding rights to him and they sold really well," Fell said.
Prominent owner Phil Bayley went to $90,000 to secure their Iffraaj filly from the family of Gr 1 Coolmore Classic winner Chlorophyll.
Western Australian agent John Chalmers signed at $50,000 for Fairdale's Iffraaj colt out of a half-sister to Gr 3 Lowland Stakes winner Gentle Call.
A daughter of Keeper also attracted keen overseas interest and was knocked down for $70,000 to John Morrisey.
The filly is out of the winning Centaine mare Anza Belle whose three foals to race have all been winners.
Fairdale is already looking ahead to Karaka 2012 when the first crop of resident stallion Fully Fledged will go under the hammer.
"That's going to be exciting for us and his foals really are outstanding," Fell said.
Winner of the Gr 1 Diamond Stakes, Fully Fledged was also placed in elite company in Australia before injury forced his retirement to stud.

Kimber Adds To Fortune
January 2011

Kimber Fortune has followed up his maiden success in Hong Kong with another victory at Sha Tin last night.
The five-year-old son of Danasinga won the opening class five event on the card in the hands of Brett Prebble.
Fairdale Stud graduate Kimber Fortune had made his first winning impact in Hong Kong last month for trainer Francis Lui.
He was bought out of the farm's 2007 Select Sale draft for $30,000 and is a half-brother to the winner What About Now (Howbaddouwantit).
They are out of the Zabeel mare Leebazane, who six races, who is a half-sister to the dam of the multiple winner Shariat's On Fire.
It is also the family of the Gr 1 Caulfield Guineas and AJC Sires' Produce Stakes winner and successful sire St Covet.

Lot To Like About Woodville Winner
January 2011

The well-related Fairdale Stud graduate Likeitlikethat continued the promising start to her career when she was a stylish winner at Woodville.
The daughter of Howbaddouwantit was successful over 1600 metres at the weekend for the second victory of her eight-start career.
Bred by the stud, who have retained an ownership interest in the mare, Likeitlikethat is from the the family of the former top-class mare Miltak.
By McGinty, she was a star performer for the Fells in the early 1990s and won eight races and three Gr 1 features - the BMW Stakes, Auckland Cup and the New Zealand Oaks.
At stud she left four winners from five foals with both Tully Zeal and Milzeel performing at Group level.
Miltak's half-sister Wild Swan is the grand-dam of Likeitlikethat, who is trained at Palmerston North by Kevin Gray.

Karaka Draft
January 2011

Fairdale Stud's 2011 NZ Bloodstock National Yearling Sale consignment:

PREMIER

375 Bay Colt Pins Julie's Sailboat

SELECT

526 Brown Colt Savabeel Rotogravure

592 Chestnut Colt Pins Star O'The Ball

600 Bay/Brown Colt Court Command Supamach

690 Brown Filly Keeper Anza Belle

721 Bay Colt Chinese Dragon Blanc Bleu

746 Bay Colt Chinese Dragon Cedarwood

813 Bay Filly Iffraaj Eden

839 Bay Colt Chinese Dragon Extravaganza

915 Bay Filly Keeper Howgoodwasthat

973 Grey Filly Postponed Lady Assassin

1071 Grey Colt Strada Novella

1083 Bay Colt Iffraaj Our Final Call

1098 Bay Colt Iffraaj Passionella

1104 Bay Colt Howbaddouwantit
Phaedra

FESTIVAL

1219 Chestnut Colt Snippetson Summereto

1499 Bay Colt Howbaddouwantit Lake Letitia

Misty
January 2011

The best is yet to come from the well-related Howbaddouwantit four-year-old Misty, according to Foxton co-trainer David Haworth.
"She's got a lot of ability and is quite a big mare and still a bit immature," he said. "We'll look after her and she's going to be a really nice type."
Misty responded to her patient handling at Otaki today where she shared maiden honours over 1600 metres by dead-heating for first prize.
It was her third fourth raceday appearance and was a well-deserved breakthrough having finished runner-up at her previous two outings.
Co-bred and part-owned by Fairdale Stud, Misty is out of the Gr 3 Gold Trail Stakes winner Sky Mist.
She is a sister to the Gr 2 Concorde Handicap and Newmarket Handicap winner and Gr 1 placed sprinter Needuask.
Misty is also a full relation to Anca who won seven times up to 1400 metres in Australia and New Zealand.

Success In Hong Kong
December 2010

Fairdale Stud graduate Kimber Fortune opened his winning account in Hong Kong last night with a dashing 1000 metre victory at Sha Tin.
The lightly-raced five-year-old son of Danasinga's fortunes took a turn for the better for trainer Francis Lui and rider Olivier Doleuze.
At his previous appearance Kimber Fortune had been unplaced after suffering interference in the straight.
He was bought out of Fairdale's 2007 Select Sale draft for $30,000 and is a half-brother to the winner What About Now (Howbaddouwantit).
They are out of the Zabeel mare Leebazane, who six races, who is a half-sister to the dam of the multiple winner Shariat's On Fire.
It is also the family of the Gr 1 Caulfield Guineas and AJC Sires' Produce Stakes winner and successful sire St Covet.

Bary's Fairdale Graduate Impresses
November 2010

The winning roll of Group One trainer John Bary continued at Awapuni today with the promising Fairdale Stud graduate Neversaynever furthering her record.
The stablemate of New Zealand 2000 Guineas hero Jimmy Choux was a comfortable length and a-half winner for her fifth career success.
By Howbaddouwantit, who also sired the opening winner on the card, Neversaynever was a $14,000 Karaka purchase out of Fairdale's 2007 draft.
The five-year-old is from a potent female line with her third dam being Pheroz Fancy who left the crack Australian galloper Super Impose.
He won 20 races - eight of them at Gr 1 level - including the Cox Plate, two renewals of the Doncaster and Epsom Handicaps and the Chipping Norton as well as a Ranvet Stakes victory.
Pheroz Fancy was also a half-sister to the dam of the ill-fated Gr 1 Zabeel Classic winner Mikki Street while dual Gr 3 Standish Handicap winner Super Impressive also features.

Walker Gains Zavite Cup Mount
October 2010

In-form New Zealand jockey Michael Walker has been booked to ride the Fairdale Stud graduate Zavite in next Tuesday's Gr 1 Melbourne Cup.
Walker and trainer Anthony Cummings have struck up a rewarding association since his move across the Tasman.
He recently won on Shadows In The Sun at Caulfield and also posted stakes placings aboard Trader and Bride Salma for the stable.
By Zabeel out of the Alleged mare Miss Vita, Zavite was sold by Fairdale for $A80,000 at the Sydney Easter Sale in 2004.
Miss Vita was a winner at 2400 metres in England and the stud purchased her through New Zealander Larry Stratten, a Newmarket-based bloodstock agent.
The winner of more than $2 million, Zavite is proven at 3200 metres after Cummings prepared him to win this year's Gr 1 Auckland Cup at Ellerslie.

Regally-Bred Mare Salutes
October 2010

A well-established family was back in the winners' circle at Ashburton where Zambezi showed her appreciation of the improved track conditions.
The five-year-old mare has now won twice on top of the ground from a handful of starts for owner-breeders Gerald and Rex Fell.
Prepared by Te Akau Stable's Jason Bridgman, Zambezi is by the champion sire Zabeel out of the former top racemare Tall Poppy.
The daughter of Kaapstad won 11 races in the familiar Fairdale Stud colours including the Gr 1 Thorndon Mile, Lion Red Stakes and Waikato Draught Sprint.
She also captured the NZ Racehorse Owners' Federation Trophy and NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes at Gr 2 level.
Tall Poppy is in turn out of the Gr 1 Jarden Mile winner Fun On The Run whose half-sister Frenetic landed the Gr 2 Bluebird Trophy.

The first foals of the former top-class sprinter-miler Fully Fledged are now on the ground with a crop of around 80 expected this season.
The Gr 1 Diamond Stakes winner retired to Fairdale Stud in 2009 where he stands alongside the Gr 1 Australian Derby winner Nom Du Jeu.

Fully Fledged had speed, brilliant two-year-old form and is an outstanding-looking individual," studmaster Duncan Fell said.
"We are very fortunate to have him as he possesses all the ingredients necessary to make a successful stallion."
Fully Fledged hails from a family of top-quality sprinters on both sides of his pedigree.
His sire Align, by the Northern Dancer horse Night Shift, won the Gr 1 AJC Sires' Produce Stakes and the Gr 2 Todman Slipper Trial.
Align was the champion two-year-old of his year and headed the 1998-99 Australasian Free Handicap.
He met with instant success at stud with his son Nightlign heading the NZ 2YO Free Handicap after victory in the Gr 1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes.
Fully Fledged is out Fledged, a winning daughter of the European Gr 1 winning sprinter Bluebird (King's Stand Stakes).
He is also the dam-sire of hot young stallion Thorn Park (Gr 1 Stradbroke Handicap) and Gr 1 winning sprinters Yell and Universal Queen.
"Fully Fledged is a horse that that will suit breeders looking for two-year-old speed and precocity at an affordable fee," Fell said.
He stands at Fairdale at $4000 + GST while Montjeu's son Nom Du Jeu is available at $6000 + GST.

The Jackal On Target
October 2010

The Jackal has proved a fine money-spinner for his connections and he further added to his tally at yesterday's Gore meeting.
The five-year-old returned from a three-month break for an effortless five and a-length victory over 1200 metres.
The Jackal is prepared by Murray Hamilton, who races the son of Riviera with fellow trainer Michael Pitman.
He has now won three of his 25 starts and his genuine nature is highlighted by weighing in on a further 10 occasions.
The Jackal was bought out of Fairdale Stud's 2007 Select Sale draft at Karaka for $12,000.
A half-brother to three winners, he is out of the well-related Sackford mare Wild Cry.
She is a half-sister to the Fairdale-bred Gr 1 Adelaide Cup winner The Hind and the Listed Geelong Cup winner Oregon Star.

Top Family Strikes Again
August 2010

A famous Fairdale Stud family added another victory to its prolific record last Friday when Scouting was successful in Melbourne.
The five-year-old son of Stravinsky saluted at Geelong with a strong staying performance over 2200 metres.
Scouting is a half-brother to three winners and is out of the Oregon mare Pageant, herself the winner of two races.
She is out of Fairdale's Gr 3 Hawke's Bay Cup winner Harp who was also runner-up in the Gr 1 Auckland Cup.
It is the family of the outstanding mare Miltak who did claim the Ellerslie staying feature as well as the NZ Oaks and BMW Stakes at the top level.

Breeders Flocking To Nom Du Jeu
August 2010

Debut sire and Gr 1 winner Nom Du Jeu is proving a major hit with breeders with 115 mares already booked to the Fairdale Stud Stud stallion.
Notable among his court is the triple Gr 1 winner Tall Poppy and the dams of Gr 1 winner Cent Home and Gr 2 Waikato Gold Cup winner Passchendale.
The imported Alleged mare Miss Vita, the mother of Gr 1 Auckland Cup winner Zavite, is another to visit the son of Montjeu.
"He is an outstanding looking horse and if his foals look anything like him, I’m sure they will sell well," Gerald Fell said.
“He’s very popular and rightly so, he is very well priced for what he is. He ticks all the boxes.
"He won his only start at two, he is the son of the best living sire in Montjeu and he won at every distance from 1200m to 2400m.
“He really is the complete package and we are very lucky to have him here.
“If he had come down from the Northern Hemisphere with his credentials, he would most likely be standing somewhere else at a much higher fee”.

Well-related Fairdale Stud graduate I'm Back Jack was a dominant winner at yesterday's Waverley meeting for trainer Kevin Gray.
The five-year-old son of Howbaddouwantit has been in good form this preparation and is now the winner of four of his 22 starts.
I'm Back Jack had weighed in at three of his previous four appearances since returning from an autumn break.
He is out of the unraced Truly Vain mare Miss Kimbolton who is a sister to the dam of former NZ Horse of the Year Tit For Taat.
He won 15 races including the NZ 2000 Guineas, Telegraph Handicap, Captain Cook Stakes, Bayer Classic and Waikato Sprint at Gr 1 level.
Tit For Taat's racetrack deeds also earned him champion three-year-old, weight-for-age and sprinter-miler honours.

Chris Waller's promising three-year-old Thumbtacks continued his progress yesterday with a commanding victory at Warwick Farm.
The Fairdale Stud graduate was successful over 1600 metres for the top Sydney trainer in the hands of Glyn Schofield.
The gelding has now won two of his last four starts after breaking his maiden three runs back at Newcastle.
Thumbtacks was purchased by Waller from the Fell family's 2008 Select Sale draft to Karaka in 2008 for $100,000.
By Pins, he is a half-brother to the winners Elusive Order and Fairy Tale with their dam the winning Centaine mare Anza Belle.
The feature Gr 1 winners in Thumbtacks' pedigree include Grand Armee (MacKinnon Stakes, Chipping Norton Stakes), Anamato (SA Oaks), Drum (Oakleigh Plate), Dealer Principal (Rosehill Guineas) and Absolute Champion (Hong Kong Sprint).

There was double delight for Fairdale Stud at yesterday's Gore meeting with farm graduates The Jackal and River Haze taking winning tricks.
Both are by former resident sire Riviera, whose talented son Gorse is also quickly making his way through the grades with three victories this season.
The Jackal posted his second career success when he waltzed away with a Rating 80 sprint by two and a-half lengths.
Sold by Fairdale for $12,000 at Karaka in 2007, he is a half-brother to the Wyndham Cup winner Jetmaster.
They are out of the Sackford mare Wild Cry, who is in turn a half-sister to The Hind (Gr 1 Adelaide Cup) and Oregon Star (Listed Geelong Cup).
River Haze recorded her fourth success when she coasted home by three and three-quarter lengths against the Rating 70 stayers.
She is out of the Oak Ridge mare Whyte Haze, who won five races including the Listed Warstep Stakes.

Thumbtacks Nails Sydney Win
May 2010

Thumbtacks struck his first winning blow for top Sydney trainer Chris Waller at the weekend with a deserved victory at Newcastle.
The three-year-old son of Pins had finished in the money in three of his previous four appearances before opening his account over 1200 metres.
Thumbtacks was purchased out of Fairdale Stud's 2008 Select Sale draft to Karaka by Waller for $100,000.
He is obviously taken by the breed as earlier this year he secured Thumbtacks' sister from the Palmerston North farm at the National Yearling Sale for $51,000.
They are out of the winning Centaine mare Anza Belle, who is the also dam of the winners Elusive Order and Fairy Tale to give her a 100 percent record at stud.
She hails from a prolific Gr 1 family that includes Grand Armee (MacKinnon Stakes, Chipping Norton Stakes), Anamato (SA Oaks), Drum (Oakleigh Plate), Dealer Principal (Rosehill Guineas) and Absolute Champion (Hong Kong Sprint).

Backed by a rich Fairdale Stud pedigree, the talented three-year-old Base has quickly added to his growing reputation.
The son of Zabeel maintained his unbeaten record at Sandown yesterday with victory over 1400 metres.
Base had previously made a winning Melbourne debut at Seymour earlier this month.
He is out of the Carnegie mare Tall Story who is a half-sister to the former top-class mare Tall Poppy.
By Kaapstad, she was the three-time Gr 1 winner of the New Zealand Stakes, Thorndon Mile and Waikato Draught Sprint.
It is an outstanding Fairdale family with Tall Poppy a daughter of the Gr 1 Jarden Mile heroine Fun On The Run.
Bred and sold by Fairdale, Base was a $250,000 yearling during the Premier Sale at Karaka in 2008.
He is prepared at Macedon Lodge by Robert Hickmott, who is the private trainer for high-profile owner Lloyd Williams.

3YO Adds Performance To Pedigree
May 2010

A Gr 1 pedigree was to the fore in Victoria yesterday when Base made a winning debut at the Seymour meeting.
By the great Zabeel, the three-year-old is out of a half-sister to crack Fairdale Stud mare Tall Poppy.
The daughter of Kaapstad won 11 races, including the New Zealand Stakes, Thorndon Mile and Waikato Draught Sprint at Gr 1 level.
Tall Poppy is out of another elite-level winner in Fun On The Run who racked up 18 victories with her career highlight a Jarden Mile success.
Base was bred by Fairdale Stud and sold to the $250,000 bid of NZ Bloodstock at the Premier Sale at Karaka in 2008.
He is prepared at Macedon Lodge by Robert Hickmott, who is the private trainer for high-profile owner Lloyd Williams.

Top Family To The Fore
May 2010

Progressive filly Croix Du Sud added another success to her family's roll of honour when she was an impressive winner at Riccarton on Saturday.
She was a clear last with 600 metres to run and came with an undeniable finishing run down the outside of the track.
The Fairdale Stud-bred and sold daughter of Howbaddouwantit now has two career wins and a stakes placing from 14 starts for premier trainer Mark Walker.
Croix Du Sud was bought out of Fairdale's 2008 draft to Karaka for $100,000 and is out of the Centaine mare Fairdale Lass.
She is a half-sister to the Gr 3 winners Rock You (Rupert Steele Stakes, 2nd Gr 1 Salinger Stakes) and Marnies Magic (Royal Stakes).
Fairdale Lass was unraced but has done a fine job at stud with four winners from five foals to race.
They include Croix Du Sud's sister Howmuchyacharging who won the Gr 3 Gold Trail Stakes and was Gr 1 placed in the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes.

Fairdale Mare Strikes Again
May 2010

Fairdale Stud graduate Neversaynever continued her impressive march through the grades with victory at Friday's Matamata meeting. The daughter of Howbaddounwantit has been in outstanding form this campaign and now has four career wins and seven placings from her 19 starts.
She is prepared at Hastings by part-owner John Bary and was a $14,000 Karaka purchase in 2007. Bred and sold by Fairdale, Neversaynever fails from a potent female line with her third dam being Pheroz Fancy who left the crack galloper Super Impose. He won 20 races - eight of them at Gr 1 level - including the Cox Plate, two renewals of the Doncaster and Epsom Handicaps and the Chipping Norton as well as a Ranvet Stakes victory.
Pheroz Fancy was also a half-sister to the dam of the ill-fated Gr 1 Zabeel Classic winner Mikki Street while dual Gr 3 Standish Handicap winner Super Impressive and Australian stakes winner Unrocel Saint also feature in Neversaynever's pedigree.

Winning Heart Shows The Way
April 2010

Fairdale Stud graduate Winning Heart lived up to his name in Singapore on Friday night with a metric mile victory at Kranji.
The son of Howbaddouwantit has proved a grand money-spinner with stake earnings of nearly $230,000 from four wins and 10 placings.
Trained by Brian Dean, Winning Heart was originally a $38,000 purchase from the stud's Festival Sale draft to Karaka in 2007.
He is out of the winning Kings Island mare Island Girl, who hails from a prolific Fairdale family.
Its most celebrated member is the triple Gr 1 winner Miltak (BMW Stakes, Auckland Cup, New Zealand Oaks).

Duo Rewarded For Consistency
April 2010

Howbaddouwantit's latest success stories emphasise the genuine nature and durability of the Fairdale Stud stallion's progeny.
The son of Rahy was credited with a winning inter-Island double at the weekend courtesy of two of those ultra-consistent performers.
Mels Bad Boy capped off an excellent run of form with victory at Te Aroha while Jackson Jones did likewise at Riccarton.
Trained at Wanganui by Stephen Crutchley for local owner-breeder Gordon Lambert, Mels Bay Boy now has four career wins to his credit.
The six-year-old's dependability is emphasised by a further 23 placings on all types of going.
Mels Bad Boy is also a former stablemate of Howbaddouwantit's Gr 1 Ellerslie Sires' Produce Stakes winning daughter Mi Jubilee.
In the South Island, Jackson Jones collected the seventh win of his career, along with 14 minor place finishes.
The John and Karen Parsons-trained gelding has been Mr Dependable in recent months.
Jackson Jones' last 14 appearances have been rewarded with three wins, seven placings and just once has he failed to weigh in.

Top Fairdale Family Strikes
April 2010

Memories of the outstanding racemare Miltak were revived at Waverley this week when Likeitlikethat struck the first winning blow of her career.
The lightly-tried filly had weighed in at her three previous starts for trainer Kevin Gray before her breakthrough appearance.
Likeitlikethat was bred by Fairdale Stud and is from the the family of Miltak, a star performer for the Fells in the early 1990s.
The daughter of McGinty won eight races and three Gr 1 features - the BMW Stakes, Auckland Cup and the New Zealand Oaks.
At stud she left four winners from five foals with both Tully Zeal and Milzeel performing at Group level.
Miltak's half-sister Wild Swan is the grand-dam of Likeitlikethat, who is by resident Fairdale stallion Howbaddouwantit.

Rich Pedigree Wins Out
April 2010

A filly with an international pedigree was to the fore at New Plymouth when she made an impressive winning debut over 1200 metres.
Gold Cape carried the Fairdale Stud colours to a stylish victory at the first time of asking and now looks set to make her mark in good company.
Trained by John Wheeler, the daughter of Cape Cross came from the back of the field with a well-timed run in the hands of top jockey Opie Bosson.
Gold Cape is out of the Irish-bred Hansel mare Casting For Gold and is a half-sister to four winners, including the French winner and Swedish stakes performer Golden Gift.
Casting For Gold is also a three-quarter sister to the Gr 2 York Gimcrack Stakes winner and sire Mujahid and a half-sister to Gr 2 Deauville d'Ornano winner Just Happy.
The family has further left its mark in Canada with another half-sister Tanasaa the winner of the Listed King Stakes and Gr 1 placed in the International Stakes.

Smart Investment Pays Another Dividend
March 2010

Withallmyheart has proved a grand money-spinner for his connections and he added to his bankroll in Hong Kong on Wednesday night.
The durable seven-year-old gave age and a beating to his rivals over 1200 metres at the Happy Valley meeting for his sixth career success.
Withallmyheart was a $15,000 purchase from Fairdale Stud's 2004 Select Sale draft to Karaka and has now won more than $590,000.
By resident sire Howbaddouwantit, he has raced in Hong Kong every season since his juvenile days.
Withallmyheart is out of the winning Crested Wave mare Trapeze from the family of Gr 1 Spring Champion Stakes winner and sire Magic Of Sydney.
He is trained by Gary Ng Ting-Keung and was ridden by the very much in-form Olivier Doleuze.

Timely Stallion Coup For Fairdale
March 2010

Nom du Jeu possessed the pace to win as a juvenile and the class and staying ability required to meet and beat the best three-year-olds in Australasia.
He trained on as an older horse to again star on both sides of the Tasman under handicap and weight-for-age conditions and acted on all types of going.
That versatility combined with a rich pedigree and ideal temperament make him a top-quality and timely acquisition for Gerald and Duncan Fell's Fairdale Stud.
Nom du Jeu has been secured for stud duty by their successful Palmerston North establishment where he will stand his first season this year at $6000 + GST.
His arrival comes hard on the heels of a major increase in demand for potential classic performers at the recently concluded NZ Bloodstock National Yearling Sales.
"Nom du Jeu was an exceptional racehorse, has wonderful looks and boasts a fantastic pedigree," Gerald Fell said.
"He's the perfect stallion type for New Zealand with the pronounced shift toward our middle distance horse emphasised so clearly by their popularity at the sales series this year."
Prominent Australasian owner Rob McAnulty was among the buying bench at Karaka to echo those sentiments.
"There's a big swing back to buying horses for races like the Rosehill Guineas and the AJC Derby," he told the New Zealand Herald.
"You can make a lot of money now with a stayer and any New Zealand breeder who breeds staying horses and classic horses is going to be rewarded."
Nom du Jeu is by Sadler's Wells' champion son Montjeu, who has enjoyed outstanding success after a glittering career on the track.
He was the six-time Gr 1 winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Prix du Jockey Club, Prix du Saint-Cloud, Tattersalls Gold Cup and the Irish Derby.
Montjeu was an immediate success at stud with his first Northern Hemisphere crop including Gr 1 winners Hurricane Run, Motivator, Scorpion, Montare, Corre Caminos and Falstaff.
Subsequent elite level winners have numbered Authorized, Fame And Glory, Jukebox Jury, Frozen Fire, Jan Vermeer, St Nicholas Abbey and Montmartre.
In New Zealand he is the sire of Gr 1 winners Wall Street, Tavistock and Sharvasti with Roman Emperor and Speed Gifted in Australia.
Wall Street confirmed his standing as one of the country's hottest racing prospects with his dominant victory in the recent Gr 1 Thorndon Mile at the expense of a brave Tavistock.
Out of the dual Gr 1 winning Prized Gem (Kelt Capital Stakes, Brisbane Cup), Nom du Jeu's second, third and fourth dams were also multiple winners.
He was trained throughout his career at Cambridge by Murray and Bjorn Baker for four wins and 10 placings and stake earnings of nearly $2.5 million.
"He's just a beautiful, strong horse - extremely good-looking and a lovely dark brown colour and 16.2 hands," Murray Baker said.
"He's got a lovely temperament and my four-year-old grandson has been on his back in the box."
Nom du Jeu's career highlight was victory in the Gr 1 AJC Derby at Randwick and he was also Gr 1 placed in the Caulfield Cup, Kelt Capital Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
"He could go on any ground and won the Waikato Guineas on a very firm track and his Caulfield Cup effort was another terrific run when he came from last on the bend," Baker said.
"He had a lot of speed and won his only two-year-old start coming from last to first - he was a complete package."
Now fully syndicated, Nom du Jeu was bred and raced by Billie Morton, of Brisbane, whose family have retained a 50 percent holding in the stallion with fellow stakeholders Fairdale and Goodwood Studs

Fairdale Graduate Coasts To Gr 1 Glory
March 2010

The Fell and Cummings families have enjoyed a long and successful association and they combined for a runaway Gr 1 success at Ellerslie yesterday. The Fairdale Stud-bred and sold Zavite was prepared by Anthony Cummings for a dominant victory in the $1 million Auckland Cup.

"I've been looking at Fairdale Stud drafts since I was 14 so I know how good a breeders they are," Cummings said. "I've got some good horses from them. They've had some great families there that have performed for years."

By Zabeel out of the Alleged mare Miss Vita, Zavite was sold by Fairdale for $A80,000 at the Sydney Easter Sale in 2004. Miss Vita was a winner at 2400 metres in England and the stud purchased her through New Zealander Larry Stratten, a Newmarket-based bloodstock agent. He has subsequently won 10 races and yesterday's Ellerslie success took his career earnings beyond the $2 million mark. "A million in Kiwi money is still great and if the country keeps offering the money we'll be back to try and win it," Cummings said.

Zavite was brilliantly-handled by champion jockey Damien Oliver who bided his early time back of midfield.
When runners started to bunch across the top Oliver made his move and drove Zavite to a clear lead on straightening. "He was jogging on the turn and I could see the other main chances were going nowhere," Oliver said. "They weren't going as well as we were, so I decided my best chance was to go for it."

Even under his 57.5kg topweight, Zavite never looked like being headed and he crossed the line with a three and a-quarter length margin on Booming. Cummings, whose father Bart has also had his share of success with the Fairdale breed, said he gave Oliver no pre-race instructions. "If I have to tell Damien how to ride this horse I've brought the wrong jockey across." Cummings said he would now give serious thought to a start in next month's Gr 1 $A400,000 Sydney Cup provided the track was firm.

Zavite On Target For Cup
March 2010

Fairdale Stud's millionaire graduate Zavite has thrived in his build-up toward New Zealand's premier staying event - the Gr 1 Auckland Cup at Ellerslie. The Anthony Cummings-trained stayer flew in earlier this week and has had his first look at Ellerslie in preparation for next Wednesday's feature. Zavite is being stabled at Pukekohe with training partners Gareth McRae and Garry Newham who have been impressed with the Zabeel gelding's condition.

"He's settled in very well here and he worked nicely over a bit of ground at Ellerslie on Wednesday," McRae said. "He went over about 2000 metres and quickened up over the last 600 and pleased his work rider - everybody's more than happy with him. "He hasn't missed a beat since and he's eating well and looks nice and bright."

Bred and sold by Fairdale at Karaka in 2003 for $80,000, Zavite is out of the imported Alleged mare Miss Vita who won up to 2400 metres in England. Her seven-year-old son has been an outstanding performer for the Cummings stable with nine wins up to 3200 metres and career earnings of nearly $A1.5 million. Zavite's career highlights include a Gr 2 success in the Adelaide Cup, Gr 3 wins in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Launceston Cup and Listed victories in the Australia Day and McKell Cups.

He has also been placed in the Gr 2 Herbert Power Stakes and the Gr 3 Geelong and Hobart Cups. Zavite is in excellent form and boasts a last-start victory under 60.5kg over 2500 metres at Moonee Valley last Friday night. Champion jockey Damien Oliver has been booked for the Auckland Cup ride and the combination are listed as second favourites in the pre-post market.

A mare whose pedigree boasts one of the finest performers to grace the tracks of Australia in the last 20 years was to the fore for Fairdale Stud at Awapuni on Thursday. Neversaynever was bred and sold by the farm and is from the family of eight-time Gr 1 winner and former top-rated four-year-old Super Impose. He won 20 races including the Cox Plate, two renewals of the Doncaster and Epsom Handicaps and the Chipping Norton as well as a Ranvet Stakes victory.

By Fairdale resident Howbaddounwantit, Neversaynever's third dam is the Taipan mare Pheroz Fancy who left the brilliant Super Impose. She was also a half-sister to Ocean Pearl who in turn is the mother of the ill-fated Gr 1 Zabeel Classic winner Mikki Street. Neversaynever was bought out of Fairdale's Festival Sale draft to Karaka in 2007 for $14,000 and is trained at Hastings by part-owner John Bary. The four-year-old has now won three races and weighed in a further seven times from her 16 appearances.

Master Elite posted a deserved victory at Sha Tin on Sunday night when he recorded his second career success in Hong Kong. The lightly-tried five-year-old is a graduate of Fairdale Stud and was a $90,000 Premier Sale yearling at Karaka in 2006. He was purchased by Michael Chang Racing and made one trial appearance in New Zealand before he was transferred to Hong Kong.

Master Elite has only once failed to weigh in from his 10 appearances and has banked more than $375,000. He is by Van Nistelrooy from a prolific Fairdale family with his dam, the winning Oregon mare Pageant, a daughter of the former top-class racemare Harp. Pageant is also a half-sister to Encore, who in turn left the triple Gr 1 winner Miltak (BMW Stakes, Auckland Cup, NZ Oaks).

Nom du Jeu possessed the pace to win as a juvenile and the class and staying ability required to meet and beat the best three-year-olds in Australasia. He trained on as an older horse to again star on both sides of the Tasman under handicap and weight-for-age conditions and acted on all types of going. That versatility combined with a rich pedigree and ideal temperament make him a top-quality and timely acquisition for Gerald and Duncan Fell's Fairdale Stud. Nom du Jeu has been secured for stud duty by their successful Palmerston North establishment where he will stand his first season this year at $6000 + GST.

His arrival comes hard on the heels of a major increase in demand for potential classic performers at the recently concluded NZ Bloodstock National Yearling Sales. "Nom du Jeu was an exceptional racehorse, has wonderful looks and boasts a fantastic pedigree," Gerald Fell said. "He's the perfect stallion type for New Zealand with the pronounced shift toward our middle distance horse emphasised so clearly by their popularity at the sales series this year."

Prominent Australasian owner Rob McAnulty was among the buying bench at Karaka to echo those sentiments "There's a big swing back to buying horses for races like the Rosehill Guineas and the AJC Derby," he told the New Zealand Herald. "You can make a lot of money now with a stayer and any New Zealand breeder who breeds staying horses and classic horses is going to be rewarded."

Nom du Jeu is by Sadler's Wells' champion son Montjeu, who has enjoyed outstanding success after a glittering career on the track. He was the six-time Gr 1 winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Prix du Jockey Club, Prix du Saint-Cloud, Tattersalls Gold Cup and the Irish Derby. Montjeu was an immediate success at stud with his first Northern Hemisphere crop including Gr 1 winners Hurricane Run, Motivator, Scorpion, Montare, Corre Caminos and Falstaff. Subsequent elite level winners have numbered Authorized, Fame And Glory, Jukebox Jury, Frozen Fire, Jan Vermeer, St Nicholas Abbey and Montmartre. In New Zealand he is the sire of Gr 1 winners Wall Street, Tavistock and Sharvasti with Roman Emperor and Speed Gifted in Australia. Wall Street confirmed his standing as one of the country's hottest racing prospects with his dominant victory in the recent Gr 1 Thorndon Mile at the expense of a brave Tavistock. Out of the dual Gr 1 winning Prized Gem (Kelt Capital Stakes, Brisbane Cup), Nom du Jeu's second, third and fourth dams were also multiple winners.

He was trained throughout his career at Cambridge by Murray and Bjorn Baker for four wins and 10 placings and stake earnings of nearly $2.5 million. "He's just a beautiful, strong horse - extremely good-looking and a lovely dark brown colour and 16.2 hands," Murray Baker said. "He's got a lovely temperament and my four-year-old grandson has been on his back in the box." Nom du Jeu's career highlight was victory in the Gr 1 AJC Derby at Randwick and he was also Gr 1 placed in the Caulfield Cup, Kelt Capital Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. "He could go on any ground and won the Waikato Guineas on a very firm track and his Caulfield Cup effort was another terrific run when he came from last on the bend," Baker said. "He had a lot of speed and won his only two-year-old start coming from last to first - he was a complete package." Nom du Jeu was bred and raced by Billie Morton, of Brisbane, whose family have retained a 50 percent holding in the stallion with fellow stakeholders Fairdale and Goodwood Studs New Zealand Bloodstock is managing the syndication of the remaining shares.

For further information: Contact Gerald Fell 0274 472134, Duncan Fell 0274 604132
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'Fairdale-bred stayer Zavite (NZ) (Zabeel) took the title of Stayer of the Year at the New South Wales Owners' Association's 'Night of Champions' Awards Dinner in Sydney earlier this month. Fittingly, the Stayer of the Year award was presented by New Zealand Thoroughbred Marketing.

Trained by Anthony Cummings, the well-travelled Zavite (NZ) was rewarded with the supreme distance acclaim following his outstanding triple Cup-winning season, which ultimately saw him bankroll over A$640,000 in stake-earnings. Outlining his class with a dominant win in the Gr.2 Adelaide Cup, Zavite demonstrated his ability over the two-mile test, romping home to a 2.3 length win when carrying 57.5kg. It was Zavite's first attempt at the 3200m, but the tough son of Zabeel had clearly inherited plenty of the "Z" factor as he seemingly cruised convincingly to the line.

Toughness and durability were also apparent of the Cummings-trained galloper - his Adelaide Cup success came hot off the heels of a solid performance to win the Gr.3 Launceston Cup (2400m), with victory in the Listed Australia Day Cup (2400m) coming three starts prior.
A close second to fellow home-bred stayer Gotta Keep Cool (NZ) in the Gr.3 Hobart Cup narrowly denied Zavite a fourth Cup title last term.

All told, the talented million-dollar-earner has won eight from 38 starts, with additional black-type success counted in the 2007 Gr.3 Queen Elizabeth Handicap, and the Listed WJ McKell Cup two seasons ago. Bred in New Zealand by Fairdale Stud, Zavite was sold to a bid of A$80,000 from Anthony Cummings at the 2004 Inglis Sydney Easter Yearling Sale. Initially labelled by Cummings as a Melbourne Cup horse, Zavite's path to its 2008 running went awry after developing a muscle tear when third in last October's Listed Bart Cummings Hcp (2520m) at Flemington.
"I basically bought him to win a Melbourne Cup," said Cummings of the now seven-year-old. "Things went wrong last year, it was supposed to be his year, but it didn't work out," he said.

Twelve months prior Cummings had plotted a campaign to assure Zavite a start the 2007 Melbourne Cup, but came-up agonisingly short of making the field. Following a second-place effort in the Gr.2 Winning Edge Presentation Stakes, and a narrow defeat in the Gr.3 Geelong Cup, Zavite was unfortunately 29th in the Melbourne Cup elimination order for the field of 24. Already qualifying for this year's renewal, 2009 could well be Zavite's year.

With the benefit of two trial outings under his belt, Zavite will kick off his 2009 Melbourne Cup campaign in Saturday's Gr.2 Warwick Stakes at Royal Randwick in Sydney.
"He has come back stronger this time around and his work is up to its usual high standard," Cummings reported. "We will look at running him in the Chelmsford at Randwick and then the Hill Stakes before he heads to Melbourne. He'll run in the Caulfield Cup, then the Mackinnon prior to the Melbourne Cup. He keeps improving and the two miles is what he is bred for," concluded Cummings, whose dad, Bart, has won a record 12 Melbourne Cups - 8 of those with New Zealand-bred horses.

High profile galloper Fully Fledged has been secured by Palmerston North's Fairdale Stud to commence stud duties in the coming season.

Pace and class combined with the looks to match his precocious pedigree have made Fully Fledged a perfect stallion fit for Fairdale Stud. The Fell family's Palmerston North operation have secured the handsome chestnut for stud duty this season.

"Fully Fledged had speed, brilliant two-year-old form and is an outstanding-looking individual," said Fairdale studmaster Duncan Fell.

"We are very fortunate to get him as he possesses all the ingredients necessary to make a successful stallion."

Fully Fledged was retired as the Gr 1 Ford Diamond Stakes winner of three races and was also placed four times in his 13-start career. His racing career was prematurely ended by injury during his three-year-old autumn campaign in Sydney.

"That was a great shame because he was a top-class animal and never had a lot of luck," Cambridge trainer Murray Baker said.

"He's a gorgeous-looking horse with a ton of quality about him and a lovely temperament."

Fully Fledged finished third in Australian Listed company in both the Fireball Quality and Strada Stakes - each time giving weight under his 58kg. He then ran a gallant fourth, again from a wide barrier, in the Gr 2 Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill behind Gr 1 Australian Guineas winner Hearts Of Dreams.

"He raced very well in strong company and drew the outside all the time - that makes it so tough in Sydney," Baker said.

"The form out of all his races was outstanding and it went to show with no luck at all how good he was."
He's a gorgeous-looking horse with a ton of quality about him and a lovely temperament
His fourth placing in the Phar Lap was all the meritorious as he suffered the career-ending tendon injury during the race.

Fully Fledged had six starts as a two-year-old and began his career with a runaway win at Taupo and stepped up to end his campaign with back-to-back Gr 1 starts. He was an impressive winner of the Ford Diamond Stakes and then ran fifth when hampered by a shifty track in the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes at Awapuni.

Fully Fledged returned as a three-year-old to finish runner-up in the Gr 2 Hawke's Bay Guineas before a stylish victory in the Listed Sarten Memorial at Te Rapa. He further showed his class when second against the older horses in the Listed Newmarket Handicap at Ellerslie.

Fully Fledged hails from a family of top-quality sprinters on both sides of his pedigree.
His sire Align, by the Northern Dancer horse Night Shift, won the Gr 1 AJC Sires' Produce Stakes and the Gr 2 Todman Slipper Trial. Align was the champion two-year-old of his year and headed the 1998-99 Australasian Free Handicap. He met with instant success at stud with his son Nightlign heading the NZ 2YO Free Handicap after victory in the Gr 1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes.

Fully Fledged is out Fledged, a winning daughter of the European Gr 1 winning sprinter Bluebird (King's Stand Stakes). He is also the dam-sire of hot young stallion Thorn Park (Gr 1 Stradbroke Handicap) and Gr 1 winning sprinters Yell and Universal Queen. This season's Randwick and Rosehill Guineas winner Metal Bender is also out of a daughter of Bluebird.

Gr 1 winning two-year-olds and stallion sources of speed are plentiful in Fully Fledged's immediate pedigree with his maternal line also including Snippets and Lunchtime.

"It's a pedigree full of speed and high-class sprinting form," Fell said.

"Fully Fledged is a horse that that will suit breeders looking for two-year-old speed and precocity at an affordable fee."

Fully Fledged will stand his first season at Fairdale at $4000 + GST alongside proven sire Howbaddouwantit.

The purple patch of form enjoyed by the Fairdale Stud-bred gelding Zavite (NZ) (Zabeel) added another chapter on Monday...it’s most important so far.

Previously victorious in the Gr.3 Launceston Cup (3200m), the Anthony Cummings-trained galloper entered Australia’s racing archives earlier in the week as the first horse in history to subsequently land the jewel of Adelaide’s racing calendar, the Gr.2 Adelaide Cup (3200m).

Ridden handy to the pace by regular pilot Nash Rawiller, Zavite (NZ) thrived at what was his first attempt over 3200m on Monday, opening the field up by 3 lengths in the straight and holding the advantage to the line.

Describing Zavite (NZ) as a tough competitor who just loves to win, Cummings has now earmarked the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick on April 18 for the Zabeel galloper.

Interestingly, the Adelaide/Sydney Cup double has only ever been achieved by one horse - Zavite’s paternal half-brother Gallic.

Owners Mrs N K Falconer, Ms J L Clare, G Clare, Ms S I Dalling, M J Dalling, K S Ince, Ms J M Ince & A Blood could well be treated with an additional Gr.1 outing prior to this however, with a start in the BMW (2400m) at Rosehill two weeks earlier also deemed likely.

Initially bought by Cummings as a Melbourne Cup horse, Zavite’s path to its 2008 renewal went awry after unthinkably developing a muscle tear when 3rd in last October’s Listed Bart Cummings Hcp (2520m) at Flemington.

In all, Zavite (NZ) – an A$80,000 yearling purchase, has recorded four domestic Cup wins. Namely, the Gr.2 Adelaide Cup (3200m), the Gr.3 Launceston Cup (2400m), the Listed Australia Day Cup (2400m) and the Listed STC WJ McKell Cup (2400m).

Successful also in the Gr.3 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2520m), and the Listed VRC Better Boy Hcp (2000m), Zavite’s career record now reads 36 starts for 8 wins, 7 placings and boasts a healthy stakes earnings figure of A$972,000.

Tough from the get go, Zavite’s Fairdale Stud breeder Gerald Fell was arguably the first to see the innate fighting qualities that would later be unleashed on the track.
“He was strong willed right from the very start,” said Fell. “My son Duncan took him to the sales and he was very difficult”.

In keeping with the Palmerston North based stud’s policy of acquiring well pedigreed mares, Zavite's (NZ) existence came to be after a phone call had between Fell and the expatriate New Zealander and now independent Bloodstock agent in Ireland and England, Larry Stratton.
“I bought Zavite’s dam Miss Vita (USA) from Ireland, sight unseen over the phone,” said Fell.
“We are very keen on mares with strong taproots and she had this in spades being out of a mare who was a 3/4 sister to the Champion galloper Suave Dancer, who was himself the winner of the 1991 Gr.1 Prix de L’ Arc De Triomphe (2400m) and the Gr.1 Irish Champion Stakes (2400m).

Landing in New Zealand at a cost of approximately NZ$70,000 – NZ$80,000, Miss Vita (USA) (Alleged) was sent to Zabeel in her first season for the respectively winners Mybigfatgreekhorse (NZ) and Zavite (NZ).

Subsequently sent to Stravinsky in 2004 for the Brisbane winner Trescorpioni, Miss Vita (USA) later patronised Fairdale Stud’s own Gr.1 sire Howbaddouwantit in 2006, producing a yet unnamed colt that is based in West Australia.

Looking ahead, high expectation should follow the Savabeel foal that the three-from-three producer currently carries.

The Cox Plate winning sire is a son of Zavite’s own Champion sire Zabeel – a producer of no less than 39 individual Gr.1 winners.

In 2009, Miss Vita (USA) will visit the Australian Gr.1 winning sire Alamosa (NZ) (O’Reilly) who upon racing retirement will reside locally at Palmerston North’s Wellfield Lodge.

The underlying toughness of the Fairdale Stud-bred galloper Zavite (NZ) (Zabeel) was made plain to see in the Gr.3 AAMI 2009 Launceston Cup (2400m) in Tasmania on Wednesday.

Having suffered a float mishap en route, Zavite (NZ) paraded with abrasions to his hips, but just as had been earlier concluded by the track vets, they proved no impediment to his win ability.

As was the case in his Listed Australia Day Cup (2400m) win two starts earlier, Zavite (NZ) dictated proceedings from the front for the most part of the Tasmania Gr.3 feature.

Rated to perfection by Nash Rawiller, Zavite (NZ) kept finding in the run to the line, eventually repelling the challenge of Centurytwentyone by 0.75 of a length, with last year’s NZ-bred winner Ista Kareem (NZ) (Germano) a neck away in third.

"This horse is so tough and he proved that yet again today," Rawiller said.

"Just when they think they've got him he finds another gear and then digs deep to fight them off. He's a marvel"

In total, the six-year-old gelding’s 7 wins and 6 placings have netted A$717,850 in earnings for owners Mrs N K Falconer, Ms J L Clare, G Clare, Ms S I Dalling, M J Dalling, K S Ince, Ms J M Ince & A Blood.

Trained by Anthony Cummings, Zavite (NZ) had previously rewarded his A$80,000 yearling price tag with black-type wins in the Gr.3 VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2520m), the Listed AJC Australia Day Cup (2400m), the Listed STC WJ McKell Cup (2400m) and the Listed VRC Better Boy Hcp (2000m).

Looking to stakes starts ahead, it is likely that Zavite (NZ) will pin his ears back in the Group Two $400,000 Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville on March 9

Zavite (NZ) is by the prolific Gr.1 sire Zabeel and is out of the Alleged mare, Miss Vita, who has produced three winners from as many to race.

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The smart Howbaddouwantit gelding Big Profit (NZ) gave rivals a galloping lesson at Sha Tin on Saturday, flying home for a dominant win in the HK$1.6 mil International Sale December Challenge (1400m).
Taken straight to the front by Brett Prebble, Big Profit (NZ) dictated terms throughout and had his rivals off the bit in the run to the line, winning by 3.75 lengths.
The win added to his last start win in the HK International Sale November Challenge (1200m) and was his third consecutive success.
Purchased originally by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for NZ$160,000 at the 2007 Premier Yearling Sale, Big Profit (NZ) was later resold at the Hong Kong International Sale for HK4.3mil, where successfully purchased by Yem Ming.
With just eight starts under his belt, the 3YO gelding has already made significant inroads into this outlay, with HK2, 687,000 achieved here so far.
Bred by Fairdale Stud, who stand his sire Howbaddouwantit, Big Profit (NZ) is a full brother to Howmuchyacharging - a Gr.3 winner of the 2005 Hawke's Bay Highview Stakes (1200m).

Standing for NZ$6000 plus GST, Howbaddouwantit (USA) has been best represented to date by the Gr.1 galloper Mi Jubilee and has a 58.3 per cent winners-to-runners ratio.

METROPOLITAN, a 3yr old filly by Elusive City out of Our Diva by Oregon, won the listed Canterbury Belle Stakes on Saturday 20th September at Riccarton.

METROPOLITAN is a product of the Fell family's Fairdale Stud, successful breeders for over 60 years, who have owned five generations of METROPOLITAN's family. She descends from Ajasco, a Group 1 winning daughter of Fairdale's great sire Pakistan ll. Grand dam Concert, a Group 3 winner, was also bred and raced by the Fell family as was Our Diva by another Fairdale sire, Oregon. This family also includes Group 1 winners Silver Liner and Petrava (champion 3 yr old in South Africa) and is strongly represented in the Fairdale broodmare band.

Fairdale holds a 20% share in Elusive City who has been very successful with his first crop of 2 yr olds in the Northern Hemisphere and is shuttled to Haunui Farm.

METROPOLITAN is raced by Mr. Phil Bayly, a long time supporter of Fairdale Stud. The manner of her win suggests that there are many more to come.

Manawatu breeding and racing administrator Gerald Fell believes the foundations have been laid for the success of racing in the lower North Island.

Fell was the first chairman of the Race group (Racing Awapuni Combined Enterprise), which initially was a partnership of four Manawatu racing clubs.

It has since expanded to six clubs, including the Wellington Racing Club, and Fell believes it was part of the reason he was today named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to racing in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

The Race group started out as combination of the Manawatu, Rangitikei, Feilding and Marton racing clubs but has since been joined by the Wellington and Otaki-Maori racing clubs.

"The thing I'm most proud of is helping create Race and putting those clubs together," Fell told NZPA yesterday.

"I think it will prove the saviour of racing clubs in the lower North Island."

The assets of each club are shared by the partnership as well as raceday profits and losses. Racing tracks can be shared and racing dates moved amongst the different clubs.

Fell said it took some work to convince clubs to put aside their parochial stances but he believed it had helped retain racing's strength in the lower North Island.

"It took quite a lot of massaging to encourage the clubs to put all their assets together," he said.

"Instead of being club versus club it is now all for the common good of racing in the region."

Fell was involved in setting up racing's Hall of Fame, is a past president of the Manawatu Racing Club of which he has been a member for more than 50 years and for five years was a director of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing.

But he is best known as a breeder through Fairdale Stud in Palmerston North.

The stud came to national prominence through the spectacular success of sire Pakistan II in the 1960s but the horse died prematurely at the age of 13. Fairdale Stud also bred 1979 Melbourne Cup winner, the Bart Cummings-trained Hyperno.

Consistent sire Howbaddouwantit made it four winners in three different countries last week adding to what has already been a very successful season.

First up was D'Mighty General who won over a mile in Malaysia, continuing his good run of form. Eager Chat was next at Tauranga who fought hard to win at just his second start. This was followed on the same card by the promising galloper Pactus, who made it two wins from two starts. Rounding out the week was All Ready Got It, a very impressive winner of the $70,000 VRC Eugene Morgan Handicap at Flemington, making three wins on end for her trainer Mike Moroney.

Also in Singapore, Aces and Aces formerly known as Needuask, went under in the last stride to finish second in the $500,000 GR1 Singapore Turf Club Patrons Bowl. This adds to his already impressive CV, having won at GR 2 and Listed level and a GR 1 second in the Railway Handicap in New Zealand before being transferred to champion trainer Laurie Laxon.

Fairdale Stud-bred Master Elite (Van Nistelrooy x Pageant) won in fine style on debut in Hong Kong in the Class 1 Juvenile Sprint Trophy on Sunday night.

Michael Chang Racing purchased Master Elite from his breeders, Fairdale Stud, at the 2007 New Zealand Karaka Premier Sale for NZ$90,000 and he is now raced by owner Chan Chau Fai.

Master Elite is a half-brother to Listen Pal (Tale of the Cat) who was third in the Group 3 BTC Doomben Classic and is from the family of the outstanding filly Miltak (McGinty).

The Busuttin stable added to a fine record with the family of Revere who won at Ruakaka on Wednesday.

The Riviera three-year-old filly is a daughter of former outstanding racemare Plume who was trained by Paddy Busuttin.

Plume was the winner of 12 races including the Group 1 New Zealand One Thousand Guineas at Riccarton and she was also runner-up in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks at Trentham.

Trent Busuttin, who is now in partnership with his father Paddy, recalls the brilliance of Plume on the racetrack.

"She was a wonderful racemare and Dad always speaks very highly of her as one of the best horses he has trained during his career," said Trent Busuttin. "I was about 10 or 11 years old at the time and realised that she was something out of the ordinary."

Revere has obviously inherited some of the family ability. Her sire, Riviera, is a son of Kris and stands at Fairdale Stud near Palmerston North which bred Revere. It was the second winner in recent weeks for Riviera who was also represented by True Intentions in the winners circle earlier in the month.

Revere had registered her first success two starts earlier at Awapuni and then lined up in the New Zealand Oaks but did not finish in the money in that event. "She got well back in the Oaks and made up ground alright at the finish but nothing came from behind that day," Busuttin said.

She was freshened up and returned with a three-quarter length win at Ruakaka in the hands of leading apprentice James McDonald.

Revere is owned jointly by her breeders, Fairdale Stud and the Central Districts Thoroughbred Partnership Syndicate.

Howbaddouwantit is enjoying a strong season which sees him among the top 10 New Zealand sires for 2007/08.

Howbaddouwantit, who stands at Fairdale Stud near Palmerston North, is currently among the top 10 leading New Zealand sires for the 2007/08 season.

To date the son of Rahy"s progeny have earned $843,302 in earnings this season. This positions him in 10th position on the sires" table.

Howbaddouwantit has been represented by 28 individual winners in New Zealand in 2007/08. These horses have won a total of 39 races.

The latest success story for Howbaddouwantit came at Hastings on Thursday when four-year-old mare Likenonthinelsie scored in the Tremain Real Estate Sprint Rating 90 1400.

Likeonthinelsie is trained at Waipukurau by Kelly Burne and was ridden by Jason Waddell.

Needuask has won the Listed Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day and now shoots for Group 1 glory in the $200,000 Railway Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year"s Day.

The Howbaddouwantit confirmed his growing reputation with stylish win and showed that he is one of the most promising sprinters in the country at present.

Co-trainer Richard Yuill said the Railway is a race Needuask can win with a handy barrier draw. "If we get a good barrier draw in the Railway we are a big hope. If we don"t then she (Samantha Spratt) will have to ride him for luck and he can still be very competitive."

Needuask is raced by Auckland couple Barry and Deidre Neville-White. Needuask"s win was his sixth success from only 18 starts.

Bullish Cash has spiralled the success of Fairdale Stud sire Howbaddouwantit to Hong Kong racing with his fine win in the feature event at Sha Tin on Sunday.

The New Zealand-bred galloper proved too smart for his rivals in the HK$1.6 million Cuckoo Handicap (1800m) for class one horses and was ridden in superb style by in-form rider Marco Chui who settled the gelding three horses back on the rails and pushing his way into the clear at just the right time. It was a perfect ride and one that drew the young rider many compliments.

Bullish Cash is trained by Tony Cruz who celebrates his 51st birthday this week.

Bullish Cash, as the name implies, is raced by the man whose colours terrorised Japan’s best milers in 2006, Wong Wing-keung, of Bullish Luck fame.

Bullish Cash won four of his six starts in New Zealand, where he raced as Wewantit, and looked a sure-fire top grade horse in Hong Kong when he produced a storming run under Robbie Fradd to finish second at his local debut.

Howbaddouwantit is currently in fifth position on the New Zealand general sires" premiership having been represented by 19 individual winners in the country in the 2007/08 season. His progeny earnings stand at $536,535.

Talented apprentice jockey Sam Spratt says Needuask showed blistering acceleration in scoring an authoritative win in the Group 2 Concorde Handicap (1200m) at Avondale on Wednesday.

"The way he went past them in the home straight was amazing," Spratt said. "All I did was give him a slap on the shoulder and he had an amazing turn of foot which left the others in his wake."

"He"s improved so much with every race he"s had and is a very talented horse," she said. "He still has a lot of improvement in him and has got a big future in the sprinting ranks," she said.

Spratt, 21, comes out of her apprenticeship time on February 2 and is making every post a winner in her successfual apprenticeship with 155 wins currently to her credit.

Needuask is trained at Pukekohe by Richard Yuill and is a son of Fairdale Stud sire Howbaddouwantit who has been enjoying a fantastic run of results in the 2007/08 season.

Howbaddouwantit is currently lying fifth on the New Zealand general sires" premiership with progeny earnings of $462,923.

He has been represented by a total of 68 individual winners including five individual stakes winners. His other black-type winners have been Mi Jubilee, Final Reality, Howmuchyacharging and Itmaybeyou.