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2022 Sales Wrap Up

LOT 533 STARCRAFT x REZYANA (AUS) Sold to HONG KONG for $200,000...

Hereforagoodtime, She's a Personality

Hereforagoodtime is proving to be a valuable ring side purchase for buyer Tim Harrison. The now four year old has had 10 starts for a 1st, 2nd and most recently a very impressive third at Sandown Hillside on Wednesday the 8th of December. The Peter Gelagotis trained filly is a Highden Park graduate from Karaka 2019 and is a full sister to the multiple stakes placed filly Harlow Gold.  Tim is predominantly a breeder, he owns stallion shares and over 20 broodmares whilst running an Internatio...

E Star, The Silent Achiever

A five year old gelding by the late Ferlax, E-Star is just slowly brewing away up in Hong Kong. A winner of over a million dollars, with his most recent run moving up in class coming second to the undefeated Fantastic Treasure (Written Tycoon).  E-Star was a $42,500 Karaka Book 2 Yearling to Brookby Stables, out of the Savabeel mare in Duck For Cover. He was bred by one of our most loyal and original clients, Alistair Murdoch. His matriarch mare Foxy Boss was the first mare to foal at Highd...

Sky Darci BMW Hong Kong Derby Glory

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Toffee Tongue adds more Black Type

2018 Highden Park Graduate, Toffee Tongue added another Group win to her already impressive racing resume, when she landed the Group 3 Sky High Stakes at Rosehill on the 13th of March.She was last years Group 1 Australasian Oaks winner and runner up in both the Group 1 VRC Oaks and Group 1 Turnbull Stakes.The four year old mare won by a nose to Spirit Ridge, with trainer Chris Waller stating " She's done a great job and it was a good field, the pressure was on throughout so she's a decent horse....

NZB Karaka 2021

Karaka 2021 saw a different sale to what we have ever experienced. With no International buyers on the complex we had to step up our online marketing, as well as advertising more directly towards overseas trainers and owners. The sale was busier than expected, with our Yearlings behaving impeccably and this is reflected in our results.  Lot 276 Tavistock x Belongs In Lights filly started our sale off on a high note selling to Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock for $310,000. An exciting sale as ...

Beauty Generation Retired

Beauty Generation, born, raised and sold through Highden Park has had an impressive racing career, at the age of 8 he ran his last race in the 2020 Group 1 Hong Kong Mile on Sunday, he ran so bravely and has earned his retirement at Living Legends in Melbourne. Hong Kong Horse of the Year and Champion Miler two years in a row, Hong Kong Most Popular Horse and breaking records, including the highest earning horse ever in Hong Kong."Beauty Generation, a horse that changed so many lives. Thank you ...

Sky Darci Powers Home

2018 Highden Park Karaka Graduate Sky Darci added a 4th win to just his seven starts on Wednesday Night at Happy Valley, Hong Kong. He's had 7 starts for 6 placings, including 4 wins and two seconds.He was a $160,000 Book 1 colt, sold to Hong Kong and now trained by Hong Kong's Leading trainer in Casper Fownes. Sky Darci is out of the Highly Proven and successful mare in Strictly Maternal, a resident mare here at Highden Park....

Graduate's success around the World

Easy Road, E-Star and Hongchen are all Highden Park gradates that have been proving themselves on the track in Australia, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Easy Road (Super Easy x Ormond Road) was a $3000 NZB weanling sale graduate, trained by Adam Trinder in Tasmania and has gone seven placings from eleven starts, winning three in the last 5 starts, including a win last Thursday. He was bred by Nearco Stud and was sold as a pinhook to Maluka Thoroughbreds in Victoria. E-Star (Ferlax x Duck...

Ping Hair Star and Werther named NZTR Welfare Ambassadors

Dual Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther and Hong Kong Derby winner Ping Hai Star have added another job to their glowing resume. The pair, who are living out their retirement here at Highden Park, have become New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Welfare Ambassadors and will start to visit New Zealand race tracks from December to promote horse welfare post-racing.“It is a new concept through NZTR,” said Libby,  “Welfare has become such a big issue and we all need to put it to the forefront...

Toffee Tongue fighting for her Caulfield Cup spot

Toffee Tongue didn't make it easy for stable mate Verry Elleegant in Saturdays Group 1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. She fought to the line for a second, being a 70-1 outsider she proved she's more than capable to take on the Group 1 Caulfield Cup in two weeks time. Chris Waller said "Toffee Tongue was brilliant. That was her first run in that sort of company and she was as brave as anything"  Toffee Tongue has been runner up in two Group 1's and a Group 3 as well as her phenomenal win in ...

Peloton's success

Peloton was bred, born, raised and spent all his down time with us at Highden Park. It's always a joy to see horses like him go on to win....

Wertheimer making his presence felt

Wertheimer was born, bred and raised at Highden Park. He spent all his time here before heading to Australia to what looks to be a very promising future."Former Kiwi three-year-old Wertheimer (NZ) (Tavistock) didn’t take long to make his presence felt across the Tasman..."Read the article here...

Saying goodbye to Bagalollies

‪Today we said goodbye to Bagalollies as she departs to Arrowfield Stud to foal down her final Tavistock foal and then be covered by The Autum Sun. We wish her all the best and safe travels ahead.  See you later in the year Lollies. ‬ Read about Bagalollies Broodmare of the Year 2016 here....

South Island tour

What a wonderful time Libby has had this week visiting various friends, trainers and stud farms in the South Island.Hospitality second to none and an experience that should be undertaken by all.Some gorgeous scenery, only overtaken by some incredible weanlings. The first crop of foals by War Decree are some of the best foals Libby has seen in years. Berkley Stud has a beautiful farm and some incredibly well grown and substantial weanlings. Trackwork at Riccarton on Tuesday morning was a treat, w...

Sky Darci

Highden Park's New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Sky Darci was part of a winning double at Happy Valley for Joao Moreira and Casper Fownes.Read more HERE...

Paving the golden road

"In defiance of the testing times of 2020, Sam and Libby Bleakley’s Highden Park has extended its journey of success this autumn with a brace of Australian results to reinforce its preeminent position as the pride of the Manawatu, and further elevate its status amongst the best producing thoroughbred nurseries of New Zealand."  Read the full article by Ziba Creative HERE....