At this time of year, many businesses are beginning to wind down as the Christmas season approaches.  Stud farms throughout Australasia however, are still in full swing as the breeding season finishes and the yearling sales series' are about to begin.

This year, Haunui Farm will offer more than fifty yearlings in sales rings throughout New Zealand and Australia The first of theses being colts by Tale of the Cat (USA)(Storm Cat) and Van Nistelrooy (USA)(Storm Cat) who will head to the Gold Coast in a couple of weeks where they will join the draft of Kitchwin Hills to be sold at the Magic Millions Sale. 

With yearlings by proven sires Zabeel (NZ)(Sir Tristram), Redoute's Choice (Aus)(Danehill), Red Ransom (USA)(Roberto), Volksraad (GB) (Green Desert), Elusive Quality (USA) (Gone West), Danzero (Aus) (Danehill), Danehill Dancer (Ire) (Danehill), Tale of the Cat, Pentire (GB) (Be My Guest), Cape Cross (Ire) (Green Desert), Stravinsky (USA) (Nureyev), Faltaat (USA) (Mr Prospector), O'Reilly (NZ) Last Tycoon), Centaine (Aus) (Century), Carnegie (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), Kaapstad (NZ) (Sir Tristram), Helissio (Fr) (Fairy King), Danske (NZ) (Danehill), Deputy Governor (USA) (Master Willie) and Danasinga (Aus) (Danehill), exciting young sires Montjeu (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), Howbaddouwantit (USA) (Rahy), Bertolini (USA) (Danzig), Black Minnaloushe (USA) (Storm Cat), Galileo (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), Traditionally (USA) (Mr Prospector) and Fantastic Light (USA) (Rahy) and first season sires Don Eduardo (NZ) (Zabeel), Van Nistelrooy and Golan (Ire) (Spectrum), there is a yearling to meet all budgets and tastes.

Our Karaka draft features yearlings out of mares such as Fayreform (NZ) (Tights), Midnight Babe (NZ) (Kaapstad), Midnight Madam (NZ) (Kaapstad), Rijeka (NZ) (Sound Reason), Scarlet Runner (NZ) (Kingdom Bay), The Perfume Garden (NZ) (Tights) and close relations to many fine racehorses including Flitter (NZ) (Bluebird), Activation (NZ) (Zabeel), Coogee Walk (NZ) (Success Express), Wyndam Special (NZ) (Centaine), Gallic (NZ) (Zabeel), Raw Instinct (NZ) Housebuster), Homewrecker (NZ) (Housebuster), The Duke (Aus) (Danehill), Perlin (NZ) (Carnegie), and Katana (NZ) (Volksraad).

We believe the measure of our success is not only in the sales ring, but also on the racetrack.  In fact, the race track is where all of the talking is done and in the last 18 months, Haunui Farm has produced 11 individual stakes winners including two Group One winners.

Arguably the highlight of this period was the performance of four-year-old Railings (Aus) (Zabeel) in taking out the Group One double of the Metropolitan Handicap and the Caulfield Cup, which backed up his great 3^rd as an autumn three-year-old in the AJC Derby.  Not far behind Railings were the impressive dual Group One wins of the high quality galloper Perlin (NZ). The Graeme Rogerson-trained son of Carnegie won the Doomben Cup in the Queensland winter and then led all the way to win the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield in emphatic style. Haunui Farm will offer a full sister to Perlin at Karaka -Lot 450 - and a close relation by Van Nistelrooy - Lot 448.

Railings taking out the G1 Caulfield Cup

Another Graeme Rogerson trained galloper Activation (NZ) (Zabeel) showed his immense ability when winning the Group Three Coongy Handicap (2000m) impressively.  We will offer half brothers to both Railings and Activation by Van Nistelrooy at the Sydney Easter sale in 2006.

Stakes winning gallopers Opportunity (NZ) (Redoute's Choice), Pacific Dancer (NZ) (Groom Dancer), Natural Woman (NZ) (Generous) , Devoted (NZ) (Bigstone), Ebony Honor (NZ) (Honor Grades) , Raw Instinct (NZ) (Housebuster), Champion Star (NZ) (Soviet Star), Gallic (NZ) (Zabeel) and the exciting group one performing Tsarina Belle (NZ) (Stravinsky) are all recent graduates of Haunui and we are confident there are many more amongst our 2006 yearling sale draft.

For more information about our 2006 yearling draft and to view pedigrees and photos, visit www.haunuifarm.co.nz

First Yearlings to sell by Don Eduardo and Van Nistelrooy

2006 will see the first crop of yearlings enter the sales ring by AJC Derby-winner Don Eduardo.  "The Don" will be represented by 29 yearlings at Karaka in 2006 - five in the Premier Session, 19 in the Select Session and five in the Festival Session.

Don Eduardo

"Don Eduardo has all but completed his first season standing at Haunui and he has received enormous support from breeders," said Mark Chitty of Haunui Farm.  "It will be exciting to see his first crop of yearlings enter the sales ring in 2006 and I'm sure they will make quite an impression." he said.

Another stallion with Haunui links who will be represented by his first crop in 2006 is the multiple stakes/group-winning two-year-old Van Nistelrooy - a US$6.4 million yearling himself.

Supported with some of the best broodmares in the country in his first season at stud, that resultant crop will step out en force at Karaka in January with 30 in the Premier catalogue, 25 in the Select catalogue and two in Festival making him one of the most well represented stallions at the sale.

One of the standout Van Nistelrooy yearlings in the Haunui Draft is Lot 309, a colt out of multiple Group One-winner Fayreform (NZ) (Tights).

2004 ch c Van Nistelrooy - Fayreform

Fact File

G1 Glory for Almutawakel

Almutawakel (GB) (Machiavellian) may have stood only one season at Haunui Farm but his impact on the New Zealand racing industry was eminent at Levin last month when Wahid (NZ) and Izzat (NZ) finished first and third in the G1 Levin Classic (1600m) respectively.

Wahid

With a number of his progeny showing talent as two-year-olds, Wahid one of them, this crop has come out at three to frank their two-year-old form.  In the ten days after the Levin Classic, Almutawakel sired another three individual winners in the form of Darringdo (NZ), La Calista (NZ) and Mizrahi (NZ).

"Almutawakel stood at Haunui Farm in partnership with a number of other studs," said Mark Chitty of Haunui Farm.  "He has made quite an impact with his only crop of NZ born three-year-olds," he said.  "It was always intended for him to return to New Zealand but he suffered an injury in the Northern Hemisphere which causes a lot of problems for the horse hence why we haven't been able to bring him back," said Mark.  "This is one of the major reasons that we joined forces with Trelawney Stud to secure Elusive City (USA) (Elusive Quality)," says Mark.  "He was an exceptionally fast horse - a Group One winner at two of the Prix Morny, a race won by a number of horses who have gone on to very successful stud careers," he said.

Elusive City's impressive first Southern Hemisphere foals are on the ground this season and amongst them are these two - a colt out of Fikra (USA) (Gulch) a filly out of Cia (NZ) (Sound Reason).

Elusive City - Fikra	Elusive City - Cia

Breeding Season Wraps Up

With Christmas upon us, the breeding season has all but ended (to the delight of many!) and we couldn't be happier with the results.

In standing his first season at Haunui Farm, Don Eduardo has served a book of just over 100 mares a wonderful achievement for a third season sire.

Once again, he has received tremendous support from his owners, Gooree Park Stud, but just as importantly, it has been the reception of the horse by not only our existing clients, but the many other broodmare owners that gives "the Don" a wonderful opportunity to be a successful sire.

Don Eduardo is joined in the stallion ranks at Haunui by New Trumps (Ire) (Cadeaux Genereux).  Owned by Hong Kong-based Richard Hui, he stands privately at Haunui Farm and just a few weeks ago, sired his first trial winner in the form of Mendent (NZ).  Trained by Chris and Colleen Wood, this colt ran a very meritorious 6^th first up to Chant (NZ) (Traditionally), beaten three lengths in the Waikato RC Fairview Ford Stakes.

It is always our intention to send our mares to the best possible stallions and in 2005, along with a number of our clients, we sent a dozen mares to the Hunter Valley to be covered by some of Australia's leading sires which included the likes of Dehere (USA) (Deputy Minister), More Than Ready (USA) (Southern Halo), Redoute's Choice and Red Ransom.

Along with mares in foal to Zabeel, Pins (Aus) (Snippets), Stravinsky, Savabeel (NZ) (Zabeel), One Cool Cat (USA) (Storm Cat), Howbaddouwantit, Don Eduardo, Van Nistelrooy and Elusive City we have ended the breeding season with over 85% of the mares bred in foal. 

Haunui Farm Yearling Parade

Haunui Farm will host our annual yearling parade on Sunday 22^nd January 2006 at 3pm. 

We will parade our full draft of yearlings for Karaka and there will be a light BBQ afterwards.

All are welcome so if you are able to attend, please contact Margaret in the office.  P +64 9 530 8736

Best Wishes for the Festive Season

Finally, from the team at Haunui Farm, best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you all in 2006.