Novara Park Stud | Waikato, New Zealand

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posted 7 May, 2024

Novara Park looking forward to the 2024 season.

Novara Park has stuck solid with its stallion roster, maintaining the service fees for all stallions for the 2024 breeding season. “With breeders in mind, we ha...

posted 11 December, 2023

Lucky Sweynesse claims Hong Kong Sprint

Any questions about Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) loosening his grip on the world’s best sprinter mantle were swept aside when Manfred Man’s speedster surged...

posted 25 August, 2023

RACEFORM 2022-23 Review.

During the hiatus between 2022-23 feature racing and the spring breeding season, Luigi Muollo takes understandable pleasure in reflecting on an outstanding seas...

posted 29 July, 2023

Horse Of The Year to Lucky Sweynesse

The New Zealand thoroughbred breeding fraternity came together on Saturday 23 July to celebrate a stellar season of elite-level achievements at the Property Br...

posted 5 June, 2023

Lucky Sweynesse joins illustrious company

Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) might be given the chance to extend a phenomenal season in search of a ninth victory after matching Beauty Generation’s (NZ) (R...

posted 15 May, 2023

Rough Habit Plate goes to Special Swey by Sweynesse

Kiwi three-year-old Special Swey has bolstered Chris Waller’s Queensland arsenal, making an instant impact for the Champion trainer when scoring a game victory ...

posted 1 May, 2023

LUCKY SWEYNESSE STORMS TO GROUP 1 CHAIRMAN’S SPRINT PRIZE GLORY

Established as the world’s highest-rated sprinter of 2023, Lucky Sweynesse joined elite company with a runaway win in the HK$20 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprin...

posted 8 April, 2023

Derby Hero Sensational in Sydney Cup

Randwick’s two-day The Championships meeting is one of the biggest stages in Australasian racing, and Karaka graduate Explosive Jack(NZ) (Jakkalberry) is right ...

posted 1 April, 2023

G1 Success for Young Sire Staphanos

Irishman Joe Doyle claimed the biggest win of his short riding career in New Zealand when he guided Staphanos filly Pignan to victory in the Gr.1 Courtesy Ford...

posted 20 March, 2023

Lucky Sweynesse stars with Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup success

Star New Zealand-bred sprinter Lucky Sweynesse collected his second Group One crown in as many starts at Sha Tin on Sunday as he reeled in a brave California Sp...

posted 7 February, 2023

Hong Kong Super Star for Sweynesse

NZ Racing Desk Luigi Muollo has gone all-in to make sure he benefits from the success of the outstanding sprinter Lucky Sweynesse in Hong Kong. Lucky Sweynesse ...

posted 26 January, 2023

New Zealand could be fertile ground for Deep Impact’s boys

Asian Racing Report- David Morgan It’s early days for Satono Aladdin and Staphanos but the sons of Japan’s great champion are showing that they might have the p...

By DEEP IMPACT Champion Sire in Japan in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 , 2022
DEEP IMPACT -The World’s Leading Stallion by progeny earnings for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
DEEP IMPACT -His progeny have collectively earned more than one billion dollars and won over 400 stakes races.
At his passing DEEP IMPACT had the highest advertised service fee in the world at $540,000.
STAPHANOS -Multiple Group One performer in Japan.
STAPHANOS -Multiple Group One performer in Hong Kong.
Ability - One of Japan’s top ranked horses as a 3yo,4yo,5yo and 6yo winning in excess of NZ$1m in each season.
Class- Timeform Rated 123.
Staphanos is the winner of $NZ 6.2m - making him the highest stake earner at stud in New Zealand.
Turn of Foot- Last 600m in 32.9 winning the Group Three Tokyo Fuji Stakes.
Speed- Track record breaker in the Group Naruo Kinen running 1.57.6 over 2000m.
Staphanos defeated Maurice in the Kyoto Shirayuri Stakes.
Sire of a 2YO Group One Winner from his First Crop.

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Sweynesse - Fact Sheet

Leading New Zealand First Season Sire on earnings, winners and stakes-winners
A multiple Group One performer (2nd G1 Randwick Guineas, 3rd G1 Spring Champion)
A top 3YO Timeform rating of 122 makes Sweynesse one of the top Australian 3YO colts of his year.
By Lonhro -The Champion 3YO, the Champion miler, the Horse of the Year, and now a Champion sire. Lonhro set a new Australian record of 160 individual winners in a season.
Sweynesse is a magnificent individual. He stands 16.2 hh. He has a powerful hind quarter, a strong shoulder and a great athletic walk.
Sweynesse is the highest rated stallion from the Zabeel sire line to begin stud duties in New Zealand since Savabeel.
Sire of HK Group 1 winner and Champion Griffin - Lucky Sweynesse- The Highest Rated New Zealand Bred Horse in The World
Leading New Zealand Sire on Earnings in Hong Kong (1 March 2023)
Leading New Zealand Sire on Winners to Runners in Hong Kong (1 March 2023)
2023 Sale average NZB Book 1 and Book 2 at Karaka of $94,500 = 10.5 TIMES Service Fee
2022 Sale average NZB Ready To Run Sale of $118,750 = 13.2 TIMES Service Fee

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King Of Comedy - Fact Sheet

BY KINGMAN Horse of the Year & Champion 3YO Colt in Europe.
KINGMAN Leading Sire 2021 Service Fee NZ$290,000. The BEST son of INVINCIBLE SPIRIT.
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT Sire of one of Australia’s Leading Stallions I AM INVINCIBLE.
KINGMAN Three quarter brother to OASIS DREAM- the Sire of SHOWCASING and POWER.
Out of the outstanding producer Stage Presence- Dam of three GROUP ONE performers.
KING OF COMEDY TIMEFORM 26 June 2019 – The Best 3yo in Europe.
Precocious- Winner of his first start as a 2yo and Winner of three of first four starts including Sandown Heron Stakes.
Second beaten a neck in the Stallion making G1 St James’s Palace Stakes.
TIMEFORM QUOTE - “Bred in the purple and a most taking sort on looks”.

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Press Statement - Fact Sheet

PRESS STATEMENT is by Champion First & Second Season Sire HINCHINBROOK (by Champion Sire FASTNET ROCK) and is the Best sire son of the late HINCHINBROOK at stud.
HINCHINBROOK Leading Aust. First Season Sire in 2014-15. Leading Sire of 3YOs in Hong Kong in 2018-19. Sire of 535 progeny to race, 394 winners (73.0%), earnings of over $67 million, 22 stakes winners, 31 stakes placegetters, inc.
PRESS STATEMENT was an undefeated Group 1 winning 2yo – 3 starts, 3 wins including the Group 1 BRC J.J. Atkins Stakes. He then went on to win the time-honoured Caulfield Guineas Gr.1 as a Spring 3yo, which has been won by successful stallions such as Lonhro, Redoute’s Choice, Luskin Star, All Too Hard, Vain, etc.
PRESS STATEMENT retired in 2016 as the only colt of his year to win a Group 1 race at 2 and 3.
PRESS STATEMENT became the 4th horse in history to claim the Group 1 mile double of the J.J. Atkins at 2 and the Caulfield Guineas at 3, joining greats like Mahogany and Luskin Star. In 2019 the 5th horse in history to do it was The Autumn Sun.
PRESS STATEMENT’S dam Kaaptive Empress has produced 7 winners including 2 Gr.1 winners PRESSDAY and PRESS STATEMENT.
At stud PRESS STATEMENT has already SIred 175 individual winners for over $20m in earnings including 6 Stakes-winners and 10 Stakes-performers.
PRESS STATEMENT has an outstanding record with his progeny in New Zealand with 80% winners and 20% Stakes-winners to runners. (April 2023)
PRESS STATEMENT -A Young Proven stallion with an incredible 73.9% winners to runners ratio from his first two crops

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Says of King of Comedy :

King Of Comedy put in an outstanding effort to finish second beaten a neck by Champion 3YO Miler in France Circus Maximus and half a length ahead of Champion 3YO Colt in Europe Too Darn Hot.

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Says of Press Statement :

Given that it has won at Group One level and has amassed $1,832,275 in career earnings, Press Statement is regarded as an elite class of racehorse.

Kerrin Mcevoy - Jockey

Says of Sweynesse :

"He’s been pleasing us at home but we were worried about the ground and also he was meeting a good field first-up, I had to ride him a bit steady from the gate but he was electric when I asked him to go."
"He’s a nice, big colt with a lovely relaxed attitude and a very good turn of foot."

Henry Plumptre - Managing Director of Darley Australia.

Says of Sweynesse :

"These three colts are the best colts this year and there is probably a half-length
between them. It is fantastic."

Hideaki Fujiwara - Champion Trainer Japan

Says of Staphanos :

“Staphanos had outstanding ability showing speed and stamina. He was mentally and physically tough. I expect his progeny to be the same!”

Michael Cox - Former South China Morning Post and now The Age racing writer saw Staphanos in the flesh on the track and in his impressive morning workouts

Says of Staphanos :

"Staphanos is a horse of substance, mixing toughness and a no-nonsense temperament in a career in which he raced and beat some of the best Japan had to offer. What a coup by Luigi Muollo and Novara Park to secure this stallion and what an incredible opportunity for New Zealand breeders to send mares to such a highly credentialed son of Deep Impact. He has the looks, pedigree and racetrack performances to be a hit at stud. He could be a real game changer and just the type of stallion New Zealand needs."