High-flying Pencarrow Stud offers well-bred mares in Online Breeding Stock Sale

Media Release - Friday July 4

The 2024-25 season has been one of the best ever for Pencarrow Stud, and some of the renowned bloodlines that have underpinned that success are now available for purchase in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus.

Graduates of the famous Waikato nursery have won over 100 races this season, headed by a pair of Group One classic winners in Australia – Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth) in the Australian Guineas (1600m) and Maison Louis (NZ) (Super Seth) in the Queensland Derby (2400m).

Closer to home, homebreds Tomodachi (NZ) (Tarzino) and Island Life (NZ) (Vadamos) have been Group Three winners in Sir Peter Vela’s familiar blue and white hooped colours, while the Pencarrow-bred and sold Golden Century (NZ) (Pierro) finished third in the $1.25 million Group One New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie in March.

Breeze

Golden Century features twice in the National Online Breeding Stock Sale, with Pencarrow selling both his dam Breeze (Sea The Stars) and his half-sister Tempest (NZ) (Frankel).

Tempest

The other mares being offered by Pencarrow are the Group Three-placed Asama Blue (Fastnet Rock), who is in foal to Paddington, and the multiple Listed placegetter Assume (Fastnet Rock).

Assume

Asama Blue

“We always have to review our broodmare numbers at this time of the year and make some tough decisions, and this year it means putting this lovely group of mares up for sale,” Pencarrow Stud manager Leon Casey said. “They’ve all got quality pedigrees behind them and they’re all very nice types of mares too – very good and correct and good to deal with.

“Breeze has already proven herself as a black-type producer, with her son Golden Century placing in the New Zealand Derby this season. He was also second in the Listed Gingernuts Salver (2100m) and fourth in the Group Two Waikato Guineas (2000m).

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“Golden Century looks like he has a good race in him once he has a bit more experience behind him. He did all of that in his first preparation, so I could see him coming back from his spell with a bit more strength and maturity, and that might be all he needs to take the next step.

“We’re also selling his half-sister Tempest, who’s recently retired from racing and showed ability on the track (one win and eight placings from 14 starts). She’s by Frankel out of a Sea The Stars mare, so she has some quality genes behind her.”

Similarly, only one dam fits on the pedigree page of Asama Blue, who is closely related to elite-level winners such as Peeping Fawn (Danehill), Thewayyouare (Kingmambo), Chief Contender (Sadler’s Wells), Rags To Riches (AP Indy) and Jazil (Seeking The Gold).

Assume has already produced two winners from three foals to race and is a half-sister to the stakes winner and black-type producer Sandreamer (Oasis Dream).

Bidding is open in the 2025 National Online Breeding Stock Sale on Gavelhouse Plus with the first lot closing from 7pm (NZT) on Wednesday 9th July.

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