Staphanos (JPN)
Novara Park
2025 FEE: $9,000
Novara Park is a picturesque stud farm situated in the beautiful Waikato region of New Zealand. This magnificent race horse breeding facility currently incorporates, stables and race horse walker, stallion facilities, and numerous fully fenced paddocks. Novara Park's stallion roster for 2023 features Sweynesse, Staphanos, King of Comedy, Press Statement.
35 Gorton Road , Cambridgeinfo@novarapark.co.nz
https://novarapark.co.nz/
+64 27 827 4995
Latest News
Movin' Out Strikes First Up for Yulong
Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) placegetter Movin Out made a winning start to her new preparation with an upset victory in the A$160,000 Macquarie St Social Handicap (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday.
New SW Staphanos - Special Sakura Wins Listed
Taranaki visitor Special Sakura upset the applecart when she led from go to whoa to bring up just her third career victory, and first at black-type level, when winning the Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m) at Ellerslie.
Novara Park confirms 2025 service fees
In line with the current economic climate, Novara Park owner Luigi Muollo has made adjustments to the service fees for the stud’s four-strong stallion roster.
She’s leaving her run a bit late, but the full sister to last week’s Listed VRC Andrew Ramsden Stakes winner Basilinna may have a shot at the Group I BRC Queensland Oaks.
Basilinna Delivers Melbourne Cup Dream
A perfect gift continues to keep on giving for expatriate Kiwi horsewoman Emma-Lee Browne who is now in the luxurious position of having a guaranteed Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) runner with a homebred.
Kiwi Bred Basilinna Books Melbourne Cup ticket
Emma-Lee and David Browne’s victory in the A$300,000 Listed Lexus Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington on Saturday was enormously valuable in more ways than one for the Kiwi couple.
Off to a flyer with first crop runners including 2023 Group 1 winning 2YO Pignan (Manawatu Sires’ Produce etc.), Group 2 runnerup & Group 1 placed Basilinna (2025 Andrew Ramsden S.), 2026 stakes winner, Special Sakura, Group placed The Entertainer etc. … by Japanese super sire Deep Impact … multiple Group 1 performer in Japan and Hong Kong … a winner at 2 … highest stake earner at stud in NZ.