Trelawney Stud is New Zealand’s oldest commercial

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horse stud farm. It was established in 1930 by Seton Otway near

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. It has stood a number of top quality stallions including Foxbridge, Kingdom Bay and Carnegie (IRE) and produced many fine race horses including seven

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winners.

History

Seton Otway’s stud foundation was commenced when he purchased several mares with impeccable female families. Unable to purchase well-performed mares he bought half-sisters to top performers but not necessarily outstanding horses themselves. His early acquisitions included Persis and Lady Marie (both foaled in 1923), who established families of major stakes-winners in New Zealand and Australia.Digby, John; "Thoroughbred Families and Sires of Australian and New Zealand", AJC & VRC, 2002 The site of the present stud farm was established when Seton Otway purchased a run-down, , dairy farm on the banks of the Waikato River, on the

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of New Zealand. This was to become the famous Trelawney Stud and the future home of some of Australasia’s top thoroughbreds and racehorses. In 1935, Seton Otway purchased and imported the sire Foxbridge (GB), who was a good racehorse in England, for £2,625. He became one of New Zealand's most successful stallions and brood-mare sires for eleven consecutive seasons.Pring, Peter; "Analysis of Champion Racehorses", The Thoroughbred Press, Sydney, 1977, Another very successful Trelawney Stud stallion was Alcimedes (GB) (by

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), a winner over distances from 7 to 10½ furlongs. Alcimedes’ first crop included

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winner Prince Grant and the

winner

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. His progeny often raced in Australia, including Divide and Rule and Silver Knight a Melbourne Cup winner and in turn the sire of 1984 Melbourne Cup winner, Black Knight. Alcimedes also sired the winners of 20 races in South Africa.NZ Blood-horse Ltd, ''Register of Thoroughbred Stallions of New Zealand'', Vol. IX, May 1976 Trelawney Stud was briefly owned by Australian businessman,

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and his Heytesbury Stud. During the early 1990s Trelawney Stud was purchased from Robert Holmes à Court by the Taylor family. As at 2021, Brent and Cherry Taylor still own the property. In 2006, Trelawney stood the top juvenile, Van Nistelrooy (USA) (by Storm Cat), a US$6.4 million yearling. In recent times the farm has moved away from standing stallions. It now focuses on broodmares and young horses. It is also a working sheep and cattle farm.

Progeny

The Trelawney brand has been carried by seven Melbourne Cup winners: * 1949 -

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, (Nizami - Honeywood). * 1947 -

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, (Nizami - Duvach) * 1959 -

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, (Marco Polo - Lady Fox). * 1960 - Hi Jinx, (Pride of Kildare - Lady's Bridge). * 1964 -

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, (Marco Polo - Sou' East). * 1966 -

, (Alcimedes - Galston). * 1971 - Silver Knight, (Alcimedes - Cuban Fox). The champion racehorse

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also spent the early part of his life at Trelawney Stud. Trelawney Stud’s first million dollar yearling, a son of

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out of the stakes winning-mare National Treasure, sold for A$1.5 million at the 2009 Inglis Yearling Sale in Sydney. Other horses that have come from Trelawney include: * Ocean Park ( Thorn Park - Sayyida by

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): winner of the 2012

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. *

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(

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- Ruqqaya, by Van Nistelrooy): winner of the 2018

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(G3),

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(G1) and

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(G1). * Spieth ( Thorn Park - Stella Livia by Titus Livius): Winner of the listed City Tatts Lightning Handicap (1100m) and 4 other races. Also runner up in the 2016

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(Group 1, Flemington 1200m) and 2017

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(Group 1, Flemington 1200m).

Past Stallions

* Alcimedes * Al Akbar *

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: sire of Amalfi (2001

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winner), Carnegie Express (winner of

Canterbury Guineas The Randwick Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March as a part of the Sydney Autumn Carnival. ...

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), Perlin (winner of the

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and

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), Tuesday Joy (winner of the

Coolmore Classic The Coolmore Classic, registered as the TAD Kennedy Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards under set weights conditions, run over a distance of 1500 metres at Rose ...

Ranvet Stakes The Ranvet Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older over a distance of 2,000 metres, held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in March. Total prize money is A$ ...

, The BMW and

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) and Vision and Power (winner of the

Doncaster Handicap The Doncaster Mile, registered as the Doncaster Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred handicap race for horses three years old and older, held over 1,600 metres at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia. Although th ...

and

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). * Dance Floor * Elusive City * Foxbridge: 11 times New Zealand premier sire. * Groom Dancer * Is It True * Khorassan * Kingdom Bay: 2 time New Zealand premier sire. * Marco Polo II * Nizami * Palace Music * Pride of Kildare * Van Nistelrooy * Wolverton

References

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History

Progeny

Past Stallions

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