News - TARZINO (NZ)

Westbury Stud is pleased to announce the 2025 service fees for its high performing stallion roster, providing breeders with an accessible source of proven bloodlines at excellent value.

The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained four-year-old Immediacy was back in the winner’s circle with a strong win in the Enchanted Adventure Handicap (2000m) at Mornington on Saturday.

For the second year in a row, Horsham trainer Paul Preusker has won the A$200,000 Group III Tobin Brothers Celebrating Lives Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield with a New Zealand-bred.

Shaun and Emma Clotworthy will break new ground in their training careers at Randwick on Saturday, with their first Australian runner coming in the form of the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) second-favourite Willydoit.

Memories of a confidence-denting defeat in last month’s Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) were blown away on Saturday as Willydoit powered to a dominant victory in the Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie.

Willydoit tightened his grip on Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) favouritism with a dominant victory against older opposition in Saturday’s TAB (1600m) at Ellerslie.

Shaun and Emma Clotworthy’s hopes for the upcoming Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m), Willydoit and Interplanetary, will continue their preparations for the $1.25 million feature in respective events at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Rugged stayer Titicaca made light of a hefty 59.5kg on his back to capture a deserved victory in the second running of the Race With Te Akau Remutaka Classic (2100m) at Trentham.

Progressive Tarzino 3YO Willydoit firmed up his Gr.1 Trackside New Zealand Derby (2400m) favouritism when he made it back-to-back wins at Ellerslie in the Horizon By SkyCity 1600 on New Year’s Day, which is good news for Westbury Stud as they will offer his three-quarter sister-in-blood at Karaka Book 2.

Shaun and Emma Clotworthy are enjoying the best of both worlds with their highly regarded three-year-old Willydoit.

Progressive stayer Kadavar maintained his perfect record over 2400m when recording a strong win in the Listed Christmas Cup (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday.

With a well-timed finish in Saturday’s A$130,000 Vale Elvstroem (2400m) at Caulfield, talented stayer Kadavar improved his 2400m record to a perfect three-from-three as he should being a half-brother to G1 VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound from another VRC Oaks winner in Arapaho Miss.

The Paul Preusker-trained Torranzino has come from near last to score a narrow victory in the A$500,000 Hyland Victorian Country Cups Final (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Up-and-comer Kadavar extended his perfect record at 2400m to two-from-two with a stylish victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 TAB Handicap (2400m) at Rosehill as he should given he is a half-brother to Group I VRC Oaks winner Miami Bound from another GRoup I VRC Oaks winner in Arapaho Miss.

This started as a story about another yearling who defied the vets to become a stakes-winner and ended up more of a Paul Moroney appreciation post.

The 2007 VRC Oaks heroine, Arapaho Miss, is among the senior citizens at Westbury Stud. Still, the daughter of Danehill Dancer (IRE) continues to produce the goods, with the 4-year-old Reliable Man (GB) gelding Roaring Engine climbing off the canvas to win over 200m at Sandown-Hillside and his 3-year-old half-brother by Tarzino scoring a last to first win over 2040m at Doomben so impressively he i

Expat New Zealand trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young know what it takes to win a Derby in Australia, and now they are setting their sights on Sydney with the unbeaten Immediacy.

Promising galloper Wallen produced one of the standout performances on Legends Day at Te Rapa, claiming the inaugural Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic (1600m) in sensational fashion.

Up-and-comer Akrotiri passed his first staying test with flying colours at The Valley on Saturday, heading a New Zealand-bred trifecta in the A$130,000 Chandler Macleod Handicap (2040m).

Progressive mare Miss Tarzy has been in outstanding form this campaign and the daughter of Tarzino continued her rich run of form at The Valley on Saturday when running out a ready winner of the Blake Albones Memorial Handicap (2040m) under jockey Rhys McLeod.