White Robe Lodge

Last Friday was a bittersweet day for White Robe Lodge.

Promising filly Bobby Mcgee showed she will be a force to be reckoned with against her age-group rivals over the next few months when she bounded home to take out her first victory at stakes level in the Listed NZB Airfreight Stakes (1400m) at Wingatui.

Ancient Spirit (Ger) is on the victory board and White Robe Lodge is expecting his progeny to continue to build winning momentum as the season rolls on.

Quality European galloper Alflaila (GB) has been secured for stud duties by White Robe Lodge, introducing one of the world’s great sire-lines to New Zealand through his champion sire Dark Angel. 

Veteran White Robe Lodge stallion Raise The Flag has been humanely euthanised after battling health issues in recent months, aged 20.

White Robe Lodge stallion Ancient Spirit (Ger) was in the spotlight on the third and final day of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales, providing the top lot of the day when a filly out of the Zacinto mare Back Date fetched $160,000.

Australian Grand National Steeplechase day at Ballarat on Sunday got off to the perfect start for supporters of the Kiwi-bred jumping contenders with sons of White Robe Lodge stallion Raise The Flag winning the first two races.

Here is the full list of 55 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Brian and Lorraine Anderton’s White Robe Lodge will welcome the addition of Ancient Spirit to their stallion roster this coming breeding season.

Kiwi import Flying Agent has provided Ballarat trainer Amy McDonald with the biggest win of her burgeoning career when taking out the A$150,000 Brierly Steeplechase (3450m) on the opening day of the Warrnambool carnival.

It's not often that a five-year-old mare in a benchmark 64 would get a run here but there is plenty of upside to this late-maturing half-sister to the cult hero Who Shot Thebarman.

New Zealand can claim the bragging rights after the seven-year-old mare Etah James and the four-year-old Savabeel entire The Chosen One turned back the European challenge in Saturday’s Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick.

Carrying the colours of Australia’s best short course sprinter Nature Strip, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Ablaze captured Australia’s longest flat, the $300,000 Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool on Sunday.