NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes
NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes
Group One Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, March 8, 2025 |
| Location: | Ellerslie Racecourse |
| Prize Money: | NZ$400,000 |
| Distance: | 1600m |
The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes is a premier-graded weight-for-age race held every autumn.
The 1600m group one is considered one of the highlights of the New Zealand racing calendar and it has been taken out by some of the best local thoroughbreds.
Betting on the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes is always popular with punters and markets are typically released during the week of the race.
2025 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes betting odds
Odds for the NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes as of January 15, 2025 – Courtesy of Neds
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Punters from all over the world can bet on New Zealand horse racing and the following bookmakers offer markets for all thoroughbred meetings.
Fixed odds markets will open during the week of the NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes.
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2025 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Final Field
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Previous NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
La CriqueSimon & Katrina AlexanderMatthew Cameron1257kg2 Mustang Valley Andrew Forsman Joe Doyle 2 57kg 3 Belclare Lisa Latta Sam Spratt 4 57kg 4 Fashion Shoot Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson Opie Bosson 9 57kg 5 Maria Farina Darryn & Briar Weatherley Sam Weatherley 8 57kg 6 Pearl Of Alsace Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray Michael McNab 3 57kg 7 Town Cryer Roydon Bergerson Craig Grylls 7 57kg 8 Hi Yo Sass Bomb Kim Reid Vinnie Colgan 1 57kg 9 Karman Line Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott Masa Hashizume 11 57kg 10 Blissful Belle John Bary Jonathan Riddell 10 57kg 11 Gentian Blue Maxim Van Lierde Kozzi Asano 6 57kg 12 Grail Seeker Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott Warren Kennedy 5 54kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Mustang Valley Andrew Forsman Jonathan Riddell 15 57kg 2 Our Alley Cat Vicki Prendergast TBC 13 57kg 3 Belclare Lisa Latta TBC 14 57kg 4 Le Sablier Karen Fursdon Masa Hashizume 10 57kg 5 Aromatic Mark Walker Joe Kamaruddin 9 57kg 6 Dragon Queen Mike Moroney & Pam Gerard Kozzi Asano 1 57kg 7 Tevere Mike Moroney & Pam Gerard TBC 1 57kg 8 Oseleta Stephen Marsh Vinnie Colgan 6 57kg 9 Pearl Of Alsace Shaun Ritchie & Colm Murray TBC 4 57kg 10 Clever Ruds Debbie Sweeney Lynsey Satherley 11 57kg 11 Cool Change Peter & Dawn Williams Warren Kennedy 8 57kg 12 Les Crayeres Ken & Bev Kelso Ryan Elliot 16 57kg 13 Bad ‘N’ Bouj Jacob McKay Shaun McKay 7 57kg 14 Karman Line Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott TBC 2 57kg 15 Mazzolino Stephen Marsh Craig Grylls 3 54.5kg 16 Skew Wiff Mark Walker Michael McNab 5 54.5kg
2024 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes result
1st – Belclare (+390)
2nd – Town Cryer (+160)
2nd – Blissful Belle (+760)
Recent NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes winners
- Perennially under-rated mare Belclare had a richly deserved day in the Ellerslie sun, bringing her high-class New Zealand racing career to a close with a successful defence of her title in the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). Belclare became the sixth mare to record back-to-back wins in the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes, joining Tudor Light (1976-77), Orchidra (1978-79), Waikiki (1990-91), Aimee Jay (1998-99) and Saint Cecile (2001-02). The race was elevated to Group One status for the second of Saint Cecile’s wins, so Belclare is the first to win the race twice at the elite level. Belclare’s second Breeders’ Stakes victory came as a $4.90 second favourite with horse racing bookmakers, starkly contrasting with last year’s three-length upset over the subsequent Group One winner Skew Wiff. The six-year-old was ridden again on Saturday by Sam Spratt, whose potent partnership with Belclare has produced victories in the Westbury Classic and both editions of the Breeders’ Stakes. After being slightly slow to leave the starting gates, Spratt drove Belclare forward and soon took up a position on the outside of the front-running Town Cryer. Belclare cruised up on the outside of that rival approaching the turn, then took command quickly after straightening for home. She produced the same powerful kick that carried her to her previous big-race successes, pulling ahead of Town Cryer and opening up a winning margin of a length and a half.
- Underrated mare Belclare blitzed her rivals in the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Pukekohe. The Lisa Latta-trained runner had finished well back in the Group 3 Cuddle Stakes (1600m) at Trentham last start, but Latta put that down to the tricky Slow 7 track that day. Back on a Good 4 surface for the last Group One event of the New Zealand 2022/23 racing season, Belclare relished the firmer track in the hands of rider Sam Spratt. Spratt followed instructions to perfection as she settled the daughter of Per Incanto just ahead of midfield before creeping forward to sit outside pacemaker Clever Ruds with 800m to run. Spratt asked for an effort turning for home as Belclare shot away from her rivals and never looked like being caught as she coasted home three lengths to the good of three-year-old filly Skew Wiff with Our Alley Cat claiming third.
- Outstanding three-year-old filly Imperatriz blew her older rivals off the track at Te Rapa when she bolted clear to win the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). The Mark Walker-trained daughter of I Am Invincible was given a gun ride by Opie Bosson as he made use of her inside barrier to trail leader One Dream One Soul before moving off the rail to issue a challenge three wide on the home corner. Allowed to balance up and find her feet, the filly blazed to the front at the 300m and she ran away from multiple Group One winner Coventina Bay to win easing down by five lengths with Two Illicit snatching third off Dragon Queen on the line.
- Avantage picked up her ninth and final Group 1 success when saluting as an odds-on market elect in what was arguably one of the races of the year. Despite being delayed a week, the margin between the first three across the line was just 0.3 of a length with Coventina Bay and Travelling Light dead-heating for second. The win was Avantage’s 16th in 27 starts and took her prizemoney to $2.2 million and further’s her legacy as one of the greatest mares to come out of New Zealand.
- Nicoletta delivered a surprising result in the 2019 Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes at huge odds of $34 in a performance that broke a spell of almost results in Group 1 events. Under a brilliant ride by Aussie Jake Bayliss, Nicoletta was taken to the front and battled out bravely to hold out fast-closing Supera and Australian visitor Luvaluva in a red-hot finish to the race.
- It was the Aussies that triumphed in 2018 as former Victorian galloper Miss Wilson delivered a famous win. After finishing fourth in the race 12 months prior, the horse jumped well to sit behind the tearaway leaders Ruud Not Too and Nicoletta before reeling them in 250m from home.
- Charmont delivered a win for Andrew Forsman and Murray Baker in the 2017 Thoroughbred Breeders’. After settling midfield the horse had to check off heels midway down the straight and was pushed along hard but drove to the line in superb fashion to topple Thee Auld Floozie and a fast-finishing Mime.
- There was plenty of money invested in Perfect Fit and it did the job for punters. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained mare was backed into $3.70 to beat the field of 15 and although the winning margin wasn’t big (neck) the punters were crowing. It didn’t have all favours from barrier 15, but jockey Michael Coleman took his chances and held on from the fast finishing Abidewithme. The disappointment of the race came from top filly Recite which was pulled up during the run.
- The powerful stable of Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman struck the Breeders Stakes quinella in 2015 with Diademe and Sports Illustrated. There was only a neck separating the two quality runners, but punters were more in favour of Sports Illustrated which finished second its stablemate. Diademe paid $13.30 to win and the trifecta paid big money with Abidewithme running another placing at odds of $26.
- Punters had plenty to cheer about with the well-supported Viadana scoring easily by two lengths. The Lance Noble-trained runner was a $3.60 chance after showing good form throughout the lead-up races and it held off Recite and the Australian-performed Chintz. Considering the track was perfectly rated, there was only 10 runners in the field which also included 2013 champion Xanadu and Fix.
- Xanadu was another well-favoured winner of the Breeders Stakes when winning in 2013. The Kelso-trained runner was backed into $3.90 with bookmakers and it never really looked like being beaten. It cruised past Twilight Granita and 2015 winner Diademe with ease and it really relished the damp conditions. The form to come out of the race was solid with Quintessential and Fleur de Lune performing well throughout their career.
- Trainer Paul Duncan scored one of his most famous wins with Say No More in 2012. It was supported at each way odds of $7, but jockey Rosie Myers had her work cut out from barrier 15. The apprentice got everything out of Say No More to score by a nose over Fleur de Lune and Xanadu. The quality field included some nice types which would later perform in Australia.
NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes past winners list
| NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Belclare | Sam Spratt | Lisa Latta |
| 2023 | Belclare | Sam Spratt | Lisa Latta |
| 2022 | Imperatriz | Opie Bosson | Mark Walker |
| 2021 | Avantage | Danielle Johnson | Jamie Richards |
| 2020 | Race Not Held | ||
| 2019 | Nicoletta | Jake Bayliss | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman |
| 2018 | Miss Wilson | Vincent Colgan | John Bary |
| 2017 | Charmont | Matt Cameron | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman |
| 2016 | Perfect Fit | Michael Coleman | Ken & Bev Kelso |
| 2015 | Diademe | Jonathan Riddell | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman |
| 2014 | Viadana | Craig Grylls | Lance Noble |
| 2013 | Xanadu | Michael Coleman | Ken & Bev Kelso |
| 2012 | Say No More | Rosie Myers | Paul Duncan |
| 2011 | Barinka | Hayden Tinsley | Kelvin Zimmerman |
| 2010 | Juice | Hayden Tinsley | John Wheeler |
| 2009 | Dane Julia | Michael Walker | Lee Freedman |
| 2008 | Special Mission | James McDonald | Peter McKay |
| 2007 | Captivate | Sam Spratt | Stephen McKee |
| 2006 | Arlingtonboulevard | Jason Waddell | Mark Walker |
| 2005 | Rockabubble | Ben Jones | Tony Cole |
| 2004 | Surprize Surprize | Grant Cooksley | Kevin Hughes |
| 2003 | Zirna | Andrew Calder | David Walsh |
| 2002 | Saint Cecile | David Walsh | Nigel Auret |
| 2001 | Saint Cecile | Lisa Mumby | Nigel Auret |
| 2000 | Tall Poppy | John Walker | Noel Eales |
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