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Kia Ora looks to Excel
Kia Ora Stud was the winning bidder for the South African Grade 1 winner Queen Supreme (Ire) (Exceed And Excel), paying US$900,000 (AU$1.2 million) for the 5-year-old mare, who was offered by Bluewater Sales and is headed to Australia. A half-sister to [...]
True Professionals
A brand new five star stallion barn and the support of leading breeders ensures these two stallions are getting every opportunity this spring. Respected thoroughbred nursery Kia Ora Stud took the bold step to stand stallions at their beautifully appointed [...]
Snitzel 4-year-old too slick in Moir
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Wild Ruler (Snitzel) delivered a massive boost to his value as a potential stallion with a hard-fought victory in the G1 Charter Keck Moir S. The Newgate/China Horse Club-owned son of Snitzel relished the strong pace and [...]
Kia Ora 3YO making moves
The hopes of a bright future ahead for talented three-year-old, Nadaraja were further heightened following a 5.6 length demolition at Scone this week. Drawn out wide in barrier 11, he jumped well and led throughout, easing up at the line [...]
Kia Ora Virtual Stallion Parade
As we prepare to write an exciting new chapter in Kia Ora's illustrious history books, our team couldn't be more excited about the future that awaits our freshman stallions Farnan and Prague. We hope you enjoy our inaugural virtual stallion [...]
Spring brings a renewed dawn for Kia Ora
Kia Ora Stud's historic return to standing its own stallions took a giant leap forward this week with foundation pair Farnan and Prague taking up residence in a brand new stallion barn ahead of their much-anticipated debut in the spring [...]
Kia Ora secure Jennifer Eccles
High-profile race mare Jennifer Eccles (NZ) has fetched $800,000 to the bid of Scone’s Kia Ora Stud on Gavelhouse Plus. The four-year-old daughter of the high-class Galileo son Rip Van Winkle was an emphatic winner of the NZB Filly of the Year [...]
Pedigree and Performance – Priced to Please
An expensive yearling by a champion sire that goes on to deliver immediate success on the track is always going to be a highly sought-after commodity when he trades in the turf for the stallion barn. Kia Ora Stud’s decision [...]
Prague set to stand at Kia Ora in 2021
Dual Group-winning son of Redoute's Choice, Prague, will start his stallion career at Kia Ora Stud in 2021 at a fee of $16,500 (inc GST). The 3-year-old colt, once a $1.6 million Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling, retires from the [...]
Prague Retired to Kia Ora Stud
The 3-year-old colt, a $1.6 million Magic Millions yearling, retires from the racetrack after victories in the Group III Canonbury Stakes and the Group III Pago Pago Stakes. Having campaigned as 2-year-old under the care of Ciaron Maher and David [...]
Champion two-year-old Farnan retired to Kia Ora
Farnan, brilliant all-the-way winner of the 2020 Golden Slipper and rated the most dominant two-year-old Champion of the century by Timeform, has met with a setback in training and has been retired to stud. The son of Not A Single [...]
Candika Another Proven Success For Walter & Kia Ora Stud
He won't mind us saying, but Jamie Walter has his 'moments'. Take Saturday for instance. Candika, the 3YO Sebring filly which Walter purchased and syndicated on behalf of his Proven Thoroughbreds, won the Listed Mandate Princess Stakes over 1600m [...]