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Tempest (NZ) Caps Pencarrow’s Winning Weekend
04 Nov 2024
A dominant performance by Tempest (NZ) (Frankel) at Ashburton on Sunday capped an outstanding weekend for Pencarrow principal Sir Peter Vela.
Those same blue and white hooped colours were also carried to victory by Island Life (NZ) (Vadamos) at Tauranga on Saturday. From 14 career starts, Tempest has now had a win and eight placings. She has earned $37,515 for owner-breeders Sir Peter Vela and Coolmore.
Read more ›Switzerland Another Coolmore Stud Stakes Superstar for Sir Peter Vela
04 Nov 2024
For the second time since 2021, Pencarrow principal Sir Peter Vela has shared in a scintillating victory in the stallion-making A$2m Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington.
Valuable colt Switzerland (Snitzel) produced a stunning performance in the three-year-old sprint on Saturday, three years after Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) cemented his stallion credentials with a three-length win in the same race. Home Affairs now stands at Coolmore Stud for a service fee of A$82,500.
Read more ›Island Life (NZ) Hints at Bright Future
04 Nov 2024
The blue and white colours of Pencarrow Racing are likely to be seen in feature three-year-old company this summer after an impressive audition by Island Life (NZ) (Vadamos) at Tauranga on Saturday.
Island Life went into the $25,000 Saddlery Warehouse Cambridge & Tauranga Maiden (1600m) with only one previous start under her belt, where she stormed home to finish second over 1400 metres at Pukekohe on October 16.
Read more ›Golden (NZ) Caps Consistent Form with Cambridge Win
04 Oct 2024
Lightly raced Pencarrow mare Golden (NZ) (Eminent) took a big step forward in her promising career with victory in Thursday’s $18,500 NEMS Medical (2000m) on the Cambridge synthetic track.
Trained by Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie, Golden has now had five starts for a win, a second, a third and a fourth, earning $18,530 in stakes.
Read more ›About The Stud
Situated in the lush countryside of the Waikato region of New Zealand, Pencarrow Stud was established by international businessman Sir Peter Vela.
Developed in tandem with his late brother Philip, the pair created a legacy for their families and the NZ thoroughbred industry through years of dedication, passion and expert judgement. The 2013/14 season marked a new era in the history of the stud with Sir Peter taking the reins on his own and continuing the success that the brothers started together.
Comprising some 300 hectares of mineral rich countryside, Pencarrow Stud has an enviable record producing world-class thoroughbred racehorses.
