Last weekend, was a busy one at the beautiful Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand.  The stud’s foundation stallion Pentire, had his outstanding sprinter/miler son Mufhasa (ex Sheila by Mi Preferido) crowned as the countries  Horse Of The Year and they welcomed the arrival of champion racehorse Sir Percy.
   Mufhasa was crowned at the Mercedes Thoroughbred Racing Awards function on Friday night.  A black tie affair and as well as being crowned Horse of the Year, he was also crowned the Champion Sprinter and The People’s Choice.  During the season Mufhasa won the Group I events the Waikato Sprint (1400 m.) and the  Telegraph Hcp (1200 m.) in the autumn he travelled to Sydney and finished third in the Group I George Ryder Stakes (1500m wfa), behind Vision and Power. 

    Topping off a great night for his owners David, Natalie and Simon Archer and Diane Wright they also picked up the Owners Of The Year award. 
     Mufhasa was bred by Rich Hill principal’s Colin & John Thompson and sold at the New Zealand Bloodstock select sale in 2006 for just $50,000. 
    It’s just another feather in the cap for Pentire (Be My Guest - Gull Nook by Mill Reef) as it is the third time one of his progeny has received New Zealand’s top award with Excellent (ex Excelo by Centro) a dual winner of the Horse Of The Year title in 2004-05 and 2005-06. 
   Fresh from the excitement of Friday night’s awards dinner, the team at Rich Hill welcomed their latest stallion recruit, champion English 2YO and Derby winner Sir Percy on to the farm on Saturday morning.    The champion racehorse travelled and quarantined in excellent order and looked a picture as he was unloaded.  Sir Percy has let down into a magnificent individual, full of quality and natural muscle.
    The stud are looking forward to its open day on Sunday, August 23rd, and  parading him to breeders and interested parties.   Please contact Rich Hill if you wish to attend the day which gets under way at 11:00am.

Permalink| Aug 12, 2009

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