Xtravagant
Trish Dunell
Dual Group One winner Xtravagant is bound for a stud career in Australia.
Te Akau principal David Ellis has confirmed the sale of the handsome son of Pentire for a seven figure sum to the Kelly family's Newhaven Park in New South Wales.
"He's a really intelligent colt with a great temperament and I think he will be a terrific asset to Newhaven," he said. "I can't wait to go out and buy some of his yearlings."
Xtravagant by name and by performance, the four-year-old won six of his 12 starts for trainers Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards, including the New Zealand 2000 Guineas at Riccarton and the NRM Sprint at Te Rapa.
"He won two Group Ones by a total of 16 and a half-lengths and he was a group winner at 1200, 1400 and 1600 metres," Ellis said.
"He won the Cambridge Breeders' Stakes in the fastest time since metrics were introduced and he won the 2000 Guineas in the fastest ever time.
"He was New Zealand's champion three-year-old and the highest rated three-year-old since Bonecrusher in the 1980s. He was also the second highest rated three-year-old in Australasia."
Ellis purchased Xtravagant, who is a son of the Zabeel mare Axiom, out of Rich Hill Stud's Premier Sale draft to Karaka in 2014 for $375,000.
"He was a breath-taking racehorse with phenomenal speed," Newhaven's John Kelly said.
"He is a superb looking individual with a truly international pedigree that is an outcross for Australia's Danehill line mares - we thought he was a wonderful opportunity that should not be missed.
"He will stand for a fee of $A15,000 (plus GST), which will offer Australian breeders great value given his credentials." – NZ Racing Desk.
Te Akau principal David Ellis has confirmed the sale of the handsome son of Pentire for a seven figure sum to the Kelly family's Newhaven Park in New South Wales.
"He's a really intelligent colt with a great temperament and I think he will be a terrific asset to Newhaven," he said. "I can't wait to go out and buy some of his yearlings."
Xtravagant by name and by performance, the four-year-old won six of his 12 starts for trainers Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards, including the New Zealand 2000 Guineas at Riccarton and the NRM Sprint at Te Rapa.
"He won two Group Ones by a total of 16 and a half-lengths and he was a group winner at 1200, 1400 and 1600 metres," Ellis said.
"He won the Cambridge Breeders' Stakes in the fastest time since metrics were introduced and he won the 2000 Guineas in the fastest ever time.
"He was New Zealand's champion three-year-old and the highest rated three-year-old since Bonecrusher in the 1980s. He was also the second highest rated three-year-old in Australasia."
Ellis purchased Xtravagant, who is a son of the Zabeel mare Axiom, out of Rich Hill Stud's Premier Sale draft to Karaka in 2014 for $375,000.
"He was a breath-taking racehorse with phenomenal speed," Newhaven's John Kelly said.
"He is a superb looking individual with a truly international pedigree that is an outcross for Australia's Danehill line mares - we thought he was a wonderful opportunity that should not be missed.
"He will stand for a fee of $A15,000 (plus GST), which will offer Australian breeders great value given his credentials." – NZ Racing Desk.
