Brendon Hawtin
Trish Dunell
Brendon Hawtin is looking forward to a new chapter in his training career.
He has confirmed he will be opening a second stable in Cambridge, which will also result in a return to a partnership with his father Keith.
"It's been in the pipeline for six months or so and it's all done and I've let all my owners know," Hawtin said.
"I'll be taking over Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young's place, as they're heading to Australia, from July 1.
"It's too good an opportunity to turn down and Trent will be leaving quite a few horses behind and he's been good enough to put in a good word with his owners for me."
Hawtin said he expected to have a full stable at the new property of 26 boxes and 10 paddocks.
"Cambridge is the main hub for training and I've already picked up a further half a dozen horses since people have heard I'm moving – only time will tell if it's the right decision, but I'm certain it is."
While he will be leaving his long-time base, the Te Awamutu stable will be left in the safest of hands.
"Keith is going to take out his licence again and we'll be back in partnership with him looking after the horses there," Hawtin said.
He trained with his father for nine seasons before operating in his own right from the beginning of the current term.
Hawtin senior is a highly-respected and internationally experienced horseman, who enjoyed two Australian stints with the late Angus Armanasco and a lengthy and successful association with Graeme Rogerson.
They twice won the New Zealand trainers' premiership and Hawtin also trained in Dubai before the stable was closed and he served as Rogerson's foreman in Melbourne and later Sydney. – NZ Racing Desk.
He has confirmed he will be opening a second stable in Cambridge, which will also result in a return to a partnership with his father Keith.
"It's been in the pipeline for six months or so and it's all done and I've let all my owners know," Hawtin said.
"I'll be taking over Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young's place, as they're heading to Australia, from July 1.
"It's too good an opportunity to turn down and Trent will be leaving quite a few horses behind and he's been good enough to put in a good word with his owners for me."
Hawtin said he expected to have a full stable at the new property of 26 boxes and 10 paddocks.
"Cambridge is the main hub for training and I've already picked up a further half a dozen horses since people have heard I'm moving – only time will tell if it's the right decision, but I'm certain it is."
While he will be leaving his long-time base, the Te Awamutu stable will be left in the safest of hands.
"Keith is going to take out his licence again and we'll be back in partnership with him looking after the horses there," Hawtin said.
He trained with his father for nine seasons before operating in his own right from the beginning of the current term.
Hawtin senior is a highly-respected and internationally experienced horseman, who enjoyed two Australian stints with the late Angus Armanasco and a lengthy and successful association with Graeme Rogerson.
They twice won the New Zealand trainers' premiership and Hawtin also trained in Dubai before the stable was closed and he served as Rogerson's foreman in Melbourne and later Sydney. – NZ Racing Desk.
