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Tavistock progeny star on international stage

An influx of international weekend winners has ensured a new wave of breeders has begun to flock to Tavistock.Cambridge Stud's star Montjeu stallion ...

Tannhauser makes it three straight in Singapore

Connections and punters alike had their hearts in their mouths when odds-on favourite Tannhauser blew the start last night, but his class luckily ...

Group One win puts Werther into Horse of the Year calculations

Tavistock five-year-old Werther delivered a timely reminder of his significant abilities last night, with a clear-cut victory in the $HK10 million ...

Werther primed for Hong Kong feature

John Moore is confident he has Tavistock five-year-old Werther in a good place heading into Sunday's $HK10 million Standard Chartered Champions & ...

Longchamp ready to star for Tavistock through winter

Longchamp, a stakes-performed son of Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock, is moving impressively through his paces ahead of his winter campaign.Unraced ...

Hard Merchandize flies Burgundy flag

Burgundy two-year-old Hard Merchandize proved a class above his rivals when he scored handsomely on his Awapuni home turf on Saturday.A son of ...

Tavistock stayer lands G3 Rotorua Cup

Handy stayer Pacorus returned to his true form when he stormed to victory in the Gr.3 Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup on Sunday, crediting ...

Big weekend for Power

Cambridge Stud shuttle stallion Power has claimed a debut winner at the important French 1000 Guineas meeting.The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained ...

Tavistock mares to the fore at Te Rapa

It was Tavistock's girls that took centre stage over the weekend.Galaxy Miss and Tomelilla stamped their mark at Te Rapa on Saturday with ...

Answer that phone - you never know what's on the other end

By John Costello (originally published in The Informant and republished here courtesy of that weekly racing publication)A remarkable breeding event ...

Werther flies through final gallop for QEII Cup defence

Tavistock gelding Werther whisked through the mist at Sha Tin on Thursday morning with a business-like final gallop ahead of Sunday's $HK20 million ...

Bowman has ample confidence in Tavistock's son Werther

Hugh Bowman, Australia's leading Group One jockey, is ever the "feet on the ground" realist and measured in his assessment of his major ...

Sale pending for Tavistock's son Tavidream

A veterinary examination today on behalf of Australian interests will decide the future of autumn three-year-old star Tavidream, theinformant.co.nz ...

Just 10 services to Tavistock left for 2017 book

Only 10 nominations remain available to Tavistock, Cambridge Stud boss Sir Patrick Hogan revealed today.Tavistock's continued success around ...

Queensland Derby aim for Tavistock's 12th SW

Tavidream became Tavistock's 12th stakes winner as he surged to victory in Saturday's Gr.2 Valachi Downs Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie.It ...

Tavistock 3yo Tannhauser confirms star status

Exciting three-year-old Tannhauser again made mince-meat of his rivals on Friday night, and even if he did not break any record this time, he was ...

Tavistock's son Tannhauser poised to star

Kranji has been abuzz about Michael Clements' exciting new find Tannhauser, some quarters even pitching him as the "next Spalato", but the ...

Zabeel adds champagne flavour to Classic pedigrees

Two of Australasia's greatest sires, Sir Tristram and his son Zabeel, have again become key contributors in the production of recent Classic winners ...

Infantry fires for Tavistock in Singapore

Champion jockey Manoel Nunes' strong faith in Infantry was repaid manifold when the Tavistock four-year-old bounced back to the winner's circle in ...

Sir Patrick Hogan announces 2017 service fees

Sir Patrick Hogan is promising to assert self-control when it comes to restricting Tavistock's book of mares this season.In announcing that ...