GREAT DEALS FOR BREEDERS!

Aug 10 - pdf of PTF specials

From 20 August to 20 September, Pepper Tree Farm is offering massive savings on service fees.
In the 30 Days of Breeders Specials, you can save thousands of dollars simply by booking in to the world class stallions standing at Pepper Tree Farm this season – Aces N’ Sevens, Always A Virgin and Sportswriter.

Save

- an extra $250 on Aces N’ Sevens service fee ($2750 slashed to $2500),

- an extra $500 on Always A Virgin’s service fee ($3300 down to $2800) and

- a whopping $1000 on Sportswriter’s fee ($6600 slashed to $5600).

This represents fabulous savings on already great value service fees. All you have to do to qualify for the lower price is to get a signed Booking Contract and the booking deposit to us by 20 September. And the news gets even better. Multiple mare discounts will still apply to these massively reduced prices – so save even more by booking two or more mares to any combination of these three stallions. Download a Booking Contract from the website or contact us for more details or assistance.

But make sure you don’t miss out – the service fees go back to full price after 20 September.

Pepper Tree Tesio Pedigrees available

Aug 10 - Tesio Pedigrees

Tesio Select Test Mating is now available on the Pepper Tree Farm website. Tesio Select, the highly respected pedigree program, makes selecting a sire for your mare even easier. Simply click on the Test Mating button, type in your mare’s name and select from the Pepper Tree Farm range of world class sires. A full pedigree is instantly available for consideration, highlighting crosses and other valuable information. Pepper Tree Farm has added this feature to the website as many breeders find it an invaluable tool in calculating the bloodlines of prospective progeny. Contact us if we can assist with any aspect of this great new feature which we know many breeders use and enjoy.

Sportswriter Interview

Aug 10

Please follow the link below to listen to Rob Vandyke discuss Sportswriter - courtesy of theharnessedge.com

interview: link here

Sportswriter at Pepper Tree

Welcome to PTF - Sportswriter

Aug 2010

Pepper Tree Farm is very proud to announce that Sportswriter will be standing at stud here this season.

SPORTSWRITER
P2 1:49.4 P3 148.6 $1,566, 460
ARTSPLACE – PRECIOUS BEAUTY – JATE LOBELL

World Champion and 2009 USTA 2YO Pacing Colt of the Year, Sportswriter will be heading to the Southern Hemisphere very soon to stand at Pepper Tree Farm.

“We are truly excited to be bringing such a world class horse here for Australian breeders to access. Sportswriter will be the next great siring son of Artsplace.” said Pepper Tree Farm principal, Rob Vandyke. Sportswriter was named Dan Patch 2YO Pacing Colt of the Year in a season crop of great colts, after winning seven of his eight starts in dazzling fashion.

Please click here for Sportswriter's Press Release

Always A Virgin in NSW

Welcome to PTF - Always A Virgin

Jul 2010

Pepper Tree Farm is very proud to announce that Always A Virgin will be standing at stud here this season.

The richest son of the great Western Ideal in Australasia, Always A Virgin was a champion racehorse with wins including the Messenger Stakes, Cane Pace and eliminations of the Little Brown Jug, Meadowlands Pace and Breeders Crown. It is interesting to note that Always A Virgin was indeed odds-on favourite in both the Little Brown Jug and Meadowlands Pace after his great heat wins.

An awkward drive in the Jug saw him come in third in the final, while in the Meadowlands an extraordinary misfortune cost him the victory. Leading into the straight, Always A Virgin was looking the goods as expected when he very uncharacteristically broke. It was later discovered that when the driver had applied the whip it had gone between the horse’s legs and cut his testicles – enough to make anyone lose stride !! Always A Virgin raced against and defeated all the best horses in his age division such as Tell All and Southwind Lynx.

Like current young US siring sensation, Rocknroll Hanover, he is a 1:48 millionaire son of the great Western Ideal from a multiple stakes winning dam. Western Ideal, is of course, also the sire of Dawn Of A New Day the sire of current 2YO Australian sensation, Royal Verdict 1:55 winner of both the APG 2YO Colts final and the Vicbred 2YO Colts final.

Fully booked in his first two seasons at stud in the US, Always A Virgin offers Australian breeders the opportunity to access his great bloodlines, toughness and speed at a great value fee.

Excel Stride: another |Aces N Sevens group 1 winner

Aces N Sevens - Another Group 1 Winner

Jun 2010

The Alabar NSW Breeders Challenge finals at Menangle witnessed a wonderful day of performances by Pepper Tree Farm “graduates”.

Aces N Sevens chalked up his second Group 1 winner for this season, when the exciting Excel Stride (Aces N Sevens x Arma Dominator) saluted the judge in the 2YO Colts final in a scorching 1:55.
In only his fourth race start, Excel Stride showed his class coming home strongly ahead of Dee Devito and another Pepper Tree Farm reared youngster, Sushi Sushi (Art Major x Sabilize). Sushi Sushi 1:57 $168,586 took out the Group 1 Kevin Seymour Nursery Pace earlier this season, and was also third in the APG 2YO Colts final.

We were thrilled for Excel Stride’s owners, Emilio and Maria Rosati enjoying a very well deserved first Group 1 success.

Their filly, Lilac Stride 1:57 $142,640 placed third a little later in the day in the 3YO Fillies final. This final saw the same result for Pepper Tree Farm as the 2YO colts, with offspring from the farm taking out first and third. Bonnie Mahoney (Art Major x Velvet Blue Jeans) was the winner in an exciting finish that saw an Art Major trifecta with Art Princess and Lilac Stride filling the minors.

Congratulations also to Vertigal (2YO Fillies) and Chariot King (3YO Colts) in what was an exciting day’s racing.

Kept For Pleasure wins final race

PTF Graduates in Breeders Crown success

Aug 09

Two great mares who were born and reared at Pepper Tree Farm battled it out for victory in the 4YO Breeders Crown final at Tabcorp Park last Sunday.
In a photo finish, it was Kept For Pleasure 1:56 $542,343 who was victorious, with Lady Lexus (Aces N'Sevens) 1:56 $140,473 in second. After a stellar career, Kept For Pleasure has now been retired to the breeding barn and will arrive back at Pepper Tree Farm shortly.

Aces Success

Aug 09

Aces N Sevens progeny had another terrific weekend which included Natural Ace taking out the prestigious 2YO Pink Bonnet at Harold Park, with Stunnin Girl (Art Major) and Tessace (Aces N Sevens) filling the minors. Northern Frontier 1:57.6 put in a strong run to be third in his Breeders Crown semi-final and book himself a berth in this weekend's final.
At Moonee Valley, Can't Bluff Me took out the Radio Sport 927 Pace in a scorching 1:56.5, while on Sunday his sister, Lady Lexus capped off a great weekend for her sire by winning her heat of the 4YO Breeders Crown ahead of Kept For Pleasure and Staccato.

Yearling Preparation 2009/10

Aug 09

Pepper Tree Farm has an enviable reputation in yearling
preparation including a number of sale topping yearlings
and this year's Australian record price at the APG Premium Sale in Melbourne.
This season we will be able to take on a number of additional yearlings for sale preparation for the 2010 Sales.
Contact us for more details in you are interested in having PTF prepare your yearling.

Breed to any Stallion of Your Choice

Aug 09

Ask how we can help with breeding your mare this stud season.
With our modern, purpose built facilities Pepper Tree
Farm is ideally situated to care for your mare through foaling to breeding to the stallion of your choice.
Our breeding fee this season is $750 for the first mare and $650 for additional mares.
Contact us to discuss your breeding needs.

Always A Virgin..... Unavailable 09

July 09

Unfortunately Always A Virgin will not be available at Pepper Tree Farm this season. It has become known in the last few days that the stallion's vaccination certification was not in order for him to enter quarantine in time to arrive here for the start of the stud season. We apologise to the many breeders who were looking forward to accessing this wonderful son of Western Ideal.

New Stallions Announced

June 09

Pepper Tree Farm is excited to announce two new sires for its 2009 roster  - Somebeachsomewhere and Always A Virgin.

Stud principal, Rob Vandyke travelled to the US in June to finalise arrangements for both stallions.
Always A Virgin will shuttle and stand at Pepper Tree Farm, while Somebeachsomewhere will be available via frozen semen.

“Always A Virgin is a millionaire, sub 1:50 son of Western Ideal and will offer breeders a wonderful opportunity to access this dominant US bloodline,” Rob said.
“ Somebeachsomewhere needs no introduction to harness racing pundits being USTA Horse of the Year and defeated only once in his career,” he added.

Owners Rob and Mark Nalder with Renaissance Man

Art Major Dominates Sire Stakes

June 09

The 2009 New South Wales Sires Stakes 2YO finals at Menangle Park saw a Group 1 double for Art Major, with both Colts and Fillies taken out by his progeny.

The 2YO Fillies final saw the exciting Lady Euthenia 1:55.3 add another trophy to her name, having already taken out the Bathurst Gold Tiara and Kay Seymour Nursery Pace. It certainly was a race with plenty of interest for Pepper Tree Farm with six of the 10 runners by Art Major and three by Aces N’ Sevens. The well performed Morgan Abby ( Aces N’ Sevens) and Lilac Stride ( Art Major) filled the minors.

The 2YO Colts saw a powerful performance by Renaissance Man 1:56 to take out his first Group 1 fixture, ahead of Northern Frontier (Aces N Sevens) and Arriverderci Tiger (River Khan).

PANORAMA CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

March 09

March at Pepper Tree Farm saw the celebration of Panorama’s 28th birthday.
Although retired from stud service, the seven times NSW Sire of the Year still enjoys good health and received several carrots on his special day.
A recipient of Australian 2YO Sire of the Year, Panorama still ranks at No 5 on the All Age Sires list this season with earnings of over $1,949,990.

Local Dubbo hero, Karloo Mick 1:54.8 $884,431 has certainly kept his sire’s flag flying this season taking out two heats of the Inter Dominion series, followed up by a magnificent third in the final behind Mr Feelgood and Blacks A Fake.

Art Major colt sets Aust. record

Feb -09

A new Australian record of $135,000 was set at the APG Premium sale in Melbourne by the Art Major x Ravaged colt. Born and reared at Pepper Tree Farm, the colt is an outstanding individual and attracted spirited bidding between Australian and New Zealand interests before being knocked down to well known racing owner, Emilio Rosati.