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I keep a little spreadsheet of my fave stallion's progeny racing in NZ. They are still winning from south to north and east to west (except for the South Island) and, on good and bad tracks, from 1200-3200m. But only one 2yo by Tavistock has raced this season. And he's produced six individual 3yo winners here (as of today's date ...an Oaks to come??) The great majority of his winners are 4 and 5 year-olds. Make of this what you will ... just thought breeders would find at least some of this quite interesting. TAVISTOCK 2017/18 Season to 06/3/18 New Zealand only Wins: 44 Individual winners: 30 Best winners: Gobstopper, Hiflyer, Excalibur, Travimyfriend Male wins: 27 (26 geldings; 1 colt (Athletica) Female wins: 17 (14 mares; 3 fillies – Cead Mile Failte; Milseain; Fancy More) Most individual wins: Excalibur (4) - all since December 2017; 2yo wins (0) – one runner, Tavisan (3 starts, fin 5th of 10 in Matamata Slipper Feb 2018) 3yo wins: 6 – Aero de Paris, Athletica, Tavlin; Cead Mile Failte; Milseain; Fancy More 4yo: 18 5yo: 17 6yo: 3 1200-1600m: 29 1600-3200m: 15 Best (exact) distances : 1400m (10); 2100 (10); 1600m (9) and 1200m (8) Distance range of winners: 1200m to 3200m Track conditions: Good2 (Woodville Jan 25 to Heavy11 Te Awamutu Oct 8) Racecourses: 20 different tracks from Invercargill to Ruakaka, and from New Plymouth to Gisborne (but none on West Coast South Island! Most wins at: Awapuni (6) then Ellerslie (5) - so far! Damsires: 23 of the 30 individual winners have different damsires – from Cape Cross to Zabeel Best outcross: Stravinsky mares (4) – Night Nurse, Hiflyer, Hannah Marene, Excalibur; then Zabeel mares (3) - Athletica, Gobstopper, Milseain