Rich Hill Stud

11/11/2026

“The class of Proisir continues to rise.” Oh yes it does! 🙌🏼

Our champion sire added a seventh individual Group 1 winner to his record on the weekend when Angels Halo became her sire's second winner of the G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas.

Read more via The Thoroughbred Report Ausnz article below.

Proisir added a seventh individual Group 1 winner to his record on the weekend when Angels Halo became her sire's second winner of the G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas at Riccarton. A second stakes winner on the day continued the theme of a strong spring for the Rich Hill Stud resident, who has built him...

11/11/2026

SHOCKING-gelding Packing Angel notched the fifth win of his 19-start career in Hong Kong overnight! 👏

Purchased by Tartan Meadow Bdsk/Paul Chow for $160,000 from Cambria Park’s Book 1 draft at the 2022 NZB Yearling Sale, Packing Angel won a trial before heading to Hong Kong.

He has since recorded five victories, along with a close-up third in last year’s Hong Kong Derby, beaten by the narrowest of margins. A great result for all connections!

08/11/2026

What a week for our proven stallions! 🔥

It all kicked off on Cup Day, with former NZ Horse of the Year El Vencedor (SHOCKING) securing his third consecutive Gr.3 Elsdon Park Balmerino Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie.

What a horse he has been for breeders and owners Mark Freeman and David Price! The eight-year-old gelding by proven sire SHOCKING has now amassed close to $2.5 million in prizemoney for the pair – an incredible achievement.

At Taupō, we witnessed an impressive debut from ACE HIGH filly Opening Bid. Inconvenienced on the home turn and forced wider, she produced a powerful finish down the outside to get up right on the line. Bred and raced by Rod Dixon and Colin and Helen Litt, Opening Bid looks a filly with a very bright future.

Saturday brought further success, with ANGELS HALO (PROISIR) claiming the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 1000 Guineas and becoming champion sire PROISIR’s seventh individual Group 1 winner.

With a couple of gear changes, including the addition of blinkers, ANGELS HALO settled beautifully three back on the fence before finding clear running at the top of the straight and powering home to score by just under a length.

Bred by Hospitality Rentals Ltd, owned by the Hardy family, who also race the three-year-old filly, it was a fantastic result for everyone involved.

ANGELS HALO is PROISIR’s second Gr.1 1000 Guineas winner, following in the footsteps of five-time Group 1 winner Legarto, who captured the feature in 2022.

And there was more to come! Just a short time later, Hyperbolic (PROISIR) delivered a trans-Tasman stakes double for our champion sire with a gutsy victory in the Listed Evergreen Turf Ladies Day Cup (1500m) at Hawkesbury. Back near last turning for home, she found a gap along the inside and finished strongly to sn**ch the win.

A $240,000 purchase by her trainer Brad Widdup from our 2023 Karaka Book 1 draft, Hyperbolic was bred by Liz, Celia and Alan Galbraith and Mike Lewis. She becomes PROISIR’s 28th individual stakes winner!

There were plenty of other reasons to celebrate, too, with Koibito (SATONO ALADDIN) and Runaway Princess (ACE HIGH) both breaking their maidens impressively, while Luckytobehere (PROISIR) and Sibling Rivalry (SATONO ALADDIN) added to their winning tallies at venues across New Zealand and Australia.

A terrific week of results and another reminder of the quality our proven stallions are producing. Congratulations to all the breeders, owners, trainers and connections!

To view all the results: https://www.richhillstud.co.nz/results

07/11/2026

07/11/2026

A fantastic result for Champion sire PROISIR, as Angels Halo (PROISIR) delivers a superb performance to become his seventh individual Group One winner, taking out this afternoon’s prestigious Gr.1 Barneswood Farm 1000 Guineas (1600m)!

Following a couple of gear changes from her previous start, including the addition of blinkers, Angels Halo showed just how much improvement she had left to offer. She found the extra lengths when it mattered most, producing a determined finish to see off a quality field and secure a well-deserved Group One victory.

Bred by Hospitality Rentals Ltd, which is owned by the Hardy family who also race Angels Halo, it was a particularly special result and a fantastic achievement all round. Congratulations to Mark and Sharon Hardy and everyone involved! 👏

06/11/2026

A huge weekend of stakes racing awaits for our Rich Hill Stud proven stallions!

Our proven stallions ACE HIGH, champion sire PROISIR, SATONO ALADDIN and SHOCKING will be represented across Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Listed company this Saturday, with an exciting line-up of runners at Riccarton, Rosehill and Flemington.

The spotlight falls on Riccarton, where three fillies will take their shot at Group 1 glory in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m). ACE HIGH filly On Piste joins champion sire PROISIR’s fillies Angels Halo and Sheza Professional in Race 10 at 4.39pm.

There’s plenty more to look forward to at Riccarton, with SATONO ALADDIN mare Aladdins Jem contesting the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders' Stakes (1400m), Race 7 at 2.48pm. PROISIR gelding Proboy and SHOCKING gelding Hezashocka will also line up in the Listed Metropolitan Trophy (2590m), Race 8 at 3.12pm.

Across the Tasman, SATONO ALADDIN mare Firestorm heads to Rosehill for the Gr.2 Hot Danish Stakes (1400m), Race 7 at 6.10pm, while Flemington hosts two more Rich Hill runners in the Listed Fisher Stakes (1200m), with SATONO ALADDIN gelding Grand Impact and PROISIR mare Hankee Alpha entered for Race 4 at 4.30pm.

Four proven stallions. Nine stakes entries. One big weekend ahead!

For the full list of runners, head to: https://www.richhillstud.co.nz/runners

03/11/2026

He’s done it!!

The big EV, El Vencedor (SHOCKING) has won his THIRD straight Gr.3 Elsdon Park Balmerino Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie this afternoon!

Bred by Mark Freeman and David Price, the 8yo son of proven sire SHOCKING, has taken his career earnings to over $2.4million!

What a horse!

02/11/2026

SHOCKING has already tasted Melbourne Cup success, winning the great race back in 2009. Today, his daughter Shockletz will look to follow in his footsteps. Wishing Team Shockletz the very best of luck!!! 🧡 🖤

02/11/2026

Champion sire PROISIR and proven sire SATONO ALADDIN were to the fore over the weekend, with both represented by impressive winners on the track.

Sweet But Psycho (PROISIR) capped off a consistent run of form with a well-deserved victory at Tauranga on Saturday. Across six starts this season, she has recorded a win, three seconds, a third and a fourth, making Saturday’s success all the sweeter for her connections. Bred by Kylie Bax under her Goldeye Trust banner and raced by the Run Don't Walk Syndicate, which Kylie also manages, it was a rewarding result all round!

Meanwhile, Blue Jeanie (SATONO ALADDIN) produced an impressive performance at Woodville on Sunday to secure the third win of her career. The lightly raced daughter of SATONO ALADDIN settled at the rear of the field before unleashing a powerful run out wide, sweeping past her rivals to score by more than two lengths.

Two impressive performances and another great weekend for our proven stallions!

For the full list of race results, visit: https://www.richhillstud.co.nz/results

02/11/2026

🏆 A Melbourne Cup fairytale in the making? SHOCKING could be at the heart of a very special Flemington story!

All eyes turn to Flemington tomorrow as Shockletz (SHOCKING) lines up in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), chasing a dream that would see her follow in the footsteps of her sire, our very own 2009 Cup hero SHOCKING.

Bred by Laurence Eales under his Eales Racing Pty Ltd banner, Shockletz is also co-owned by Eales Racing as part of a syndicate they put together. A Melbourne Cup victory would bring the story full circle, with the daughter of SHOCKING emulating her sire’s famous triumph on racing’s biggest stage.

The talented mare earned her place in the field with an impressive victory in the Gr.3 Archer Stakes (2500m), a race her sire also won on his way to Melbourne Cup glory. She has since finished sixth in the Herbert Power Stakes before charging home for second in the Gr.3 Tesio Stakes at Flemington. With proven form at Headquarters and just 51kg on her back, the stage is set for what could be a truly fairytale result.

Meanwhile, back home at Ellerslie, fellow SHOCKING gelding El Vencedor will contest Race 8, the Gr.3 Balmerino Stakes (2000m). Bred, and raced, by Mark Freeman and David Price, El Vencedor was crowned 2024–25 New Zealand Horse of the Year and boasts an outstanding record at the highest level, with four Group 1 victories to his name, including consecutive wins in the Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes and victories in the Gr.1 Otaki-Māori WFA Classic and Gr.1 Herbie D**e Stakes. He has established himself among New Zealand’s elite middle-distance performers and will be looking to add another stakes victory to his impressive résumé.

From a potential Melbourne Cup fairytale at Flemington to a champion returning to stakes company at Ellerslie, SHOCKING will be represented in stakes races on both sides of the Tasman, with two exciting runners flying the flag for our proven stallion. 🔥

For the full list of runners representing our proven stallions, head to: https://www.richhillstud.co.nz/runners