Exports Boost Industry

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32346, 11 July 1970, Page 8

Exports Boost Industry

(From Our Own Reporter) WELLINGTON. An increase in the number of Stud Book certificates issued for the export of horses during the season emphasised increasing overseas recognition of the New Zealand thoroughbred and augured well for the future of the breeding industry. Delegates to the New Zealand Racing Conference were told this by the president (Mr R. A. Whyte) at the annual meeting in Wellington yesterday. Mr Whyte said that during the season 662 certificates had ben issued, compared with 584 in the 1968-69 season. Of the horses exported 575 went to Australia, 44 to Singapore, 13 to South Africa, nine to the United States, eight to the Philippines, four to Japan, three to Equador, three to Thailand, and three to Trinidad. Mr Whyte said that there has been a marked increase in the number of brood mare fees collected during the year, the combined figures being up $1692 from the corresponding period last year. This represented an additional 847 mares entered in the Stud Book.

While on the subject of the breeding industry Mr Whyte said a notable milestone in National Yearling Sales had been reached in January when the first selected-cata-logue had been offered to buyers at Trentham. Sound Formula

“The formula used by the selection committee was obviously a sound one as the results far exceeded expectations and new records were

established in very direction,’ said Mr Whyte. “There was no doubt that buyer confidence was stimulated by the selected offering and the factual information the auctioneers produced for

the first time in the cata lague.” Mr Whyte said the record turnover of $1,568,050 for the 345 lots sold in two days exceeded the figures for the four-day Sydney sales at Easter by $66,250. “The contribution of $1,271,450 by overseas buyers to the New Zealand total established quite definitely that the quality of our thoroughbreds was in the highest regard beyond these shores,” said Mr Whyte. “The fine result at Tren-

’ tham followed a season of record winnings by New Zeat land-bred horses in Austra- • lia,” said Mr Whyte. “The ! prospects are that the total i this season will be just as • good.” Mr Whyte said that apart from stallion syndication 1 thoroughbred breeding in this ’ country was still largely a ’ matter of individual enter- ’ prise and breeders were to 1 be congratulated on the fine ‘ standards they had achieved ’ in yearling production.