This is another in an occasional series looking at some of New Zealand’s trotting broodmare gems.
Unraced Te Huarau proved her worth in the breeding paddock as a fine broodmare.
TE HUARAU (1942f Jewel Thorpe/Beryl Bingen; a member of the Bessie B family, CF N2) : unraced; fifteen foals (two died), ten raced (seven trotters, three pacers), eight winners (six trotters, two pacers). Bred by Sydney (Sid) August and J Thomson. All but three foals bred by Sid August and J Thomson – Our Luck, Misty Way and Our Way (James Connelly).
| DOB | FOAL/WINS BY LOCATION | NZ | MR | $ |
| 1948 | Sheryll Scott (f King Scott) | 5 | T2:14.8 | 4,760 |
| 1949 | Te Koi (g Ubakim) | 11 | 2:05.4 | 15,285 |
| 1951 | Ritihia (f Medoro) | 3 | T2:13.8 | 2,310 |
| 1952 | Te Kawerau (f Medoro) | 8 | T2:10.4 | 9,220 |
| 1956 | Our Eileen (f Majestic Son) | 18 | T2:07.6 | 23,250 |
| 1958 | Our Luck (g The Pres) | 11 | T2:10.4 | 11,520 |
| 1959 | Misty Way (g Muscle Mass) | 1 | T2:23.8 | 495 |
| 1963 | Our Way (g Majestic Son) | 2 | 2:15.1 | 1,160 |
| Total foals : | 59 | $67k+ |
** Conversion: $A1=$NZ1
Te Huarau was unraced, beginning her breeding career as a young broodmare in 1945 aged three for breeders Sydney August (Sid) and J Thomson.
Te Huarau’s dam Beryl Bingen, was unraced leaving twelve foals (one died), eight to race all winners. Beryl Bingen’s winning progeny were Keen Blade (eight wins, T2:09.3, $8,360, Royal Oak Hcp Trot, Spring/Winter Hcp Trots at Addington), Roderick Dhu (seven wins), Conquer (seven wins, T2:11.8, $5,145, Association Hcp Trot), Silent Jim (two wins) and Australian winners Beryl Scott (T2:16.6, dam of two winners), John Sydney (T2:14.6), Sydray (2:07.4, Ararat/3XY Prince Henry’s Cup, Melbourne Showgrounds FFA) and Prospective (2:12.3).
Unraced fillies that bred on for Beryl Bingen included Jenny Pointer, dam of Centrepoise (two wins, Epsom Stakes, dam of two winners, grand dam of four winners), Jenny D’Oro (dam of Jenny Eden, a winner, grand dam of two winners; Arabas, four wins, 2:01.2US), Our Dawn (one Australian winner) and Princess Jenny, dam of four winners – Dais (dam of two winners), Valley Romance (dam of two winners, Lady Vance 1:58.2US), Mister Raffles, Mister Shorthorn and unraced producing fillies Valley Princess (dam of winner) and Dusky Maiden (dam of winner in Tennessee Prince, six wins, T2:07.1).
Te Huarau’s unraced grand dam Prospect left five foals (one died) with Beryl Bingen being the only one of note. Third dam was a Rothschild mare who also left Yenot (2:19.6, $936), dam of noteworthy progeny in ID Pacing Grand Final winner Parisienne (2:07.8, $13,532, GN/NZ Derby, ID Pacing Championship (points) – extensive number of descendants from this branch of Bessie B family. For complete coverage refer to Classic Families article on Classic NZ Winner Producing Broodmares : https://classicfamilies.net/ebooks/ClassicMaresMay2015.pdf
Lillian Bond – race winning dam of Caplih (Railway Hcp Trot), First Globe (NZ Pacing Stakes 3/4), Supreme Globe (sire of grand dam of Doctor Inglis, 1:59.2, $68,375, Tatlow Stakes and Glide Time 1:57.4US, $73,839, Welcome/Sapling Stakes) and Athena; grand dam of Imelda May (NSW Ladyship 3f); third dam of Role Model (1:58.1, T2:04.1, $95,120, NZ Trotting Championship); sixth dam of Beaudiene Bad Babe (1:55.7, $404,098, Southland Oaks, Jewels – Diamond 4m, Premier Mares Championship twice), Guns N Roses (1:52.4), Beaudiene Boaz (1:52.9, $1,255,177, Jewels Emeralds -2, WA Golden Slipper – 2, WA Derby, WA 4yo Championship, Golden Nugget, Fremantle Cup)
and unraced fillies Princess Yenot, dam of Grey Label (Strafford Cup, Yearling mile record of 2:18.6TT); grand dam of Western Ridge (2:05.3, $24,795, NZ Messenger, Thames Pacing Cup), Indian Note (Adams Memorial); third dam of Picaro (Penrith Derby); fourth dam of The Lyric (Marlborough/Amberley Cups) and Worthall, grand dam of Hurry Up (Taranaki/Thames Goldfields Cups). All four highlighted mares trace back to the foundation mare of this family in Bessie B.
Te Huarau’s male progeny included :
Te Koi, a big rangy Abakim gelding won five as a pacer for the Purdon’s before venturing south and joining Wes Butt’s Canterbury stable where he graduated to NZ Cup class. In total, he had seventy two starts, eleven of which he won whilst being placed on thirteen occasions.
Starting out as a three year old, he won his second and third starts at the 1952/3 Wanganui TC meeting, scoring on both days for driver Roy Purdon whose father Hugh Purdon trained Te Koi. His first of three victories at four came for the same driving/training combination in the Thames Pacing Cup over two miles. At this stage Te Koi’s training was taken over by Roy Purdon.
Roy Purdon began training in 1953 on the Te Awamutu property owned by Doug McAlpine where he had access to a five furlong track tasting his first training success three months later. On Auckland Cup Day, December 1953, Te Koi won the two mile December Hcp, trained and driven by Roy Purdon. Te Koi’s third seasonal success over 1m 5 furs was at Auckland‘s February 1954 meeting.
By the 1955/6 season, Te Koi had gone south to Wes Butt and after finishing second in the Timaru Cup/Hcp in the hands of Jack Carmichael, he began a sequence that resulted in four victories for trainer Wes Butt – on the same day at Timaru, he won the Wai – iti Hcp over 1¼m for driver Jack Carmichael. At the Easter meetings at Addington, Te Koi won the Plains Hcp on day two (1m 5 furs) driven by Wes Butt and on day three (Easter Saturday) he won the Au Revoir Hcp (1¼m) for Butt. Finishing second in the Canterbury Park TC’s Winter Hcp before winning the Farewell Hcp on the same day (1¼m) with Jack Carmichael driving and defeating stablemate Rowan Star (dr Wes Butt) – Butt stable quinella.
Te Koi’s final two successes were on both days of the August 1956 National Meeting in at Addington. On day one, he took out the August Hcp (2m) and on the second day the major race, National Hcp (1m 5 furs), with Butt driving on both occasions. Te Koi retired as Te Huarau’s leading pacing progeny
Misty Way, one win trotter at annual Taranaki TC meeting at Pukekura Park (New Plymouth) in 1968 for trainer John Carsons, driver Errol Wallis
Our Way, final foal who was a two race winning pacer at Wyndham and Ascot Park (Invercargill) for trainer Scobie Harley
Te Huarau’s fillies included :
Sheryll Scott, five win trotter (eighteen placings from seventy three trotting starts) who also had five starts, one placing as a pacer for Waiuku trainer EC (Butt) Hair. Starting as a five year old in the 1953/4 season she gained three wins, one at Claudelands, Waikato TC then achieved two wins on the same day at an Otaki TC meeting (1½m, 2m). Her remaining two wins came at the Auckland TC Labour Weekend meetings in October 1954 – first day Saturday over 2m and on Labour Day Monday over 1½m. Trained and driven by Butt Hair in all her victories.
Dam of six foals with three of four to race trotting winners – Our Chum (four), Our Prince (six), Supercede (five; dam of two winners Edesrepus, Mobile) and unraced winner producing fillies Warrior Sue (dam of Parkfield Vance, three NZ/two AUS wins), Sherylls Daughter (dam of four winners – Rambling Kidd, nine NZ wins, 1:58,4US, $138,565, Rolfe Memorial; Midnight Special, seven wins, T2:08.4, $45,000; one race winners Bad Man, Very Glad; grand dam of winner)
Ritihia, three win trotter placed on seventeen occasions in her seventy five start career for trainer Butt Hair. Winning on both days (1m 5 furlongs) of the March 1958 Taranaki TC meeting at Pukekura Park Raceway when driven by Fred Smith (FJ) junior. Her remaining victory came at the Bay Of Plenty TC meeting (1½m) held on the Gate Pa track at Tauranga in January 1959, dr David Ferris.
Dam of nine live foals, three trotting winners from five starters – Hairs Hoping (seven NZ wins, T2:07.1US), Taipari (five NZ wins, T2:13.4US), Racon (two, dam of winner EntItlement, five NZ wins, T1:58.0US)
Te Kawerau, the winner of eight trotting (placed on twelve occasions from thirty nine starts) and placed on two occasions from eight attempts as a pacer (2:18.4 placed). Te Kawerau commenced her career at two and three with three starts, one as a pacer; at four she competed as both a pacer and trotter whilst from age five onwards she raced as a trotter.
Her initial two victories came as a six year old in the 1958/9 season at the January Bay of Plenty TC’s meeting, on both occasions over one and a half miles when handled by trainer Butt Hair. The following season at seven she won on four occasions and placed second from only six starts – in January at Cambridge (1m 5 furs) and Alexandra Park (1m 5 furs) and in February at Alexandra Park over 2m and 1m 5 furs. In 1960/1 her solitary win was in the Remuera Hcp Trot at Alexandra Park where she also placed third in the Association Hcp and fourth in both the Bridgens Memorial and Rowe Cup.
Te Kawerau’s final success came in the Members Hcp (First Division) off 24 yards at Alexandra Park in March 1962. Placed second in the Bridgens Memorial and fourth in the Rowe Cup at the Christmas 1961 Auckland Cup carnival meetings.
Dam of seven foals, five trotting winners from seven starters – Mairo Lady (six wins, T2:10.4), dam of two winners including Mairo Sultan (fourteen wins, twelve at Alexandra Park, T2:02.1, $147,668, Rowe Cup [9/10 in betting, paid $25.20], Challenge Stakes, Rhodes Flying Mile; seconds National Trot, NZ Trotting FFA; Trotter Of Year); Tamatoa (five wins); Mairo King (five wins); one race winners Aldrin Banks and Mairo Queen
Our Luck, eleven race winning trotter for Butt Hair with eight victories at Alexandra Park, Members/Whitford Hcp Trots. Our Luck was beaten a nose in the 1964 edition of the Rowe Cup won by Dreaming (trained by Colin MacDonald at New Brighton for AH Edge). In the 1966 Rowe Cup won by Scotleigh, Our Luck was the third horse past the post but was relegated to fourth position for galloping past the post. Competed unsuccessfully in the 1968 Auckland ID’s.
Our Luck was dam of eight foals (one died), three raced for two winners – Our Hanover, unraced, dam of two winners, St Pauli Girl (three wins, T2:10, $10,420) and Sergiarna (three wins, T2:12.2, $15,950); Our Denise (2:00.4US) and Our Rona (seven wins, four Alexandra Park, T2:08.8, $27,490, third Challenge Stakes, eight unplaced pacing starts; dam of twelve foals for four winners –
Staff Writer (five, T2:07.7, $79,510), Baltic Prince (two NZ/eight AUS, T2:07.8, $69,319), Christina Rose (two, dam of three trotting winners – Our Rosa, four wins, two at Alexandra Park, T2:07.9, $42,284 and one race winners Speedy Success, Rosie Success)
Speed N Luck (four wins, T2:09.4, $26,145, thirds Cambridge Trotting Stakes – 3, Rosso Antico Stakes [now GN Trotting Derby], dam of fifteen foals, eleven winners – one race winners Speed N Success, Sudon Speed, Winsome Luck and Down Hill Racer (five NZ/three AUS, T2:04.1, $61,506), Esio Trot (one NZ/one AUS), Brite Speed (five NZ wins, 1:55.4US, $105,376), Challenge Opawa (five NZ/seven AUS wins, T2:02.6, $72,192), Brite N Lucky (seven AUS wins, T2:03.2, $35,700; dam of winner, My Little Comet), Speedy Earl (nine wins, T2:06.5, $88,644), Opawa Speed (nine wins, two Alexandra Park, T2:07.3, $70,290), Monkey Luck (two wins, T2:03.6, $31,133) and Phew, dam of winner
Our Eileen, a half-sister to Our Luck, won on eighteen occasions from one hundred and twenty seven attempts (one start as a pacer, placed second). A winner at Alexandra Park in thirteen of her races for Butt Hair, St Andrews (twice plus second)/Whitford/Royal Oak Hcp Trots.
In earlier days she won twice on the same day at the Northland TC meeting at Kensington, Whangarei driven by Fred Smith for Butt Hair (1½m, 1m 5furs). Twice placing second and once third in Rowe Cups for Butt Hair, her 1964 second placing was to stablemate and half-sister Our Luck.
Dam of ten foals with six starters all trotting winners – Our Ivy (five, T2:05.1US), two race winners Our Crockett, Our Terry, Our Joanne and one race winners Our Jeff, Miss Otaua – dam of six winners including Captive (six, T2:00.4US, $64,907), Our Colleen (eleven, ten at Alexandra Park, T2:02.9, $76,292, dam of two winners, Man O Man [three wins, T1:58.3]), Lyrico (three), Our Sergio (four), Our Daron (one), Leonie May (one win, grand dam of Puma Road, five NZ,, three Menangle wins, T1:56.8AUS, $92,361), Miss Sandra, dam of two winners (Yankee Sirrah, Captain Sirrah)
Other fillies of Te Huarau’s to breed on included non-winner Pititi, left one race winner Lady Michelle (dam of winner I Am Able, grand dam of winners Adidas Rainbow [1], Heasan [2], Wilnic [2]; third dam of winner Nite Spell) and unraced Fleck, dam of two winners Lopez Charge [1], Hurricane Jill (three wins; dam of winners Tuf Pat [4]), Hurricane Whizz [1]), grand dam of Pass Maker [2], Dale Azure [1]).
Peter Craig
10 March 2021
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