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Quality thoroughbred farm, proud to have brought you 15 Group One winners in 13 years including: Kermadec, Holding, She's Licketysplit, Manzoice, and Quintessa. Owned and operated by the Hawkins Family, located in Cambridge, NZ.

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Favorite yearling posts career highlight

September 26th 2025Dean Hawkins admits to shedding a tear or two when With Your Blessing was sold as a yearling. The family offered the stunning looking youngster under their Wentwood Grange banner at the 2020 InglisRead more

With Your Blessing all the way for Bill Ritchie breakthrough

September 20th 2025New Zealand-bred gelding With Your Blessing capped a consistent run of form with his first black-type success in Saturday’s A$250,000 Gr.3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) at Randwick. The VadamosRead more

Resurgent Quintessa reigns in Proisir Plate

September 6th 2025By Richard Edmunds, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk The early spring has tended to bring the very best out of Quintessa, and that trend continued at Ellerslie on Saturday with a spectacular last-to-firstRead more

Affirmative Action springs massive upset at Ellerslie

September 6th 2025Kevin Robertson, LOVERACING.NZ Trainer Pam Gerard had been confident of a good showing from her lightly raced three-year-old Affirmative Action and that’s exactly what she got when the showyRead more

Promising mare remains unbeaten with Te Rapa victory

August 23rd 2025Kevin Robertson, LOVERACING.NZ Unbeaten mare Elle Sourit kept her winning record intact with an eye-catching performance to take out the Super Seth 1500 (1500m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The AndrewRead more

Molander recognised for contribution to breeding

July 1st 2025By Joshua Smith, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Wentwood Grange Yearling Manager Brad Molander was recognised for his contribution to the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeding industry atRead more

Manzoice back on top in Tattersall’s Cup

June 28th 2025Manzoice has already been a Group One winner during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington, and a welcome return to winning form in Saturday’s Gr.3 Tattersall’s Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm mayRead more

Gift produces dream Melbourne Cup start

May 20th 2025A perfect gift continues to keep on giving for expatriate Kiwi horsewoman Emma-Lee Browne who is now in the luxurious position of having a guaranteed Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) runner withRead more

Basilinna books Melbourne Cup ticket

May 17th 2025Emma-Lee and David Browne’s victory in the A$300,000 Listed Lexus Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington on Saturday was enormously valuable in more ways than one for the Kiwi couple. A firstRead more

Oaks-bound filly readying for Champions Day assignment

February 25th 2025By Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray are eyeing both of New Zealand’s feature three-year-old staying races in March and their Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld DubaiRead more

With Your Blessing cracks $500,000 with Randwick romp

February 16th 2025New Zealand-bred gelding With Your Blessing took his career earnings past A$500,000 with an emphatic victory in Saturday’s A$160,000 Macquarie St Social Handicap (1300m) at Randwick. TheRead more

With Your Blessing bounces back at Randwick

January 5th 2025Accomplished galloper With Your Blessing put a lacklustre last campaign behind him with a gritty first-up victory in the A$160,000 Inglis Classic Sale Handicap (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday. TheRead more

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