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Rockin' It with Wellfield!

Submitted by catwalk on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 13:00.

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 Wellfield Lodge have kicked in with a tremendous contribution to ongoing research into Spinal Cord Injury, donating a Road To Rock service fee to the cause.

News of the donation has been described as ‘magnificent’ by the beneficiary, the CatWalk SCI Trust.

“Road To Rock is poised to become a real star,” said CatWalk founder Catriona Williams. “Bill Gleeson and the Wellfield team have been so generous and I can assure you that every dollar raised from this donation will help get ‘wheelies’ rocking on down the road to success!”

The Wellfield donation will be targeted to support racing enthusiasts Chris Weaver, (Ellerslie’s CEO) and Williams (Little Avondale Stud) in their efforts to run the New York Marathon on November 7th  this year.

Catriona Williams said it was a particularly appropriate donation. “While Chris and I are pounding the pavements in New York, we’ll be thinking of everyone back home, Wellfield along with all our CatWalk supporters. They’re paving our ‘road to success.”
 
Chris, Catriona and the other CatWalk marathoners each pay their own expenses to New York but anything raised, including the service, goes directly to CatWalk and the goal of getting people out of wheelchairs and back on their feet.

Beautifully bred and exceptionally well performed, Road To Rock (Encosta de Lago – Trewornan) is the newest addition to the Wellfield ranks.  A 16.2hh dual Group One and dual Listed Race winner, he is the highest-rated, best-performed son of Encosta de Lago to go to stud to date and normally stands at $12,500 + gst.

THE FACTS:

  • He beat Black Piranha in the George Main Stakes (Gr.1 – 1600m) last spring and was considered unlucky not to have beaten Rangirangdoo in the Doncaster Handicap (Gr.1 – 1600m).
  • He will be one of only two horses standing in New Zealand to have won two Group One races in Australia.
  • He’s the highest-rated entire in Australasia retiring to stud this year.
  • He’s won over $1 million Australian in prizemoney.
  • He’s by Coolmore Stud’s twice Champion Australia Sire Encosta de Lago (69 SW).

Broodmare owners can support the cause by submitting a confidential bid to info@catwalk.org.nz . Include your mare’s details and your contact details before 30th September. There is a Live Foal Guarantee and normal vet and agistment fees apply.  Full terms and conditions are available upon request. 

www.wellfield.co.nz