Country Championships Final beckons Charmmebaby

22 Feb 21| NZ Racing Desk

Charm Spirit mare Charmmebaby (NZ) will head to the big smoke during Easter weekend to take her place in the Country Championships Final at Randwick after winning at Scone on Sunday. The Bob Millig...

Charm Spirit Sydney double highlights a successful weekend for WPS stallions

16 Feb 21| WPS News

Windsor Park Stud stallions enjoyed a fruitful weekend on the winners list with Charm Spirit achieving a Sydney double, Shamexpress with a metropolitan win in Brisbane and Rip Van Winkle with a win...

Schick excited about sire power for Karaka 2021

With 17 different sires represented in this years Windsor Parks Karaka Yearling Draft, the appropriate cliche “there is a horse for everyone” has never been more true. With progeny by Savabeel, So ...

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Wishing Well wins impressively keeps the winners flowing for Charm Spirit

14 Jan 21| WPS News

The 3yo daughter of Charm Spirit x Starwish, Wishing Well looks to have a promising future ahead of her as she broke her maiden at Whananui today. Bred, Raised and Owned by Jameson Park Limited, th...

Moreno wins his 6th race for the season

07 Jan 21 | WPS News

Moreno, the 4yo Charm Spirit gelding out of Freequence added another win at Rockhampton yesterday to take his record for this season to 6 wins from 8 starts. The gelding trained by Wayne Pomfrett w...

Three lovely colts to go under the hammer at Magic Millions

5 Jan 21 | WPS News

Windsor Park Stud have 3 outstanding offerings for the upcoming Book 1 Magic Millions Yearling sale selling on the 12th January 2021.  First Lot through will be lot 83, the Charm Spirit colt out of...

Lillikoi back to her winning ways

29 DEC 20 | WPS news

Group 3 winner Lilikoi (4 m Charm Spirit – Barbadine, by Giant’s Causeway) returned to the Winners Circle in the $11,000 Lance Lawson Rating 74 1400 metres on 28 December at Rotorua. Having run goo...

Keats impressive on debut

Keats, the son of Charm Spirit made a winning debut for trainer Shelly Hale at Taupo on Wednesday.  Being caught 3 wide without cover for the entire journey and signs of greenness, he loomed up and...

Kirwan’s Lane (Charm Spirit) to tackle Gold Coast feature

Last-start winner Kirwan’s Lane (NZ) (Charm Spirit) will have a freshen up before heading to Queensland for the TAB Wave (1800m) at the Gold Coast Turf Club on January 9. The son of Charm Spirit wa...

INVISIBLE SPIRIT CLEAR OF RIVALS AT TRENTHAM

5 DEC 20 | NZ Racing Desk

Promising galloper Invisible Spirit made a winning return to the track when he led throughout to capture the first event at Trentham on Saturday. The Charm Spirit gelding hadn’t been seen on raceda...

FLEMINGTON GROUP 3 WINNER FOR CHARM SPIRIT

NZ RACING DESK | 7 NOV 20

Four-year-old gelding Sansom has fashioned a good winning record for trainer Phillip Stokes and it continued at Flemington on Saturday when leading throughout to score in the Gr.3 Network 10 Chatha...

CHARM SPIRIT GOES BACK-TO-BACK

31 JUL 20 | NZTM

Twelve months after being crowned New Zealand’s champion first season sire, Windsor Park shuttle stallion Charm Spirit has added a second season title to his CV. The son of Invincible Spirit sired ...

NEWMARKET 2YO SW FOR HOT SHOT YOUNG SIRE

26 JUN 20 | WPS

The great run of success for Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) continued overnight when he scored a treble of winners, including a new 2YO stakes winner at Newmarket in England.2YO filly Time Scale ...

Fantastic Spirit Lands Derby Du Midi

The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained Fantastic Spirit (3 c Charm Spirit ex Fantastic Cuix by Fantastic Light) showed a good attitude to win the Derby Du Midi (Listed, 1900m) at Bordeaux Du Bouscat on Sat...

2020 SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

14 MAY 20 | WPS

Rip Van Winkle heads Windsor Park service fee announcement   2019/2020 has proven to be a breakthrough season in both Australia and New Zealand for successful sire Rip Van Winkle. An established pi...

WINDSOR STALLIONS SEEK GR.1 GLORY

1 MAY 20 | WPS

Windsor stallions seek Gr.1 glory   Exciting Windsor Park Stud stallion Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) seeks to add to his impressive stud CV this Saturday in the Gr. 1 Australasian O...

AUSTRALIAN CAMPAIGN FOR SCORPZ

9 MAR | NZ RACING DESK

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is pleased with the manner in which talented three-year-old Scorpz has bounced back from his Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) exertions, with the son of Charm Spirit s...

Derby charmers have the spirit

28th FEBRUARY, 2020 RACENEWS

Boom young sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) will be represented by three first-crop runners in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby at Ellerslie this Saturday. The son of Invincible Spirit (Green Desert...

Classic aspirations for Charm Spirit 3YO

23 Dec, 2019 RACENEWS

Derby nominated 3YO Peloton (Charm Spirit) proved too strong for his older rivals when winning the Lodge Property Management Handicap over 1500m at Te Rapa on Saturday. Peloton was backing up from ...

Stars align for impressive young sire

19 DEC, 2019 RACENEWS

Four first crop 3YO Group winners and a current strike rate of 8.7% Group winners to runners confirms the upward trajectory for last season’s Leading First Season Sire and current Leading Second Se...

Charm Spirit heads exciting Windsor Park roster

16 Dec 2019, NZ RACING DESK

With Charm Spirit in stellar form and a new wave of stallions approaching their yearling debuts, the festive period has some extra shine this year for the team at Windsor Park Stud.  Multiple Group...

Lilikoi races away with Eulogy Stakes

14 DEC 2019, NZ RACING DESK

Matamata visitor Lilikoi (Charm Spirit) showed she was on track for further age-group riches this summer with a comprehensive victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at Awapuni....

Scorpz too tough in Ellerslie feature

18 DEC, 2019 NZ RACING DESK

Promising three-year-old Scorpz (Charm Spirit) overcame a wide run in transit to nab his second stakes victory in succession when he outstayed his age-group rivals in Sunday’s Listed Hynds 3YO Salv...

Scorpz continues on Derby path

12 DEC, 2019 NZ RACING DESK

Exciting three-year-old Scorpz will be tested over 2000m for the first time at Ellerslie on Sunday in preparation for the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) in February. The Stephen Marsh-t...

Plenty of spirit in Group win

3 Dec 2019, RACENEWS

The stocks of ‘young gun’ sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) continue to rise with the win by 3YO colt Scorpz in the Gr.3 Wellington Stakes at Otaki on Friday confirming the cracking start Charm...

Scorpz another first crop Group winner for Charm Spirit

29 Nov, 2019 NZ Racing Desk

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh had a memorable day at Otaki on Friday, winning a stakes double and unearthing another Derby prospect. The Waikato conditioner won the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m)...

Melbourne Carnival Group Winner For Charm Spirit

29 OCT | WPS

 Melbourne Carnival Group winner for Charm Spirit   Impressive young sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) confirmed his class among an outstanding group of emerging stallion talent, when s...

Fascino scores Classic success for Charm Spirit

28 OCT | BY AAP

After 1600m in the Fillies Classic at The Valley on Saturday, Fascino (NZ) (Charm Spirit) and La Falaise (Canford Cliffs) could not be separated in the Group Two race. The Ciaron Maher and David Eu...

CHARM SPIRIT MARCHING TO TOP

26 SEP 19 | WPS

With six individual 3YO winners already to kick off the new season, including last weekend’s Group winning filly Aretha, 2019 Leading Freshman Sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) has continued hi...

ARETHA GRABS HASTINGS FEATURE IN DESPERATE FINISH

22 SEP 19 | NZ RACING DESK

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Aretha opened her three-year-old account in dramatic fashion when she took out the Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) in a grandstand f...

New Group Winner For Charm Spirit

16 AUG 19 | WPS

Leading young sire Charm Spirit's progeny continued on with their fine form overnight when his three-year-old son Kick On defeated the older horses to land a thrilling renewal of the Gr.3 Tattersal...

Charm Spirit 3YO Impresses at Flemington

The impressive run of form of progeny from the first-crop of Windsor Park's star miler Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) continued on Saturday when his unbeaten son Heirborn defied a moderate tempo ...

Sansom Chasing Fourth-Straight Win

8 AUG | AAP

The Phillip Stokes-trained Sansom (Charm Spirit) will try to complete an unbeaten winter campaign when he runs for the first time as a three-year-old at Flemington.  Sansom was beaten in his first ...

Charm Spirit Three Year Olds Clash at Flemington

9 AUG | BY RACENEWS

Two progressive gallopers by Windsor Park Stud stallion Charm Spirit will clash in Saturday’s VRC Member Helen Saffin Handicap (1400m) at Flemington when the Anthony Freedman-trained Heirborn and P...

Charm Spirit taking off

29 JUL | BY RACENEWS

Yesterday’s impressive Australian 2YO winner Heirborn highlighted the weekend return of Leading First Season Sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) to his southern hemisphere base at Windsor Park St...

Heirborn destroys rivals on debut

29 JUL | BY RACENEWS

Anthony Freedman put the icing on an outstanding season when Heirborn (Charm Spirit) destroyed his rivals on debut at Bendigo on Sunday.  The son of Charm Spirit settled midfield with cover and, wh...

Sansom stars for Charm Spirit

Exciting Melbourne 2YO Sansom (Charm Spirit) has always been held in high regard by leading trainer Phillip Stokes and following the talented galloper’s dominant win at Sandown today that opinion c...

Overnight treble for Charm Spirit

19 MAR 2019

Leading Freshman Sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) continued his hot run of success in Europe with a hat trick of winners in England overnight at 1400m, 1600m & 2000m. Invincible Spirit’s h...

3YO stakes winner for Charm Spirit

17 APRIL 2019 | RACENEWS

Leading first season sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) has struck early in the new European flat season with a stakes-winning 3YO this week at the prestigious Craven Stakes meeting at Newmarket...

Aretha too tough in Matamata Breeders' Stakes

24 FEB 2019 | BY THE INFORMANT | RICHARD EDMUNDS

A long-range plan came to fruition when Aretha (Charm Spirit) returned from the sidelines for a $15 upset victory in Saturday’s Gr. 2 J Swap Contractors Matamata Breeders’ Stakes. Bred and raced by...

Charm Spirit Overview

Major coup for the New Zealand breeding industry

The winner of three successive Gr.1 races at his last three starts including the Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Charm Spirit, highest earning son of boom sire Invincible Spirit, has been secured ...

Three new 2YO winners take Charm Spirit to 23

24 OCT 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Leading young sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) enjoyed further success at the weekend in Europe when taking his tally of first-crop individual 2YO winners to 23, placing him just two behind di...

The Good News Opera House Story This Weekend at Caulfield

12 OCT 2018 | BY BREEDNET.COM.AU

In a week where the Opera House has been the centre of much hysteria and controversy, the timing couldn't be better for a good opera house story – one about The Opera House, the horse, and her whit...

White Charm Spirit filly flies at Cranbourne

09 OCT 2018 |

Utzon is one filly who won't be missed when she makes her racetrack debut and after winning a Cranbourne trial impressively on Monday morning, she's already set tongues wagging. The white two-year-...

20 for Charm Spirit

04 OCT 2018 | BY RACENEWS

The stocks of hot young first season sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) continued on an upward trajectory when True Hero became her sires 20th individual 2YO winner for the season in England yes...

Chantilly winner for Charm Spirit

02 OCT 2018 | BY RACENEWS

The stocks of hot young first season sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) continued on an upward trajectory when Epistrophy became her sires 19th individual winner for the season at Chantilly in P...

Charm Spirit kicks on at Headquarters

28 SEP 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) colt Kick On looked an exciting prospect for the future when scoring a smooth victory at Newmarket yesterday in a strong renewal of the Bonhams 2YO Stakes over 1600...

Rockview racks up number 16 for Spirit

08 SEP 2018 | BY ANZ NEWS

Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) continued his rich vein of form yesterday, after the John McConnell-trained Rockview Spirit (2 f ex Deraaya by Mujahid) ran out a brave winner of the Irish Stallion...

Group winner for Charm Spirit

07 SEP 2018 | BY RACENEWS

An incredible week of success continued for hot young Windsor Park Stud shuttler Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) when he sired his first stakes-winner overnight in England with progressive filly Y...

First trial winning 2YO for Charm Spirit

29 AUG 2018 | BY RACENEWS

The first of the new seasons 2YO trials were conducted at Te Teko yesterday with a colt from Charm Spirit’s (Invincible Spirit) first southern hemisphere crop leading his trial field home for Cambr...

12 Winners for Charm Spirit

07 AUG 2018 | BY TARA MADGWICK

Exciting young Windsor Park shuttler Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) added a 12th winner to this tally in the UK overnight with a resounding victory at Windsor for Lively Lydia. Trained by Eve Joh...

Smart 2YO wins again for Charm Spirit

28 JUL 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) filly Bailly continued on her winning way in the Magners Irish Cider 2YO Race at Down Royal in Ireland overnight. Highly regarded by her connections, Bailly has now...

Juddmonte Charm Spirit filly impresses

19 JUL 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Fulminate, a Juddmonte Farm-bred and owned Charm Spirit filly made an ultra-impressive winning debut at Fairyhouse in Ireland overnight to become her hot young sire’s 10th individual winner for the...

Ninth at Naas for Charm Spirit

08 JUL 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) sired his ninth European first crop 2YO winner and second in Ireland, when Chicago May provided her hot young sire with another impressive debutante winner overnigh...

Smart winner in Ireland for Charm Spirit

06 JUL 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) sired his eighth European first crop 2YO winner and first in Ireland, when Bailly won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden impressively overnight. Bailly - Charm S...

Seven for Charm Spirit

03 JUL 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Windsor Park shuttler Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) sired three new winners last week, taking his overall tally of first crop victors in Europe to seven. The first of the week was Forseti (2 c e...

Leading In Both Hemispheres

02 JUL 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Freshman sires ShamExpress (O’Reilly) and Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) who both stand at Windsor Park Stud continue to make a deep impression with an ever-increasing list of first-crop winners....

Fifth Winner for Charm Spirit

28 JUN 2018 | BY NZ RACING DESK

Windsor Park Stud shuttle stallion Charm Spirit is off to a good start at stud, siring his fifth individual juvenile winner at Salisbury on Wednesday. Two-year-old colt Foresti won the Whitsbury Ma...

Winning Double for Charm Spirit

Windsor Park shuttler Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) sired a winning double in the UK overnight with Oberyn Martell scoring his second victory from just three starts, while Forseti opened his acc...

Fourth Winner for Charm Spirit

18 JUN 2018 | BY TARA MADGWICK, BREEDNET

Windsor Park shuttler Charm Spirit (IRE) added another winner to his tally with a Sandown success overnight in the UK for two year-old colt Oberyn Martell. Having his second start, Oberyn Martell s...

2YO’s keep winning for Charm Spirit

16 JUN 2018 | BY RACENEWS

A good week for Charm Spirit just got better with Invincible Spirit’s triple Gr.1 winning son siring his fourth individual first-crop 2YO winner at Sandown Park in England. Following on from Charm ...

The Paddocks another Royal Ascot bound 2YO for Charm Spirit

19 MAY 2018 | BY BREEDNET.COM

Windsor Park shuttler Charm Spirit (IRE) is wasting no time in kick starting his stud career, posting his third Northern Hemisphere winner overnight with a debut victory at Newbury for two year-old...

Royal Ascot next for Charm Spirit York winner

17 MAY 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Only three days since siring his initial first-crop 2YO winner, Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) has struck again with his son Charming Kid scoring impressively on debut at the York Dante Festival ...

Divine start for Charm Spirit

15 MAY 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Windsor Park's promising freshman shuttle sire Charm Spirit (Invincible Spirit) is on the board with his first winner after two-year-old filly Diviner bolted in at Wolverhampton in the UK overnight...

Charm Spirit rubber stamps international appeal

16 JAN 2018 | BY RACENEWS

Continuing the northern hemisphere trend, strong international demand for the first yearlings by Invincible Spirit’s triple Gr.1 winning son Charm Spirit was confirmed at the Magic Millions Gold Co...