Rodney Schick

Brilliant Group 1 winners Auguste Rodin and Paddington return to Windsor Park Stud in 2026, with each standing at NZ$30,000 plus GST. The six-time Group 1 winner Auguste Rodin returns for his second season, having covered 160 mares in his first season in 2025. "He served an outstanding book of mares in his first season with us," said Windsor Park Stud's Rodney Schick. "He was world-class on the track and he is world-class in temperament. We have received excellent reports on his foals in the Northern Hemisphere, with his progeny...

By Kit Gow/TTR AusNZ A tragic accident occurred on the Schick family's property near Cambridge, New Zealand on Sunday. Rodney Schick, managing director of Windsor Park Stud, was critically injured in an ATV accident. Roddy and Gina's 10-year-old son, Jimmy, sadly lost his life. Two other children were also injured. Windsor Park Stud has long stood as one of New Zealand's most respected breeding operations. The Schick family has been generous with their time, their knowledge, their leadership and their support of others in the industry. They are widely admired...

Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) will shuttle to New Zealand to stand at Windsor Park Stud, which was also the former southern hemisphere home of his broodmare sire Montjeu (Ire). Currently covering his first book of mares at Coolmore Stud in Ireland, the four-time Group 1 winner will become the first son of the Aga Khan Studs' Siyouni to join the stallion ranks in New Zealand. Siyouni's champion son St Mark's Basilica (Fr) shuttles to Coolmore's base in the Hunter Valley. Though Siyouni has remained in France throughout his stud career,...