New Zealand
Group One winner Prise De Fer (NZ) (Savabeel) will venture south this weekend to contest the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge (1600m) at Wingatui. The Mark Walker-trained seven-year-old is the clear top-rater in the weight-for-age feature which shapes as a nice target after missing
New Zealand
Tomorrow’s Waikato meeting has been pushed back 48 hours to Friday 3 February. After looking at weather forecasts it has been decided that Friday gives the best option for this meeting to be run without disruption. All scratchings have been re-instated. Please note the new timetable with Race
New Zealand
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Breeding
International presence was felt in the sale ring on Day Two of Karaka 2023, with heated competition for the top lots and leading Australian stables featuring prominently. The international buying bench was responsible for purchasing eight of the top 10 lots on the second day of Book 1. Victorian agent
Breeding
The Hong Kong Jockey Club made their first investments at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales at Karaka on Monday, purchasing two colts by Little Avondale Stud stallion Per Incanto. The Wairarapa-based stallion has been the most prolific source of individual winners in Hong Kong for the past
Breeding
Trainer Peter Moody is hoping he is on a path to more riches after purchasing his A$10 million Golden Eagle (1500) victor I Wish I Win’s half-brother at Karaka on Monday. I Wish I Win is raced by Waikato Stud, and Moody made a beeline for the
Breeding
A half-sister to 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle is destined to join trainer Annabel Neasham’s Sydney barn after her purchase at Karaka on Monday. Neasham’s Racing Manager Rob Archibald was caught in a bidding duel with Yulong Investment’s Mr Zhang, who owns Melody Belle,
Breeding
Cameron Cooke is hoping he has bought another stallion prospect at Karaka. The Australian bloodstock agent went to $220,000 to purchase Grunt as a yearling out of Trelawney Stud’s 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Yearling Sale draft, with the son of O’Reilly going on to win the
New Zealand
The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott team will launch a two-pronged attack on Wednesday’s Gr.2 Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas (2000m) as they finalise their plans to secure a third Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) title in succession. The Matamata stable, who have claimed the blue
Breeding
Day One of Karaka 2023 saw a long-awaited return to normal selling for New Zealand Bloodstock, who welcomed back international buyers to the sale ring for the first time since 2020. Also felt was the presence of the domestic buying bench, with fierce competition on quality lots seeing out
Breeding
In honour of the late Sir Patrick Hogan, NZB Principal Sir Peter Vela paid tribute to Hogan and his profound influence on the thoroughbred industry, immediately prior to the opening of its Karaka 2023 National Yearling Sales Series on 29 January. In recognition of Hogan’s immense contribution and success,
Breeding
The progeny of promising young Waikato Stud stallion Ardrossan were keenly sought after on the opening day of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale. With three lots by the sire going under the hammer on the first day of the Book 1 Sale, Bryce Tankard went to $260,000