Australia
It's not quite the green jacket awarded to the champion at Augusta but trainer John Thompson has a pretty special garment of his own. During his years working for legendary horseman Bart Cummings, Thompson was closely involved with 2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed (Scenic). The horse carried late
Breeding
Nearly 17 years after Te Akau Principal David Ellis bought five-time Group One winner Darci Brahma at Karaka, he returned to New Zealand Bloodstock’s sales complex to buy what he has deemed to be his best son. Ellis went to $1.1 million to secure Darci Brahma out
New Zealand
New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson is hoping third time’s a charm for Regal Ruby (NZ) (Night of Thunder) when she contests the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race (1400m) at his home track on Friday. Patterson was pleased with the filly’s last start runner-up effort last month but
New Zealand
Shaune Ritchie is confident Jennifer Eccles (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) will put her best foot forward in Saturday’s Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe. Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner had a brief freshen-up following a below par
Breeding
Cambridge trainer John Bell had to do a second take when he saw lot 169 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka sales complex this week. The Exceed and Excel colt out of Pins mare Chateau d’Yquem, who was offered through Lyndhurst Farm’s draft, reminded him a lot of
New Zealand
Levin trainer Leanne Elliot is taking a proven path with her star galloper Rock On Wood towards next month’s Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. Elliot will line-up the Redwood six-year-old gelding in Saturday’s John Turkington Ltd/Wai Pine Logging Bulls
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale cemented its unrivalled position in the two-year-old sale market with strong international and domestic buying benches represented on the opening day of the Sale. Day One saw NZB unveil their new online bidding platform, with the robust technology proving successful
Breeding
Turning $5,100 into $230,000 in the space of 15 months is a massive feat and one Glen Harvey is proud of. The young horseman purchased a Reliable Man weanling colt, out of Zabeel mare Ziffel, off New Zealand Bloodstock’s online sales platform gavelhouse.com last year in
Breeding
2020 has been a lifechanging year for many, and Finbarr Leahy has been no exception. The Cambridge trainer sold lot 54, the Sacred Falls half-brother to stakes winner Stella Di Paco, for $525,000 to a client of Matamata trainer Graham Richardson at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To
Breeding
International buyers may not have been able to be at Karaka for New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale on Wednesday, but the sales company’s newly established online bidding platform meant they were still able to be a part of the action. One buyer that was able to
New Zealand
Nigel Tiley will take aim at three separate feature-race targets on his home track on Saturday. The Pukekohe trainer will produce Le Castile (NZ) (Dalghar) in the Gr.2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1400m), Melt (NZ) (Iffraaj) in the Listed Haunui Farm Counties Bowl (1100m) and
New Zealand
Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s black and gold checked silks have been prominent on Karaka Million night in the last couple of years through the deeds of Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel), and the Cambridge Stud principals are hoping they have another filly that can pick up her mantle. Promising two-year-