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Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s first dedicated National Online Yearling Sale is now live, with the 49 lot catalogue open for bidding on Gavelhouse Plus. Bidding on the National Online Yearling Sale launched today and will run for a six-day period, with the first lot closing on Wednesday 3 February
New Zealand
Trainer Bob Vance won’t mind if the warm temperatures and fine sunny days in Auckland went missing at Pukekohe on Sunday. Vance will line-up former European and Hong Kong galloper Royal Performer (Medicean) in the open 1600m contest on the day, with the last start Tauranga winner at
New Zealand
Fully recovered from a gruelling float trip from Southland, don’t be surprised if stablemates Dr Velocious (NZ) (Haradasun) and Tobilicious (NZ) (Natural Destiny) improve on their first-day performances when they contest the big prizes at Trentham on Saturday. Dr Velocious and Tobilicious, from the stable of Kelvin and
New Zealand
A day out from the running of the Gr.3 NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) trainer Allan Sharrock is itching to get the show on the road. Sharrock prepares the likely race favourite Waisake (NZ) (Zed) who completed a sparkling final gallop on Tuesday, followed by
International
Revitalised by a brief spell, emerging talent Columbus County (NZ) (Redwood) will throw down the gauntlet to Hong Kong’s premier stayers in the G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday as Caspar Fownes plots an ambitious path. Freshened since a brave third to Ireland’s Mogul
Breeding
New Zealand Bloodstock’s 95th National Yearling Sale Series exceeded all expectations after a buoyant atmosphere continued to play out in the final session of Book 2. The market remained competitive throughout the last session, with key sale indicators tracking well ahead of last year’s final figures. After the
Breeding
Wairarapa’s Ardsley Stud enjoyed a red-letter day at Karaka on Thursday as they produced two memorable pieces of magic in the auction ring. Principal Jim Wallace had been expecting good things from their thirteen-strong draft over the Book 1 & 2 sessions of the National Yearling sale
New Zealand
Paul Moroney has had a unique experience purchasing horses at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale this year. For the first time in nearly four decades the international bloodstock agent wasn’t able to be at Karaka as a result of COVID-19 travel restrictions, but he did not
Australia
Hours of analysis of New Zealand race replays have reaped rewards for Bluegrass Bloodstock director Leonard Russo, with Second Slip (NZ) (Alamosa) the latest addition to a long list of successes. An Alamosa gelding who won two of his 12 starts from the stable of Kevin Gray, Second Slip is
New Zealand
Trainer Jamie Richards became the fastest in the history of New Zealand racing to reach 100 wins in a season when Exaltation scored at Hastings on Thursday. Richards, who trains for Te Akau Racing, had looked certain to set a season’s best last year before the COVID-19 pandemic
New Zealand
Trainer Shaune Ritchie couldn’t wait to get his toes in the sand at Waitarere Beach as he went about putting the final touches on his four stable runners set to compete at the Wellington Cup meeting at Trentham this Saturday. Ritchie is a firm believer in the benefits that
New Zealand
Trainer Stephen Marsh believes Belle Fascino (NZ) (Per Incanto) is deserving of success at black type level and will look to achieve that with the seven-year-old mare at Riccarton this weekend. The daughter of Per Incanto heads into Saturday’s Listed Speight’s Timaru Stakes (1400m) off the