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New Zealand
Platinum Invador (NZ) (Redwood) will take a step closer to his Gr.1 Barfoot and Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) aspirations when he lines-up in the Gr.3 Powerworx Taranaki Cup (1800m) at New Plymouth on Saturday. The Central Districts stayer put in an eye-catching run to win the
Breeding
Amongst the multitude of international visitors to Karaka over the first few days of the National Yearling sale have been Kentucky residents, business associates and good mates Mike McMahon and Jamie Hill. McMahon and Hill are on their second trip to New Zealand after taking in the 2019 edition of
New Zealand
Balcairn trainers John and Karen Parsons are hoping their North Island luck holds two-fold at the Te Rapa premier meeting on Saturday week. The North Canterbury couple have struck three times on end on their latest northern raid on features, with Kiwi Ida (Squamosa) winning the Gr.2 Manawatu
Breeding
After a solid finish to New Zealand Bloodstock’s 94th National Yearling Sales Series, the key critical indicators were up on last year’s Sale, which reflected a strong market. The turnover reached $67,130,000, representing an average of $138,698 for 484 horses sold. The median closed at
Breeding
Matamata nursery Waikato Stud continued their dominance of recent years at the National Yearling Sale at Karaka, taking out the leading vendor title for the seventh consecutive year. Powered by the progeny of champion sire Savabeel along with the excitement of debuting youngsters by first season sire Tivaci, the raw
Australia
Spring star Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) is among four late entries for the Group Two Expressway Stakes bringing the nominations to 11. The winner of the Epsom Handicap and the inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle, the Chris Waller-trained four-year-old was joined by 2019 Golden Slipper winner
Breeding
Te Akau principal David Ellis finished the Book 1 session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in strong fashion on Tuesday, going to $500,000 to secure lot 626, the Savabeel colt out of Group Two winner Gold Rocks. “I bought him for a brand new client of
Breeding
A phone call to respected bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo on Monday put in motion a chain of events that concluded with Cataldo purchasing a well-bred filly on the third day of the National Yearling Sale at Karaka. Cataldo had been active during the first two days of the sale
Breeding
After some stunning success on the opening day at Karaka on Sunday, Cambridge consignor Trelawney Stud were back in the thick of the action on Day Three. The Taylor-family owned breeding nursery enjoyed a magical twenty minutes on Monday where they sold three yearlings for a combined $1.575million
Breeding
The Boys Get Paid juggernaut extended their reach into the breeding arm of the thoroughbred industry last year and that gamble paid dividends for them at Karaka on Tuesday. The punting group, led by Luke Kemeys, purchased a 50 percent share in a Savabeel weanling in a bid to educate
New Zealand
A new addition to the Matamata Breeders Stakes meeting will be the next step on a path to a further Group One assignment for consistent Matamata mare Yearn. A second-up winner of the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe in November, Yearn continued her solid form
International
Golden Sixty (Golden Sixty) burst into clear ground at the head of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pack with an impressive win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on Monday, a result that bolstered trainer Francis Lui’s hand for the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m). Lui saddled