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It might've been a Sunday meeting at Geelong, but it seems a smart horse has emerged in the form of United Kingdom (NZ) (Almanzor), who caught the eye winning on debut. The Almanzor colt, who was smashed in betting and jumped the $1.35 favourite in the 1506-metre
New Zealand
Feature races in Australia are on the agenda for star two-year-old Velocious (Written Tycoon) following her brilliant win in Saturday's Karaka Million 2YO Classic. Speaking after purchasing Velocious' Dundeel half-sister at Karaka on Monday, Go Racing's Albert Bosma said the Stephen Marsh-trained filly has bounced
Breeding
Te Akau Racing’s extraordinary reign in the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) was broken at Ellerslie on Saturday, but David Ellis has been on a mission at Karaka this week to return to the top of the podium. Between 2017 and 2023, seven consecutive winners of the million-dollar juvenile feature
New Zealand
Progressive Awapuni mare La Bella Grande (NZ) (Per Incanto) will make the journey north to Te Rapa on Wednesday with a potentially lucrative goal in mind. Following a hotly contested running of the $350,000 Remutaka Classic (2100m) at Trentham a fortnight ago, the second of newly-instated innovation races will
Australia
Queensland raider Beau Dazzler (NZ) (Ardrossan) is enjoying the lush green paddocks of Waikato Stud for the next month before returning to Australia where he will be aimed at a Group One target over the winter carnival. Purchased by trainers Tony and Maddysen Sears, in partnership with bloodstock agents Paul
New Zealand
The good times are rolling for Roger James and Robert Wellwood and further feature race success beckons the duo at Te Rapa on Wednesday. Fresh off Orchestral’s (NZ) (Savabeel) stunning victory in the TAB Karaka Millions 3YO (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, the Cambridge trainers are looking forward to
Breeding
Day One of Karaka 2024’s Book 1 Sale reflected ongoing industry positivity with several records broken and key sale indicators increasing. At the close of trade for the opening session, the aggregate reached a Day One record of $30,725,500 while the average reached a record $195,704,
New Zealand
A staggering jump in turnover has propelled the TAB Karaka Millions meeting at Ellerslie on Saturday to new heights, with $9.5 million wagered on the meeting – the most on any New Zealand meeting spanning back to at least 1998. The mammoth figure is $2m more than the previous highest
Breeding
A colt by exciting European stallion Kingman attracted plenty of attention during his time in the sale ring at Karaka on Sunday, where he fetched a winning bid of $650,000 from Boomer Bloodstock principal Craig Rounsefell on behalf of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Consigned from the Pencarrow Stud
Breeding
Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis once again lead the buyers charge at Karaka on Day One of the National Yearling Sale series with an impressive array of youngsters finding their way into the shopping cart of the King of Karaka. Ellis outlaid $3.4million for 14 individuals with Lot
Breeding
A day of milestones for the progeny of Rich Hill Stud stallions Proisir and Satono Aladdin was one of the major highlights on the first day of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka. Lot 21, the full sister to dual Group One winner Prowess, a daughter of
Breeding
One of the cult heroes of New Zealand racing has passed away with news coming through that former Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) winner and successful stallion Jimmy Choux (NZ) (Thorn Park) was humanely euthanised earlier in the week. The multiple Group One winner was the standout story of