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New Zealand
Promising mare Mary Louise will have the biggest test of her career when she heads to New Plymouth Raceway on Saturday. The local galloper will have her first tilt at stakes company in the Gr.3 Denis Wheeler Earthmoving Taranaki Cup (1800m) and trainer Robbie Paterson is hoping for a
New Zealand
Toowoomba trainers Tony and Maddysen Sears have made their presence felt at Karaka this week, securing six horses across the Book 1 and 2 Sales at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales. The father-daughter training combination were keen to look for a different style of horse to what
Breeding
20-year-old Brooke Hawthorne and her partner Ryan Stacey enjoyed a successful first pinhooking venture when their handsome Impending colt out of Prudence Perfecto was snapped up for $115,000 during the Book 2 Sale of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale. Presented through Wentwood Grange, the well-
Breeding
A buoyant day of selling concluded Day Two of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 2 Sale, with the clearance rate lifting significantly off the back of the opening session. International flavour was present in the Sir Patrick Hogan Auditorium yet again, with Hong Kong responsible for purchasing four of the
Breeding
Hong Kong buyers were active on day two of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 2 yearling sale, with four of the five top lots sold earmarked for the Asian racing jurisdiction. Topping the list was lot 922, the Sweynesse colt out of Kilgravin Lodge’s draft, who was purchased by
New Zealand
A lucrative Plan B might come into play for stakes-winning filly Polygon (NZ) (Highly Recommended) with connections considering a trip to Australia for the in-form three-year-old. A start for the daughter of Highly Recommended in Friday’s Gr.2 Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas (2000m) is highly
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Paul Mirabelli will head south to New Plymouth with a more welcoming storm on Saturday. His promising juvenile filly Firestorm (NZ) (Satono Aladdin) will target the Gr.3 Platinum Homes New Plymouth Taranaki 2YO Classic (1200m) at just her second start. The daughter of Satono Aladdin impressed when
Breeding
A mixed day of selling opened New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 2 session of Karaka 2023, and it was international buyers that were to the fore, with the Australian and Asian markets making their presence felt. Offshore buyers favoured both proven and emerging New Zealand sires on Day One of
Breeding
Western Australian trainer Ben Pearce has enjoyed his first visit to the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales at Karaka and on Wednesday went to $75,000 to secure a Reliable Man filly from the Book 2 draft of Westbury Stud. “I’ve always wanted to come here. A couple
Breeding
Fresh off a pleasing set of results from New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 sale, Rich Hill Stud stallion Proisir was once again to the fore in the second session of the National Yearling Sale on Wednesday. The heir apparent to New Zealand Champion sire Savabeel topped the opening day
Australia
Classy staying mare Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) is getting closer to her return to the races and trainer Symon Wilde has revealed that the Adelaide Cup on March 13 is her main target for this preparation. The 2021 Geelong Cup heroine jumped out at Hamilton last Wednesday, where she finished
New Zealand
Mark Jones is hungry for further black-type success. The dual-code Canterbury trainer gained his first thoroughbred stakes win last Saturday when he produced Phelan The Power for an off-the-canvas victory in the Listed Timaru Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton. Spurred by the performance, Jones has opted to