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Australia
While the NZ suffix was dominating the Flemington card on Saturday, Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock) made sure there was plenty of Kiwi flavour at Rosehill when winning the Gr.3 Sky High Stakes (2000m). The widest on the track turning for home, Stockman was able to rally and wear down his
Breeding
Auckland-based Raptor Thoroughbred has been active at Karaka throughout the week and added a further two lots to their six-horse haul on Day 6 of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales. Among them was the Almanzor colt out of Our Foil from Milan Park which fetched $230,000, the
New Zealand
A future across the Tasman could be in the offing for Eyesonlyonme (Free Eagle) after her maiden win in the Haunui Farm 1400 at Pukekohe on Saturday. The daughter of Free Eagle was having just her third start, having finished runner-up in her first two starts from wide gates. Punters
Breeding
A former rugby league star was part of a fairytale result on the final day of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka on Saturday. When the dust had settled on three days of selling in the Book 2 Sale, Lot 1063 a Tivaci filly out of the
Australia
Trainer Tom Dabernig will play the patient game with in-form mare Flying Mascot (NZ) (Tavistock) who scored yet another impressive win at Flemington on Saturday. The four-year-old daughter of Tavistock landed her third win at Group Three level when she took out the Matron Stakes (1600m) on Saturday to go
Australia
Ruthless Dame (NZ) (Tavistock) has maintained an unbeaten record with a strong win in the Gr.3 TBV Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained daughter of Tavistock was successful over 1300m at Sandown last month which helped her at the end of the 1200m
New Zealand
The persistence of local trainer Rudy Liefting paid dividends when Stars 'N' Cream (NZ) (Turn Me Loose) edged out the Nigel Tiley-trained pair of Midnight Mass (NZ) (Proisir) and Quicken Away (Vancouver) in the Sonia Macfarlane Memorial (1400m). An all-the-way winner on debut, Stars 'N' Cream
New Zealand
While Gucci Belt (NZ) (Burgundy) is living in the shadow of her well-credentialled half-sister Entriviere (NZ) (Tavistock), she is doing something her sibling failed to do, win at three. The Kevin Gray bred and trained filly posted her second victory from four starts at Trentham on Saturday when winning the
Breeding
Paddy Payne always knew attaining dual citizenship for his New Zealand born children would pay off, and it came in handy for his son Patrick this week. The Plumpton trainer was able to fly to Auckland to attend Karaka as a result of his Kiwi roots and he has made
Breeding
Bloodstock Agent Paul Moroney knew he had found an elite specimen when he identified Lot 954, a daughter of exciting young stallion Turn Me Loose, in the Book 2 session of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales. It seems others shared that opinion, with the astute judge having to
Breeding
Waikato Stud reclaimed the mantle as leading Book 1 vendor by aggregate at this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales. The Matamata farm sold 39 yearlings in the premier session for a healthy $7,860,000 to edge out last-year’s leading vendor Cambridge Stud, who sold 34
Breeding
Rich Hill Stud stallion Proisir created one of the major highlights on day five at Karaka on Friday when his son out of the Pins mare Knockout was sold to the bid of Alex Oliveira for $150,000. Consigned as Lot 894, the athletic colt comes from an extended family