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Curraghmore principal Gordon Cunningham is heading into Karaka 2023 in a buoyant mood after the success of his farm’s graduates last year. The farm had four individual Group One winners and seven individual stakes winners, showcasing the quality of athlete raised at the Waikato thoroughbred nursery. “All those horses
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The foot traffic at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka sales complex has Haunui Farm principal Mark Chitty buoyed ahead of the National Yearling Sale, which kicks off at 11am this coming Sunday. The Karaka farm will offer 26 yearlings in the Book 1 session of the sale, including a quality
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In honour of the late Sir Patrick Hogan, New Zealand Bloodstock will open its 97th National Yearling Sales Series with a commemorative ceremony dedicated to the legendary studmaster, breeder, racehorse owner, and devoted family man. New Zealand Bloodstock invites all buyers, vendors, media and general public to attend the tribute,
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Little Avondale Stud principals Sam and Catriona Williams are already buzzing ahead of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales, which kick-off at Karaka at 11am this Sunday. The Wairarapa farm are busy with pre-sale parades and are excited to see plenty of international faces that have been absent from
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Tarzino has already made an impressive impact at the highest level and Westbury Stud are confident the best is yet to come for the young stallion. The son of Tavistock and the Zabeel mare Zarzino (NZ) ran up to his own rich pedigree with success in the Gr.1 VRC
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One of the biggest points of interest at any yearling sale is the latest influx of first-season sires, and Karaka 2023 is set to showcase a well-credentialled and highly rated group of newcomers. The rookie stallion with the highest profile in the countdown to Karaka is Waikato Stud’s Super
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Rich Hill Stud principal John Thompson has to check himself at times as he attempts to summarise the fantastic run of form by progeny of his stallion line-up. The first half of the 2022-23 season has provided a veritable feast for Rich Hill’s current headline act, Proisir, complemented by
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The Karaka Million twilight meeting at Pukekohe on Saturday is gearing up to being a potentially lucrative night for Windsor Park Stud, with the Cambridge thoroughbred nursery well-represented in the meeting’s two feature races. Unbeaten juvenile Trobriand was bred by the farm and heads the DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka
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A life spent around horses has laid the groundwork for success in the thoroughbred world for Aimee Peterken, who is set to offer her first Book 1 yearling at Karaka later this month. Having bred and ridden sport horses from a young age, Peterken has dipped her toes into thoroughbreds
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Karaka 2023 is set to showcase the drafts of a diverse blend of vendors, with the established and respected big names being joined by a number of relative newcomers who are just beginning to make their mark. ADVANTAGEOUS VENTURES Karaka 2023 will be the third yearling sale for Aimee Peterken’
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Boutique Waikato thoroughbred nursery Kaha Nui Farm will make their sales debut at Karaka next week and principals Nicky and Nick White can’t wait to showcase their five-strong draft. The former Auckland-based couple moved to their Mystery Creek property nearly four years ago to be closer to Hamilton, where
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A livestream of Sir Patrick Hogan’s funeral will be available tomorrow (Wednesday, January 11) at 11am for those unable to attend. Aged 83, Sir Patrick passed away peacefully on January 6. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to Cambridge Riding for the Disabled in Patrick’s memory.