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With 28 two-year-olds set to go through the ring at Karaka this week, the 2019 Ready to Run Sale marks another big step in the rapid rise of Woburn Farm. Established in 2012 by Cambridge-based couple Adrian Stanley and Hannah Kettlety, Woburn Farm made its Ready to
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The first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale of 2YOs will commence at their Karaka sales complex on Wednesday, November 20, at 11am. The leading sale of its kind in the southern hemisphere, the Ready To Run sale has provided the winners of 19 Group One
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After a string of successes with his Ready to Run Sale purchases, Toowoomba trainer Matt Kropp has returned to Karaka in search of some more future stars. Kropp crossed the Tasman for the sale in 2016 and 2017, purchasing five horses. Four of them have won races, while I Know
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Spring in Melbourne is one of world racing’s greatest stages, and the results of this year’s carnival have given a massive boost to the catalogue for this month’s New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year-Olds at Karaka. The catalogue features relatives to the
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Four years ago, Ohukia Lodge sold eight horses at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale of Two-Year Olds including Group One performer Ferrando (NZ) (Fast ‘n’ Famous). The following year, they sold Group One winner Vin de Dance (NZ) (Roc de Cambes). Their ascension says everything about
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Kiwi Bred returns with an overview of the newest additions to the New Zealand Stallion Roster and the introduction of a new vet segment filmed at Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre.
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Westbury Stud stallion Reliable Man has had an incredible run this past week, led by his all-conquering daughter Miami Bound who won the Gr.2 Wakeful Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday, before her dominant victory in the Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) at the Melbourne track on Thursday.
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New Zealand’s Waikato Stud has secured a majority share in star three-year-old colt Super Seth, the son of emerging super stallion Dundeel. A dominant winner of the recent Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Super Seth will continue to be trained by Anthony Freedman and aimed at further
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Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock suffered a serious injury to his near fore foot eight days ago. The foot was operated on by Dr Ric Redden from Lexington, Kentucky on Friday 1st November, assisted by two farriers and Dr Hitchcock and Dr Zantingh from Cambridge Equine Hospital. Dr Redden fitted an
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With all the recent regular anti-racing publicity that is published always at the time when the racing industry is preparing Melbourne Cup week. As the spotlight was shone on the industry by the media accusing a lot of participants of not knowing where their ex-race horses are once
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Bob Morris passed away in Cambridge on October 17th, one month short of his 92nd birthday. In Bob’s passing, New Zealand lost one of the very best horsemen it’s ever known. He was also one of the great characters, a great stockman, a great mentor to many successful
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Racing Minister Winston Peters met with Korea Racing Authority Chairperson Nak Soon Kim in Seoul today to discuss closer cooperation between the New Zealand and Korean horse racing industries. As part of the visit to the Seoul Racecourse, Mr Peters witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Arrangement between the