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Leung buys up at Karaka 

rominent Hong Kong-based agent Willie Leung of Magus Equine is a familiar face at the Ready To Run Sale and he made his presence felt once again at the auction when he purchased a colt by Swettenham Stud’s resident stallion Toronado (High Chaparral) on behalf of Sha Tin-based trainer Francis Lui for NZ$625,000.  It was... Read More

Hong Kong beckons for Harry Angel colt

s expected, the brother to Group 2-winning sprinter Arkansaw Kid (Harry Angel) garnered plenty of attention at the Ready To Run Sale and the colt’s future looks set to be in Hong Kong after bloodstock agent Morgan Carter purchased the youngster for NZ$520,000.  Offered as Lot 372, the two-year-old was bought by Ohukia Lodge’s Jamie... Read More

KB Bloodstock enjoy strong results

it Brooks’ KB Bloodstock bookended Thursday with two strong results in the ring, first selling a colt by Super Seth (Savabeel) for NZ$420,000 and then enjoying another fine result when a son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) realised NZ$480,000.  The son of Super Seth was snapped up by TJ Askew of NZ$70,000 at NZB’s National Yearling... Read More

Te Akau raise the roof to buy Vinnie colt for a record NZ$1.65 million

Juvenile the headline act as records topple at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale Te Akau’s David Ellis described the I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) juvenile out of dual Group 1 winner Shillelagh (Savabeel) ‘the nicest colt he’d seen at the Ready To Run Sale’ and he showed his admiration for the youngster when... Read More

Signs positive ahead of ‘quality’ Ready To Run Sale

Buyers and vendors hope to keep momentum going after last year’s recording-breaking edition After a fruitful few months on the track for New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) Ready To Run Sale graduates, confidence from both sides of the bench is high ahead of this year’s edition which begins its two-day run in Karaka on Wednesday.  This... Read More

Price and Kent Jnr aiming for Cranbourne payday

Training duo set to have trio of runners in The Meteorite while Globe bids for Cranbourne Cup glory Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are confident of taking bragging rights amongst the Cranbourne training community with a strong contingent for the track’s Cup meeting this Saturday, including three runners in the inaugural slot race The... Read More