His loyalty and good judgement has been well rewarded by the success of his selections and he enjoyed another triumph last Saturday when unbeaten filly Avantage (Fastnet Rock) defeated stablemate Al Hasa (Exceed and Excel) in the NZ$1,000,000 Karaka Million 2YO Classic (RL, 1200m) at Ellerslie. Earlier in the afternoon another Te Akau Racing buy,... Read More

And that’s not unreasonable given the general economy, the bullishness of the Magic Millions sale, the success of Savabeel (Zabeel) and what’s perceived to be a strong catalogue. There was also a unanimous degree of enthusiasm for first season sire Sacred Falls (O’Reilly) and solid endorsement of the offspring of another freshman Charm Spirit (Invincible... Read More

Ridden quietly by Hugh Bowman, D’Argento settled well back in fourth place in the small five-horse field, behind a good tempo set by the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly Shumookh (Dream Ahead). Bowman then steered the colt along the rails from the 600 metres and after taking a split to challenge at the 200... Read More

O: Uluru Stud (MGR: J R DIMERY), Amoha Syndicate, K J Woolley & Ms J M Thomas T: Danny O’Brien B: Uluru Stud W: Australian Stockyards Co. Maiden Plate, 1100m, Ballarat, 24 January The Danny O’Brien-trained filly Summer Sham scored a promising win, albeit in a photo finish, on her racecourse debut over 1100 metres... Read More

Seabrook said that he was also hopeful Winston Peters, New Zealand’s deputy Prime Minister, would make an announcement of significance to the industry before the first lot goes under the hammer on Sunday in a revamped sales session. He conceded that the New Zealand industry “needs a short in the arm” especially in the wake... Read More

In winning, Dijon Bleu extended her lead in the NZB Filly of the Year series having previously taken the first leg, the Gold Trail Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m) then placed in the New Zealand 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) and the Eulogy Stakes (Gr 3, 1550m). Her next mission is the Sir Tristram Classic (Gr... Read More