Breeding
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
New Zealand
Katrina and Simon Alexander will be following a tried and true approach with their stable star La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos) when she resumes in Saturday’s Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham. The Matamata training duo will run the high-class daughter of Vadamos first-up in the Harcourts-sponsored feature ahead
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Australia
Hezashocka (NZ) (Shocking) is making good progress toward a new campaign that will focus on top level targets. Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are keen to chase Group One features in three states with the Kiwi-bred son of Shocking, who hasn’t raced since he finished third behind
New Zealand
Allan Sharrock is going to be travelling up and down the North Island in the next couple of weeks as he gets ready for some big events. The New Plymouth trainer has three contenders for the Gr.3 New Zealand Campus for Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham
Breeding
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
New Zealand
Ellis Winsloe’s immediate focus has switched to a prestige event closer to home after a Group One northern target has been ruled out for his talented performer Humbucker (NZ) (Iffraaj). The Southland trainer celebrated a first success in his local Gore Cup (2000m) on Saturday with the son of
New Zealand
After coming so close in countless feature races, talented staying mare Zee Falls (NZ) (Sacred Falls) had a deserved moment in the spotlight when scoring a convincing victory in the Collinson Forex Karaka Cup (2200m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. Prepared by Stephen Marsh, the five-year-old daughter of Sacred Falls has
New Zealand
Todd Mitchell says the best thing about winning thoroughbred races is that he gets a chance to savour them. An outstanding driver and trainer in New Zealand harness racing in the past 30 years, Mitchell has also prepared gallopers for 15 years and scored his first thoroughbred black-type victory when
Breeding
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
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Andrew Forsman has a big opinion of two-year-old filly Ethereal Star (Snitzel), who finished second in Saturday’s Listed Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) behind impressive winner Tokyo Tycoon (NZ) (Satono Aladdin). Ethereal Star was a $600,000 purchase last year at Karaka where she was
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