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While international buyers won’t be able to be physically present at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sales later this month, Beaufort Downs will ensure there is still some international flavour at their Karaka Sales Complex. Beaufort Downs principals, Annabel Wigley and Olly Tuthill, will offer an eight-strong Book
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While remarkable stallion Zed (NZ) (Zabeel) continues to put Grangewilliam Stud’s name in lights on both sides of the Tasman, the next generation gets its time to shine with Derryn’s (Hinchinbrook) first yearlings going under the hammer at Karaka 2021. Grangewilliam can lay claim to New Zealand’s
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Inglewood Stud moves into a new era this year with the first yearlings by War Decree going through the sale ring. The North Canterbury nursery helped to raise the profile of South Island breeding by standing Zacinto from 2012 until his move north to Valachi Downs in 2018. He has
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A few months after celebrating a milestone 80th anniversary, time-honoured Little Avondale Stud is set to break new ground in early 2021. Owned and operated by successive generations of the Williams family since 1940, the Masterton nursery has become a mainstay among vendors at the annual National Yearling Sales. Karaka
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Rich Hill Stud’s John Thompson is confident the first yearlings by the farm’s shuttle stallion Satono Aladdin will be well received as they get set to go under the hammer at what will be a unique Karaka 2021. A son of phenomenal Japanese stallion Deep Impact, Satono Aladdin
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Little Avondale Stud’s Sam Williams hopes a new enthusiasm he sees in local racing can fuel the upcoming National Yearling Sales at Karaka. Williams ventured from his Wairarapa base to see his promising mare Roch ‘N’ Horse win a Rating 65 event at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day,
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Joe and Max Smithies of Monovale Farm are looking forward to offering their 13-strong draft at New Zealand Bloodstocks’ National Yearling Sale at Karaka later this month. The Waikato brothers will offer 10 lots in the Book 1 Sale and they are particularly excited about the prospects of lot 544,
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COVID-19 hit plenty of racing plans when it closed the industry down in March, not least that of promising mare Mai Tai (NZ) (Atlante). Mai Tai was getting set for her second start following a fourth placing on debut when lockdown hit, forcing trainer Jamie Richards and owners Llanhennock Trust
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Mapperley Stud's Contributer had a cracker day at Matamata on Wednesday. Two of the promising young stallion's lightly-tried three-year-old fillies won impressively with Marina Farina first off the mark to score with a touch of class on debut over 1050m. Marina Farina had already caught the
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If Westbury Stud needs a highlight reel for its stallions ahead of the 2021 yearling sales, it won’t need to look far beyond Saturday’s racing. The day began well when Stormy, the first runner for Westbury stallion Telperion, became his sire’s first Group winner when taking out
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As one of the highest-profile new recruits among New Zealand’s stallion ranks, Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor is set to make waves with his first yearlings at Karaka next month. The French, Irish and English Group One winner served 140 mares in his debut season at Cambridge in 2018. The
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New Zealand Bloodstock have organised a couple of parade schedules, to be conducted pre-Christmas for the Central Districts and South Island areas, inspecting yearlings destined for Karaka 2021. Below are the schedules. For anyone wishing to attend, please contact Regan Donnison on 021 512 466 or email Regan.Donnison@nzb.