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Yearlings by four-time Group One winner Preferment were offered at Karaka for the first time this week and it was apt that three were purchased by Guy Mulcaster. The prominent bloodstock agent bought the Brighthill Farm stallion as a yearling at Karaka in 2013 for $190,000 and he went
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The strong demand for New Zealand-based first season sires continued into the second day of Book 2 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 94th National Yearling Sale Series, with kiwi stallions currently leading the sire charts. Rich Hill Stud’s first season sire Vadamos is leading sire by average in Book
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An attractive colt by Rich Hill Stud stallion Proisir set in motion a fierce bidding dual to liven up the mid-stages of day five at the National Yearling Sale on Thursday. The first foal of Darci Brahma mare Works Wonders had created plenty of attention from the time he hit
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Bloodstock agents Merrick Staunton and Bill Wong liked what they saw when inspecting lot 932, the Redwood colt out of Testa Rossa mare Trista Rossa, at Karaka and went to $130,000 to secure him under their Simple Bloodstock Services banner. The pair purchased the colt out of Westbury Stud’
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Former New Zealand jockey turned trainer Quinton Cassidy returned to his homeland this week to assist his employer Mr Tao Gu select yearlings at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for his international racing operation. Cassidy has been travelling to his China base for seven years and currently heads
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South Australian trainer Michael Hickmott has made his presence felt at Karaka from the start of the National Yearling Sale and was at it again on the second day of the Book 2 session. Hickmott secured five yearlings from the Book 1 sale outlaying a total of $940,000 with
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The progeny of first season sire Vadamos have left quite an impression on Paul Moroney. The international bloodstock agent has liked what he has seen at Karaka this week and went to $185,000 to secure the yearling he marked as the best mover on the complex, lot 859, the
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Hong Kong resident Ben Kwok’s eyes gleam when you start to talk racing and breeding with him. The former electrical motor manufacturer has immersed himself in the thoroughbred world for the past four to five years after dipping his toe in the water back in 2004. Kwok admits he
Breeding
On the opening day of Book 2 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 94th National Yearling Sale Series, Australian Bloodstock agent John Foote continued his spending spree off the back of a strong Book 1 Sale. Foote took out the leading buyer title on Day One purchasing today’s highlight, Lot
Breeding
Prominent bloodstock agent Guy Mulcaster has been active at this year’s New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale purchasing for clients, but on Wednesday he dipped into his own pocket to add another yearling to his own portfolio. Mulcaster went to $130,000 to secure lot 775, the Contributer colt
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Per Incanto’s strong record in Hong Kong didn’t go unnoticed by Hong Kong interests on the first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 2 sale at Karaka on Wednesday. The Little Avondale Stud sire has accrued an impressive strike-rate of 72 percent winners-to-runners in the Asian racing
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Amongst the multitude of international visitors to Karaka over the first few days of the National Yearling sale have been Kentucky residents, business associates and good mates Mike McMahon and Jamie Hill. McMahon and Hill are on their second trip to New Zealand after taking in the 2019 edition of