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Siege Of Quebec runs deceptively quick sectionals in his reluctant Rosehill win
Starting $1.50 favourite, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt was under strong riding by Brenton Avdulla on passing the 600 metres, much to the dismay of his supporters, before recording a first-up win in the Wilkes Quality (1100m). The Godolphin-owned colt Kennedy (Exceed And Excel) ran a bold race in the lead and when... Read More
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Work with horses has taken Chris Rutten from Lord Of The Rings to multiple Karaka Million race success
He doesn’t have to. His extraordinary success with a handful of yearling selections, exclusively from Karaka, in recent years says it all. The Te Horo-based horseman, to now, has never bought more than two or three yearlings per year; never spent ‘big’ money and never looked at a catalogue page before he’s looked at the... Read More
Avantage gives Ellis another Karaka Million winner
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
Leading bloodstock agents give their predictions on the eve of Karaka 2018
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
D’Argento’s sectional times suggest he is capable of reaching a high level
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
Summer Sham (AUS)
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