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The Te Akau show rolls on as NZB The Kiwi looms for Karaka Millions 3YO heroine Damask Rose
You can never keep Te Akau Racing down for long. A year ago, the tangerine machine didn’t win its eighth straight Karaka Millions 2YO (RL, 1200m), instead having to settle for second place in the $1 million event when Damask Rose (Savabeel) came in behind the Stephen Marsh-trained Velocious (Written Tycoon). However, 12 months on... Read More
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Normal service resumed as Te Akau regain Karaka Millions 2YO with La Dorada
Daughter of Super Seth scores huge win at Ellerslie on red-letter day for Waikato Stud La Dorada (Super Seth) scored her emerging sire’s grandest success and capped a huge day for Waikato Stud stallions as she restored Te Akau Racing’s domination of the Karaka Millions 2YO (RL, 1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. While co-trainer Mark... Read More
IT’S KARAKA TIME!
he 99th edition of the Karaka Yearling Sale gets underway on Sunday and, despite the unsettled global economy, New Zealand Bloodstock’s managing director Andrew Seabrook is confident the sale will hold up ‘pretty well.’ Over the past few days, local and international buyers have descended on the complex to hunt for the next Ka Ying... Read More
‘I’d equate what Proisir is doing to what I Am Invincible has done in Australia’
Major yearling sales can be the cause of the odd sleepless night for those selling. This is wholly understandable given the fine margins between success and disappointment, and not to mention the financials at stake. However, John Thompson of Rich Hill Stud could hardly be more content heading into the upcoming New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB)... Read More
All-time great Zac Purton sets new Hong Kong wins record
Zac Purton stands alone as the jockey with the most wins in Hong Kong racing history after successes aboard Spirit Of Peace (Harry Angel) in the third section of the Class 4 Kowloon Park Handicap (1200m) and View Of The World (Derryn) in the second section of the Class 3 Victoria Park Handicap (1200m) at... Read More
‘I can tell you there’ll be a Group 1 winner out of it’
Trelawney stud predicting big things from 14-strong Book 1 draft at Karaka Yearling Sale Cherry Taylor is certain about one thing surrounding Trelawney Stud’s draft for this year’s Karaka Yearling Sale, but unsure about another. “I can tell you there’ll be a Group 1 winner out of it,” she said. “I just can’t tell you... Read More