James Harron has not made the trip to New Zealand for the Karaka yearling sale for a number of years, but on Sunday he etched his name on the buyers’ sheet when he combined with TFI and Michael Freedman to purchase a filly by former super star shuttler Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) for $675,000.  “She... Read More

Freedman, Magnier and Wallace combine to snap up session topper by the super shuttler for $725,000 Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) fever hit Karaka early on the first day of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale with two colts by the sire selling for a combined figure of $1,325,000.  The rush to buy the Coolmore super... Read More

Shining Smile (Spirit Of Boom) provided a northern flavour to a major success in the south by storming to victory in Saturday’s males’ Blue Diamond Preview (Listed, 1000m) at Sandown. The strapping colt made it two wins, back-to-back, from four starts in scoring by 1.75 lengths as a raging $1.65 favourite in a six-horse field.... Read More

Impeccably bred grey My Gladiola (I Am Invincible) was shortened to favouritism for the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) after an ultra–impressive debut victory in the fillies’ Blue Diamond Preview (Gr 3, 1000m) at Sandown on Saturday. The seventh foal of triple stakes winner and $1.1 million broodmare Villa Verde (Not A Single Doubt),... Read More

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