Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) continues to surge as a sire and will have two darn hot chances when the build-up to the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) gathers pace in Saturday’s Chairman’s Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m) at Sandown. Hot Sea (Too Darn Hot) will debut for the also up-and-coming Gavin Bedggood stable, after two... Read More

Book 2 ends with an aggregate of $9,711,000 and a strong clearance rate of 78 per cent For the second day in a row a colt by Satono Aladdin (Deep Impact) proved to be the headline act at Book 2 of the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka National Yearling Sale, with John Foote going to $150,000... Read More

Sometimes breeding success comes after meticulous planning. At other times, it falls in your lap. Karaka Millions 2YO (RL,1200m) winner La Dorada (Super Seth) is the latest starlet from a Waikato Stud family that has been pure gold, one of the richest seams in the farm’s illustrious history. And to think, her heavily black typed... Read More

Te Akau’s supremo pays $260,000 for well-related youngster as NZB’s Book 2 gets underway filly by Satono Aladdin (Deep Impact), one of the last lots through the ring on the first day of Book 2 at the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka National Yearling Sale, provided fireworks late when Marcus Corban, who was acting on behalf... Read More

Cambridge Stud first season-sire Sword Of State (Snitzel) enjoyed a brilliant three days at Karaka, but on Tuesday he grabbed his strongest result of the week when Australian-based trainer Brad Widdup secured a colt by the son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) for $540,000.  Sword Of State retired to Cambridge Stud and had his fee set... Read More

The dual Group 1-winning mares trainers James and Wellwood snap up the daughter of Proisir for $1.1 million After watching the sister to their superstar mare Orchestral (Savabeel) sell for a record-breaking $2.4 million at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale on Monday, Roger James and Robert Wellwood shelled out $1.1 million for the... Read More