A few hours before the seven-figure colt produced fireworks at Karaka, it was another son of I Am Invincible who set the standard at the sale after Yuesheng Zhang’s Yulong battled hard to secure the KB Bloodstock-offered youngster for NZ$675,000.  Catalogued as Lot 32, the colt is third foal out of 2016 Manawatu Sires’ Produce... Read More

Juvenile the headline act as records topple at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready To Run Sale Te Akau’s David Ellis described the I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) juvenile out of dual Group 1 winner Shillelagh (Savabeel) ‘the nicest colt he’d seen at the Ready To Run Sale’ and he showed his admiration for the youngster when... Read More

Buyers and vendors hope to keep momentum going after last year’s recording-breaking edition After a fruitful few months on the track for New Zealand Bloodstock (NZB) Ready To Run Sale graduates, confidence from both sides of the bench is high ahead of this year’s edition which begins its two-day run in Karaka on Wednesday.  This... Read More

There’s a trend taking place. If you want to win either of the New Zealand juvenile Group 1 races, Australia is the source. Six of the last ten Sistema Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winners were sired there. The same statistic applies to the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m). Showing a similar trend is... Read More

Training duo set to have trio of runners in The Meteorite while Globe bids for Cranbourne Cup glory Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are confident of taking bragging rights amongst the Cranbourne training community with a strong contingent for the track’s Cup meeting this Saturday, including three runners in the inaugural slot race The... Read More

Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) claimed top seed among the local hopes for next month’s Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) with victory in Sunday’s Jockey Club Mile (Gr 2, 1600m) at Sha Tin. Grinding to a seventh win at his 21st start, Voyage Bubble was tenacious in victory over Chancheng Glory (Mor Spirit) and Galaxy... Read More