Hayasugi
Veteran breeder Mike O’Donnell bought an unraced mare by Commands called China Road online in July 2017 and then found out she only had one ovary. Didn’t matter. He would have bought her anyway, had he known, and she only cost ten grand. O’Donnell of Fairhill Farm bought China Road because her two-year-old Dynastic (Love... Read More
Moroney’s judgement stands test of time for Sears
Pendragon’s half-brother joins Queensland stable after $220,000 buy at NZB As the saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And that’s the philosophy Queensland trainers Tony and Maddy Sears have stuck by at this week’s New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale, once again employing the services of renowned agents Paul Moroney and Catheryne... Read More
Derby aim on Ascend The Throne
Te Akau have New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) aspirations in mind for Ascend The Throne following the gelding’s win in yesterday’s Group 2 Waikato Guineas. After commencing his career with two strong performances over shorter trips, Ascend The Throne looked comfortable in breaking his maiden over 2000 metres on his previous start, a performance... Read More
Baker goes back to Little Avondale well
Earlier in the afternoon, Sam Williams has compared his and wife Catriona’s Savabeel colt, who was bought by Bjorn Baker and Jim Clarke for $525,000, to another Little Avondale-bred stakes winner by the same sire in Addictive Nature. The colt is the second foal out of two-time winner Alam Mo Na (High Chaparral), herself a... Read More
Confidence in Wootton Bassett hits Karaka
Camilleri-bred filly by Coolmore shuttler sells for $800,000 on final Book 1 day of NZB sale Agent Damon Gabbedy’s 15 years of experience in Europe instils huge confidence that proven northern hemisphere sire Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) can transfer his potency Down Under. As New Zealand Bloodstock’s (NZB) Book 1 National Yearling Sale came to a... Read More
Third time lucky for Mills
Sheamus Mills put aside his day one disappointment of missing out on the $1.6 million sister to Prowess and the sister to Group 1-placed Japanese Emperor to yesterday buy his first yearling by Savabeel since You’re So Good, the 2013 Australian Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) runner-up. Yesterday, he paid $650,000 for the half-sister to the... Read More