Pedigree Upgrade for Fastnet Rock Colt in South Island Sale
As the only lot by leading sire Fastnet Rock (pictured right)in the South Island Two-Year-Old Sale on 6 August, LA's colt (LOT 173) - from the Stravinsky mare Moonstrummer was always going to be in demand but the recent win of Mirrasalo in the Group Three Tatts Qld Tattersalls Cup on 26 June will have heightened interest. Moonstrummer's dam Moon Vision is a half sister to the former leading racemare St Therese who in turn is dam of Mirrasalo.
The three LA lots (130, 169 and 173) at the South Island Two-Year-Old Sale sell under the Ranganui Farm banner.
Two past sale graduates from LA Stud's draft at the South Island Sale include the 1994 sale topper Centani (Centaine €“ Sweet Echo) for $67,500 who went on to win 10 races and Aus$173,000 including the Albany Cup at Listed Level and more recently in 2006 More Bountiful (Van Nistelrooy €“ Cantaine Gu Li who was sold for $38,000 to John Foote Bloodstock. He went on to win 6 races in Hong Kong including the HKJC Charimans Trophey Gr. 2 and accumulated HK$6,335,000.
A graduate of LA's draft at the 2006 South Island Two-Year-old Sale, Gold Key (Shinko King-Musical Honor) was successful over 1400m in Singapore on 20 June. As an example of the opportunities that exist at the South Island Sale Gold Key was purchased from our draft for just $10,000 by Keep The Peace's part owner Paul Bellingham and re sold four months later at the Ready To Run Sale for a considerable profit.
The farm has had a great last week in Hong Kong having bred three winners. The LA and Brian Collins bred Sparkling Feeling(Towkay-Auxerre) started the ball rolling with his 1400m success on 27 June. Sparkling Feeling was purchased for $40,000 by Robert Roulston Bloodstock from our 2007 Karaka Premier Sale draft.
The LA bred Ambitious Owner's(Towkay-Melissa Moon) win in Hong Kong on 1 July was Towkay's seventh individual winner in Hong Kong for the season and consolidated the stallions position within the top 20 on the Hong Kong Sires Premiership.
National Treasure (Pins-Trigon Lass) made it win number three in just seven Hong Kong starts with his latest success on 3 July. Bred by LA and J Duncan the three-year-old gelding was an $180,000 purchase by John Foote Bloodstock from the Anzac Lodge draft at the 2008 Karaka Ready To Run Sale.
Breeder Sue Harty has rather a unique record with the stock of Towkay from her broodmare Out On Bail; the only three Towkayprogeny from the mare, Acquit, Surf Patrol and Parole have won eight races between them over the last 12 months and 14 races all-up; Surf Patrol the latest to salute the judge when she scored over 1400m in a R70 event at Otaki on 27 June.
Sue had further success courtesy of Towkay when her mare Madam Butterfly (Towkay-Golden Butterfly) won over 1400m at Awapuni on 19 June €“ her fifth win in just 21 starts.
The LA bred Clermont Princess (Towkay-Clermont Rose) won a R70 1400m at Oamaru on 1 July.
Jervois (Pentire-Nikki's Bride) bred by LA, Don Gordon and Bryan Hutchinson won over 2500m in Adelaide on 19 June.
We're also proud to announce that Wellfield and the Road To Rock syndicate have kindly donated The CatWalk SCI Trust a service fee for tender.
24 New Zealanders including Ellerslie CEO, Chris Weaver and Catriona Williams are running the New York marathon this year for CatWalk and this is Wellfield's support for the team. Every runner pays their own costs for the marathon so you can be assured that ALL the money from the tender will go directly into Spinal Cord Injury research. Please email your bid, contact details and mares name to
Just a reminder about the open day here at LA this Sunday starting at 10.30am. It's a great opportunity to check out resident stallions Towkay and Zed and cast your eyes over a selection of weanlings by both stallions heading for the yearling sales after Xmas. For those of you unsure how to find us just click here.
