Sunday's win by Speedy (Towkay-Stella Suprema) in Hong Kong had extra significance given that his breeder was none other than our head groom Helen Phinney. The LA team enjoys their racing and the post race celebrations after Yee Ha (Pins- Rivertaine) won at New Plymouth last Friday were a case in point. Retained by the stud after an injury prior to the yearling sales, the five-year-old was registering his third success from just 15 starts. We got a further kick out of the result with...
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If you needed more proof that Hong Kong's Champion Miler of 06/07 Armada (Towkay- Dance In Time) was a racehorse of true international class then...
Towkay's influence extended to America during May with the Hollywood Park success of Towzee (Towkay -Classic Realm). LA prepared the top price...
With the arrival of the first winter tracks in New Zealand, a number of Towkays better performers have gone to the spelling paddock, however the Towkay flag has still been flown abroad and this time at one of the premier tracks in America. The winner of 3 races here before he was exported, the John Worley bred Towzee (Towkay -Classic Realm) tasted American success recently when winning over 1200m at Hollywood Park in California. Towzee is a full sister to the Guy Williams bred Starkay , a dual...
In another wonderful weekend of results for LA, the wins by Gorky Park (Montjeu- Steluta) and Electronic Million (Towkay-Gaysutina) at Flemington on...
The top priced weanling at this weeks National Weanling and Broodmare Sale at Karaka belonged to the LA consigned Stravinsky filly from the...
LA Newsletter May 2008 The last month has been one to remember for the team at LA . Hard on the heels of Special Mission becoming Towkay's third...
Armada (Towkay - Dance In Time) was a typically courageous second to the current Hong Kong superstar Good Ba Ba in Sunday's Group One Champions Mile at Sha Tin. Good Ba Ba's subsequent consideration by international handicapping authorities for elevation to join Weekend Hustler at the top of the International Milers Classification puts Armada's performance and rating in real perspective. The pedigree page of LA client Justice Lowell Goddard's broodmare Heidi Fleiss got a lot more darker print,...
That was the gross result for our three yearlings at this week's Sydney Easter Yearling Select Sale. The Zabeel - Rites of Spring colt that generated a great deal of interest from all the major players during inspections was a $500,000 purchase by Anthony Cummings. The Savabeel - Steluta colt on behalf of Ricky Savory, equaled the top price paid for a Savabeel yearling at auction to date, going to DGR Thoroughbreds for $300,000. And the Zabeel - Dancing Daze owned in partnership with Don...
LA UPDATE 14 APRIL 2008 Service Fees Announcement On the back of Towkay's most successful domestic season to date - over $850,000 in prizemoney and...
Stakes Double For Towkay Special Mission (Towkay -Te Akau Trek) became our resident sire Towkay's third individual group one winner with a typically...
LA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 2008 It's been back to the grindstone on the farm. Sam and Buzz have been busy around the place putting in some new...
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History, tradition, family, good values and lots of fun. Also when we inspect an LA yearling we do so with confidence in the horses’ upbringing, soundness and temperament. It’s a theory that has worked well because with Dominic we’ve bought the likes of Redeem The Dream and the stakeswinner Sir Lovesalot
George Simon -
Cambridge Racing Commentator
