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...
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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...
Hong Kong Winners With LA Connections Monday at Sha Tin was quite some day for the New Zealand breeding industry - 7 wins on the 10 race card -...
Watch out for the feature race this Saturday! In the feature Gr 2 First Sovereign Trust Japan/New Zealand International Trophy there are three Towkay starters, Kays Awake, High Octane, Special Mission - could it be a Towkay trifecta? Sydney Sale Lot 397 Get's Pedigree Upgrade The pedigree of our Savabeel- Steluta colt, lot 397 at the Inglis Yearling Sale in Sydney on 20 April, received an upgrade with the impressive win of Pinnacles (Fuji Kiseki-Galroof) at Flemington on Saturday. Steluta and...
LA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 2008 A great fillip for the central districts industry with C'est La Guerre and Fritzy Boy running first and third...
Auckland Cup week which kicks off this Saturday should be an absolute cracker and next Fridays Carnival Sale at Karaka which debuted last year, presents a great opportunity for picking up a well priced yearling capable of not only running in the next Karaka Million but also a Carnival Sale bonus race during Cup week next year. LA takes two Towkay colts north for the sale; Lot 102 from the Grosvenor mare Meach and lot 49 a half brother to this season's stakesplaced mare Kitty O'Hara. LA have a...
Despite the 58kg impost, High Octane ( Towkay- Trendy And True) registered his eight win when taking Saturday's 1600m open handicap at Ellerslie. A...
LA NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2008 Karaka Sales Congratulations to New Zealand Bloodstock for bringing together all the ingredients for such a strong sale...
LA Makes a Solid Karaka Start Despite having to withdraw four of his leading colts prior to the sale, Sam was still pleased with the overall Premier Sale results for the stud. "We bring our horses to sell and we've met the market" comments Sam. In recognition of another strong season domestically and in Asia, resident sire Towkay's stock were well sought after. The Hong Kong Jockey Club, no doubt trying to find another Armada or Ambitious/Happee Owner , secured lot 47 the colt from Clermont...
The LA bred Rapid Kay (Towkay-Racing Waters) lived up to her name on the racetrack. She has scored twice in stakes company and been dual group one...
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A real sense of stockmanship and a love of the animal. When our mares arrive back from LA, they look like they’ve had a month at Club Med, with some of the trimmings of the buffet, but also the glow of having had the attention of a personal trainer
Sylvia Kay -
Trainer, Levin
