News & Events

Last week saw the arrival of the first foal on the farm for the new season, a lovely bay filly by freshman stallion Fast N Famous from Foxtrot, making the foal a three-quarter sister to last season's stakesplaced Melbourne two-year-old Pachanga . The books for both Towkay and Zed are filling steadily and it's pleasing to see the excellent quality of mare going to Towkay . Armada was posted as the 3 rd highest rated NZ bred on the International Federation Ratings this year. Zed's not short of...

Racing in Hong Kong may have finished in June but that hasn't slowed Towkay's growing reputation in Asia with five individual winners across Malaysia and Singapore during July. Locally the domestic season finished with Towkay's progeny a tantalizing $3,223 shy of $1 million in stake earnings and a tenth place finish in the New Zealand Sires Premiership. The just released NZ Three-Year-Old Free Handicap has Special Mission (Towkay -Te Akau Theme) taking second top rating in the 1200 - 1600m...

Saturdays Listed Ryder Stakes at Foxton almost delivered a dream result for our new stallion Zed and client.Helen Phinney. Helen is breeding from the Zeditave mare Stella Suprema, the dam of the Listed Ryder Stakes runner-up Jasminka. Stella Suprema who has also left last seasons Hong Kong winner Speedy by Towkay , is currently in foal to Zed. LA bred two winners at last Thursdays Cranbourne meeting in Victoria however it was somewhat bittersweet for us as both dams are prematurely deceased....

The farm has been on somewhat of a role in Asia over recent weeks and further winners followed in Singapore and Malaysia last week. Veeandvee's (O'Reilly- Aspects of Love ) comprehensive victory in Singapore on Saturday evening was her fourth career win. The five-year-old mare was a $22,000 purchase from our 2005 Karaka Select Sale draft by Dominque Farms. The LA owned broodmare Aspects of Love had a Towkay colt fetch $50,000 at this years Karaka Premier Sale and she is back in foal to Towkay...

Stedman (Second Empire-Surfside Lady), a courageous third in the Singapore Derby on Sunday was a $31,000 Karaka Select Sale purchase in 2005 by Dean Hawthorn from the LA draft on behalf of breeder Brian Collins. Noble One ( Towkay - Cinzano) ran second which makes it three seconds from his last four starts. An unnamed two-year-old Towkay - Vicki Buck colt had observers sit up with his performance at last Tuesday's Cambridge trials. A $170,000 Karaka Premier purchase by the Hong Kong Breeders...

The last months focus for LA has been off shore. Armada ( Towkay -Dance in Time) ventured to Japan for the Group One Yasuda Kinen and Black Mamba (Black Minnaloushe- Sneetch) , the ex kiwi mare with strong LA connections, stepped out again in North America. Around the farm the team finished renovating the Trentham barn. Watch out for details in our August newsletter for this year's open day where we'll christen the ‘new' barn, parade the stallions and walk through the yearling paddocks. Armada...

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...

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...