Upwards of 100 people enjoyed a typically balmy Wairarapa day to attend last Sundays public parade of our Karaka bound Premier and Select Sale yearlings. The National Yearling Sale Series incorporating these two sales commences at Karaka on 28 January. Sam has noticed more interest from New Zealand trainers and owners in this years draft compared to recent years and puts it down to a buoyant racing industry, riding high on the back of increased stakemoney and record prices at Novembers Ready...
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LA UPDATE MONDAY 7 JANUARY 2008 The National Yearling Sale Series at Karaka begins on 28 January. LA's draft of 15 Premier and 22 Select yearlings will be high on all buyers view lists given our Karaka record . Rios, Pasta Post and Charliehorse , three of NZ's most promising horses were sold at Karaka by LA on behalf of their connections. Gorky Park (Montjeu- Steluta) , runner-up to Efficient in the 2006 VRC Derby was reared and sold by the farm at the 2004 Premier Sale on behalf of the...
Happy New Year everyone. It's just under a month to the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka. The parades have started in...
Courtesy of Alok Jha, science correspondent The Guardian, Wednesday December 19 2007 It is the lifeblood upon which the sport of kings depends: the millions of pounds spent each year on the sperm of race-winning horses. The owner of one superstar stud can earn £25m a year. But for breeders, and stallions looking forward to an active retirement, scientists have some bad news: a horse's lineage is far less important than was previously thought. Research published today will cast doubt on the...
Proven Families To Fore Tau Tona ( Towkay- My Wild Irish Rose) a winner over 1200m at Otaki last Friday for breeders NJ & WM Cavanagh hails from the...
The LA bred Dress Suit (Pins- Flight Queen ) won again in Perth on Saturday. His mother Flight Queen has been a wonderful producing broodmare for the stud leaving seven individual winners including Group 1 winner Dress Circle . Retired from breeding duties now, Flight Queen looks after some of the younger broodmares here on the farm. LA is breeding from two of her daughters, Kelly Flinn (Centaine) and Loose Lil (Towkay). Kelly Flinn has an O Reilly filly at foot while Loose Lil foaled a Pins...
LITTLE AVONDALE will offer a half-brother to Hussonet colt Rios at the National Yearling Sales at Karaka in 2008. Rios starred at the Captain Cook...
Cent from Heaven (Centaine-Logical Miss) and Rivertaine (Centaine-River Century) have fashioned excellent records as broodmares and their progeny...
Yearling preparation has begun in earnest and we have a magic team of staff attending to their every whim. Buzz and Susie have gone up to Hong Kong...
Rios (Hussonet-Gussy Godiva) chases group one success in this Thursdays First Sovereign Trust Levin Classic at Otaki over 1600m for three year olds....
The good track at Tauranga on Saturday made all the difference to High Octane ( Towkay -Trendy and True) when he dead heated for first in the WFA Group Three Platinum Homes Tauranga Stakes over 1600m at Gate Pa . A great result for trainer Gregor Robson who has always maintained his charge only needed a decent track to confirm the reputation gained last season through wins in such races as the Duoro Cup. Results this last week by progeny of Zabeel stallions I Conquer and Colombia give...
LA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2007 What with mares delivering foals left right and centre, gearing up for the yearlings about to come inside to...
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