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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...

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...

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...