Momentum Carries Over Into Book 2

The excellent results enjoyed by LA in Book 1 carried over into Book 2 and the final three days of the 2023 NZB National Yearling Sale. Only one of...

Per Incanto Stars in Book 1

Even the wild Auckland weather couldn't put a damper on an outstanding NZB Karaka Book 1 Sale for Little Avondale and Per Incanto which concluded on...

Another LA Placing in Karaka Classic

For the second year in a row LA has supplied a place getter in the 1600m $1 Million dollar Karaka 3YO Classic and yesterday's result was especially significant as it delivered a pedigree upgrade for the Per Incanto colt catalogued for sale next week as LOT 258 in LA’s Karaka book 1 draft. Purchased by Peter and Dawn Williams for $160,000 from LA’s 2021 Karaka Book 1 draft, Desert Lightning (Pride of Dubai –Isstora by High Chaparral), produced an outstanding performance to run home from well...

Summer Owners Bulletin

Karaka preview and more...

Magic Start for Per Incanto

Per Incanto has made a strong start to the yearling sales series with his first three yearlings through the ring at the Gold Coast Magic Millions...

More Black Type Results from LA's Karaka Drafts

LA’s incredible black type strike rate with the progeny of Savabeel was again in evidence at Pukekohe on Sunday when the 3YO Savabeel gelding Cruz...

Results Reinforce Karaka Offering

Two plus two doesn't equal four when breeding thoroughbreds so although Per Incanto has all the credentials to make an outstanding broodmare sire,...

Productive 24hrs for Wairarapa Breeder

Te Parae’s Angela Williams had good reason to take more than a passing interest in a couple of races from Australia last week. Angela, who is Sam's...

No 27 Continues Black Type Streak for Per Incanto

Per Incanto's streak in black type events continued at Te Rapa on Saturday when the Peter Lock trained Faithful Feat overcame 58.5kgs and the widest...

2023 LA Yearling Parade

Slip slop slap and get yourselves along to LA’s annual parade of it’s Karaka yearlings to take place at LA on Thursday 19 January for a 2pm start. LA has 38 yearlings catalogued for Karaka with 15 stallions represented including first season sires Exceedance, Microphone, Strasbourg, Too Darn Hot and the Everest winner Yes Yes Yes. There are thirteen yearlings by Per Incanto including a half brother to last month’s 2000 Guineas runner-up Desert Lightning, twelve by the exciting Time Test and...

Time Test Roll Continues

It's a thrill to see some of Time Test’s most passionate supporters getting rewarded for their faith in the exciting young stallion, with Manawatu...

G1 Aspirations for Little Brose

Group 1 Aspirations for Per Incanto's latest Australian Stakes Winner Per Incanto's 26 th individual stakes winner and his 3 rd in Australia this...
Good straight-up folk with a sense of humour
John McArdle - Melbourne Trainer