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The 92nd NZB National Yearling Sale Series commenced at Karaka last night and LA were in the thick of the action. DGR Thoroughbreds and Mick Price...

Lanciato (Per Incanto - Surreptitious by O'Reilly) gave Per Incanto his seventh individual stakeswinner when he overcame difficulties in the running...

With two runners in Saturdays evening’s Karaka Million races sold from LA Karaka drafts and a third bred by the farm, LA interest in the two feature Ellerslie events will be high. Group 2 Hawkes Bay Guineas winner Hard Merchandize, a colt sold on behalf of his breeders Christopher and Susanna Grace from LA’s 2016 Karaka draft to his trainer Gary Vile for $38,000 starts in the Karaka Million Three Year Old Classic. The Karaka Million Two Year Old features the stakes winning Nadeem colt Sir...

Morethanlucky’s ( Per Incanto -Viking Angel by Viking Ruler) effort for third in Sunday’s Group 1 Classic Mile at Sha Tin is a timely result for his...

Two new winners this week have consolidated Per Incantos position on the NZ Sires premiership for individual winners. The LA bred Precision Miss ( Per Incanto -Miss Moneytree by Pins) rewarded her large ownership group with a determined win in the R65 1400m at Tauranga on Friday. Local trainer Alby MacGregor produced his lightly raced five-year-old Awatane ( Per Incanto -Miss Sarah by Towkay) to land the R65 1000m on the Wellington Cup/Telegraph card at Trentham. With 29 individual winners...

Per Incantos exceptional week of racetrack results has culminated with two of Australias leading stables purchasing his yearlings at the Magic Millions Sale on the Gold Coast. The LA and Lib Petagna bred Per Incanto- Chance to Dream colt was bought by Hawkes Racing yesterday for $150,000 and on the first day of the sale on Wednesday, Star Thoroughbreds and Chris Waller purchased the Per Incanto -One Love colt for $70,000. LAs interest in the sale continues today with the Shooting To...

Morethanlucky ( Per Incanto -Viking Angel by Viking Ruler) and Time To Celebrate ( Per Incanto -Silver Cent by Centaine) enhanced their prospects of...

A last start dead-heat winner of the Group 2 Couplands Bakeries Mile, Shadows Cast ( Per Incanto- Ages Past by Slavic) warmed-up for a crack at the...

If Hunter Valleys Sledmere Stud needed to generate any more interest in the three outstanding Per Incanto colts they present at the Magic Millions...

Xmas 2YO racing looks to have confirmed starts in the Karaka Million for two LA connected juveniles; while a third, the LA and Stephen Mercer bred Magic Mystery ( Per Incanto -Da Vinci Code by Danasinga) still remains an outside chance of crossing the Tasman following an impressive debut in NSW in early December. The LA bred Nirvana In Fire backed-up an impressive debut success to finish second in the 2YO event at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, while the stakes winning Brown and Fusion Thoroughbreds...

Stripping a much fitter horse for his resuming run, Central Districts star Dolcetto ( Per Incanto -Our Shiraz by Nediym) took out the feature event at Awapuni on Boxing Day, the 1550m Manawatu Standard Summer Cup. Watch the RACE HERE . The Per Incanto 5YO who has the imposing record of eight wins and two seconds from 12 starts including six wins in his last seven starts is due to start next in the Group 1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile at Trentham on 20 January. Earlier on the Awapuni programme saw...

Last season's St Leger Trial winner Shared Secrets ( Nadeem -Eva Kelly by O'Reilly), clearly appreciating the step to a middle distance for the first time this campaign , ran out a decisive winner of the 2100m Hirepool Limited Premier at Awapuni on Saturday. Fellow 4YO mare Nadiasstar ( Nadeem -Star Guest by Pentire), a half sister to high-class stayer Jacksstar (Zed), ran on strongly for second. Two more winners for Per Incanto this week have consolidated the son of Street Cry's top five...