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A listed winner and twice group 1 placed as a two-year-old, Rocanto’s ( Per Incanto -Romantic Liaisons by Danasinga) rousing return to the races...

STOP PRESS! Time To Celebrate (Per Incanto - Silver Cent) wins over 1400m in Hong Kong in just his second start making it 4 winners in three countries for Per Incanto this weekend

Shadows Casts ( Per Incanto -Ages Past by Slavic) impressive win over the open class sprinters in the 1400m Redcraze Bowl at Awapuni has booked the...

Six winners across three countries including a stakeswinning two-year-old colt and two Sydney metropolitan winning mares, one a seven-year-old who took an open handicap at 1200m and the other, a lightly raced four-year-old successful over 2000m; the last five days have highlighted Nadeem's ability to transmit class and versatility. The day before Sir Nate kept his unbeaten record with a victory in the Listed Anuka Smoker Wellesley Stakes, Il Mio Destino ( Nadeem -Floribunda by Brief Truce)...

Unbeaten juvenile Sir Nate ( Nadeem -Just Diamonds by No Excuse Needed) displayed the same toughness that saw him overcome some challenges as a foal...

Both LA’s Per Incanto colts galloped in impressive fashion at the Ready To Run Breeze-Ups held earlier this week at Te Rapa. LOT 169: the Per Incanto colt from Ivy Hall , who sells under the Kilgravin Lodge banner, breezed in 10.99. The long striding chestnut colt is a half brother to unbeaten Melbourne sprinter Princeton Spirit (Nadeem) . LOT 399: the Per Incanto colt from the Savabeel mare Tick Tock Time , who sells under the Riversley Park banner, breezed in 11.06. The muscular brown colt...

Morethanlucky ( Per Incanto -Viking Angel by Viking Ruler) continued his excellent new season form with an impressive win over 1600m on the Sha Tin Trophy undercard on Sunday. Top weight and a wide draw were no barrier to the progressive four-year-old who dashed away over the closing stages to win by two and a half lengths. Adding further merit to the performance, Morethanlucky’s race-time, a slick 1.33.56, was only .2 off the time posted for the meetings Group 2 feature. A winner and placed...

First starter Pure Daze ( Per Incanto -Magic Daze by Grosvenor) pulled off a significant coup for her connections when she landed the Pearl Series bonus and the race stake with an impressive winning debut at Woodville on Thursday. A seven length win at her only trial ensured the Howie Mathews trained four-year-old of considerable tote support and although very green, particularly in the home straight, the well proportioned mare ran out a comfortable winner by nearly three lengths. The Brook...

Exciting sprinter Don Carlo ( Per Incanto -Turf Fire by O’Reilly) showed his preparation for the black-type Pegasus/Stewards double at the upcoming NZ Cup Carnival was on track with an all the way win over 1200m at Timaru on Friday. Trained by Michael Daley for owner Rod Moore, the Per Incanto four-year-old has the excellent record of five wins in just nine starts. Some of the quality opposition beaten by Don Carlo in his brief career include La Diosa, Sensei, Zigwig, Residential and Kiwi Ida.

Hard Merchandize (Burgundy- Pride and Passion by Encosta De Lago) joined Sydney Group 3 winner Addictive Nature (Savabeel-Generous Nature by Carnegie) as early group winners from LA’s 2016 Karaka National Yearling Sale drafts following his courageous all the way success in Saturday’s 1400m Group 2 Sacred Falls Hawkes Bay Guineas at Hastings. The Christopher and Susannah Grace bred three-year-old, who won last season’s Listed Castletown Stakes, was purchased for $38,000 from LA’s 2016 Select...

Progressive four-year-old Princeton Spirit (Nadeem-Ivy Hall by Towkay) justified his short priced favouritism with an authoritative win at Moonee...

Nadeem’s strong start to the new season continued at Waipukurau on Thursday when Nadiasstar ( Nadeem -Star Guest by Pentire) resumed with a winning...