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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...

LA bred 4YO Princeton Spirit ( Nadeem - Ivy Hall by Towkay ), despite travelling wide for a significant portion of the 1200m event, scored another strong win in Victoria this week to remain unbeaten in two starts for trainer Mick Kent, and in doing so focused attention on his Per Incanto half brother in the upcoming Ready To Run Sale. Bred on the potent cross of Redoute’s Choice over Last Tycoon, the powerfully made Nadeem gelding is quickly looking like an extremely worthwhile investment on...

Dolcetto (Per Incanto-Our Shiraz by Nediym) took his winning streak to five and his record to seven wins from 10 starts with a dominant performance...

Speedy colt Sir Nate ( Nadeem -More Diamonds by No Excuse Needed) upstaged recent ten length trial winner and hot favourite Beastmonde to win the opening two-year-old event for the season at Wanganui on Wednesday. Bred by Brown and Fusion Thoroughbreds and bought from LA’s 2017 Karaka Select draft by his trainer Lisa Latta, the powerfully built colt has the right profile to develop into a leading juvenile. Sir Nate’s full sister Karavali finished fourth in the 2016 Manawatu Sires Produce...

Augustus (Snitzel-Gussy Godiva by Last Tycoon) looks set to give LA another hand in this seasons Sydney black-type spring three-year-old racing. The Chris Waller trained colt, a half brother to AJC Derby winner Roman Emperor, finished strongly to record his maiden victory in NSW earlier this week over 1600m, with connections now considering the 1800m Group 3 Gloaming Stakes at Rosehill in a fortnight for their progressive charge. Purchased by China Horse Club for $375,000 from the Sledmere...

Following in the big footsteps of the stakeswinning colt Addictive Nature , another member of LA’s 2016 Karaka Premier draft showing promise is the...