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Group 2 Danehill Stakes winner Saracino ( Per Incanto -Bella Daniela by O’Reilly) tackled the best older sprinters in the country in Saturday’s 1400m Group 1 NRM Sprint, fighting on courageously to finish a close third behind the winner Start Wondering and runner-up Natuzzi. Meanwhile at the other two domestic Saturday meetings, Don Carlo ( Per Incanto -Turf Fire by O’Reilly) registered his third win at just his sixth start when successful over 1200m at Riccarton, while at Woodville, fellow...

After a successful Karaka sale series, LA’s focus shifts across the Tasman this week to the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale which gets underway on Saturday 11 February in Sydney. The Inglis Classic has been one of the big movers of Australasian thoroughbred sales with the likes of last year’s G1 Blue Diamond Stakes victor Extreme Choice and dual G1 winning filly Yankee Rose ensuring its popularity with yearling buyers worldwide. LA are once again delighted to offer a select Classic draft of four...

Our week at Karaka concluded with Little Avondale topping the vendor averages and Per Incanto the sire averages at the Festival Sale. On the back of...

G1 winner Dal Cielo (Per Incanto-Cent From Heaven by Centaine) remained unbeaten in Sydney this preparation after defeating last start G1 Myer...

Strong buyer interest in a couple of his fillies on the final day completed a very successful Select Sale for Per Incanto . Richardson Racing,...

Per Incanto comfortably leads the sire averages at the end of day two of the Select Sale after Victorian trainers John McArdle and Matt Cumani...

The momentum generated on day one continued for LA with the farm consolidating its position as the sixth leading vendor on aggregate overall, thanks...

LA finished the first day’s trading at Karaka Premier with a healthy aggregate and average. Lisa Latta’s purchase of the Snitzel-Just Dancing filly for $300,000 gave the Arrowfield owned filly the distinction of the farm’s top price for the day. Once again it was very satisfying to see a number of the industries mostly highly regarded judges purchasing yearlings from LA . China Horse Club returned to acquire the Stratum- Bellabachi filly for $220,000; Guy Mulcaster the Written Tycoon colt for...

Per Incanto strengthened his position in the top three of the NZ sires premiership for individual winners with the LA and Longridge Limited bred Shoot To Kill ( Per Incanto -Cheesse by Green Desert) remaining unbeaten for leading strike rate trainer Terri Rae following an impressive performance at Riccarton over 1400m. At Trentham, the LA , Don Gordon and Bryan Hutchinson bred 3YO Heisenberg ( Nadeem- Nikki’s Bride by O’Reilly) appreciated the roomier track and step to 1600m to beat the older...

Last season’s leading NZ sire for 3YO winners Per Incanto is putting the pressure on 2015/16 runner-up Savabeel in the race for honours this seasons. Rotorua winner Elettra ( Per Incanto -Ellington by Express Duke) and Sunday’s impressive Te Rapa winner Justacanta ( Per Incanto -Just Casual by Casual Lies) see the LA stallion trailing his Waikato stud counterpart by four wins. And with two individual 3YO stakes winners already this season Per Incanto sits equal with Savabeel, Fastnet Rock and...

Target In Sights (Nadeem-Xaaranthe by Xaar) win in the Myer Magic Millions Sprint at the Gold Coast on Saturday, is Nadeem's second winner of a $1...

Due to high winds and valuable bloodstock the 2017 Little Avondale Yearling Parade has been cancelled.