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Saint Emilion (Mastercraftsman-Roseario by Pentire) capped a productive week for horses who have been part of LA Karaka Yearling Sale drafts when successful in the Group 3 OMF Stakes at Ellerslie on Melbourne Cup day. Passed in just shy of his reserve when part of our 2013 Karaka Select draft, Saint Emilion is raced by the estate of his breeder, Robin Horton. Hard Merchandize (Burgundy-Pride and Passion by Encosta De Lago) who won the 2YO race at Otaki on Tuesday, at his first start, was bred...

LA are delighted to be part of NZB’s RTR Sale which will be held at Karaka on 16 and 17 November. This year we have our draft spread between Diamond Lodge Lyndhurst Farm, Kilgravin Lodge, Kiltannon Stables and Riversley Park. The progress of the nine youngster’s education and development was evident in their breeze ups at Te Rapa on 17 and 18 October, which you can watch here http://www.nzb.co.nz/sales/pedigree.cfm?lot=1&sale_id=193 A big part of the Sale’s success in the last few years has...

A Savabeel colt from G1 winner Sharvasti, bred and owned by LA and Barlow Thoroughbreds, received a timely pedigree update ahead of his already sought after appearance at the NZB Ready To Run Sale on 16 & 17 November, with the win of his close relation Speranta in Victoria on Monday. Catalogued as LOT 477 , the colt, who is under the expert guidance of the Sales perennial top vendor Lyndhurst Farm, warmed up with a very restrained breeze-up at Te Rapa last week. Speranta (Pins- Kumari by...

Consistent black-type performer Spanish Bay ( Nadeem- Belle Jest by Rory’s Jester) led all the way to win the 1400m Group 3 Saas Fee Stakes in...

A somewhat nomadic upbringing seems to have agreed with promising South African three-year-old The Great One ( Nadeem-Heureka by Yamanin Vital), who recorded consecutive wins when successful in Durban on Thursday. Bred at LA , The Great One was sold by Sledmere Stud on the farms behalf at the 2015 Sydney Inglis Classic Yearling Sale to South African interests. Offered later that year at the South African Two-Year-Olds In Training Sale, fetching second top price, the Brett Crawford trained...

Wins to a pair of promising Per Incanto gallopers and further success for a rejuvenated Nadeem gelding were the racetrack highlights for the week. Bred and part owned by Christopher Grace, three-year-old filly Lottery ( Per Incanto -Sweepstake by Carnegie) looks to have a bright future going by the manner of her winning performance at Waverley last Thursday at just her second career start. Premier Day at Hastings on Saturday saw an emotional win to the locally trained Freddy Lad ( Per Incanto...

One of the leading three-year-olds in Singapore last season, Magnum (Per Incanto-Sound Lover by Sound Reason) showed his preparation for upcoming...

In a performance befitting the races honours board, Per Incanto colt Saracino ( Per Incanto -Bella Daniela by O’Reilly) displayed class and courage...

Courtesy of Richard Wright and NZTM A bold front running display saw Its Time For Magic (Per Incanto (USA) - Tick Tock Time (NZ)) take out Listed Honours in The O'Leary's Fillies Stakes at Wanganui on Saturday.The tenacious filly ridden by Sam Spratt held off the determined challenge of Group 1 winner Luna Rosa (Written Tycoon (Aus) – Wild Promises (AUS) with Queen of Zealand (Savabeel (AUS) - Queen Of Pop (NZ)) back in third place. Delighted winning Te Awamutu trainer Robert Priscott who with...

Group 2 winning 3YO Spanish Bay (Nadeem-Belle Jest by Rory’s Jester) showed that he’s come up well for a new campaign with a close third in the Gr.3 Jumbo Jet Trophy (1400m) at Kranji on Sunday. Bought from our 2013 Karaka Select draft by Michael Freedman and Michael Wallace, the James Peters trained Nadeem five-year-old gelding went down by a nose and half a length to last season’s Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge and Gr.1 Singapore Guineas winner Debt Collector.

Impressive putting consecutive wins together at the back end of last season, exciting four-year-old Baba Mama ( Per Incanto -Irish Magic by O’Reilly) again showed on opening day of the new season on Saturday why he’s regarded as one of the most promising gallopers in Hong Kong. Its one thing to record three consecutive wins in Hong Kong but it’s the manner of the victories which are winning him plenty of fans. His latest win which came courtesy of his usual racing style, settling near last...

The result of the Listed O’Leary Stakes at Wanganui on Saturday has once again highlighted the value found in LA’s National Weanling Sale drafts with the winner It’s Time For Magic ( Per Incanto - Tick Tock Time by Savabeel) and third place-getter Queen of Zealand (Savabeel-Queen Of Pop by Pins) both bought from our 2014 draft. It’s Time For Magic who is Per Incanto’s fifth individual stakeswinner and his second this season already, was bred by LA and bought by her Te Awamutu trainer and part...