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Magnum (Per Incanto-Sound Lover by Sound Reason) lost few admirers with a brave third in the 1400m Group 2 Singapore Classic at Kranjii on Sunday. Despite been posted five wide for a greater part of the race, the LA bred colt fought all the way to the line in the second leg of Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge and looks well suited to the 1600m Group 1 Singapore Guineas in three weeks. Magnum’s performance capped another strong weekend for Per Incanto , led domestically by the debutant Don...

A 1600m Group 3 winner at her last start in early January, promising Nadeem mare Ammirata (Nadeem -Iguana Joe by Dynaformer) was expected to need...

Since his narrow defeat by subsequent AJC Derby winner Tavago in the Group 3 Levin Stakes back in November, progressive three-year-old Shadows...

Mark Oulaghan Put Two Previous Trentham Defeats With Shadows Cast Behind Him On Saturday When The Three-Year-Old Showed His True Worth. The Awapuni trainer’s fortunes belatedly turned around with the son of Per Incanto, who was successful for the third time in his short career when proving too good in the Have Faith In Me Cup. Shadows Cast finished sixth in the Gr.1 Levin Classic behind Dukedom and last time out he came from the tail of the field to finish less than five lengths off The...

Magnum (Per Incanto-Sound Lover by Sound Reason) showed his potential for the longer distances of the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge with a...

Most appropriately the Fusion and Brown Thoroughbreds bred and owned two-year-old filly Karavali ( Nadeem -Just Diamonds by No Excuse Needed) was...

Two horse necks came between Per Incanto and Nadeem registering their 4 th and 14 th individual stakeswinners at Trentham and Rosehill Gardens respectively on Saturday. Appreciating getting back on a firm track, the inexperienced Glorious Beijing ( Per Incanto -Summer Nymph by Danske) defied his tote odds to have The Justice League all out to hold him at bay in the 1400m Group 2 Go Racing Syndications Wellington Guineas. Glorious Beijing, who was having only his third start on Saturday, is Per...

Nadeem’s first N.Z conceived winner came in exciting fashion, when the Don Gordon and Bryan Hutchinson bred Heisenberg ( Nadeem -Nikki’s Bride by O’Reilly) led all the way to impressively win the two-year-old event at Otaki on Thursday. A member of Nadeem’s oldest N.Z crop, the Roydon Bergerson trained and Bergerson family owned gelding was secured from the Little Avondale 2015 Karaka Select Sale draft for $30,000. Not to be out done by his barn mate, Per Incanto had his second winner in 24...

Four-year-old mare Savoureux ( Nadeem- Ripe Plum by Spectrum) pictured right, added further black-type to her record with a win in the Group 3 1200m...

Just a week after Saracino ( Per Incanto -Donna Italia by O’Reilly) almost pulled off the rare feat of a group race victory on debut, his three-quarter paternal brother Incantation ( Per Incanto -Venus Bay by O’Reilly) furthered demonstrated the potential of the cross of Per Incanto over a mare by O’Reilly, with an impressive all the way win in the Maiden 1400m at Otaki on Saturday. To date Per Incanto has had five progeny from O’Reilly mares to the races. Aside from the afore mentioned, they...

Per Incanto colt Saracino was thrown in the deep end when asked to debut in a very strong edition of the 1200m Group 3 Phoenix Park 2 Year Old Classic at New Plymouth on Saturday. And it was confidence that was clearly vindicated when after leading most of the way, Saracino ( Per Incanto -Bella Daniela by O’Reilly) was only run down just short of the post, finishing second and becoming the latest black-type performer for his sire. Owned by Lib Petagna, the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman...

Savoureux ( Nadeem -Ripe Plum by Spectrum) showed that she is approaching the form that saw her win a Listed race last season with a third placing in the Group 3 Triscay Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. The Kris Lees trained four-year-old Nadeem mare came from second last turning for home in Saturday’s 1200m event to finish third behind classy mares Sultry Feeling and Peeping.