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The Allan Denham trained Nadeem three-year-old Cockles ( Nadeem -Morecambe Bay by Diatribe) made an impressive winning debut at Hawkesbury in New South Wales yesterday, causing ANZ Bloodstock News to write-up the performance and tag him as a galloper to watch. ANZ Bloodstock News has had an enviable record of flagging future Nadeem stakeswinners It would be nice to think that they have found “another one”. Towkay grabbed another Hong Kong winning double on Wednesday evening courtesy of his...

Just a fortnight after the LA bred Magnum (Per Incanto-Sound Lover by Sound Reason) won in Singapore to record 50th individual wins by progeny of his celebrated dam, another son My Quilter (Pins- Sound Lover) has been successful in Brisbane on Saturday over 1640m; his 12 th career win taking his stake earnings to $275,000. New Zealand’s leading first season sire by winners and stakeswinners last term, Per Incanto , has continued his strong start to the new season with his latest winner,...

Last season’s leading N.Z first-season sire by individual winners and stakes winners, Per Incanto, has started the new season strongly. Bob of the Head (Per Incanto-Can’t Keeper Down by Keeper) achieved the breakthrough Australian win for the stallion, taking a 1000m event at Mornington last Thursday. He’d been relegated from first at his previous start, the promoted winner being the highly touted Sovereign Nation. With Bob of the Heads, dam an Oaks runner-up, he looks a promising type for...

A dream result for LA in Singapore on Sunday 30 th when the Michael Freedman trained, Magnum (Per Incanto-Sound Lover by Sound Reason), was victorious over 1100m. The only Per Incanto in last year’s Karaka Premier Sale, and the final foal from this very successful dam, the striking black colt certainly had big shoes to fill. Despite being posted wide throughout, and again showing some of the greenness he displayed when second on debut a fortnight prior, Magnum asserted his superiority to win...

Low Places (Pentire- Foxtrot by Rory’s Jester) appreciated the step to 2000m when breaking his maiden in New South Wales last week. Bought by Mulcaster Bloodstock from the draft of Lyndhurst Farm, who prepared him for us, at the 2013 Ready To Run Sale, the consistent gelding will certainly get every opportunity to make into a good stayer under the tutelage of master trainer Chris Waller. Lyndhurst will present a half brother to Low Places by Nadeem on our behalf, at the Ready To Run Sale at...

Shotover River (Savabeel- Rivertaine by Centaine) took his stake earnings to just shy of Aus $300,000 with his latest win on Saturday at Doomben over 2200m, his third consecutive city win. Bred by LA and prepared and sold by Lyndhurst Farm at the 2010 Karaka Ready To Run Two-Year-old Sale, at $85,000 Shotover River is another fine example of the value found at Australasia’s premier source of horses in training. Lyndhurst will present on our behalf another quality draft at this year’s NZB Ready...

If the performances of the two Per Incanto three-year-olds at last week’s Te Teko trials is a guide, then the promise shown by his two-year-olds last season looks set on being realised. Having her first public appearance, the LA and Don Gordon bred three-year-old filly Hot Tempo (Per Incanto -Danse Sauvage by Montjeu), raced on lease by the Forward Pass syndicate and managed by Lance and Tracey Smith circled the field from the 600m to win comfortably. Earlier on the same trials programme, the...

One would be hard pressed to find a broodmare as prominent of late as Rivertaine (Centaine-Riverlette by Sir Godfrey). Her son Rapidus (Darci Brahma) started the mare’s hot streak, winning four races in quick succession during May and June through NSW. Then last Friday saw a return to winning form by her daughter Rivertaine Coup (Pins) at Ashburton, before her progressive staying son Shotover River (Savabeel) made it successive city wins with his latest coming at Doomben on Saturday. New York...

The LA and bred Collar (O’Reilly- Laebeel by Zabeel ) who took his stake earnings to nearly AUS $300,000 with his latest win in Sydney over 1600m last week was bought from our 2010 Sydney Easter draft. With her thunder sky black colour and impressive physique the Jim Barlow and Tony Joyce bred Cruz By (Pentire-Cruz Control by Centaine) had a lot of admirers at the 2012 Karaka Premier Sale. Eventually selling for $270,000, the now four-year-old mare looks to be regaining some of the form that...

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The Robyn Horton bred four-year-old Arzak ( Towkay- Roseario by Pentire) continued on his merry way this winter with another win, his latest coming at Avondale last Friday over 1600m. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman trained gelding has only once finished further back than third in six starts since resuming in May from a 12 month layoff. Shravan ( Nadeem- Dancing by Spectrum) continued his good form in and around Perth of late, winning at Belmont last Wednesday over 1400m. There was a...

How impressive was maiden winner Tigger Tahnee ( Towkay -Smoke and Fire by Hula Chief) at Stratford last Thursday? The Kim Grant trained, bred and owned four-year-old won by nearly four and a half lengths with his ears pricked! Towkay had another domestic winner the following day when the Kevin Hickman bred Moonofklairessa ( Towkay- Mulan Magic by King’s Theatre) scored over 1600m at Timaru. Another excellent season in Hong Kong for Towkay wrapped up this week when Ocean Roar ( Towkay -Crystal...