Shadows Cast ( Per Incanto -Ages Past by Slavic) put up a tremendous performance for one so inexperienced to run a close second in the Group 3 1600m Wellington Stakes at Otaki on Friday. Coming off a second place finish behind Per Incanto filly Cantilena at Riccarton over 1400m at his previous start, the Ron Cunningham owned and Mark Oulaghan trained gelding ran the 1600m out strongly, failing by just a short half head to deliver Per Incanto his fourth individual stakeswinner. Shadows Cast...
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Promising stayer Shotover River (Savabeel- Rivertaine by Centaine) resumed with a very encouraging second placing over a distance well short of his best, when second in the 1600m Listed Recognition Stakes at Doomben on Saturday. The LA bred who was an $85,000 purchase from the 2011 Ready To Run Sale, was coming off a three month spell after winning his last three starts of his last preparation, all at 2200m. It came as little surprise then that Shotover River’s co-trainer Dan Meagher purchased...
N.Z’s current leading two-year-old sire on the track, Per Incanto , top the ranks of the second season sire list at the RTR sale as well with his eleven to sell averaging just under $100,000. Hong Kong got in on the Per Incanto action with Magus Equine’s Willie Yeung securing the colt from Viking Angel for $210,000. Following his purchase, Leung said “He’s a sire who is going very well in New Zealand and he’s by Street Cry so I wanted to get one to Hong Kong”. LA shared directly in some of the...
Dal Cielo’s ( Per Incanto-Cent From Heaven by Centaine), pictured right, solid form throughout a Victorian spring campaign that has seen him pitted...
Ballymore Stables have identified the NZ Derby in March for Tuesday’s seven length Kilmore maiden winner Arbitrage (Rip Van Winkle-My First Fifteen by Danasinga). Bred by JML Bloodstock and sold from our 2014 Karaka Premier draft to Paul Moroney for $100,000, the three-year-old colt clearly appreciated the firm track conditions and step up in distance. Arbitrage hails from the same family as Saturday’s sensational 2000 Guineas winner Xtravagent (Pentire-Axiom by Zabeel). The Wolf (Rip Van...
Check out the New Zealand Owners Bulletin November 2015. A fantastic celebration of all the recent success's on the track.
Two of our biggest supporters look to have bred nice horses judging by a couple of performances this week. Hawkes Bay’s Don Gordon bred impressive Avondale winner All Roads (Road To Rock-Dancing Daze by Dance Floor). Tony Cole bought the horse from our 2013 Karaka Select Sale draft for $40,000. Just You (Pour Moi-Monte Makemyday by Fusaichi Pegasus), a three length winner of the two-year-old event at Otaki on Melbourne Cup day was bred by the Spyglass Hill syndicate, owners of the LA bred...
Skybird ( Towkay -Cassandra by Centro), who comprehensively outstayed her R85 opponents to take the $30,000 2400m event at Trentham last Saturday, is another example of the great all-purpose ability of her sire. The Richard Cottle bred and Sandie Cookson trained mares success follows Slazenjah’s ( Towkay -Crisp by Zeditave) victory in the 2100m Raukawa Cup at Otaki the previous Saturday. Meanwhile in Hong Kong last Thursday, Idyllic Wind (Towkay-Wake Up Suzie by Hereward The Wake) was simply...
Exciting Per Incanto two year old filly Tennessee (Per Incanto-Bella Carolina by O'Reilly) gave her sire his third individual stakeswinner when...
Lot 265, the Nadeem/Foxtrot 2YO gelding (pictured left) ran the fastest time for Riversley Park in 10.11sec in his breeze up. The son of Nadeem was...
Whanganui trainer Paul Belsham’s progressive galloper Slazenjah ( Towkay -Crisp by Zeditave) all-but guaranteed himself a start in races such as the Fielding and Whanganui Cups through November, with a strong staying performance to win the 2100m Raukawa Cup at Otaki on Saturday. Although bred more to win a Telegraph than a staying feature, the versatile five-year-old has proven something of a revelation when tried over ground, with three wins and a second placing now from five career starts...
Exciting LA bred Per Incanto colt Magnum ( Per Incanto-Sound Lover by Sound Reason) had to call on his mothers tenacity and his sires class to win...
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Just wanted to say a huge thanks to all the team at Little Avondale for doing another amazing job looking after my mare and bringing her precious foal safely into the world. Always such a relief knowing they will have the best of care with you!
Andrea -
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