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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...

Our Harmony ( Nadeem -Pantenny by Canny Lad) pictured left, maintained her impressive strike rate when successful over 1100m at Caulfield on...

The LA bred Moneybox (Darci Brahma- Miss Moneytree by Pins) who rewarded her owners the Go Racing Red Boxer syndicate with a winning performance in the three-year old maiden event at Matamata last Wednesday, was a $50,000 purchase by Go Racing from our 2013 Karaka Select draft. Still The Same ( Nadeem -Oh Eight Hundred by Diatribe) who scored a well deserved maiden win in New South Wales last Friday is bred on the very successful cross of his sire over a Never Bend line mare. This is a cross...

Target In Sight ( Nadeem- Xaaranthe by Xaar) added another dividend bearing finish in a stakes race to his imposing resume with a second place finish in the Listed 1200m Tattersalls 150 th Anniversary Stakes at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The Joe Pride galloper took his stake earnings to nearly Aus $500,000 with his latest effort. Redeem Bounty ( Nadeem -Sparkling Bounty by Celestial Bounty) made it a Saturday metropolitan double for his sire when recording his sixth career win with his...

Smackdown ( Towkay -Black Anna by Centaine), a winner in track record time in his only NZ start, gave young Mornington trainer Trent Pennuto his biggest success when he defeated a smart field to win the $100,000 1200m Golden Topaz in Victoria last week. Locally the ever consistent Pencarrow bred Carmen Sandiego ( Towkay -Masaniella by Mosad) broke through for her well deserved maiden success at Riccarton last Thursday, and registering the sixteenth win for Towkay in 30 days. Nadeem too has had...

Kareeming ( Nadeem -Karamah by Unfuwain) defeated a strong field of promising staying horses, including the ex New Zealanders Kilarney Kid and stakeswinner Lady Cumquat, to win over 2500m at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The Pat Carey trained four-year-old, who was coming off a win over 2000m at Caulfield the Saturday week prior, took his stake earnings to 190K with his latest success. A stakeswinner earlier in the season, the Kris Lee’s trained filly Savoureux ( Nadeem- Ripe Plum by Spectrum)...

Following last weekend’s results which yielded three stakes placegetters, including a Group 1 third, the bull run of Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice-Candide by Sound Reason) continued this week in Australia, highlighted by another success for promising filly Our Harmony ( Nadeem -Pantenny by Canny Lad). Our Harmony who came from last at the turn to win over 1000m at the feature Victorian meeting on Wednesday, was registering her third win in just six starts. The David Brideoake bred and trained filly...

Nadeem kicked Sam’s birthday weekend off in good style with Spanish Bay running a courageous 3 rd in the G1 Singapore Guineas followed by Target in Sight running 2 nd in the Listed Sprint at Scone and Nadeems Lass running 3 rd in the SAJC Proud Miss Stakes. He also produced 3 other winners on the day in Australia. The drum roll for Towkay shows no signs of abating. He’s had two more individual winners over the past couple of days including Arzak (Towkay-Roseario by Pentire), bred by Robyn...

With a draft of 29 weanlings for the National Weanling and Broodmare Sale which begins at Karaka on Monday, including five by exciting first-season sire Per Incanto and 11 by proven international stallion Nadeem , buyers should be encouraged in their search to uncover another Rocanto ( Per Incanto -Romantic Liaisons by Danasinga) in the LA consignment. This season’s stakeswinner and dual Group 1 placed performer who was bred by Lowell Goddard, sold from our 2013 Weanling Sale draft for just...

If there’s a theme to Nadeem’s (Redoute’s Choice-Candide by Sound Reason) twelve stakeswinners, it’s impressive sectionals and a picket fence form-line. All which goes to indicate that this week’s impressive winner Ammirata ( Nadeem -Laguna Joe by Dynaformer), could well be a black-type filly in waiting. Trained by Group 1 conditioner Joe Pride, the three-year-old filly justified her odds on price to run out an easy winner over 1400m at Kembla Grange on Tuesday, and remain unbeaten this...

Whilst there was an end of an era at LA this week with the passing of Sound Lover (Sound Reason -Country Flower by Oncidium ), she will live on in the hearts of all at the farm and her deeds since retiring to the broodmare paddock in 1995 will ensure the continuation of a successful legacy. Horses can leave an indelible mark on humans and Sound Lover was the type who touched most anyone who came into contact with her over a life of 24 years that started with her foaling at Te Parae/LA ,...