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CLICK HERE to view the Little Avondale Yearling entries in the 2015 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale 1-4th March

It may only be twenty minutes drive but literally speaking it’s a long way from a Friday 2YO maiden at Te Aroha to the Group 2 J. Swap Contractors...

A special thanks for flying AirNZ, our favourite airline, and relaxing with the KiaOra magazine. It’s been a cracking start to the year with the Per Incantos selling well at Karaka and leading the way at Sydney Classic over the weekend. Keep an eye out for the LA branded thoroughbreds on the track or have a sneaky punt on a Per Incanto at the races. His strike rate currently would have you getting a return 7 out of 8 times – now that’s more fun than it sitting in the bank! Whathisname has...

A win in the Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes on Waitangi Day set up a long weekend to remember, culminating with an outstanding result...

A 100% clearance rate; a number of returning purchasers and a 15% lift in our average price from 2014 were the highlights for the farm as the Karaka...

Ina Canta (Per Incanto-One Keen Lass by Canny Lad) made a winning debut in the two-year-old event at Trentham on Monday and in doing so highlighted...

A wide draw and a tough run could not stop the progress of Per Incanto’s (Street Cry-Pappa Reale by Indian Ridge) latest exciting juvenile Dal Cielo...

Little Avondale Yearling Parade, at LA, 10am Sunday 11th January. All Welcome

Unbeaten at the trials, including a three length win over impressive stakeswinner Windborne, the Stephen Marsh trained Rocanto ( Per Incanto – Romantic Liaisons by Danasinga) was at short odds to make a winning debut in the $30,000 Wentworth Grange Premier at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Lowell Goddard bred two-year-old colt justified the support to complete a comfortable win and hopefully New Zealand race-goers can get to see more of Rocanto before he departs for an inevitable career in Hong...

There were plenty of smiles on the faces of vendors with Per Incanto (Street Cry-Pappa Reale by Indian Ridge) progeny at the Ready to Run Sales as our first season sire continued to make a strong impression on buyers across Australasia and South East Asia. In a remarkable performance – remembering that these progeny came off his first season service fee of just $4,000 – the group winning sprinting son of Street Cry finished the second leading first season sire on average behind the Australia...

Another two impressive winners at last week’s Cambridge trials continue the momentum built by Per Incanto (Street Cry-Pappa Reale by Indian Ridge), arguing well for more solid results for vendors with his stock at the National Ready to Run Sale at Karaka this week. An unnamed colt from Sound Lover won his 650m heat in the fastest time of the morning, spreading his opponents out like brown’s cows with a staggering 15 lengths to the third horse. The LA bred colt was bought from our 2014 Karaka...

Well rated in front by Kelly Myers, Manu (Darci Brahma – Sporty Spice by Carneige) was a comprehensive winner of the feature event at Hastings on Sunday. Trainer Roydon Bergerson and his team deserve a lot of credit for the win, the fifth of Manu’s career. The LA owned galloper hasn’t helped himself in the past by galloping too fiercely but has returned this season a much more settled horse. Three-year-old colt Lupo Nero ( Nadeem – Huntington Girl by Black Zephyr) looks set for better things...