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A wide barrier draw and top weight of 59kgs were not enough to stymie the meteoric rise of Target In Sight ( Nadeem – Xaaranthe by Xaar by Zafonic) when he resumed at Randwick on Saturday. The 5YO Nadeem gelding was recording the sixth win in 15 career starts when he took the 1000m contest in a slick 56.66. Trained by John O’Shea before John moved to the Darley operation, Target In Sight went from provincial grade to high grade Saturday racing in four months during his last preparation which...

Tough mare Karla Bruni (Pins-Cantante by Centaine) gave a rousing encore performance on Saturday to record consecutive wins in the 1600m Group 3 Estaronline 117 th Winter Cup at Riccarton. With a date with Savabeel eminent, Saturday was potentially the7YO mare’s swansong. Karla Bruni failed to meet her reserve of $40,000 when offered as part of our 2009 Karaka Select draft on behalf of her breeder Lorraine Jameson. Raced on lease to a syndicate comprising trainer Roydon Bergerson, jockey Opie...

Consistent 2YO Karrem’s Edge ( Nadeem -Karamah by Unfuwain) won over 1400m in New South Wales on Sunday. It was pleasing to see a good mix of familiar and new faces at our stallion and weanling parade on Sunday. The Wairarapa turned on a gorgeous winter’s day – what’s new! Quick update on the racing team. It’s a young team following the retirements of Kekova and a few others but there is a lot of exciting potential. Alchemy’s Flight (Darci Brahma- Eloa by Volksraad) who shaped so promisingly...

Sky Idea (Fastnet Rock- San Century by Centaine), who took out a Rating 65 1400m event at Te Rapa on Saturday, comes from one of the best families in the NZ Studbook, that of the Te Parae bred Group 1 winner and exceptional broodmare Sanderae . The branch of the family that produced Sky Idea was also responsible for Nadeem’s (Redoute’s Choice – Candide by Sound Reason) latest Australian winner, the 4YO mare Volcanic Sky ( Nadeem- Fleur De L’Orient by Thunder Gulch) who recorded her fourth win...

Congratulations to Trish Dunell and her husband Graham Mackie for their success in the Group 1 Emirates Singapore Derby on Sunday with Spalato (Elusive City – Ellington). Trish and Graham have a weanling half sister at home by Per Incanto (Street Cry-Papa Reale by Indian Ridge). Fourth in a Group 3 race at his previous start, the LA bred Shotover River (Savabeel – Rivertaine by Centaine) justified his short odds to land a $45,000 2100m event at Doomben on Saturday. Patiently handled by John...

LA Graduate FASTER MORE LA reared Faster More (Thorn Park- Sharvasti by Montjeu ), opened his winning account in style in Hong Kong last Tuesday. Aided by the application of a hood and a tongue tie, the 3YO, bought from our 2012 Karaka Premier draft by the Hong Kong Jockey Club for $350,000, raced away over the final stages of the 1600m event for a comprehensive two and a half length win. Faster More has an unraced 2YO half brother by Mastercraftsman called Karigara , whom we’ve retained a...

Progressive colt Nadacheva ( Nadeem -Antonicheva by Sadler’s Wells) looks the type of middle distance performer a lot of breeding commentators predicted his sire Nadeem had the ability to leave if mated with the right type of mare. Stepping from 1400m to 1600ms last Thursday in New South Wales, the three-year-old again demonstrated his class, demolishing his rivals to record a second consecutive five length winning performance. From a three-quarter sister to Melbourne Cup place getter Mount...

4YO mare Chimed Inn ( Nadeem -Pantenny by Canny Lad) registered her third career win and her second in her last three starts when successful over 1600m in Australia on Sunday. She did it in style, winning by over five lengths. Specter ( Nadeem- Woman in White by Daylami) just missed giving Nadeem a double for the day when second in a heat of the Winter Championship contested over 1400m at Cranbourne. The 5YO who has been dogged by injury was good enough to run fourth to Helmet in the Caulfield...

Relishing the step to 1800m the LA bred Shotover River (Savabeel- Rivertaine by Centaine) defied a significant jump in class to take out a $50,000 event in Queensland last Monday. Trained by John Meagher and his sons Dan and Chris, the 4YO was purchased from the 2011 Karaka RTR Sale. Shotover River is set to start this Saturday in a $200,000 race at Eagle Farm. Nadeem 3YO Nadacheva ( Nadeem -Antonicheva by Sadlers Wells) broke his maiden status in style on Saturday with a five length thumping...

Last year’s Group 3 Winter Cup victor Karla Bruni (Pins – Cantante by Centaine) pictured left, looks right on target for another successful attempt...

It took a last start Group 1 runner-up to deprive Bale Star ( Nadeem – Thanksgiving by Generous) a Group 2 victory in the S$300,000 Stewards Cup over 1400m at Kranji in Singapore on Sunday evening. The Nadeem four-year-old was gallant in defeat going down by a length and a half to Group 1 Kris Flyer second place getter Emperor Max in the set weight event sprint . LA actually played a part in the breeding of Bale Star as we owned the dam of Thanksgiving, The World Is Mine for a time and are...

Winning a race is even just that little bit sweeter when it occurs at your local course. Throw in the fact that we bred the impressive debut winner of the Wairarapa Racing Club’s Tower Gates Maiden over 1300m at Tauherenikau on Monday, Tie Me Down (Pins – Ashley Downs by Grosvenor) with our very good friend Pip McCarroll, and the feeling is nigh on unbeatable!. A half sister to Group 1 N.Z Oaks runner-up Can’t Keeper Down and good Hong Kong galloper Fun Heroes (Towkay) , Tie Me Down clearly...