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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...

The Block Partnership bred 2YO Lord Barrington (Darci Brahma-Della Lobra by Stravinsky) who created such an impression when winning on debut in Victoria last Thursday for trainer Mike Moroney was purchased from our 2013 Karaka Premier draft by Mike’s brother Paul. Wexford Stables bought the half- brother by Showcasing from us at Karaka this year. Hot Shoe Shuffln ( Towkay -Maximite by Yeats) who had one start in N.Z as a 2YO for one win from the John Bary stable, registered his first...

Proven, Commercial and Value highlight the stallion roster at Little Avondale Stud this season. Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice-Candide) is the sire of this season stars Sterling City , the winner of the US $2million 1200m GROUP 1 Golden Shaheen on the Dubai World Cup card, dual GROUP 2 winner Mujaarib owned by Sheik Hamdam bin Rashid Al Maktoum and dual Sydney Group 3 winner and GROUP 1 placed Sharnee Rose . Nadeem will stand his third N.Z season at $10,000 plus GST. His first crop of New Zealand...

A good turnout of buyers saw this week’s National Weanling and Broodmare Sale at Karaka post increases in averages, aggregates and medians on last years sale. We were particularly pleased with a clearance rate of nearly 95% for the 38 lots we sold. Top price amongst our weanling draft was the $42,500 paid for the Hinchinbrook filly from Flying Footsteps. Joe Barnes bought the top priced Per Incanto weanling in our draft paying $22,000 for the colt from Zalass. Lake Argyle (Nadeem-Miss Argyle)...

Nadeem mare Crucial ( Nadeem -Dawn Attack by Fantastic Light) was duly rewarded for consistent form this campaign, and in good company, with her latest success over 1600m in Melbourne on Saturday. Four starts back the Anthony Freedman trained five-year-old ran second beaten a neck to Text’n Hurley, who came out and won the Group 2 Sunline Stakes two starts later. A stakeswinner as a three-year, Crucial is another example of Nadeem’s ability to leave runners who train on. Nadeem (Redoute’s...

Promising Melbourne sprinter Search Squad (Falkirk-Comb The Seas), himself a purchase from our 2011 Weanling Sale draft, won his third race in just seven career starts when successful over 1300m in Melbourne on Saturday, increasing interest in his half brother by Per Incanto who we offer as LOT 259 at the National weanling and Broodmare Sale at Karaka on 12 and 13 May. Given the reception afforded the first crop yearlings of Per Incanto (Street Cry-Papa Reale by Indian Ridge) at Sydney Classic...

Our decision to keep supporting the Inglis Sydney Easter Yearling Sales was again vindicated with another well-received draft at the Newmarket salegrounds last week. Emirates Park, owners of Golden Slipper winner Mossfun, purchased our Pins - Kumari filly for Aus $410,000. LA bred the filly in partnership with JML Bloodstock and Barlow Thoroughbreds. The Hong Kong Jockey Club signed the sales docket at Aus $300,000 for the Stratum colt from Sound Lover's daughter Bellabaci , her first foal and...

The superlatives seem to have already all been used on Towkay mare Viadana (Towkay-Yeah Nah by Kinjite) this season as she has cut a swath through...

Sterling City (Nadeem-So Gorgeous by Brief Truce) certainly picked the right race to land both he and his sire their inaugural group 1 success. The...