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Affirming the sectionals he produced to win fresh-up in Sydney last month, progressive sprinter Target In Sight ( Nadeem- Xaaranthe by Xaar) made a...

Per Incanto Impresses with FASTEST time at Avondale Trial. Watch out for the Murray Baker, Andrew Forsman trained Per Incanto/Cent From Heaven that is owned by the Bruce Perry managed Homebush No.5 syndicate and Lib Petagna. Picture 9 on the Per Incanto TOP TEN on the front page of the LA website. Adelaide Winner Highlights Pedigree Options for Nadeem Progressive 4YO Redeem Bounty ( Nadeem -Sparkling Bounty by Celestial Bounty), victorious over 1400m at Morphettville last week, is another...

Debutant three-year-old Spanish Bay (Nadeem -Belle Jest by Rory’s Jester), pictured left as a yearling, hinted at much more to come with an...

The well named Hocus Pocus ( Per Incanto -Little Hazel by Black Minnaloushe) gave our freshman stallion Per Incanto (Street Cry-Pappa Reale by...

Trainer Kris Lee’s decision to scratch Slivovitz ( Nadeem -Ripe Plum) from his Randwick engagement on Saturday due to the heavy track and target the Taree Cup the following day on better footing proved well founded. The lightly raced Nadeem 6YO duly obliged with a winning performance in the AUS $61,500 2000m feature. Consistent 5YO mare Permesso (No Excuse Needed-Cymbidium by Centaine) recorded consecutive wins with her success over 2200m at Saturday’s feature domestic meeting at Ellerslie....

Usually a marketing slogan for major race days in Australia, the term “Super Saturday” was an apt way to describe a great day of results across Australasia for LA on Saturday. Locally, the LA bred and owned Stella Bella (Savabeel- Chatto Creek by Desert Prince) provided the Awapuni highlight when successful over 1400m , while former LA based stallion Zed’s (Zabeel – Emerald Dream by Danehill) great run continued courtesy of the winners Anniestar( Zed – Star Guest) and Mr Cool Boy ( Zed...

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...