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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...

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...