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Two LA bred overseas winners last week serve to highlight the quality of mare served by Per Incanto to date. Shotover River (Savabeel- Rivertaine ) who recorded his second win from his last three starts when successful over 1670m in Queensland last Friday, has a cracking Per Incanto yearling half brother in our Karaka draft this summer. Rivertaine , whose progeny have consistently sold at Karaka Premiser, is from the family of Legs, Arletty and He’s Remarkable. She has been a successful...

Already in their short training career brothers Kris and Paul Shailer have shown a knack of finding talented racehorses at the yearling sales and we hope that trend continues with their purchase of our Per Incanto – I’m Samantha by Centaine yearling filly at last Friday’s South Island Sale. It’s always encouraging as a breeder to see your horses go into the stables of leading trainers and this result arguers well for the first crop of Per Incanto yearlings going to Karaka this summer. Lideem (...

It’s a fair hike from Masterton to Karaka and a long way to go not to sell a horse. That’s a big part of why each year we don’t bring many home but...

The dual stakes race meeting at Kranji on Sunday was notable for winning performances from Natural Nice (Towkay-Aspects of Love ) and Live In Hope ( Nadeem -Royal Yangtze). Sixth in a Gr. 3 1800m contest at his previous start, trainer Laurie Laxon admitted that he erred in stepping Natural Nice well up in distance and the tough Towkay four-year-old vindicated the return to a more suitable trip to land a 1200m event on Sunday in 1.09.65. Natural Nice was ridden to victory by three-time...

Impressive enough to see ANZ Bloodstock News rate it the best Maiden win In Australia for the week, the LA bred three-year-old filly Flawlessly (Pins- Heureka ) revelled in the step to a middle distance, recording a 9 length win over 2200m in Victoria last Friday. The filly was bought from our 2011 Sydney Easter Yearling Sale draft for $50,000. Champion ex pat New Zealand trainer Laurie Laxon trained his 1000 th winner when the LA bred 2YO Alan (Darci Brahma- Wake Up Suzie ) was successful...

It’s been another highly successful week for Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice- Candide ). Nadeem’s five starters in Australia on Monday and Tuesday resulted in three winners. Swanky Beau ( Nadeem -Mizzle by Rahy ) looks a nice late season three-year-old for trainer Kris Lees and connections judging by the way he drew away over the closing stages for his win over 1300m in New South Wales on Monday. Three-year-old filly Glenaroua ( Nadeem -Toccare by Machiavellian) obviously appreciated the step to...

Nadeem had two nice winners during the past week. The win of Bale Star (Nadeem-Thanksgiving) over 1400m inSingaporeon Sunday had extra significance for the farm as we owned his grand dam The World Is Mine. And John O’Shea looks to have a promising 3YO in the form of Target In Sight (Nadeem-Xaaranthe by Xaar) who took his record to two wins and two placings from just five starts with his win at Kembla Grange on Tuesday. Interestingly Target In Sight is yet another winner by Nadeem from a Mr...

Towkay is rarely without a leading performer in Asia and his latest talent Natural Nice (Towkay – Aspects of Love) recorded consecutive wins when scoring in a Class 2 1400m at Kranji on Sunday for trainer Laurie Laxon. The 4YO LA bred gelding, whose latest success took his stake earnings to in excess of $300,000, was sold from our 2010 Karaka Select Sale draft for $47,500 and was purchased by bloodstock agent Joe York. 2YO Cheetah King (Towkay-Jabeske ) narrowly missed making it a double at...

Sterling City ( Nadeem -So Gorgeous by Brief Truce) capped a tremendous few days for his sire when he stormed home to win the final Group race of the Hong Kong season, the 1400m Gr.3 Premier Cup on Sunday. Adding further merit to the performance was his time of 1.20.72. The win was his fifth in 14 career starts. Nadeem now equals Snitzel, Australia's Champion third season sire, with 8 stakes winners at the same stage in his career. PHOTO Woody Leung. Earlier on the same Sha Tin card, Namjong...

Towkay had three good winners in the space of two days last week. He may have a way to go to match the deeds of his full sister, the triple Gr.1 placed Kay’s Awake , but Idyllic Wind (Towkay-Wake Up Suzie ) looked every inch a promising galloper with a strong win over 1400m in Hong Kong on Saturday. LA bred the 4YO gelding in conjunction with Ralph Fauvel and he was sold from our 2010 Karaka Premier draft. Friday’s Kranji card saw Natural Nice (Towkay -Aspects Of Love) win his fifth race in...

4YO mare Sharnee Rose ( Nadeem -Farasha) added more black-type to her record with a second placing in Listed Bright Shadow Handicap over 1200m at Eagle Farm in Brisbane on Saturday. She placed third in last season’s Gr.1 1000 Guineas at Caulfield and fourth in the Gr.1 SAJC Schweppes Oaks. Zed’s (Zabeel-Emerald Dream by Danehill) emergence has been one of the more heralded stories of the season and his rise continues unabated with the latest highlight occurring at the local meeting at...

Towkay went within half a length of siring a double at the 23rd May Happy Valley meeting in Hong Kong after the LA bred Croesus (Towkay-Sonia Blade ) was narrowly beaten into second placing over 1000m. This followed Ocean Roar ( Towkay- Crystal Jet) winning over 1000m earlier on the card. Despite been posted wide for a greater part of the 1200m event, debutant Jimmy Mac ( Zed -Go Anna Go) was still too strong for a capacity maiden field at the 23rd May Waverley meeting. Jimmy Mac’s performance...