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Nadeem (Redoute's Choice) notched his 5th individual Stakes winner on Sunday when Tajmeel powered to victory in the Grade Two Betting World Oaks (2400m) at Clairwood in South Africa. Trained by Mike de Kock and ridden by Anthony Delpech, Tajmeel relished the step up to 2400 metres, having finished a staying-on sixth in the Grade Two KRA Fillies Guineas (1600m) last month. Tajmeel's overall record now stands at three wins from six starts. Like her sire, Tajmeel sports the Shadwell colours of...

Our new stallion Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice)had his fifth individual winner in three weeks when Frogsplash ( Nadeem -Mascara Magic) won over 2000m at Geelong on Friday. A member of Nadeem’s oldest crop, the three-year-old who is from a Northern Dancer line mare had been a model of consistency with six placings from his nine starts prior to his maiden success. Sir Ferrari (Testa Rosa- Generous Nature ) registered his second win from seven career starts when successful over 1400m at Awapuni on...

Nadeem’s arrival at the farm has co incided with the young stallion’s progeny delivering a host of impressive performances. Hard on the heels of Sterling City’s facile success in Hong Kong last week came the win of the David Hayes trained Under de Boardwalk ( Nadeem -Boardwalk Bell by Bellotto by Mr Propsector) in Adelaide on Wednesday, then Target in Sight ( Nadeem -Xaaranthe by Xaar, a great grandson of Mr Propsector) franked some promising trials form to run second on debut in the...

Blue Nile ( Nadeem -Blue Lady) showed great fighting qualities to get up in the shadows of the finishing post and take the Bidvest 1400 at Ellerslie on Saturday. From a Western Symphony mare and also featuring Grey Sovereign and Star Kingdom blood in his distaff, the three-year-old is a member of Nadeem’s oldest crop and fittingly owned by Lib Petagna, a wonderful client and friend of LA . Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice- Candide by Sound Reason) arrived on the farm last Thursday and has settled in...

The wins over the weekend of the LA bred Sir Lovesalot (Darci Brahma- Sound Lover ) and Hammer Down (O’Reilly-Our Prized Rose) reinforced the quality of mares served by Per Incanto last spring. The dams of both horses are in foal to LA’s exciting son of Street Cry. Per Incanto’s , whose first foals are due in just on two months, served an extraordinary inaugural book for mares for a stallion standing at just $4,000 plus GST. Amongst the mares that went to his court last year were three group...

LA is delighted to announce they will stand Champion Australian Two-Year-Old and promising young stallion Nadeem for the forthcoming breeding...

Despite carrying three kilograms more weight than she carried to victory last year, game mare Aspinal (Pins- Clermont Rose ) took out successive editions of the Cambridge Racing Clubs Maneline Cambridge Premier when recording her fifth career win in this year’s contest at Te Rapa on Saturday. Success was well and truly deserved for the LA bred and raced mare. The five-year-old has only ever failed to weigh in at six of her 26 starts in New Zealand and her fourth place finishes on slow tracks...

The fighting qualities shown in Monachee’s (O’Reilly-Kincia) victory over 2000m at Riccarton on Saturday should hold the five-year-old mare in good stead as she aims towards some of the South Island Cup’s over the next few months. Sold from LA’s 2009 Karaka Select draft, the Lorraine Jameson bred mare was recording back to back victories with her latest success, her fourth career win from 28 starts. Another winner over the last week recording consecutive victories and with LA connections was...

While injury sadly denied Xanadu (Elusive City-Forest Dream) a crack at the summer three-year-old filly pattern races, the LA bred filly's effort for third placing in the Group One Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes at Te Aroha on April was a timely reminder of her class and that her debut stakes success is all bit inevitable. Faced with a wide draw, rider Michael Coleman had little choice but to settle towards the rear of the field early and ride the filly for luck on a Te Aroha track that lived up...

The stud look's to have quality representation in the upcoming Group One New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes at Te Aroha judging by results over the last few days. Xanadu (Elusive City-Forest Dream) returned to form in emphatic style with a comprehensive performance to win the three-year-old event at Tauranga on Saturday. Bred by LA and sold privately to our good client John Gilbert, the long striding filly should be well suited to the expansive Te Aroha track. Kekova (Elusive City-Racing...

The thrill of owning a winning horse you have bred is hard to beat but there is something even more special when that horse is raced with a group of close friends. LA are part of the BLEAP (Blokes and Ladies Expecting Astronomical Profits) Syndicate who enjoyed a lot of thrills and fun a few seasons back racing the Listed winning filly Rapid Kay ( Towkay –Racing Waters ) and who now race the promising four-year-old mares Kekova (Elusive City – Racing Waters) and Skittle (Pins – Rapid Kay ),...

Group two winning filly Chicharita ( Towkay -Trisynd) is a confirmed starter in this weekend’s Group One Telecom New Zealand Derby, where she is likely to be ridden by champion international jockey Douglas Whyte. With her pattern success coming at 2000m and being unbeaten at Ellerslie in two starts, the filly is not without a chance of capturing more black-type in the blue riband Classic. Viadana ( Towkay -Yeah Nah) made it three consecutive victories, and all at Premier meetings, with her...