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Winter has well and truly arrived early nationwide and we haven't been spared in the Wairarapa! You would think all our mares have converted to...

It's been a quite some autumn for LA broodmare Laebeel culminating in the success of her Danny O Brien trained four-year-old son Sesotho in Sunday's $75,000 Victorian Country Cups Final over 1600m. A fortnight ago her three-year-old son Larry's Never Late (Pentire - Laebeel) ran fourth in the Group One South Australian Derby taking his stakearnings to nearly $200,000 in the process. We have retained Laebeel's stunning Pins yearling filly who has been leased out for a racing career in Victoria...

LA's April's star was the impressive debut win of the LA bred and owned two-year-old filly Aspinal (Pins-Clermont Rose) in the New Zealand...

Bred by LA and raced in partnership with P Bittar, S Browne, J Fox, T Pike and R Wilson, debutant filly Aspinal (Pins- Clermont Rose ) - despite racing wide and greenly - took out the New Zealand Bloodstock 2 Year-Old Fillies Handicap at Avondale last Friday. Always a good indicator towards three-year-old form, the race was of Listed status until this season, despite place-getters the last two years the calibre of Diamond Deck, Metropolitan and last years winner Juice. Larry's Never Late...

Larry's Never Late (Pentire- Laebeel) firmed into second favourite behind VRC Derby winner Rebel Raider for the Group One South Australian Derby with a comprehensive win against the older horses in Sunday's $50,000 Hamilton Cup in Victoria. Bred by Tom and Angela Williams, Larry's Never Late, who was prepared for the Karaka 2007 Premier Sale by LA and sold to Robert Roulston Bloodstock for $77,500 , took his stakes earnings to over $160,000 with his latest success, his fifth from just 12...

Wow! The autumn of 2009 is one we won't forget in a hurry. The LA bred Can't Keeper Down (Keeper- Ashley Downs ) commenced proceedings with a courageous second in the Group One New Zealand Oaks before Marquardt (Shamardal- Centrefold Angel ) who is only the second horse we have bred to start in the Group One Golden Slipper, came from the second widest gate and last on the turn to run 6 th in the richest two-year-old race in the world.. She was 2 nd in her previous start at Group 2 level. The...

Well done to our successful tariners at the Masterton Racing Club Meeting @ Trentham on Saturady 28th March. One trainer was drawn out of all the trainers in each race to win a service fee to Zed. The lucky winners were as follows Race 1 Don Fuge Race 2 Mike Breslin Race 3 Mike Breslin Race 4 Alan Sharrock Race 5 Sam Trotter Race 6 David Haworth Race 7 Howie and Lorraine Matthews Race 8 Sam Trotter Race 9 Kevin Gray

Half a head was all that separated the LA bred Can't Keeper Down (Keeper -Ashley Downs) from the winner in Saturdays Group One New Zealand Oaks at Trentham. Leased out to clients of Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta by LA after been passed in at the 2007 Karaka Select Sale, Can't Keeper Down adds a group one second to her resume which includes a group three second placing earlier in the season . Bred by LA and Pip McCaroll, Can't Keeper Down who is the first foal of Grosvenor mare Ashley Downs ,...

We've had a great couple of months with our racing team and had Carchelo's bid for a start in the Telecom New Zealand Derby materialized, LA would...

In a move to generate confidence with breeders in these challenging economic times we have decided to announce that Towkay will stand the 2009 breeding season at a fee of $6,500 plus GST. Towkay stood last season at $10,000 plus GST The last 12 months has again been vindication of the son of Last Tycoon's rare ability amongst stallions to upgrade his mares. He gets high class race horses the likes of Armada, Kay's Awake and Special Mission, horses that are well sought after in the sale ring...

The LA bred filly Marquardt (Shamadarl- Centrefold Angel ) showed with her gutsy effort in last Saturday's Listed Widden Stakes at Randwick that she'll be competitive in next months Group 1 Golden Slipper if connections pay the late entry fee. Never looking entirely comfortable on the soft track, the $100,000 Karaka 2007 purchase for Patinack Farm by Antony Cummings was a fast finishing third, despite the track conditions, a check with 700m to run and then getting held up momentarily at the...

Trainers Incentive at Masterton RC @ Trentham - 17/02/09 Masterton RC @ Trentham Saturday 28th February Trainers with Horse's entered at the...