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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...

We are extremely happy with our Karaka results. It certainly wasn't as strong as the previous couple of years but that was to be expected with the...

Courtesy www.nzb.co.nz Karaka Premier Sale graduate, Marquardt , franked her impressive trial form on Saturday with her debut win in the STC Theslipper.com.au 2YO Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill. Coming from five lengths off the lead, the Jason Coyle-trained Marquardt (Sharmadal x Centrefold Angel by Centaine) gunned down the highly regarded Waterhouse runner, Manhattan Rain (Encosta de Lago), in the final 75 metres. Manhattan Rain - a half-brother to sire sensation Redoute's Choice - finished...

Given the vastly different trading conditions that existed for the Premier Sale this year compared to last we were very happy with an average of $143,636 for eleven sold compared to $98,437 for the eight sold last year. Another pleasing aspect was the continuing support we get from some of the best eyes for thoroughbred bloodstock around these parts in the likes of Bart Cummings, his son Anthony and John Foote. The top price in our draft went to Jim Barlow's Savabeel filly from Vedodara who...

Excuse the pun but LA are bucking the trend of breeders to retain fillies from their very best families, when we offer for sale fillies from two of the most highly regarded families in the NZ studbook at Karakas Premier Yearling Sale, presenting buyers with a not to be missed opportunity. The Pins filly from Rivertaine - Lot 199 - is a three-quarter sister to dual group one winner Legs and from a full sister to recent Group One Perth Cup victor Guyno. Over the last seven weeks her half...

Sam and Pip McCarroll pulled the right rein when mating young LA mare Ashley Downs with O'Reilly in 2007. The resultant colt who is lot 986 in this months Karaka Select Sale is a very close blood relation to Kildare (O'Reilly- Jackie'O ) who took the Group 3 Chow Fook Bauhinia Sprint Trophy in Hong Kong on Saturday. The LA bred Jackie'O is a grand daughter of the blue hen mare Sellou as is Ashley Downs . LA's lot 1079 in the Karaka Select Sale - the Savabeel/ Clermont Lass colt - also received...

Sam's rarely without a smile but these last few weeks it's been even broader than usual as the pedigree updates for our Karaka draft continue to...

As Karaka 2009 draws closer there is no slow down in the incidence of pedigree updates for yearlings in our drafts across each of the three Sales. In the Premier Sale, the half brother to Lot 149 - the Pins colt from Nikki's Bride - a son of Montjeu called Environment Patron won in Adelaide on 12 December. Another half brother in the form of Jervois (Pentire) has won in Adelaide and being placed in recent weeks from just three career starts, so there should be plenty of South Australian...

Don't Look Past an LA Stud Passing Young LA broodmare Ashley Downs breeding career received a wonderful fillip when her first foal, Can't Keeper...