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Feature Cups on graduate’s program

Upcoming opportunities to press for higher staying honours await Swords Drawn following his last-start success at Moonee Valley.The son of Camelot ...

Here To Shock scores on-speed Sandown win

Hardy five-year-old Here To Shock (NZ) (Shocking) was back in the winner’s circle with a hard-fought on-speed victory in the Tile Importer Handicap ...

Zoustar filly ready to step up

John Thompson will be looking at future black type options for Ithadtobezou after she thumped a competitive Benchmark 64 line-up over 1200 metres at ...

The Irishman strikes again in HK

Tavistock’s talented son The Irishman doubled his Hong Kong tally when he was successful over 1650 metres at Happy Valley.The Cambridge Stud ...

Almanzor 3YO romps home

We were thrilled to see our Almanzor filly Marvelouz, who we race in partnership with Haras d'Etreham, gain a richly deserved victory over 1400 ...

Day to savour at Taupo

We enjoyed a dose of double delight at Taupo where debutante Zourion followed the earlier winning lead of Almanzor’s daughter Marvelouz.Both ...

Filly doubles winning tally

Talented filly Grace ‘N’ Grey has enjoyed a successful road trip to Tauherenikau to post her second win from just six appearances.The daughter of ...

Aquacade on target for stakes success

Quality staying mare Aquacade was promoted to a $4.50 favourite for the G2 Auckland Cup following a dominant performance at Tauranga.Our homebred ...

Our Tristabelle impressive at Tauranga

Well-related Tavistock mare Our Tristabelle proved a cut above her Rating 75 rivals over 1600 metres at Tauranga for the third win of her nine-start ...

Group Races Beckon for Almanzor 3YO

Holymanz successfully returned to racing at Moonee Valley and the best is yet to come from our Almanzor three-year-old.He was a touch slow to begin ...

Top filly writes winning chapter

A top-quality daughter of champion sire Written Tycoon was expected to be one of our leading lights during the closing session of New Zealand ...

Embellish colt sells for $175,000

Our young resident stallion Embellish made a splash on the final day of Book 1 when Lot 561 was landed by Hong Kong trainer Jamie Richards for ...

Fastnet Rock colt a stand-out

A son of Fastnet Rock with an abundance of black type on his pedigree page was our star turn on Day 2 of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling ...

Russian Revolution filly delivers top result

A daughter of Russian Revolution was our headline act on the opening day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale and she will be heading ...

Almanzor filly wins in style

Safura took a major step in the right direction when she broke her maiden at Matamata.The lightly raced daughter of Almanzor holds entries for ...

Quiet approach earns top result

The connections of Earl Of Devon were rewarded for their patience when the lightly tried three-year-old was successful at Wyong.Our homebred son of ...

Burgundy 3YO posts fitting result

Top filly Maven Belle delivered a most appropriate result when she triumphed in our sponsored race at Pukekohe.Last season’s G1 Manawatu Sires’ ...

Million-dollar performance at Pukekohe

It’s often said in racing that good barriers win races, but it’s also true that bad draws don’t always blunt the brilliance of top-quality ...

Zoustar filly back in blaze of glory

Ithadtobezou returned from a break in the best possible fashion at Canterbury Park and trainer John Thompson believes our Zoustar filly can continue ...

Almanzor’s son scores with authority

Almanzor three-year-old Andalus added winning momentum to his Classic campaign with a stylish performance at Te Rapa.The black type performer ...