NEWS & EVENTS

Impressive Debut By LA Graduate

The Block Partnership bred 2YO Lord Barrington (Darci Brahma-Della Lobra by Stravinsky) who created such an impression when winning on debut in Victoria last Thursday for trainer Mike Moroney was purchased from our 2013 Karaka Premier draft by Mike’s brother Paul. Wexford Stables bought the half- brother by Showcasing from us at Karaka this year.   Hot Shoe Shuffln (Towkay-Maximite by Yeats) who had...

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2014 Service Fees

Proven, Commercial and Value highlight the stallion roster at Little Avondale Stud this season. Nadeem (Redoute’s Choice-Candide) is the sire of this season stars Sterling City, the winner of the US $2million 1200m GROUP 1 Golden Shaheen on the Dubai World Cup card, dual GROUP 2 winner Mujaarib owned by Sheik Hamdam bin Rashid Al Maktoum and dual Sydney Group 3 winner and GROUP 1 placed Sharnee...

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Solid Trading At Karaka

A good turnout of buyers saw this week’s National Weanlingand Broodmare Sale at Karaka post increases in averages, aggregates and medianson last years sale. We were particularly pleased with a clearance rate ofnearly 95% for the 38 lots we sold. Top price amongst our weanling draft was the $42,500 paidfor the Hinchinbrook filly from Flying Footsteps. Joe Barnes bought the toppriced Per...

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Mare Continues Strong Form Line

Nadeem mare Crucial (Nadeem-Dawn Attack by Fantastic Light) was duly rewarded for consistent form this campaign, and in good company, with her latest success over 1600m in Melbourne on Saturday. Four starts back the Anthony Freedman trained five-year-old ran second beaten a neck to Text’n Hurley, who came out and won the Group 2 Sunline Stakes two starts later. A stakeswinner as a three-year,...

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Pedigree Upgrade For Weanling Sale Entrant

Promising Melbourne sprinter Search Squad (Falkirk-Comb The Seas), himself a purchase from our 2011 Weanling Sale draft, won his third race in just seven career starts when successful over 1300m in Melbourne on Saturday, increasing interest in his half brother by Per Incanto who we offer as LOT 259 at the National weanling and Broodmare Sale at Karaka on 12 and 13 May. Given the reception...

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Sydney Easter Results

Our decision to keep supporting the Inglis Sydney Easter Yearling Sales was again vindicated with another well-received draft at the Newmarket salegrounds last week. Emirates Park, owners of Golden Slipper winner Mossfun, purchased our Pins - Kumari filly for Aus $410,000. LA bred the filly in partnership with JML Bloodstock and Barlow Thoroughbreds. The Hong Kong Jockey Club signed the sales...

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New Stakes Performer For Towkay

Lightly raced Towkay mare Waikawa (Towkay-Harinui by Generous) showed her serious potential with an outstanding performance to finish third in the Group 3 Hiremaster Cuddle Stakes over 1600m at Trentham on Saturday. The Christopher and Susannah Grace bred and owned 4YO was having just her third raceday start following previous wins at Trentham and Hastings. Sunday’s Hong Kong Derby meeting may...

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Group 3 Second Adds Interest In Sydney Easter Yearling

Nadeem mare Sharnee Rose (Nadeem-Farasha by Jeune) added to her impressive black-type record with a second place finish in the Group 3 ATC Wiggle Stakes in Sydney on Saturday, and in doing so created more interest in her yearling half brother by Makfi who sells as part of our draft at the Sydney Easter Yearling Sale on 8-10 April. A dual group winner last spring in Sydney, five-year-old...

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Towkay Pair In Unique Repeat

Statisticians must have been busy following the remarkable achievement of Towkay full brother and sister Tainui (Towkay-Harinui) and Waikawa (Towkay-Harinui) winning their respective 1400m and 1600m assignments at Hastings on Saturday. The achievement in itself is unique but given that they did exactly the same thing on the middle day of the Wellington Cup Carnival almost defies belief. The...

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Good straight-up folk with a sense of humour

John McArdle, Melbourne Trainer