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Kevin Walls and Elsdon Park manager Kerrie Cox

Petagna’s Elsdon Park vision taking shape, as Walls and Wanless secure Alabama Express colt

Elsdon Park is just four years in, but Lib Petagna’s investment in quality bloodstock is paying off with an Alabama Express colt making $850,000 on day two of the NZB Karaka Yearling Sale on Monday.

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Bittersweet Snitzel result for Cambridge Stud – $850,000 for Group 1-winning mare’s second and final foal at Karaka

An extended opening day of the 100th edition of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale saw averages, median and aggregate soar, and an $850,000 Snitzel colt topping trade. 

Ellerslie track
Ellerslie’s StrathAyr shines through the Auckland rain

A summer downpour and a few Australian interlopers couldn’t spoil one of New Zealand’s biggest racedays, nor prevent the Ellerslie race track from again demonstrating its value to the Kiwi thoroughbred industry. 

Well Written
Karaka Millions 3YO destiny is written for Marsh’s star filly

Well Written confirmed her status as New Zealand's most exciting racehorse with an emphatic win in the Karaka Millions 3YO.

DREAM-ROCA
Birchley’s Karaka 2YO hat-trick

Dream Roca gave Liam Birchley his third win in New Zealand's premier two-year-old race.

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Super reward – Waikato puts full faith in Seth after Group 1 treble
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