Sires With Winners - Wednesday July 6

The first session at New Zealand Bloodstock’s 100th National Yearling Sale set a new benchmark, with the Book 1 Sale reaching total sales of over $79 million after two days of selling, a $3.6 million increase despite a more compact offering.

Yulong based Alabama Express recently set a new sale ring benchmark for his progeny at the Magic Millions when a colt from Navarro sold for $625,000, but that mark was eclipsed in the second and final session of Karaka Book One on Monday. 

Widden Stud’s gorgeous stallion Russian Camelot (IRE) is a showstopper in the looks department and a three year-old gelding stamped very much in his image was a runaway debut winner at Geelong on Australia Day.

Elen Nicholas has ridden the highs and lows of racing with Knights Realm, and Saturday proved to be the pinnacle of their journey.

The Randwick trials on Tuesday morning featured some of the potential big players for this autumn carnival with the first three heats for Group and Listed winners well worth a look.

The dizzying rise of Cambridge Stud stallion Sword Of State continued at Karaka on Monday with a sale-topping $1.1 million yearling in his second crop.

Day Two at Karaka and Maree McEwan was out speaking to some happy people, and along the way came across a very cool horse – he may have cost $950,000 but he seems priceless.

Sir Brendan and Lady Jo Lindsay decided to support the milestone 100th edition of New Zealand’s National Yearling Sale with 100 percent of Cambridge Stud’s yearlings that were for sale this season, and that commitment was richly rewarded with a Book 1 triumph that they and their team will never forget.

The $2million Inglis Millennium (1100m) will be run at Randwick on Saturday week, February 7 with a couple of new winners from last Saturday putting themselves right into the mix.

Maree McEwan has been out talking to buyers during a strong Day One of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka Yearling Sale.