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The New Zealand bred gelding Blazing Holme NZ notched his fourth harness racing success from six starts this year when he won the $16,500 Open in 1:54.2 at Saratoga Raceway…

A pair of fillies offered by the Wagga-based Atworthy Park Group topped the Australian Pacing Gold Melbourne Yearling Sale at Oaklands Junction on Sunday. The top price paid was $112,500…

Aldebaran Park bred eyes Queensland Championship

The tough Aldebaran Park bred and raised Aldebaranstilinski (Sebastian K Swe – Aldebaran Sky) is the one to beat in the Listed $27,000 Jim McNeil Trotting Championship Final at Albion…

Face Time Bourbon, Walner, Ready Cash progeny at National Yearling Sales

An opportunity to tap into the best trotting genetics in the Northern Hemisphere will greet buyers at the NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sales in New Zealand on February 16 and…

Lot 174: Perfection on four legs!

Most decisions at the sales begin with how a yearling looks and moves. You want a horse that walks forward with purpose – not stilted or rushed, but balanced, swinging…

Tactical Landing strongly represented at NZ yearling sales

Premier trotting sire Tactical Landing will have a seven-strong draft go up for auction at next month’s NZB National Yearling Sales. The Muscle Hill horse will be represented by six…

David Scott’s equine Treasure trove of success

Always Treasure, a trotting mare owned by Cranbourne identity David Scott, provided one of the highlights of last week’s Victorian racing from a breeding standpoint when she produced two winners…

The Rocknroll Hanover horse A Rocknroll Dance (1:47.4), who is standing at Pete and Chantal McMullen’s Somerset Farms near Brisbane, has sired the harness racing winners of a hefty $36million…

Who’s who of international trotting stallions at NZ yearling sale

Some of the biggest names among the trotting stallion ranks in Europe and North America have strong representation in the catalogue for next month’s NZB Yearling Sales at Karaka and…

Aldebaran Park stallions end season on winning note

A swag of harness racing winners in December has firmly established the Aldebaran Park sires Skyvalley NZ and Aldebaran Eagle USA among the top bracket of trotting sires in the…

Gary Merlo’s winning formula

Retired Geelong businessman and hobby harness breeder and owner Gary Merlo is finding the annual yearling sales a splendid source of winners. Merlo enjoyed a sensational 12 months in the…

Sweet Lou crowned leading Australia sire for the first time

Sweet Lou, who stands at Woodlands Stud in New Zealand, has been crowned Australia’s champion sire for the first time. His ascent to the top of the stakemoney scoreboard ended…