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A patient ride by Jasmine Fawcett resulted in Matamata mare Tenfoot Tall handsomely reward her many supporters when she took out the Seeka Kiwifruit Cup (2100m) at Tauranga on Saturday.
Novara Park has announced its 2026 service fees, with owner Luigi Muollo reinforcing the stud’s commitment to offering breeders quality bloodlines and genuine value across its stallion roster.
Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) placegetter Movin Out made a winning start to her new preparation with an upset victory in the A$160,000 Macquarie St Social Handicap (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Taranaki visitor Special Sakura upset the applecart when she led from go to whoa to bring up just her third career victory, and first at black-type level, when winning the Listed Fulton Family Stakes (1500m) at Ellerslie.
In line with the current economic climate, Novara Park owner Luigi Muollo has made adjustments to the service fees for the stud’s four-strong stallion roster.
She’s leaving her run a bit late, but the full sister to last week’s Listed VRC Andrew Ramsden Stakes winner Basilinna may have a shot at the Group I BRC Queensland Oaks.
A perfect gift continues to keep on giving for expatriate Kiwi horsewoman Emma-Lee Browne who is now in the luxurious position of having a guaranteed Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) runner with a homebred.
Emma-Lee and David Browne’s victory in the A$300,000 Listed Lexus Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington on Saturday was enormously valuable in more ways than one for the Kiwi couple.
Kiwi-bred filly Movin Out made a successful switch from Sydney racing to a tilt at Victorian riches when she came from well back to race to a dominant victory in the $150,000 Mornington Guineas (1600m) on Saturday.
Wexford Stables are hoping their purple patch of form can continue at Trentham on Saturday where they will line-up three runners in two of the feature events on the card.
Bill Thurlow will have mixed feelings when gifted filly Movin Out leaves his stable for Australia this weekend.
Four-year-old gelding Medatsu notched his fourth victory from 11 starts when running out a strong winner of the Vale John Nicholson Handicap (2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
The Chris Waller-trained Medatsu ran out a gritty winner of the Jockeys Appreciation Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday as the four-year-old gelding recorded his first Sydney metropolitan victory.
Novara Park has stuck solid with its stallion roster, maintaining the service fees for all stallions for the 2024 breeding season.
A week after launching Lantern Way into the three-year-old spotlight in last Saturday’s Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m), in-form trainer Lisa Latta is about to resume the racing career of a stablemate who has already proven herself to be an age-group standout.
Three-year-old filly Basilinna has stamped herself as a stayer of the future following a strong maiden victory over 1600m at Cranbourne on Thursday.
A stellar campaign in Hong Kong for Lucky Sweynesse has increased the focus on his New Zealand-based sire.
Luigi Muollo’s Novara Park Stud near Cambridge will stand four stallions this season, spear-headed by exciting young stallion Staphanos at $15,000 + GST.
It’s been a great two weeks for Novara Park’s Luigi Muollo, but he’s looking forward to the promise of the future rather than reflecting too much on the success.
Luigi Muollo wasn’t able to be trackside at Awapuni to celebrate the victory of Pignan, instead keeping a close watch on his sire Staphanos’ poster girl from afar.