“It’s the first time that a slot race has been auctioned anywhere in the world. Everyone went into the unknown and what unfolded was quite incredible."
Talented New Zealand-bred mare Lekvarte may have earned herself a Group Three opportunity with her victory in the Doyle’s Breeding and Racing Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
From a select group of only four broodmares based at Curraghmore, Sir Owen Glenn has now bred two Group One winners on opposite sides of the Tasman and over wildly different distances.
