Otaki trainer Johno Benner had the lucrative Karaka Millions meeting very much in mind when sourcing four yearlings to date this week at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales.
The first Wootton Bassett yearlings to be sold in New Zealand have made a big impression at Karaka this week, headed by a well-related filly that fetched $800,000 on Tuesday morning.
Trelawney Stud again celebrated outstanding results on the track last year, highlighted by a pair of heavy hitting graduates of Brent and Cherry Taylor’s operation.
Star New Zealand-bred sprinter Lucky Sweynesse collected his second Group One crown in as many starts at Sha Tin on Sunday as he reeled in a brave California Spangle to lift the HK$12 million Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m).
Prowess continued the meteoric rise of her sire Proisir on Saturday when becoming his fifth individual Group One winner after her victory in the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2050m) at Pukekohe.
