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The demand for progeny of Jimmy Choux flows through to Festival as he tops the session with $80,000 colt
Posted On: Sunday, 31 January 2016
Experience with the progeny of Rich Hill Stud stallion
Jimmy Choux played a major role in the decision by Regal Farm principal Shane Crawford to outbid some fierce competition at today's Karak......
Jimmy Choux strong throughout Karaka Select Sale
Posted On: Friday, 29 January 2016
Rich Hill sire Jimmy Choux featured prominently among the leading New Zealand sires throughout this weeks Select sale, finishing with an impressive $89,324 average across his 17 yearlings.Leading Sire......
Rich Hill stallion Jimmy Choux had another outstanding day with a son of his realising $210,000.
Posted On: Thursday, 28 January 2016
Jimmy Choux maintained his outstanding Select average today with a total of 12 progeny selling over the first two days for a $97,300 average (10-times service fee).
Jimmy Choux's Select avera......
Pentire finishes the day on a strong note for Rich Hill
Posted On: Thursday, 28 January 2016
Pentire completed a strong day for Rich Hill Stud during the Select Sale at Karaka this afternoon.
Lot 866 the half-brother to the Australian Group performer Street Allure sold for $130,000.
T......
Carston hot on progeny of Jimmy Choux
Posted On: Thursday, 28 January 2016
Andrew Carston is a member of the
Jimmy Choux fan club and he paid this year's subscription with a Select Sale purchase.
The Riccarton trainer secured another daughter of the multiple Group O......
A great start to Select for Rich Hill stallions Shocking and Jimmy Choux
Posted On: Wednesday, 27 January 2016
A handsome son of
Shocking with an international pedigree is on his way to Victoria.
The Rich Hill Stud-offered colt (Lot 480) was snapped up today for $110,000 by brothers Lee and Anthony Free......
Fastnet Rock filly and Shocking colt top Rich Hill's day two draft
Posted On: Tuesday, 26 January 2016
A daughter of
Fastnet Rock (Lot 358) led the way for Rich Hill Stud on the closing day of the Premier Sale at Karaka.
Out of the Encosta de Lago mare Lady of Spain, she sold for $220,000 to Ka......
Shin soreness sidelines Manolo Blahniq
Posted On: Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Beaten Karaka Million favourite Manolo Blahniq has gone to the paddock.
The Craig Thornton-trained colt had won the
Gr. 3 Eclipse Stakes at his previous start, but he failed to show the sam......
Dwyer shops well for brother to Cup winner
Posted On: Monday, 25 January 2016
Victorian trainer Henry Dwyer did some worthwhile shopping in the opening session of the National Yearling Sale when he secured the brother to Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance (Pentire) fo......
Cracking Karaka day for Rich Hill
Posted On: Monday, 25 January 2016
Rich Hill Stud made a flying start to the opening session of the Premier Sale at Karaka today.
Their first lot through the ring (Lot 18) was a son of High Chaparral, whose looks won over Shaune Ri......
VRC presents miniature Melbourne Cup to breeders at Ellerslie
Posted On: Sunday, 24 January 2016
The breeders of Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance have been presented with a special trophy at the Karaka Million meeting at Ellerslie today.The Victoria Racing Club handed over the miniature th......
Pike looks to the future with Skyweka (Pentire)
Posted On: Sunday, 24 January 2016
Despite registering the best performance of her career with an emphatic win in yesterday's time-honoured Duoro Cup at Trentham, trainer Tony Pike is convinced his exciting galloper
Skyweka i......
Pentathlon confirms staying promise with a nose second in todays Wellington Cup
Posted On: Saturday, 23 January 2016
John Wheeler's young Pentire four-year-old
Pentathlon (number 9, pictured) confirmed himself a stayer heading to the top of our staying ranks with a fighting second in the feature
Gr.2 Well......
All eyes on Manolo Blahniq in Karaka Million
Posted On: Friday, 22 January 2016
All factors point to Manolo Blahniq being the horse to beat in the Karaka Million.
Manolo Blahniq has created an enormous impression in his brief career and is set to start as one of the hot......
Dual representation for Jimmy Choux in Karaka Million
Posted On: Thursday, 21 January 2016
Rich Hill Stud stallion Jimmy Choux is poised to have a massive profile boost on the eve of the New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Yearling Sale.
The five-time Group One-winning former New Zealand H......
Antonio Giuseppe on trial for Waikato Guineas
Posted On: Thursday, 21 January 2016
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained
Antonio Giuseppe (Shocking) will be called up to stakes company if he runs up to expectations at Ellerslie on Sunday.
He will be on trial in the Hall......
Xtravagant to face older horses in the NRM Sprint at Te Rapa.
Posted On: Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Unperturbed by a disappointing outcome at Trentham, the connections of
Xtravagant (Pentire) remain keen to take on the older horses next month.
The star colt was unable to double his Group One ta......
Jimmy Choux's Million contenders draw in close
Posted On: Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Jimmy Choux's Listed Karaka Million representatives have both been blessed in the barrier draw for Sunday's feature at Ellerslie.
The Craig Thornton-trained pre-post favourite
Manolo Blahniq ha......
Track conditions to blame for Xtravagant's Levin Classic run
Posted On: Monday, 18 January 2016
The Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington in March remains on the agenda for star New Zealand three-year-old
Xtravagant (Pentire) despite a shock loss at Trentham on Saturday.
The son of Penti......
Pentire 3YO stakes Derby claim
Posted On: Friday, 15 January 2016
A son of Pentire impressively moved into the Gr 1 New Zealand Derby picture at Matamata this afternoon.
Zambezi Warrior produced a storming finish to open his account in his first start over ......
A Quality Rich Hill draft for Karaka 2016
Posted On: Thursday, 14 January 2016
With little over a week until the 2016 Karaka Yearling Sale series starts...
Rich Hill will present 44 colts and fillies at the Premier, Select, and Festival sessions.
The bulk of the Rich......
Pentathlon second favourite for Group 2 Wellington Cup
Posted On: Monday, 11 January 2016
The John Wheeler-trained
Pentathlon (Pentire) continued his quick progress through the New Zealand staying ranks with a strong finishing run for third (pictured - number 8) in Saturday's
Lis......
Xtravagant primed for Group 1 tilt
Posted On: Monday, 11 January 2016
Super Kiwi colt Xtravagant (Pentire) takes his next step towards an Australian Guineas start when he lines up as the $1.50 favourite in Saturday's Group 1 Levin Classic at Trentham.Xtravagant is the c......
Jimmy Choux filly impresses on northern debut giving her sire two Karaka Million runners
Posted On: Saturday, 9 January 2016
What Choux Want was luckless at Ellerslie this afternoon, but she still boosted her
Listed Karaka Million prospects.
The Jimmy Choux filly finished third after being shut out of a gap along the......
Up-and-coming stayer Pentathlon on path towards Wellington Cup
Posted On: Friday, 8 January 2016
John Wheeler will produce in-form stayer
Pentathlon (Pentire) in Saturday's
Listed Gallagher Marton Cup (2200m) at Awapuni.
Wheeler had hoped to try and extend Pentathlon's winning streak t......
Douro Cup bound Skyweka providing smiles aplenty
Posted On: Friday, 8 January 2016
Wairarapa couple Les and Janine Wallace are loving every minute racing their talented mare
Skyweka (Pentire).
The Wallaces bred the daughter of Pentire who has now won three of her eight star......
Pedigree Boost for Jimmy Choux Colt
Posted On: Thursday, 7 January 2016
A successful Australian debut from Silento has given his younger half-brother a timely boost.
The five-year-old won at Doomben in his first appearance yesterday from Robert Heathcote's Eagle Farm ......
Jimmy Choux to the Million Fore
Posted On: Thursday, 7 January 2016
Jimmy Choux's challenge for Listed Karaka Million honours might be doubled this weekend.
The exciting young Rich Hill Stud stallion already has the pre-post favourite for the country's richest r......
The Hassler produces strong staying performance
Posted On: Saturday, 2 January 2016
Cambridge three-year-old
The Hassler stepped up over a middle-distance for the first time at Tauranga today and came out on top in a four-horse war down the home straight.
The son of
Shocking h......
Royal effort from Shocking filly
Posted On: Saturday, 2 January 2016
Dual Group One winner
Shocking has produced his second stakes performer with
Megawatt (pictured, red cap) starring at Ellerslie on New Year's Day.
The Rich Hill Stud's stallion's daughter ......
Manolo Blahniq dominant in Eclipse Stakes
Posted On: Friday, 1 January 2016
Memories of one of
Jimmy Choux's greatest victories flooded back when his son
Manolo Blahniq became his first stakes winner with an exceptional performance in today's
Gr.3 Barneswood Farm ......
