Outreach - New Winner

This week we’re having a quick look at all the action from Karaka race day and sales, making sense of the 2YO's and we have a special guest trainer who sheds light on a blue hen, a champion sire and has a tip for us on Wednesday.

The $2million Inglis Millennium (1100m) will be run at Randwick on February 8 and while top contenders North England and Within the Law have been tuning up at the trials it was impressive debut winner Open Secret that was a big mover from last weekend’s racing with her connections immediately announcing their intention to target the race.

New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale attracts buyers from far and wide in search of the classic-type horses this country is famous for producing, and a new name joined that list during the Book 1 session at Karaka this week.

Haunui Farm have been crowned leading vendor of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Yearling Sale at Karaka for the first time this week following a pleasing set of results, led by the $2.4 million sale of the full-sister to glamour mare Orchestral.

An outstanding few days for Sword Of State’s first-crop yearlings at Karaka culminated in a $540,000 purchase price towards the end of the Book 1 session on Tuesday afternoon.

For the second year in a row, Hallmark Stud has struck seven-figure gold at Karaka with a yearling filly by Proisir out of Donna Marie.

After being an underbidder on the two highest-priced yearlings of the sale, Dean Hawthorne had to wait until the last hour of the Book 1 session on Tuesday afternoon to finally secure one of the fillies on his Karaka wish list.

Here is the full list of 38 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Off the back of a lucrative result at Karaka, Mark and Jane Corcoran’s Grangewilliam Stud will be chasing another top outcome on the track this weekend.

Day Three of NZB’s 2025 National Yearling Sales Series rounded out Book 1 on Tuesday, with a solid day of trade on par with last year’s results.