Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray’s stayer Nereus carried the colours of Waikato Stud to win last Saturday’s Gr.3 Counties Cup (2100m), and at Te Aroha on Wednesday, their exciting three-year-old Tycoon Prince put Cambridge Stud’s name to the forefront with an impressive maiden success.
The Tattersalls December Foal Sale stepped up a level on the second day with seventeen lots selling for 100,000 guineas or more and a MEHMAS filly leading the way at 200,000 guineas, alongside increases in turnover, average and median.