The first three foals for the season were colts, and sure enough, as predicted, the next three were fillies. Skidoodle, a half sister to stakes performer Aboutski produced an impressive chestnut filly by Hold That Tiger. Inprivato followed with another chestnut filly. This one by Sequalo. And Let[...]
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August 27th, 2010 - 3:57 pm § in Breeding
Too Deadly becomes Lauriston’s thirty first individually bred winner
Too Deadly was a $32,500 purchase by Eales Racing from Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm at Melbourne’s Premier 2 sale in 2009. Too Deadly, trained by Mark Kavanagh races in the black and orange colours made famous by Whobegotyou and last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Shocking. Too Deadly debuted in [...]
August 16th, 2010 - 4:08 pm § in Breeding
A Trifecta of Colts
The first three Lauriston foals this season are colts. Flower Power produced a strong bay Shamardal colt on the fourth of August. Little more than a week later Cica Cica produced a strapping brown Bel Esprit colt and last night Mighty Atalanta foaled a 63kg bay colt by Tale Of The Cat. “This se[...]
August 4th, 2010 - 5:09 pm § in Breeding
Lauriston Welcomes Spring’s First Arrival
This morning at 3:30AM Flower Power gave birth to her first foal – A strong bay colt. Mum and her Shamardal foal are both healthy and well. The first time broodmare has taken to motherhood quickly. As a racehorse Shamardal won four Group Ones and in his short career at stud, has already s[...]
She’ll Avago Wins At Hawkesbury
She’ll Avago settled just behind the front runners in the 1000 metre class 2 race at Hawkesbury last Sunday. Rounding the bend, apprentice Josh Adams steered the filly in to space. She quickly accounted or the frontrunners and drew away from them to win by a length and a half. It was the third car[...]
Levant Wins at Echuca
Levant was slowly away from the inside gate in the 1212 metre 0-68 rating race at Echuca last Monday. It was a good ride by Eddie Cassar. He pushed the gelding up in to the box seat and at the turn peeled him off the rails. Levant ran down the front runners to win by [...][...]
July 3rd, 2010 - 7:47 pm § in Breeding
Verridon Makes it Back to Back Wins
Verridon has followed his win two weeks ago, with another win. The four year old gelding has now won three of his last five starts. This time the class four Toowoomba race was run over 1100 metres. Confidently ridden by Tats Fujinuma, Verridon looked the likely winner for the duration of the strai[...]
June 20th, 2010 - 4:57 pm § in Breeding
Verridon is Very Good
Lauriston bred Verridon won impressively at Toowoomba last night. The Eric Ropiha trained grey gelding box seated during the class 4 race over 1050 metres. Prior to the turn jockey Tatts Fujinuma pushed out to give the 4yo room. Verridon set chase after Ulmarra who had stolen a break on the rest of [...]
Lauriston’s Thirtieth Bred Individual Winner
Tango Express became the thirtieth individual winner bred at Lauriston.[...]
Al Jandar Looks The Goods
Al Jandar had his first race start – A 1100 metre race for two year old maidens at Ararat on Monday 31st May. Ryan Maloney settled the gelding on the pace. Upon straightening Al Jandar moved up a gear and quickly raced clear from the on pacers. Ryan glanced over his shoulders 150 metres from [..[...]