From NZB, published 15 February 2025 The Auckland Session of the 2025 National Standardbred Yearling Sale was one for the history books when 130 lots went under the auction hammer at the Karaka Sales Centre on Saturday. Not just one, but two equal record top lots were recorded when the dominant force of Stonewall Stud…
Some big names for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS on the winner list this weekend with Captain Hammerhead (bred by Roger Bazeley Syndicate) taking out the 2025 Albury Cup to bring his earnings mark to $285,000 and Catch A Wave (Benstud Standardbreds and P & Z O’Shea) clocking a stunning 1:52.6 at Terang for a total bank now of…
Our standout sires TALL DARK STRANGER, STAY HUNGRY and CAPTAINTREACHEROUS stand out in the catalogues for the NZB National Yearling Sale at Karaka and the Australian Pacing Gold Sydney sale this weekend, and the NZB Canterbury Sale on Tuesday: NZB Karaka 15 FEBRUARY Lot 1, a CAPTAINTREACHEROUS filly out of Bettors Delight mare, Ice ImperialLot…
Two big sales coming up this weekend starting on Saturday with the NZB National Yearling Sale at Karaka and followed on Sunday in Sydney with the Australian Pacing Gold sale – CAPTAINTREACHEROUS, STAY HUNGRY and TALL DARK STRANGER are very well represented across the two – find the full listing here: https://www.empirestallions.com/2025-yearling-season-is-here/ BETTING LINE once…
A huge one for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS! Crowned New Zealand Pacing Sire of the Year for 2024, he was also represented by eight winners headlined by mare Lakelsa (bred by B & A Sinclair) who claimed the GROUP 1 NZ Breeders Stakes Fillies & Mares Free For All at Addington, taking her stakes earnings past $147,000. Breeders…
Four winners for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS this week, with three hitting the magic $100,000 mark! Mare Highly Respected (bred by Alex Smith & Russ Woods) claimed hers at Redcliffe while Lanai (Mathew Day) put two together later at Albion Park to reach his in 1:55.9. Peligroso (K & A Charles) clocked 1:55.2 at Penrith to hit $107,000…
STAY HUNGRY has an exciting three-year-old to watch after Go Without (bred by Rhiannon Park) secured back-to-back wins by clocking 1:54.5 at Geelong this week! CAPTAINTREACHEROUS wasn’t without a juvenile winner either with filly Keayang Payton (Durham Park Standardbreds) saluting on debut later on the card. CAPTAIN secured a further five winners across the weekend…
In 2025 the quality of yearlings on offer across Australasia by our standout sires TALL DARK STRANGER, STAY HUNGRY and CAPTAINTREACHEROUS is truly outstanding – take a look at the full list below before Sunday’s debut sales in Melbourne for Australian Pacing Gold… TALL DARK STRANGER, multi-millionaire, USA 2019 2YO of the Year and 2020…
A brand new three-year-old winner for CAPTAINTREACHEROUS this week headed a midweek trifecta for the sire. French Fries (bred by Solid Earth) took a 5.6m win at Albion Park, giving him a win in both his two- and three-year-old seasons. Nearby at Redcliffe, Lanai (Mathew Day) took win #10 to bring his bank up to…
It was the ladies heading CAPTAINTREACHEROUS‘ list this weekend with a trifecta for the sire in the GR2 Premier Mares Championship at Addington. Lakelsa (bred by B & A Sinclair) pumped up her earnings to over $92,000 with her win, coming in ahead of fellow CAPTAIN girls Ruby Rose and All You Need Is Me.…