Dominic opens Singapore account
Rock ‘n’ Pop’s son Dominic is on the board in Singapore following his maiden success at Kranji.
Previously placed from just a handful of starts, the four-year-old on Sunday won over 1200 metres.
He is trained by Saimee Jumaat and was ridden by Senari Noh.
Dominic was a $35,000 Karaka graduate and is out of the Gr.2 City of Auckland Cup winner Highflying.
All of her foals to race are now winners and includes the stakes performer Media World.
The family also numbers the Gr.1 The Metropolitan runner-up Antonio Guiseppe within its ranks.
Tivaci’s Movie Night steals the show at Newcastle
A sister to the Gr.1 ATC Flight Stakes (1600m) winner Never Been Kissed, the Waikato Stud-bred and raced Movie Night (NZ) was rewarded for her consistency, breaking her maiden with an all-the-way win over 1400m at Newcastle for trainer Tom Charlton.
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Oilman’s stud stake could change course of NZ breeding
Eighteen months ago, Texas oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt walked through the lush Waikato pasture of Matamata’s Balcarres Stud and announced he wanted some just like it for his own.
Today he has-360 acres about a mile down the road which has been transformed from a dairy farm to one of New Zealand’s leading horse and cattle breeding establishments.
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