Pins Outstanding Australasian Value

1 August 2011

If you were wondering how Pins stacks up against his Australian peers for global earnings last season, check out Arion’s homepage www.arion.co.nz (see image left).

With international progeny earnings of over NZ$11million, Pins is New Zealand’s leading stallion in 2010/2011 for global earnings.

Such a haul sees him more than foot it with the big boys in Australia. At season end, this is how they fared:

1	Encosta de Lago	A$11,575,262
2	Redoute’s Choice	$10.589,475
3	Lonhro	$9,993,362
4	More Than Ready	$8,924,362

Pure Alpha delivers again as Ardrossan continues to rise

Ardrossan gelding Pure Alpha led throughout to win by 1.29 lengths at Eagle Farm for owner Ozzie Kheir, taking his earnings past $300,000. The result caps a stellar run for sire Ardrossan, whose yearlings fetched up to $450,000 this year on strong Hong Kong form.

28 August 2026

The Corner with Garry Chittick

It is difficult to maintain momentum when sitting in judgment of racing’s governance. After all, I get no pleasure in searching for non-credible decisions, but one is perpetually bewildered by the rationale behind many of the positions that make little sense.