Category Archives: Adrian Clark comment

I attended Cambridge Stud’s yearling parade today.  It was an opportunity to see every yearling the famous farm is taking to Karaka for the Premier, Select & Festival Sales. What a treat; I saw a truckload of quality – way … Continue reading →

                        Zabeel had a leading role in proceedings at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day with both the City of Auckland Cup-Gr.2 and ARC Championship Stakes-Gr.2 winners being from his … Continue reading →

I manage four mares who all went to Rich Hill Stud’s newcomer horse Shocking this season and the results have been fantastic. All four are in foal and, what’s more, all have early service dates. A big thanks to Casey … Continue reading →

With more media at Sha Tin than you can shake a stick at, every imaginable word about Able One’s performance in last night’s Hong Kong Mile has probably been said. For me the win was a credit to every single … Continue reading →

I had a close-up look at the Cambridge Jump Outs this morning, joining trainer Murray Baker behind the barriers. The local horses had access to the course proper today, so there was a swag of youngsters lining up for the … Continue reading →

This morning I dragged myself out of bed at 4am to get myself across to Matamata (40km from where I live) to take in trackwork. I loved every minute of it and it made me realise how much I miss … Continue reading →

The team at the Auckland Racing Club deserve credit for adding another race to their programme for Saturday to allow for the abundance of horses in the Rating 65 to Rating 75 bracket looking for a middle distance start. When … Continue reading →

Like so many others I took great interest in the ambitious plan by Roger James to take He’s Remarkable all the way across to Perth for the A$1m Railway Stakes. Watching the race, I thought the horse could not have … Continue reading →

This year I attended New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale as an observer only.  I’ve been a vendor in years gone by and I’ve been there in the capacity of a buyer as well.  Further back in my career … Continue reading →

Sir Patrick Hogan told me in the last few days that every one of his 2010 crop of yearlings will be sold at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka Yearling Sales Series in less than three months time. This is a departure … Continue reading →