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Listed Success for the Highview Sold Twoznotenough

Highview Stud reared and sold the winner of yesterdays Listed Speight’s Mid Ale Great Easter Stakes in Twoznotenough.Sired by Sakhee's Secret out of the Royal Academy mare Middlebrook, Twoznotenough was purchased from the Highview 2012 Select sale draft by Allan Sharrock for $21,000.Click here for full details of her victory. (Photo Credit: Trish Dunell)Twoznotenough younger half-brother Kelowna Star has proved to one of the best horses racing in Macau.  The pair ...

Invader's Sires' Group 1 Success Borne Out Of Highview

Invader's Group 1 victory in the Inglis Sires' (registered as ATC Sires Produce Stakes) over 1,400m at Randwick virtually guaranteed him the status of "Champion Australian 2YO Colt" for the current racing season; the trappings of a sparkling stud career will no doubt follow.Raced by the influential China Horse Club and sired by the amazing Snitzel, Invader proved comfortably superior in one of the two 'majors' for Australian youngsters - a stone bruise had prevented him from compe...

Comin'through Wins Again At Ellerslie - Australia Next?

Bullbars gelding Comin'through added to his impressive record over ground at Cup Day at Ellerslie today with victory in the last race of the carnival.That made it two wins in a row (and three in his last five) for Comin'through who has really thrived with the step up to middle distance.  Having always shown fight in his races, this is now coming to the fore against older and more experienced rivals.It didn't come easy today though as victory was secured in the enquiry room after B...

Comin'through Does Just That On Derby Day

Bullbars gelding Comin'through (ex Commendable) closed off Derby Day at Ellerslie with victory over 2,100m in good style after enduring an awkward trip where little went right.  In a race against highly regarded competitors, Comin'through prevailed after a trip that required a good deal of tenacity to be shown.Breaking from barrier three, the Logan/Gibbs trained Comin'through was unable to take advantage and found himself at the rear as the field settled into formation.  Grant Coo...

Kelowna Star Flies Macau Flag in Hong Kong

The Highview Stud bred and raised Kolowna Star (Sufficient - Middlebrook) will represent Macau this weekend in the annual Interport Series with Hong Kong.  He lines up at Sha Tin on Sunday in the Hong Kong Macau Trophy over 1,400m.  The purpose is two-fold for his trainer James Moore; firstly, (to try and win the race for Macau - where success has been limited lately) and secondly to assess whether Kelowna Star is competitive to warrant future trips across the Zhujiang River Estua...

Bullbars First Crop On Fire Since Christmas

The win of Akoya today at Trentham continued an exceptional run for Bullbars since Christmas.Bullbars first crop of forty foals showed potential in their freshman year, with Sicario running a close second in the Group 1 Sires Produce Stakes at Awapuni.However, it is as three-year olds where they have truly started to shine.Since Christmas, this crop has competed in fourteen races in New Zealand and Australia registering six victories, three thirds, one fourth and one fifth; only three ...

Lady Bullbars Scores In Australia

Lady Bullbars required just a second start in Australia to register her first victory today, running out a narrow winner of the 1,200m maiden race at Mornington.Having previously had a handful of races in New Zealand where she had displayed some talent, she was transferred to the Victorian stable of Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young to continue her racing.Her debut yielded a close third in a 1,000m event at Mornington in late December; however, she was able to race close to the pace today, establ...

Ruthless Agent Now Three From Three

Ruthless Agent convincingly won his third race from as many starts on 6th January, to keep the Bullbars flag flying high across the Tasman.Winning your first three starts is a difficult assignment that few horses achieve; however Ruthless Agent has done it showing end of race acceleration that suggests that further wins are in store.Bred by Highview Stud, Ruthless Agent was sold for $55,000 at the 2015 Karaka Premier Sale to Australian Bloodstock.  His dam is Starnet, a Last Tycoo...

Akoya Too Hot To Handle At Taupo

For the second time in a week, a Bullbars three-year old filly trounced her rivals in impressive fashion.Following on from the Allan Sharrock trained Mars Bars winning at Taranaki, Akoya was probably even more impressive at Taupo yesterday.Sent out a hot favourite in the maiden 1,000m race, Akoya jumped straight to the lead and coming around the turn, eased a couple of lengths clear.  Nothing in the race could bridge the gap and in fact, she was four lengths clear a...

Impressive Debut Winner for Bullbars

Bullbars was represented by a debut winner today over 1,200m at the Taranaki meeting in the form of three-year old filly Mars Bars.Prepared by Allan Sharrock and in the hands of Jonathan Parkes, Mars Bars settled behind the leader until approaching the turn, where she left the rail and made her run down the middle of the track.  Once balanced, she drew clear to win by a cosy length and a half.Her trainer has an opinion of Mars Bars, and there should be more exciting times for her ...