Black type' abounds at 19th Blue Ribbon sale
02-Sep-2010 11:00 AM NZT
A reduction of the breeding and racing stock of two of Australia's premier harness racing breeders, Mick Lombardo and the late Peter Provis, will underpin the National Blue Ribbon Sale to be held at Alabar Bloodstock's Echuca farm on Sunday, September 19.»»»

August was a red-letter month for prominent Perth businessman and harness racing owner Neven Botica. Three trotters raced by Botica in Sundons Gift and the North American-based Imperial Count and Beatgoeson Hanover all won feature races in the space of eight days. »»»

The result of the $188,000 Australasian Breeders Crown Final for three-year-old colts and gelding, the signature harness racing event on the $1.56 million 'Super Sunday' program at Tabcorp Park, was a triumph for leading Victorian standardbred breeding nursery Stallion Station. »»»

Pedigrees are now available online for the 2010 National Blue Ribbon Broodmare Sale catalogue. The catalogue for the Sunday, September 19 harness racing sale -- to be held at Alabar Bloodstock, Echuca -- features 101 horses, including 74 broodmares and 24 yearlings.»»»

Stallion Station's leading sire Courage Under Fire was the standout stallion at the big semi-finals meeting of the Australasian Breeders Crown at Tabcorp Park last Friday (August 13). The son of In The Pocket produced a pair of harness racing winners in the three-year-old division of the $1.56million series in Franco Jamar (colt) and Arctic Fire (filly).»»»