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Williams celebrates big week after enjoying on-track and sale ring success - Tim Rowe ANZ

The fact Andrew Williams was dealing with family when acting for the high-profile Te Akau Racing team of principal David Ellis and trainer Jamie Richards did not lessen the pressure the agent felt when he was charged with being the pair’s eyes and ears at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for the huge New Zealand operation earlier this year. With Kiwis unable to get to the Magic Millions last January because of Covid, Richards and Ellis turned to Sydney-based Willia

Bright Blue Sky – Stakes’ Win on Debut - Te Akau Racing

Sensible and professional, Bright Blue Sky (2 f Fastnet Rock – Blue Blue Sky, by Lonhro) made a winning debut in $70,000 Fasttrack Insurance 2YO Stakes (Listed, 1200m) at Counties Racing Club meeting on Saturday at Te Rapa. Ridden by Opie Bosson, indentured to Te Akau, Bright Blue Sky had quickened to win very well when trialling on 4 November at Matamata, and the combination carried on the winning form. Ideally drawn in barrier one, carrying 54.5kg, Bright Blue Sky mapped t

Lucky Patch strikes in BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint - Leo Schlink

Overshadowed by Hong Kong’s sprinting elite, Lucky Patch has emerged as a legitimate G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) contender after steaming to success in the G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) for Francis Lui and Jerry Chau at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 November). Ridden perfectly by 21-year-old Chau, Lucky Patch descended late to overtake leaders Computer Patch (fourth) and Courier Wonder (fifth) before thwarting the desperate efforts of Naboo Attack and S

2021 Spring in review

Spring 2021 marked another momentous progression for the AWB yearling and private purchases with six Group One horses competing from 1100 to 3200m in Sydney, Melbourne and Hong Kong. Yearling purchases were highlighted by; YEARNING (SNITZEL) winning the Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield, LUCKY PATCH (EL ROCA) winning the Group Two Premier Bowl at Sha Tin, BELLA NIPOTINA (PRIDE OF DUBAI) was a courageous second in the Group One Manikato Stakes at Mooney Valley and third

Star Kiwi trio orchestrate a Melbourne Cup fairytale - Bren O'Brien TDN AusNZ

It is doubtful in the long history of the G1 Melbourne Cup, stretching back to 1861, that the stories of the winning horse, trainer and jockey have intertwined in the way that those of Verry Elleegant (NZ), Chris Waller and James McDonald did on an amazing day at Flemington. At the Australian racing awards last month, Verry Elleegant was awarded Australia's champion racehorse, Waller the title of top trainer and McDonald the top jockey, yet, oddly, when the three combined for

Melbourne Cup 2021 is won by Verry Elleegant at Flemington with her 10th Group One success -ABC news

Despite never winning beyond 2,400m going into the race, Verry Elleegant has secured the biggest win of her career with Melbourne Cup glory at Flemington. Hot favourite Incentivise led in the straight, but was passed by the Chris Waller-trained horse, ridden by James McDonald, which won the $4.4 million first prize, with Spanish Mission in third. The win was Verry Elleegant's 10th Group One win, including last year's Caulfield Cup. The mare had come third in last week's Cox P

Premier success for Lucky Patch

Francis Lui and Zac Purton combined to win the G2 Premier Bowl at Sha Tin with Lucky Patch (NZ) (El Roca). The Gerry Harvey-bred 5-year-old made it four wins from 14 starts in Hong Kong when striking the front down the straight and holding off Super Wealthy (Epaulette) and Stronger (Not A Single Doubt) to record a narrow win, his first at stakes level. Lucky Patch was originally a $40,000 buy for GPI Racing, Healey Racing and Andrew Williams Bloodstock at the 2018 Magic Milli

A romantic Yearning in the Thousand Guineas - Jessica Owers TDN AusNZ

Oaks-winning race mare Rising Romance (NZ) (Ekraar {USA}) has produced a G1 Thousand Guineas winner from her very first foal, the win of Yearning a rousing result on Wednesday for both Arrowfield Stud and bloodstock agent Andrew Williams. In the familiar silks of Arrowfield Stud on Wednesday, 3-year-old filly Yearning (Snitzel) wrote herself into blueblood history with a gallant win in the G1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. In doing so, she followed in the elite footsteps of h

Verry Elleegant wins Australian racehorse of the year - Chris Roots SMH

Super mare Verry Elleegant has been named Australian racehorse of the year after her dominant 2020-21 season, in which she won five group 1s including the Caulfield Cup. Verry Elleegant also took home the middle-distance and stayer categories, in a recognition of her versatility winning at the top level from 1400m to 2400m. It was another triumphant year for the Chris Waller stable, with Australian Oaks winner Hungry Heart winning the three-year-old filly award and Nature Str

Express success from a familiar source - Bren O'Brien TDN AusNZ

Saturday's G2 Edward Manifold S. winner Elusive Express (NZ) (Jakkalberry {Ire}) is the latest of a string of New Zealand-bred fillies and mares sourced by Andrew Williams Bloodstock. TDN AusNZ caught up with Williams to talk about the process of identifying and securing future stars from across the Tasman. The role of a bloodstock agent is constantly evolving, but the circumstances of the past couple of years with the COVID-19 pandemic, a booming market through the ring and

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