Creatine filly raising money for Katie Cox Appeal

After facing his own cancer battle, Gerald Cayford felt compelled to help out Katie Cox. He responded by putting up a Creatine yearling he owns on auction site gavelhouse, with all proceeds going to the Katie Cox Appeal Fund. The horse named Courageous Katie is currently at $2000, with the auction closing just after 7pm …

Special auction to launch Saturday

As part of the ongoing fundraising efforts in support of Katie Cox, Gerald Cayford has kindly donated a yearling Creatine filly ‘Courageous Katie‘ to be auctioned. This auction will launch this Saturday and run through until Friday 17th November. The auction is sure to attract plenty of interest and entries for other Lots in the …

Mystic Max (NZ) Shows True Worth in South Bay Trotters Cup

Mystic Max (NZ) (Village Mystic) showed his true class when speeding along the inner to win the $37,000 Group Three South Bay Trotters Cup at (2400m) Kaikoura on Monday. The classy gavelhouse.com Standardbred graduate had the last say when diving along the inner to score for trainer Michael Purdon and driver Blair Orange. Purdon purchased …

Complete package Aardies Express (NZ) Powers to Hannon Victory

Aardies Express (NZ) (Always B Miki) showed she is made for elite level racing with her victory in the $39,000 Group Three Placemakers Hannon Memorial (2600m) at Oamaru on Sunday. The gavelhouse.com Standardbred graduate powered through testing conditions to beat her more seasoned open class rivals in the traditional Group One New Zealand Cup lead …

$300,000 for Carlas Pixel

She was billed as “one of Australia’s top broodmares” but no-one was expecting Carlas Pixel to take off at auction the way she did. Last night the multiple Group 1 winner, who’s in foal to boom stallion Captaintreacherous, sold for a record $300,000 on gavelhouse standardbred after a spirited bidding battle from both sides of …

Carlas Pixel hot property from the outset

Early online action has seen Carlas Pixel shoot into six-figure territory in what is a rare opportunity to secure one of Australia’s top broodmares on gavelhouse.com Standardbred. From one of the best families in the Stud Book, she is offered for sale due to a change in direction for Nixon Bloodstock. The decision has been …

A sale not to be missed!

Entries for the next gavelhouse.com Standardbred sale are due online by 12pm tomorrow, Thursday 15 June. The sale promises to get plenty of exposure with a unique entry in the dual Group One winner Carlas Pixel who is in foal to Captaintreacherous. Offered by Shannon Nixon, the foal she is carrying is a full-sibling to the recent …

Adjusted dates for next Standardbred auction

gavelhouse.com Standardbred entries will be extended for an extra day this week following a successful date adjustment last year to accommodate runners brought north for Manawatu Harness Racing Club’s Country Cups and Festival Cup meetings on 29 and 31 March. Listings will be accepted up until 10pm on Thursday 23rd March, the catalogue will launch …

Entries for first sale of 2023 due

Off the back of another successful year of selling on gavelhouse.com Standardbred, the first auction of 2023 is shaping up to be another quality offering judging by early entries. Demand for racing stock was high throughout November and December with Son of Patrick (pictured) fetching $35,000 to join Michael House’s stable, two-year-old Party Line selling for $15,000 and the …

Hambo success for Mystic Max

gavelhouse.com graduate Mystic Max showed why he shouldn’t be discounted in the three-year-old trotting ranks with his victory in the Group 3 Hambletonian Classic (1700m) at Ashburton Raceway on Monday. The Village Mystic colt was unperturbed by the initial false start and from his ace draw he found himself three back on the markers after …