Blandford Bloodstock

Halekulani shows promise in Oz

BLANDFORD purchase Halekulani looks to have a promising future ahead of him based on an eye-catching debut in Australia at Canterbury on August 25.

The three-year-old son of Encosta de Lago was bought for Aus$375,000 from the Coolmoore draft at the 2009 Australian Easter Yearling sale.

Trained by Gai Waterhouse, he had shown up well in two recent barrier trials and transferred that form to the raceday.

He won by two lengths at the New South Wales track, near Sydney, under apprentice Brake Spriggs.

Fingers crossed for connections that he can build on this encouraging start and secure more successes in the future.

I can’t speak highly enough of Blandford Bloodstock. They combine exceptional professionalism with excellent communication skills, making them very straightforward to work with. They strive hard to identify the right horses at the sales and I will never forget the part they played in the story of Dream Ahead.
David Simcock,
trainer of Blandford buys Dream Ahead and I’m A Dreamer
I have worked extensively with Blandford Bloodstock over a number of years and have found them extremely diligent and professional. I have found them a great help as well as being very good at what they do. Among the horses that we’ve bought together are Dutch Art, Winker Watson, Hunter Street and Monitor Closely.
Peter Chapple-Hyam,
two-time Derby-winning trainer
Blandford’s record in selecting high class racehorses is extremely impressive. Their professionalism, commitment and attention to detail are second to none. Vendors and buyers at public auctions all over the world trust Blandford and that says it all.
John Gosden,
trainer of Blandford purchase Arctic Cosmos