New Zealand racing business enjoys unique global double

Karaka Millions winner Velocious sold for A$1.625 million on Wednesday night.

New Zealand racing syndication company Go Racing has completed a magical 12 hours on both sides of the world.

The Auckland-based racehorse syndicator is run by Albert Bosma and after enormous success here, it has increased its Australian and European investment in recent seasons.

Both paid huge dividends late Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday morning with a unique double.

Go Racing and its syndicate members sold Karaka Millions winner Velocious for A$1.625 million ($1.77m) at an online auction on Wednesday night, with Australian-based breeding and racing giants Yulong the buyer.

“She had less than 10 owners in her syndicate so it has been a huge result for everybody involved,” Bosma said.

Hours later, the Go Racing colours were worn by champion jockey Ryan Moore aboard Omni Man when he won a hot 3-year-old staying races to open the second day of the Glorious Goodwood meeting.

“The race was worth £75,000 but even more importantly, it was a very good field and both Ryan and Joseph [O’Brien, trainer] were full of praise for him after,” Bosma said.

“He is a very good horse and has a lot of options.

“Our big decision will be whether he has a couple more runs this season up there and then comes down to Australia or whether he stays there for another season, targets Ascot and then maybe next season’s Caulfield Cup.”

Michael Guerin wrote his first nationally published racing articles while still in school and started writing about horse racing and the gambling industry for the Herald as a 20-year-old in 1990. He became the Herald’s Racing Editor in 1995 and covers the world’s biggest horse racing carnivals.