Manzor Magic continues to be a good money spinner for Peter Morley’s Belhus Racing.

We bred and sold the son of Almanzor to the Western Australian-based syndication company for $30,000 at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Weanling Sale at Karaka.

He subsequently failed to meet his reserve when reoffered as a yearling, but any disappointment is now a distant memory.

Placed as a three-year-old in the Listed Belmont Classic, the lightly raced Manzor Magic posted his third career victory at Bunbury last time out over 1690 metres to take his earnings beyond A$72,000.

The Grant and Alan William-trained representative was ridden by Clint Johnston-Parker and was a comfortable victory, giving the runner-up 4.5kg in the process.

Manzor Magic is out of the winning Zabeel mare Sunset Magic,who is a daughter of a three-quarter sister to the dam of the six-time Group 1 winner and former Australian Horse of the Year Typhoon Tracey.

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Balance Of Power showed his fighting qualities at Te Aroha where he overcame a tough run to put paid to his rivals.

The Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson representative was trapped three wide from the outside gate at the 1600 metre start before he was able to settle on the leader’s quarters.

Our homebred son of Almanzor strode to the front early in the run home under jockey Ace Lawson-Carroll and held a strong gallop to the post.

The four-year-old now has two wins and four placings, including a runner-up finish in the Listed Counties Challenge Stakes, from 13 appearances.

We sold Balance Of Power through our 2022 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale draft to Te Akau’s David Ellis for $300,000.

He is the first foal of the Power mare Respin, successful in an edition of the Listed Inglewood Stakes, and his brother sold to Ryan & Alexiou Racing and Andrew Williams Bloodstock at Karaka earlier this year for $260,000.

Respin produced a filly by Almanzor in 2023 and a daughter of Satono Aladdin last season before visiting our new recruit Chaldean.

Undaunting provided her Karaka-bound half-brother with a winning boost when she was successful at Stawell.

Our homebred daughter of Almanzor produced a determined display to score over 1600 metres in the hands of Teo Nugent for trainers Mark and Levi Kavanagh.

She is out of the Fastnet Rock mare Aleria and we will offer her colt by Per Incanto as Lot 436 during the Book 1 session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s upcoming National Yearling Sale.

The four-year-old Undaunting had been out of the frame when resuming at Geelong last month and showed expected improvement at Stawell.

“She has showed a lot of potential and second-up was much fitter and found the line well,” Levi Kavanagh said.

Undaunting was a distant fourth to the turn and unwound strongly for her second career victory from 11 appearances with a further four minor placings.

“It was a good ride by Teo and it’s great to see her back,” Kavanagh said.

“We’ll keep her at a mile for another run and then step her up.”

A half-sister to the multiple winner and Group performer War Eternal, we sold Undaunting for A$250,000 at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.

Her dam Aleria is a half-sister to G1 Queensland Derby winner Eagle Way with their mother the two-time stakes winner Impressive Eagle.