12 Gr.1 Winners for O’Reilly

5 March 2012

Following directly in the footsteps of Champion 3YO filly, Shamrocker, Silent Achiever’s Gr.1 victory in Saturday’s Gr.1 NZ Derby represented O’Reilly’s 12th individual Gr.1 victor.

O’Reilly’s Gr.1 Roll of Honour comprises:

SILENT ACHIEVER 08f

(ex Winning Spree by Zabeel)

2012 ARC New Zealand Derby (2400m)

SHAMROCKER 07f

(ex Bohemian Blues by Blues Traveller)

Champion Australian 3YO Filly

2011 VRC Australian Guineas (1600m)

2011 ATC Australian Derby (2400m)

FELLOWSHIP 02g

(ex Mystical Flight by Danzalion)

2010 HKJC Stewards’ Cup (1600m)

ALAMOSA 04c

(ex Lodore Mystic by Centaine)

2007 ARC Diamond Stakes (1200m)

2008 WRC Thorndon Mile (1600m)

2008 Otaki Maori RC WFA Stakes (1600m)

2008 MRC Toorak Hcp (1600m)

MACO’REILLY 03g

(ex Double Baba by Centaine)

2009 Waikato International Stakes (2000m)

2009 ARC New Zealand Stakes (2000m)

SWICK 01g

(ex Crème Anglaise by Crested Wave)

2008 VRC Patinack Classic (1200m)

GUYNO 03g

(ex River Century by Centaine)

2007 WATC Derby (2400m)

MASTER O’REILLY 02g

(ex Without Remorse by Bakharoff)

2007 MRC Caulfield Cup (2400m)

LIM’S OBJECTIVE 03g

(ex Hasty Bird by Bluebird)

2007 Singapore Raffles Cup (1800m)

ARENTI 01g

(ex Gio by Centaine)

2006 Singapore Lion City Cup (1200m)

THE JEWEL 99f

(ex The Grin by Grosvenor)

2002 NZ 1000 Guineas (1600m)

2005 Waikato International Stakes (2000m)

FINAL DESTINATION 98f

(Logical Lady by Sound Reason)

2001 NZ 1000 Guineas (1600m)

2001 Levin RC Bayer Classic (1600m)

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Eighteen months ago, Texas oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt walked through the lush Waikato pasture of Matamata’s Balcarres Stud and announced he wanted some just like it for his own.

Today he has-360 acres about a mile down the road which has been transformed from a dairy farm to one of New Zealand’s leading horse and cattle breeding establishments.

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