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31 December 2011

Showing Off Leads The Way

Showing Off led home a WS trifecta at yesterday’s Taupo meeting when the promising Savabeel filly made it two wins from just three appearances. The home-bred three-year-old landed the Rating 65 sprint at the expense …

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30 December 2011

Sora Soars Above Rivals

Andrew Scott’s pre-race concerns with Sora Dawning were dispelled in fine style when the filly coasted home at Taupo today. The WS-bred and sold daughter of Savabeel confirmed the early promise she has showed with …

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28 December 2011

Lopov Drawn Out for Gr.2 Perth Cup

Savabeel 4YO Lopov has drawn barrier 20 for his Gr.2 Perth Cup (2400m) assault at Ascot on New Year’s Eve. The WS-bred galloper was recently acquired off clients of Danny O’Brien by a Perth-based syndicat, …

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28 December 2011

Jeroboam Breaks Duck In Style

Matamata trainer Graham Richardson’s purple patch of form continued at Ellerslie today with a promising O’Reilly graduate of WS. The three-year-old Jeroboam turned his luck around with the opening victory of his career over 1600 …

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27 December 2011

Pins Colt In Spotlight

  A Pins colt in WS’s 2012 Premier Sale draft to Karaka received a valuable boost at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. The youngster’s older half-sister Mosh Pit was an impressive winner of the opening event …

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18 December 2011

Robbers Roost Banks The Cash

Beautifully-related colt Robbers Roost was on the score sheet in Melbourne yesterday for leading trainer Danny O’Brien. The lightly-raced three-year-old had weighed in at all four of his previous appearances before his hollow victory over …

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18 December 2011

Justanexcuse Crunches Gr 3 Rivals

  Justanexcuse took the rise to weight-for-age company in his loping stride with an effortless victory in Saturday’s Gr 3 Challenge Stakes at Awapuni. The WS-bred and sold son of resident sire No Excuse Needed …

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17 December 2011

Fillies Flying For Famous Dad

Two promising daughters of Fast ‘N’ Famous have kept the WS stallion’s winning tally ticking over with wins at either end of the country. Altheleavesrbrown was successful at Riccarton on Friday while Our Famous Eve …

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15 December 2011

Mare Makes Her Mark In Australia

Mink showed enough in a brief New Zealand career for Guy Lowry to recommend the Scaredee Cat mare be given her chance in Sydney. With his Hastings training partner Grant Cullen, he prepared her to …

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12 December 2011

Savour That Te Rapa Performance!

Savour The Moment continued his impressive progress through the grades with another strong performance at Te Rapa on Saturday. The WS-bred and sold four-year-old downed a hot field of Rating 85 metric milers and trainer …

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12 December 2011

Savabeel Mare Tops In Gr 2

Cambridge trainer Murray Baker is confident his much-improved mare Lady Kipling can continue her form over more ground. The four-year-old successfully stepped up to Gr 2 company at Te Rapa on Saturrday when she claimed …

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12 December 2011

Dreamy Win For Pins Mare

Pins four-year-old Shandream added another string to her bow when she came from off the pace to record an impressive victory at Ellerslie on Sunday evening. She had previously led or raced on the speed …

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