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18 March 2012

Said Com Makes A Gr 1 Statement

Said Com provided WS’s prized resident sire O’Reilly with his latest Group One credit when he beat all bar the marvellous Mosheen in Saturday’s Royal Randwick Guineas. It was an outstanding effort from the home-bred …

15 March 2012

Sacred Pins Back In Style At Gosford

Exciting three-year-old Sacred Pins picked up exactly where he left off last year when he maintained his perfect record at Gosford. The son of champion sire Pins won both his starts before Christmas for Sydney …

14 March 2012

Hollywood Breaks Maidens

Waikato’s regally bred daughter of Pins and Glamour Puss named Hollywood confirmed the merit of her debut performance with a maiden win over 1600m at Sale today. Like her dual Gr.1 winning dam, Hollywood …

12 March 2012

Scarlett Lady Gives Australian Campaign the Gr.1 Nod

Australia beckons for Scarlett Lady following her bold win in Saturday’s Gr.1 New Zealand Stakes. Click on the link below to see details… Scarlett Lady Gives Australian Campaign the Gr.1 Nod

12 March 2012

Newman Strikes Again With A Home-Bred

Bulls horseman Bryce Newman continued his excellent strike rate this afternoon with WS-breds when Magic Tricks won on debut at Hawera. The only other graduate of the Matamata farm he has trained is Ashburn …

11 March 2012

Scarlett Lady Red-Hot At Ellerslie

Scarlett Lady Red-Hot At Ellerslie Savabeel’s crack daughter Scarlett Lady warmed up for an Australian campaign with an outstanding victory at Ellerslie yesterday in the Gr 1 New Zealand Stakes. The four-year-old was second-up over …

9 March 2012

Thy’s Victory Augurs Well For Weekend

Well-related filly Thy boosted WS spirits ahead of an exciting weekend for the farm when she opened her account in Melbourne yesterday. The Peter Moody-trained filly had placed in all three of her previous appearances …

8 March 2012

NOTHING SILENT ABOUT ACHIEVER

Story courtesy of Darryl Sherer, ANZ Bloodstock Newsletter Last Saturday¹s New Zealand Derby saw Silent Achiever put the boys firmly in their place with a dominant win, writes ANZ Bloodstock’s Darryl Sherer, and in doing …

5 March 2012

O’Reilly Filly all class in Derby success

O’Reilly’s daughter Silent Achiever established herself as the country’s premier staying three-year-old with her Gr 1 New Zealand Derby victory. The star galloper had seasoned Cambridge trainer Roger James, who has now won five Ellerslie …

5 March 2012

12 Gr.1 Winners for O’Reilly

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 …

5 March 2012

Onwards and Upwards for O’Reilly Derby Winner Silent Achiever

Trainer Roger James has signalled it’s onwards and upwards for star O’Reilly filly Silent Achiever following her bold win in the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) on Saturday. According to the five time NZ Derby …

5 March 2012

Group race on Nandowra’s radar

Nandowra could be on the quick back-up following his victory over 1600m in Singapore last Friday. Trainer Michael Freedman said he would monitor the gelding over the weekend he could be a starter in the …