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9 December 2013

Top Trentham day for Savabeel

Savabeel produced a winning double at Trentham on Saturday with one proven performer back to his best and the emergence of another young Group One candidate. The WS-bred Pump Up The Volume claimed the time-honoured …

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5 December 2013

Experience accounts for youth

Veteran Telecom Top Star upstaged his younger rivals at Happy Valley last night for the fourth win of his career. The WS graduate has now won three times in Hong Kong after breaking his maiden …

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4 December 2013

Pinzano strikes on debut

Pinzano looked a potential black type candidate with a smart performance to win on debut at Pukekohe Park this afternoon. Bred by Garry Chittick, the daughter of Pins had won a trial in the spring …

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2 December 2013

Panna Cotta’s timing perfect

Panna Cotta has made an impressive start to her career and her breakthrough victory at Te Aroha today was a timely one. The filly is bred and raced by WS, who will offer her half-sister …

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1 December 2013

Innes and Savabeel a potent duo

Leith Innes completed a notable feature race double with the progeny of Savabeel at Ellerslie yesterday. He had combined with the promising filly Lucia Valentina to win Friday’s Gr 3 Wellington Stakes and followed up …

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29 November 2013

Stakes double for stallions

 WS’s stallion power was again underlined at Otaki this afternoon when they made a clean sweep of the headline events. Pins’ son Barbaric struck first when he claimed the Listed Levin Stakes for trainer Stephen …

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28 November 2013

Celtic Prince one to follow

A bright middle distance future has been forecast for Celtic Prince following his commanding victory at Canterbury yesterday. It was the third career win for the four-year-old son of O’Reilly, who is trained by Bjorn …

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25 November 2013

Walker rapt with WS graduate

Kiwi trainer Mark Walker was rich in his praise for both Golden Sand Steed and his sire Pins after the four-year-old’s latest success in Singapore. The gelding recorded his fifth win at Kranji on Friday …

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25 November 2013

Sha Tin double for stud

WS was a major player in Hong Kong last night with a winning double on the Sha Tin card. Flame Hero started the ball rolling with his victory in the class four sprint and his …

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24 November 2013

O’Reilly mare claims Pukekohe feature

O’Reilly mare Annie Higgins look set to bring further stakes honours to her champion sire in the coming months. The Lance Noble-trained six-year-old came with a powerful late burst to win today’s Gr.3 Counties Cup …

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24 November 2013

Dancer back to her best

WS graduate Savannah Dancer has bounced back to her best to reward the faith shown in her by connections. Trained by Michael Freedman for the successful Raffles Farm Stable, the mare started her Singapore career …

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22 November 2013

Savabeel, O’Reilly tops at RTR Sale

Waikato Stud stallions ended the two-day New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale as the leading sires by average. Savabeel had eight sold lots for $1,230,000 at an average of $153,750 while 11 two-year-olds by …

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