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Te Akau Team excited about Rock ‘n’ Pop’s latest winner
2000 Guineas (Gr. 1, 1600m) winner Rock ‘n’ Pop (Fastnet Rock) sired his first two-year-old winner on Friday at Otaki. The aptly named Veuve Clicquot (ex. Megan’s Tough Love) won over 1200 metres, in the …
Read MoreConnections punting on Savabeel filly
Lance Noble is taking an Australian gamble with his lightly-tried WS graduate Save The Date. The private trainer to the filly’s owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay is in Queensland with the Savabeel three-year-old, who will …
Read MoreFirst winner for Rock ‘n’ Pop
WS resident Rock ‘N’ Pop is on the board after his talented daughter Veuve Clicquot was successful at Otaki this afternoon. The filly has been one of only a handful of first crop representatives this …
Read MoreBonny mare set for stradbroke
Ever-improving mare Bonny O’Reilly has earned herself a possible crack at a Group One feature in Queensland. The WS-bred and sold mare stretched her unbeaten run to five today when she was successful at Doomben …
Read MoreNurse Kitchen – The Background Story
If the ultra impressive Moonee Valley winner Nurse Kitchen is even half as tough as her mum Flying Monty then the Savabeel filly is in for one hell of a career. A remarkable backstory has …
Read MoreSavabeel filly strikes early on
High-priced yearling Shield Wall capped the encouraging start she has made to his career with a victory at Kembla Grange this afternoon. The three-year-old had placed in four of her previous five appearances and a …
Read MoreStylish splurge adds to queensland travelling fund
The handsome Savabeel four-year-old Splurge continued his rapid rise to the top with an emphatic victory at Te Rapa on Saturday. The good looker sat at the tail of the field before rider Opie Bosson …
Read MoreJames predicts bright future for Killarney
Roger James is confident that the WS graduate Killarney can make his mark in top company over the next couple of seasons. The Cambridge trainer has long held the four-year-old in high regard and he …
Read MoreFlamingo in black type contention
Outstanding debutante Flamingo might be in line for an early opportunity to add black type to her record. The well-named Pins three-year-old – she is a daughter of the stakes winner Bird – is in …
Read MoreSavabeel’s daughter a black type filly in waiting
It would seem just a matter of time and finding a suitable track for the exciting WS home-bred three-year-old Love Affair to make her mark at stakes level. The powerful daughter of Savabeel again showed …
Read MoreTeam Tivaci Chasing Group One Glory
Leading rider Damien Oliver will guide the Group I fortunes of the New Zealand-bound four-year-old Tivaci in Saturday’s $A2,5 million Group I Darley TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick. He will replace Patrick Moloney, who won …
Read MoreFlamingo flies home on debut
Flamingo had little more than a working gallop to deliver a perfect debut performance at Waipukurau last week. The Mark Chittick-bred and owned daughter of Pins came from the back of the field to win …
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