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13 July 2018

The way forward for an industry in change

Story by Brian de Lore / The Informant Think back to a year ago to the state of our industry and where we were heading. A general election was looming, we were being washed down …

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13 July 2018

Mark’s Mail – 13 July

With only two weeks to go until the end of the 2017-18 racing season, it’s extremely satisfying to look back on the incredible year we have had here at Waikato Stud. t has been a …

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13 July 2018

Pins continues to make his mark

Pins gained further posthumous international honours this week with a trio of winners in two countries. His daughters Bella Amante and My Shu Mai struck in Australia while Flying Monkey furthered his record in Hong …

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13 July 2018

Garry’s Corner – 13 July

Numbers, numbers, numbers. What do they tell us? What has drawn my attention to our breeding numbers, well I had a visit from the local National Party member Tim van der Molen, I always do …

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11 July 2018

Phone call reaps rewards

Champion New Zealand sire Savabeel gave us the ‘One to Watch’ on Wednesday with a sensational win for the three-quarter brother in-blood to triple Group I winner Sangster. A phone call from Lindsay Park co-trainer …

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6 July 2018

Gallant Battleborn another Rock ‘n’ Pop winner

Waikato Stud graduate Battleborn struck the first winning blow of his career at Bendigo this afternoon. Trained by Brent Stanley, the Rock ‘n’ Pop three-year-old was successful over 1400m for apprentice Mitchell Aitken. Battleborn’s victory …

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4 July 2018

Uninformed article delivers the wrong message in mainstream media

Story by Brian de Lore / The Informant Racing has been getting a bad deal in mainstream media which seems to go hand-in-hand with the media backhanders constantly being dished out to Acting Prime Minister …

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2 July 2018

Stud makes impact far and wide

Waikato Stud celebrated international success yesterday with four winners in three countries. The home-bred and owned Tahi scored in Victoria while the Matamata farm was also to the fore in Hong Kong. Ocean Park three-year-old …

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