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28 November 2020

Double strike for Ocean Park

Waikato Stud home-bred Ocean Beyond completed a winning double for Waikato Stud at The Valley this afternoon when he kept his unbeaten record intact after success in the Listed McKenzie Stakes. The 3-year-old is a …

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28 November 2020

Genuine mare wins again

Ocean’s Thirteen is thriving on a regular diet of racing and she emphasised that point at The Valley where she produced a commanding front-running performance to thump her rivals. The Ocean Park 4-year-old was successful …

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26 November 2020

Sacred Falls filly lands top prize

Zee Falls picked a timely moment to shed her maiden tag when she downed six individual winners in the G3 Wellington Stakes at Otaki this afternoon. Trained by Stephen Marsh, the Waikato Stud-bred and sold …

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25 November 2020

A note from Garry’s corner

As I write this corner, we have the last mare to foal in the foaling paddock. If you want to get through the years without knowing where they have gone, be a horse breeder. The …

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19 November 2020

Savabeel rules again

Waikato Stud’s Savabeel was once again the star of the show at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale with his handsome son topping the two-day auction when he sold for $700,000. Late on Thursday …

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18 November 2020

Sacred Falls colt tops opening RTR session

Late Waikato Stud stallion Sacred Falls earned further posthumous honours when his son topped the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale. The colt sold for $525,000 after Cambridge horseman Finbarr Leahy …

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18 November 2020

Stud graduate sets Karaka ring alight

A Waikato Stud-bred son of Savabeel provided early fireworks at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale when he sold for $400,000. Offered by Jamie Beatson’s Ohukia Lodge, he was purchased online by Cranbourne-based horseman …

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12 November 2020

Tivaci’s daughter impresses at trials

A well-related 2-year-old from the first crop of Waikato Stud resident Tivaci made an instant impression in her first trial outing at Rosehill this morning. The John O’Shea-trained Mascherata was quickly into stride in her …

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10 November 2020

Savabeel 3YO resumes in style

The well-related Black Bolt showed he was in for a lucrative campaign when he coasted to a first-up success at Gosford this afternoon. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold son of Savabeel showed promise last term …

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7 November 2020

Like father like son, Aegon claims Guineas

Aegon emulated his late sire Sacred Falls with a dashing performance to claim major honours in the G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas at Riccarton this afternoon. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold Aegon has come a …

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5 November 2020

Ocean Park colt romps home

A well-performed Waikato Stud family was to the fore at Pakenham this afternoon when Maui produced a commanding performance to break his maiden. The 3-year-old Ocean Park colt showed his appreciation of a step up …

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