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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fabulous first-up performance
Just Fabulous showed she was a mare to follow this preparation following her dynamic resuming victory at Awapuni on Saturday. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold daughter of the late O’Reilly unwound powerfully to win the …
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