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11 August 2020

First foal for Ardrossan

The first foal of the young Waikato Stud stallion Ardrossan has arrived. A colt by the son of Redoute’s Choice was welcomed at Gus Wigley’s Inglewood Stud and is out of the O’Reilly mare Band, …

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3 August 2020

Book full for Ocean Park

Waikato Stud has confirmed that the 2020 book is full for rising star stallion Ocean Park (NZ). The Cox Plate winner served 153 mares in 2019 and had been available for a service fee of …

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3 August 2020

Success for star mare

I Do was an outstanding race mare for Waikato Stud as the G1 Makfi Challenge Stakes winner and she’s continuing the grand start she’s made to her broodmare career. Her first foal is Savabeel’s son …

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1 August 2020

Pedigree to fore

Well-related mare Matuki struck on the opening day of the new season for Waikato Stud and partners with success at Ashburton. She had gone close on several occasions before stepping up to 1600 metres this …

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31 July 2020

Stud’s stallions dominate sire titles

Waikato Stud’s star stallion Savabeel has comfortably held three New Zealand’s sire titles in recent times and while he is still undoubtedly the dominant force, his run has been broken. Savabeel has won the Grosvenor …

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29 July 2020

Stud graduate popular at Gold Coast

A Waikato Stud graduate was a centre of attention during the second session of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast. Mark Two, a daughter of the late Pins, was sold by …

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18 July 2020

Killin too slick for smart line-up

Smart three-year-old Killin is showing the benefit of time and is unbeaten in two runs this preparation following a sparkling display this afternoon. He successfully resumed from a break at Gosford last month and the …

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18 July 2020

Marsh sold on Savabeel filly

Leading trainer Stephen Marsh has tipped a bright future for the Waikato Stud-bred and sold filly Tabata. The lightly-tried Savabeel three-year-old came back triumphantly from a lengthy spell to break her maiden at Te Rapa …

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18 July 2020

Mare strikes for new stable

The well-related Ocean Park five-year-old Pink Graffiti hasn’t taken long to make an impact from her new quarters. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced mare won twice for Tony Pike before relocating to the stable of …

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1 July 2020

Pedigree to fore again

Blue-blooded filly Grand De Flora made it two wins on the bounce when she produced another smart performance over 1600 metres at Sandown this afternoon. Trained by Danny O’Brien, the Waikato Stud-bred and owned-3-year-old came …

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28 June 2020

Ocean Park stellar season continues

The Waikato Stud-bred and sold Another Dollar earned another black type credit for resident sire Ocean Park when she produced a valiant display under 58kg to win the G3 Premier’s Cup at Doomben. Ridden by …

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27 June 2020

Filly a top prospect

Impecunious returned to racing in electric fashion at Riccarton where she posted a runaway success in her first appearance since January. Produced in forward condition by Michael and Matthew Pitman, the 2-year-old daughter of Sacred …

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