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12 November 2021

Sagunto goes all the way at Awapuni

Sagunto bounced back to his front-running best at Awapuni to comfortably bag the fifth victory of his career. The O’Reilly six-year-old had been a commanding winner during the Hawke’s Bay carnival before he came unstuck …

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12 November 2021

The corner with Garry Chittick

It should not be difficult to fill a couple of paragraphs for the four of you this week. Not often do the best laid plans of man and mouse collude with the dream outcome. Last …

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7 November 2021

Waikato Stud’s Guineas domination continues

Waikato Stud has been a dominant force in the G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas in the last decade and that trend continued at Riccarton on Saturday afternoon with the outstanding Savabeel colt Noverre dominating his …

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6 November 2021

Gallant King rules at Te Rapa

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained The Night King posted an overdue victory when he rallied strongly to score at Te Rapa this afternoon. The son of Savabeel had been around the mark in a …

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6 November 2021

Chittick awarded prestigious Scholarship

The 2022 Keith & Faith Taylor Equine Scholarship has been awarded to a young industry participant from a family ingrained in the fabric of the New Zealand thoroughbred breeding industry. George Chittick, who turns 19 …

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4 November 2021

The corner with Garry Chittick

What a week. We have a lot going on – He Puapua, Three Waters, COVID lockdown, then to brighten our life, the annual Melbourne Cup. It’s worthwhile trying to put these events into perspective. I …

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4 November 2021

Tivaci juvenile impresses on debut

Tivaci was represented by his first 2-year-old winner when his daughter Wolverine produced a dashing debut display at Otaki this afternoon. The Waikato Stud stallion has made a cracking start to his career with six …

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2 November 2021

Farm graduate back to her best

Zee Falls enjoyed a rewarding 3-year-old campaign last season and she bounced back to her best form at Te Rapa this afternoon. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold daughter of Sacred Falls won the G3 Wellington …

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31 October 2021

So easy at Tauranga for Shoshone

Waikato Stud graduate Shoshone enjoyed little more than a track gallop to claim top honours in the open sprint handicap at Tauranga on Saturday afternoon. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained daughter of Sacred Falls was …

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31 October 2021

Oceanic Flash one to follow

Further successes await Oceanic Flash if the ease of his breakthrough success at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon is any guide. The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained son of Sacred Falls was sent out a commanding …

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29 October 2021

Mare shows staying potential

WS bred Margaret Jean hinted at a bright future in a staying role when she put away her rivals with ease at Hawera this afternoon. The lightly-tried daughter of Sacred Falls had finished runner-up at …

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27 October 2021

The corner with Garry Chittick

I have just waded through the current document addressing racing’s current problems, a document with plans and aspirations for future participation. I have openly confessed to a well-aged dose of cynicism but my thought process …

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