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Horses at Waikato Stud
29 April 2023

Rudyard doubles winning tally

Three-year-old Rudyard made an overdue return to winning form with a gallant performance at Te Rapa on Saturday afternoon. The Tony Pike-trained son of Charm Spirit had been an impressive debut winner last season before …

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29 April 2023

Australia on in-form 4YO’s radar

Wewillrock produced a strong performance at Hastings on Saturday afternoon to comfortably account for a competitive Rating 75 line-up over 1200 metres and put himself in line for a trip to Australia. The Guy Lowry-trained …

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28 April 2023

Great staying effort at Geelong

The step up to 2400 metres enabled Harold The Great to break his maiden at Geelong on Friday afternoon. Trained by Chris Waller, the three-year-old coasted to a decisive victory under jockey John Allen who …

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27 April 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

As the ten of you know, I am not a journalist. No, just a commentator expressing my point of view. However, I feel duty-bound to express my sadness at the passing of Barry Humphries. On …

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26 April 2023

Tivaci filly romps home

A massive weight of expectation didn’t hold Ferlazzo back this afternoon at Ballarat where the Tivacifilly won the In Honour of Dean Holland Plate untouched over 1400 metres. The three-year-old had placed in two of …

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26 April 2023

Savabeel’s son returns smart Derby trial

Gottabesavvy produced an ideal dress rehearsal for an upcoming Group 1 test when he was successful over a middle distance at Ballarat on Wednesday afternoon. The son of Savabeel won for the third time in …

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25 April 2023

Lightly raced filly scores again

Fall For Cindy took a step back in class over 1550 metres on the Kensington track at Randwick and duly capitalised to return to winning ways. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced filly had broken her …

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24 April 2023

Savabeel heads Waikato Stud’s roster at NZ$100,000

This article was written by Oswald Wedmore for TDN Aus NZ. After an autumn to remember for New Zealand’s pre-eminent stud farm, Waikato Stud have released their 2023 stallion fees, headed by their eight-time Champion …

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23 April 2023

Waikato Stud Announces 2023 Stallion Roster

As New Zealand’s leading thoroughbred nursery, Waikato Stud is excited to announce their stallion roster for the 2023 breeding season. After what has been a golden autumn for the eight-time New Zealand Champion Sire, Savabeel …

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22 April 2023

Tilianam does trainer proud

Leading trainer Tony Gollan expected a bold showing from Tilianam at Doomben on Saturday afternoon and his judgment proved on the money. The Waikato Stud graduate proved far superior to her Benchmark 90 rivals over …

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22 April 2023

Brisbane beckons talented filly

Cheval D’Or has booked her passage across the Tasman for a crack at one of the Queensland winter carnival features. The Waikato Stud-sold filly posted a richly deserved victory in the G3 Championship S. at …

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22 April 2023

Further stakes success for Ardrossan

Ardrossan doubled his black-type tally from just a handful of representatives when his daughter Loch Katrine produced a gallant performance this afternoon to claim the Listed Champagne S. at Pukekohe. Waikato Stud’s exciting young stallion …

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