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25 May 2024

Words of Wisdom: Gary Chittick

The Thoroughbred Report chatted with Garry for their new series, Words Of Wisdom. The Chittick family have been an integral part of the growth of the New Zealand breeding industry and with Garry at the …

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24 May 2024

Further success for Super Seth

Well-related colt Supernima provided Waikato Stud’s Super Seth with his latest first cropsuccess story on Thursday evening when he made a perfect debut over 1200 metres at Pakenham. The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained youngster …

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22 May 2024

Marsh’s judgement proves spot on

Stephen Marsh was on the money when he tipped Lovaci as his stable’s top winningprospect at Taupo on Wednesday afternoon. The Cambridge trainer was strong on her chances in the maiden 1300 metre contest and …

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19 May 2024

Milford returns to winning ways

Savabeel’s multiple stakes-winning son Milford ended a lengthy baren spell when he stormed to victory at Flemington on Saturday afternoon. At a distance below his best, the Michael Moroney-trained representative downed a big line-up over 1600 metres …

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19 May 2024

Cindy lands major Scone prize

Genuine four-year-old Fall For Cindy significantly added to her future broodmare value with a decisive victory in the G3 Dark Jewel Classic at Scone on Saturday. The John O’Shea-trained daughter of the late Sacred Falls …

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12 May 2024

Ioane shines again at the Coast

Lightly tried three-year-old Ioane took another step in the right direction at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. The son of Savabeel won for the second time in a brief career when he downed his older …

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12 May 2024

Savabeel 4YO trumps Caulfield rivals

Savabeel four-year-old Savoir Faire doubled his Australian tally when he produced a dominant staying performance at Caulfield on Saturday. The Mark Walker-trained representative has now won twice since relocating to Te Akau’s Cranbourne base with …

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9 May 2024

New Zealand Stallion Premiership update: Savabeel on track to reclaim throne

As the Australian Sires and Broodmare Sires Premierships were examined by TTR AusNZ on Monday, now the attention turns to New Zealand to gauge the current standings with less than three months left in the …

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9 May 2024

Savabeel remains at NZ$100,000, fee rises for Super Seth and Ardrossan

New Zealand-breds have enjoyed yet another successful season in Australia accounting for 60 stakes wins, including over 12 per cent of Group 1’s held to date this season. Among them is Waikato Stud’s very own …

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9 May 2024

Savabeel filly runs up to expectations

A bold second-up performance was expected from Hanafubuki at Kyneton on Thursday afternoon and the filly didn’t let connections down with a strong winning performance. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained daughter of Savabeel had …

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9 May 2024

Tivaci’s honest son outstays rivals

Verifier posted a richly deserved victory on the Hillside track at Sandown after genuine performances this preparation. The Nigel Blackiston-trained son of Tivaci had placed in three of his previous four appearances and the step …

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8 May 2024

2024 Stallion Roster

Waikato Stud presents a roster of seven stallions for the 2024 season, headlined by New Zealand’s sire sensation, Savabeel. With a reputation for producing tough sprinter/ milers, the line-up also offers diversity in bloodlines for …

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