NEWS News

12 July 2025

Ocean Park celebrates 23rd stakes winner

In the all too familiar cerise and white racing colours of Bob and Sandra Peters, their three-year-old Arcadia Park provided Ocean Park with his 23 stakes winner when saluting in the Listed Aquanita Stakes (2019m) at Bunbury in Western Australia.

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11 July 2025

Finding the Inner Warrior: Jaye Pukepuke visits WS

Earlier this week, Jaye Pukepuke visited with his whānau – a moving moment of connection, legacy and hope. His book Inner Warrior is a powerful read about rising above and rewriting your story.

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3 July 2025

Cross Tasman storms home for O’Shea and Charlton

Super Seth’s strike rate continues to rise, with Cross Tasman (ex Daffodil) notching a determined win at Hawkesbury on just his second start, bringing the colt’s future firmly into focus.

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2 July 2025

From Hong Kong to home, more winners for Ardrossan

Ardrossan’s winners’ list continues to grow with Pearl Of Pang’s saluting in Hong Kong and Sweetazme at New Zealand on Wednesday.

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2 July 2025

Savannah Chill hot on debut

Savannah Chill opens her racing career a winner for Lindsay Park Racing at Sandown on Wednesday. Bred by Waikato Stud in partnership with Gary Wallace, she was sold by WS at the 2024 NZB Karaka Yearling Sale.

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30 June 2025

Olivia Blane honoured at Industry Excellence Awards

We’re proud to share that our very own Olivia Blane was named the winner of the Stud, Stable & Kennel Excellence category at the Industry Excellence Awards, powered by Entain. As Waikato Stud’s Yearling Manager, Olivia leads our yearling preparation team and oversees the preparation of nearly 100 yearlings for public auction each season.

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29 June 2025

Knocks it out of the Park with a metro double across the Ocean

Proven sire Ocean Park struck again with a metro double in Australia on Saturday, 28 June, led by Misterkipchoge and Arcadia Park. A multiple Group 1 winner himself, Ocean Park continues to deliver high-class progeny including Tofane, Kolding, Kovalica and VRC Oaks placegetter Powers Of Opal.

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29 June 2025

Magnifico! Pacifico wins Whangarei Gold Cup Stayers’ Final

Ardrossan’s son Pacifico impressed with a dominant victory in the Whangarei Gold Cup Stayers’ Final, backing up his previous win and relishing the step up to 2100m at Ruakaka.

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28 June 2025

Puntin adds fourth with special Rosehill win

The cheers from Rosehill Gardens would have been heard far and wide as the Bjorn Baker-trained three-year-old son of Super Seth, Puntin added a fourth win to his record taking out Race 3 over 1400m on Saturday, 28 June.

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26 June 2025

It’s in the Blood: Taken

“Given the opportunities he’s (Ardrossan) had, it’s been a massive start,” Waikato chief Mark Chittick told It’s In The Blood.

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25 June 2025

Two-start metro star: Super Seth’s Frosty Girl does it again

Super Seth’s unbeaten daughter Frosty Girl produced another determined performance at Randwick, overcoming a slow start to notch back-to-back metro wins for Chris Waller and James McDonald over 1300m.

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21 June 2025

So Long Farewell joins the Super Seth show

So Long Farewell became Super Seth’s 39th first-crop winner with an effortless 2.75 length win at Kembla, carrying 59kg and continuing the momentum of his sire’s outstanding early success.

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