NEWS News

22 January 2024

Another winning strike for brave Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood is making the most of his chances after overcoming a major setback as a younger horse. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced son of Pins suffered a badly broken shoulder as a yearling and a …

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Horses at Waikato Stud
15 January 2024

Pot of gold beckons Rudyard

Rudyard earned a return to Ellerslie for a crack at a six-figure prize with a dominant winning performance in the closing event at a return to northern headquarters on Sunday afternoon. The four-year-old turned his …

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11 January 2024

Seth makes mark at Gold Coast

Waikato Stud’s final offering by Super Seth on the third day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale ended a successful auction for the farm’s resident stallion. The Matamata nursery presented a trio of …

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10 January 2024

Ellis secures pair of quality Savabeel fillies

Ardent Savabeel admirer David Ellis added another brace of fillies by the champion sire to his collection on the second day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on Wednesday afternoon. The Te Akau …

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10 January 2024

Super WS colt makes waves on Coast

Waikato Stud and its exciting young resident stallion, Super Seth, made a splash on the opening day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale this afternoon. The Matamata nursery’s sole offering during the first …

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7 January 2024

Ocean Park’s son goes all the way

Lightly raced five-year-old Deep Tempest added to his record on Sunday afternoon when he bounced back from a last start failure to win over 1600 metres at the Sunshine Coast. The son of Ocean Park …

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6 January 2024

Impressive Randwick return from Kinloch

Kinloch returned to racing in a blaze of glory on Saturday when he thundered to an upset victory at Randwick. The Kris Lees-trained son of I Am Invincible hadn’t raced for five months but was …

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3 January 2024

Well-bred Savabeel 3YO stars on debut

A decorated Waikato Stud family was to the fore at Mornington where Knucklebones struck a winning blow at the first time of asking on Monday afternoon. Raced by the Matamata nursery, the David Brideoake and …

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1 January 2024

Track specialist back to winning ways

Dimaggio’s liking for the Hastings track was again emphasised on Sunday afternoon when he made another successful trip south. Trained at Cambridge by Tony Pike, the four-year-old accounted for his Rating 65 rivals over 1600 …

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31 December 2023

Nereus adds to family roll of honour

Progressive four-year-old Nereus completed a weekend family double when he took another winning step at Hastings on Sunday afternoon toward a lucrative target. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced son of Savabeel is a half-brother to …

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31 December 2023

Ocean Park’s son strikes again

Valhalla has continued his sparkling run of form in Hong Kong with further success at Happy Valley. The Caspar Fownes-trained son of Ocean Park has now won three of his last seven starts with three …

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31 December 2023

Relocation works a treat

A change of environment has brought about a desired result with Harold The Great. The Chris Waller-trained son of Savabeel made a winning debut in Queensland on Saturday afternoon when he was successful over 2200 …

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