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Savabeel mare turns back clock
Gimmeallyourlovin’ revived memories of a special mare for Waikato Stud when she broke her maiden over 1200 metres at Matamata on Wednesday afternoon. The Savabeel mare is a daughter of the Pins mare Legs, who …
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Savabeel mare claims premier award again
Waikato Stud graduate Probabeel has joined the best of company by retaining her New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year title. The star mare, who is now preparing for life as a broodmare, gained more …
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Baker’s charge proves him wrong
Bjorn Baker was more than happy to be proved wrong by Kiss The Bride in testing conditions at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The Warwick Farm trainer didn’t rate the winning chances of the Waikato Stud …
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Belle bolts away at Riccarton
Class prevailed on the synthetic track at Riccarton on Thursday afternoon when Belle Of The Ball delivered the first winning strike of her career. The Mark Walker-trained Savabeel deservedly broke through over 1400 metres after …
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Ardrossan’s son makes immediate impact
Young Waikato Stud stallion Ardrossan got away to a flying start on Tuesday afternoon at Ruakaka where his first trial runner Codigo was successful. The Stephen Marsh-trained two-year-old settled toward the back of the field …
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Savabeel 4YO makes Australian wish come true
I Wish I Win launched his Group 1 spring campaign in outstanding fashion on Saturday afternoon at Caulfield where he demolished a competitive line-up over 1400 metres in his Australian debut. The handsome son of …
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Dashing double for Matamata farm
A pair of Waikato Stud-bred and raced mares raced up to their illustrious pedigrees at Taupo on Wednesday afternoon to deliver a winning double for the premier Matamata nursery. Tivaci’s daughter Outfit, who was a …
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Son of Tivaci strikes again
The lightly tried Draft Day doubled his winning tally on Monday afternoon with success on the synthetic track at Pakenham and rider Jamie Mott expects the four-year-old to continue his march through the grades. Trained …
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Waiting tactics return handsome dividend
Patience was rewarded in style on Monday afternoon when Waikato Flyer made the perfect start to his career at Bathurst. The well-related three-year-old posted an encouraging debut performance when he came from the tail of …
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Savabeel’s son a smart winner
Savabeel three-year-old Aban landed an early winning blow when he posted a tenacious victory over 1350 metres at Ipswich on Wednesday afternoon. The David Vandyke-trained representative had finished runner-up in his Sunshine Coast debut at …
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Group 1 winner retired
Outstanding filly Never Been Kissed has been retired to join Waikato Stud’s elite broodmare band. Bred and raced by the premier Matamata farm, the daughter of exciting young resident stallion Tivaci is booked to visit …
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Red Vienna goes all the way
Red Vienna gained both a deserved and overdue breakthrough victory over 1300 metres on the synthetic track at Cambridge on Wednesday afternoon. The Tony Pike-trained three-year-old had twice previously finished runner-up at the venue and …
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