Savabeel News
Smart Love too smart this start
Smart Love (Savabeel ex Relentless Desire) made a winning return at Te Rapa on 14 September, storming home by 3.3 lengths. Racing in Garry Chittick’s colours, the four-year-old mare impressed for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott after two solid trials.
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Back-to-back wins for Sav mare Precinct
Savabeel’s daughter Precinct goes back-to-back at Hawkesbury on Thursday in the WS colours for owners Mark Chittick and Kris Shailer, trained by Ciaron Maher.
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Savaglee crowned Champion Three-Year-Old of 2024/25
Savaglee, bred by Waikato Stud and trained by Pam Gerard, was crowned Champion Three-Year-Old at the NZ Horse of the Year Awards, capping a season highlighted by his Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas triumph.
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WS bred crowned Champion Two-Year-Old of 2024/25
Waikato Stud-bred La Dorada capped a brilliant juvenile season with Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ victory, securing Champion Two-Year-Old honours at the 2024/25 Horse of the Year Awards in Hamilton.
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Waikato Stud claim 11th Breeder of the Year title
“On the farm there are now three generations of Chitticks involved, but I accept this award on behalf of Waikato Stud because we have got an unbelievable group of people who are just absolutely passionate about horses and Waikato Stud and about the success of the place,” Mark Chittick said.
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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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A Magic A$2.7 million result for the Waikato-Bred star Atishu
Atishu’s story came full circle at Magic Millions, selling for A$2.7 million to Yulong after a stellar career. Bred by Waikato Stud, the Savabeel mare was a $260,000 Karaka yearling who became a triple Group 1 winner. We’re proud to have played a part in her remarkable journey.
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Viva Glam breaks maiden in fine style for Savabeel
Three days following her sire Savabeel‘s official induction into the NZ Racing Hall of Fame, smart three-year-old filly Viva Glam (ex Style By Design) put in a mighty performance at Matamata to win by 1.25 …
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Savabeel inducted into the NZ Racing Hall of Fame
On Sunday evening in Hamilton, the achievements of the 2025 New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame inductees were celebrated, with a particularly special moment reserved for champion sire Savabeel. Eleven years after his own sire …
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Waikato Stud’s eagerly awaited fees announced for 2025
A mix of proven and up-and-coming sires sees fees for Waikato Stud’s six-strong roster set for the 2025 season, once again headlined by the NZ Hall of Fame inductee-in-waiting Savabeel. Alongside him stands second-season sire sensation Super Seth, emerging force Ardrossan, proven Group 1 producer Ocean Park, exciting first-season sire Noverre and a sire-in-waiting Banquo rounding out the formidable lineup.
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From Group 1 glory to Gold Coast goodbyes: Atishu’s next chapter beckons at Magic Millions
Bred by Waikato Stud, Atishu (NZ) (Savabeel) was offered at the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, where she caught the eye of syndicators Go Racing – who, at the time, could scarcely have imagined the incredible journey she would take them on. As it stands, that consists of three Group 1 victories and over A$5.7 million in prizemoney, with the potential of more on the way.
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Sav’s sixth Group 1 winner as a broodmare sire
Savabeel sires sixth individual Group 1 winner as a broodmare sire with Gringotts joining Never Been Kissed, Icebath, Warmonger, Savatoxl and Beauty Eternal as Group 1 winners out of Waikato Stud’s NZ Hall of Fame inductee in waiting, Savabeel.
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