Savabeel News
WS graduate Honour Roll out to add stakes success at Otaki
Waikato Stud will be cheering on one of its promising graduates on Friday when Honour Roll contests the Listed John Turkington Forestry Castletown Stakes (1200m) at Otaki. The WS-bred son of the late Champion sire …
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Savabeel, from furthering a legacy to creating his own – The Straight
A true Australasian success story on the track and in the breeding shed, the influence of Savabeel, who died last week aged 24, will be felt for years to come on both sides of the …
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Sav’s final resting place
“I’ve got a couple of very special bottles of wine that I’ve had for a number of years, and usually they would have been opened on a celebration, but I thought it was very pertinent, and well, it was a celebration, it was a celebration of his life,” Mark Chittick told The Straight.
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Savabeel: 2001—2026
Savabeel walked through our gates in 2005 and never stopped giving. Twenty-one years on, we said goodbye to our old friend, a horse who didn’t just shape a breeding industry, he defined one. There will never be another quite like him. Rest easy, Sav.
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Solid Gold Seeking Second Chance in Derby
Kiwi filly Solid Gold will be on the quick back-up when she takes her place in Saturday’s Gr.1 Queensland Oaks (2200m) following her fifth placing in last weekend’s Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m). The Roger James …
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Sav’s girl Chispa targeting the Gr.1 Oaks
Savabeel filly Chispa enhanced her Queensland Oaks credentials with a dominant Randwick victory for Chris Waller and James McDonald, with the Pencarrow Stud-bred and raced filly surging clear over 1800 metres in impressive fashion.
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Winning Wednesday for Sav
Savabeel enjoyed a winning Wednesday across both sides of the Tasman, highlighted by impressive victories from Honour Roll and Luvabeel at Matamata, before Chispa capped the day with a dominant Randwick success en route to a potential Gr.1 Queensland Oaks campaign.
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Yulong Secure $1.8million Savabeel Mare Provence
A triple Group I winner by champion sire Savabeel, Provence was always going to be a highly sought after mare at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale and she duly sold for $1.8million. Consigned by Newgate on …
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Golden run for #WSNZBred Von Hauke at Bendigo
Six-year-old gelding Von Hauke (NZ) (Savabeel) has booked a trip to Queensland following a strong win in the Listed Golden Mile (1600m) at Bendigo on Saturday. The Cliff Brown-trained son of Savabeel was having his second tilt …
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Wee Nessy breaks her maiden in style
Savabeel’s three-year-old filly Wee Nessy impressed at Ellerslie, charging home to break her maiden in dominant fashion. The win marked Savabeel’s 1057th individual winner, with his progeny earnings surpassing $208 million as his legacy continues to grow.
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Golden Family Delivering for Waikato Stud
O’Reilly mare Gram may only be 10 years old, but she is already proving to be a powerhouse producer for Waikato Stud. From her first three foals she has left Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) hero …
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Sav charges toward Zabeel’s 166 stakes winners
Waikato Stud celebrated another stakes success for its remarkable homebred programme on Saturday when promising Savabeel filly Solid Gold (ex Gram) captured the Gr.3 Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie.
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