Savabeel News

20 August 2020

A hundred not out for superstar Savabeel

Waikato Stud’s star resident Savabeel has cracked another significant milestone in his remarkable career with daughter Savacool providing the multiple champion sire’s 100th individual stakes winner. Savabeel has achieved extraordinary dominance since his retirement to …

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18 August 2020

Group 1 hope has history on his side

Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are plotting a Group 1 path this season with a colt from a well-performed family with one member etched into G1 Melbourne Cup folklore. The Cranbourne trainers have high hopes …

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21 March 2020

Savabeel Posts 99th Stakes Winner

Savabeel posted his 99th individual stakes winner this afternoon when the Waikato Stud graduate Missybeel upstaged her fellow mares when she posted a long odds win in the Gr.3 Epona Stakes at Rosehill. Trained by …

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17 March 2020

WS Graduate Sets Record Price

The stud enjoyed a wonderful result on Gavelhouse last night with Hasahalo (Savabeel) setting a record high price of $670,000 for owners Go Racing’s Go Racing Fright Night Breeding Partnership, thanks to the astute bid …

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7 March 2020

Savabeel to fore again in Group One

Savabeel sired his second Gr.1 Sistema S. winner when the Jamie Richards-trained Cool Aza Beel proved far superior at Ellerslie. The Waikato Stud stallion’s first was Sword Of Osman, also prepared by Richards, in the …

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29 February 2020

Probabeel reigns supreme

Waikato Stud-bred and sold filly Probabeel has exacted revenge on Funstar to claim her maiden Group One win in the Surround Stakes at Randwick. Funstar had Probabeel’s measure in two Sydney spring starts, but punters …

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29 February 2020

Probabeel Amazes in Gr.1 Surround Stakes

An amazing performance in the Gr.1 Surround Stakes at Royal Randwick has seen the history-making Savabeel filly Probabeel register her first elite-level win.   The Waikato Stud-bred filly became the first horse to win the …

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25 February 2020

Savabeel Nears Major Milestone

Savabeel took another major step towards the milestone of 100 stakes winners on Saturday, with the success of the Lindsey Smith-trained Adelaide Ace in the Gr.2 Autumn Classic at Caulfield. Adelaide Ace represented the sire’s …

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22 February 2020

Ace performance to land Classic

The Gr.1 South Australian Derby in Adelaide and the Gr.2 WATC Derby in Perth are options for Gr.2 Autumn Classic winner Adelaide Ace. The son of Savabeel credited the Waikato Stud stallion with his 98th …

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22 November 2019

Savabeel colt popular at Karaka

A son of Savabeel made a splash late in the closing session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale at Karaka. Magus Equine’s Willie Leung went to $440,000 to secure a half-brother to Waikato …

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10 September 2019

Super Savabeel dominates proceedings again

Savabeel took centre stage at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards with another clean sweep in the stallion division. The Waikato Stud resident won the Grosvenor Award for a sixth consecutive season and his fifth …

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28 August 2019

High-priced youngster impresses

Waikato Stud’s impressive sale-topper No Limits has made an encouraging start to his career. The $1.4 million Karaka graduate in January had his first trial outing at Te Teko on Tuesday and was successful in …

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