Savabeel News

19 September 2013

Savvy win from Gr 1 hope

John O’Shea has a pair of Group One targets in mind for Savvy Nature following his win in the Gr 3 Spring Stakes (1600m) at Newcastle yesterday. The WS graduate was having just his fourth …

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26 August 2013

Another Savabeel makes a Guineas case

Savabeel produced another Caulfield Guineas hope at the weekend when Best Case posted a first-up victory at Gosford. The well-related three-year-old holds a nomination for the Group One feature, as does Éclair Big Bang, also …

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25 August 2013

Unbeaten Eclair Big Bang on Exciting Gr.1 Mission

Caulfield Guineas fancy Eclair Big Bang sounded off a warning to his three-year-old peers with a bold season resuming win at Morphettville on Saturday. The unbeaten three-year-old son of Savabeel was believed to be vulnerable …

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4 August 2013

Henwood Points to Stakes Class Ahead

Clear-cut Savabeel favourite Henwood finished strongly off a good speed to record the fifth win of his brief career in the Melbourne Signage Concepts 0-90 Handicap (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The John Sadler-trained …

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4 August 2013

Sangster on ground breaking G1 Melbourne Cup Mission

Savabeel gelding Sangster is on a ground breaking mission to become the first horse to land the Gr.1 Victory Derby – Auckland Cup-Melbourne Cup treble. As it stands, the triple Gr.1 star has already set …

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9 May 2013

Savabeel Tops NZB Weanling Sale

Savabeel ended NZB’s National Weanling Sale on a high as the leading stallion by average and the sire of the auction’s top lot. WS’s Cox Plate-winning son of Zabeel had seven lots sell for $311,000 …

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8 May 2013

Savabeel shines on opening day

A son of Savabeel led the way for WS on the opening day of NZB’s National Weanling Sale at Karaka. The bay youngster is out of the unraced Pins mare Dita von Teese and was …

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8 May 2013

Winning end to satisfying day

WS complemented a solid day in the Karaka sale ring this afternoon with success on the track at Avondale. Highlighted by the sale of a $40,000 Savabeel yearling, the Matamata farm-bred and owned Posy then …

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8 April 2013

WS stallions in Gr 1 frame

WS stallions were in the thick of the Group One action on both sides of the Tasman on Saturday. O’Reilly’s daughter Silent Achiever was narrowly denied victory in the BMW Stakes at Rosehill where she …

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3 April 2013

Diademe ready to bounce back in Breeders’

About the only difference for talented Cambridge mare Diademe (NZ) (Savabeel) leading into Saturday’s Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes at Te Aroha will be her price. That’s the view of co-trainer Andrew …

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26 March 2013

Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas Target Ahead for Eclair Big Bang

South Australian trainer Philip Stokes has some big targets ahead for the ultra-impressive Savabeel 2YO, Eclair Big Bang. On debut last Saturday, Eclair Big Bang made a huge impression on Morphettville racegoers, careering away in …

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26 March 2013

Savabeel and O’Reilly Leading the Way

Savabeel has struck the most winners of all Australasian sires over the last seven days. O’Reilly the same over the last 30. What’s more, Pins also features prominently.

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