Savabeel News
A moment to savour for Marsh
Savour The Moment opened his Group One campaign in the best possible style at Te Rapa on Saturday. The WS-bred and sold son of Savabeel surprised his trainer with a first-up victory in the Listed …
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Savvy Nature returns top Derby trial
Savvy Nature has joined his WS-based sire Savabeel as a feature race winner at Moonee Valley. Nine years after the stallion won the Gr 1 Cox Plate as a three-year-old, the John O’Shea-trained gelding triumphed …
Read MoreSharbeela deserved winner at Hawera
Sharbeela finally added another win to her record when was successful in a driving finish at Hawera to cap off a genuine run of form. The daughter of Savabeel had weighed in five times from …
Read MoreSavodan still undefeated
Exciting three-year-old Savodan has maintained his perfect record at Kranji for trainer Michael Freedman. The son of Savabeel was a debut winner last month and staged a repeat performance under international rider Alan Munro last …
Read MoreSavvy derby trial
Savvy Nature did his Gr 1 VRC Derby prospects no harm with a strong performance to place in the Gr 1 Spring Champion Stakes this afternoon. The Savabeel three-year-old found the line strongly over the …
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Savabeel 3YO hits high note at Caulfield
Savabeel’s latest rising star Éclair Big Bang staked his claim for top-level honours with a resounding victory in yesterday’s Gr.3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude. The boom South Australian three-year-old won for the third time in just …
Read MoreAustralian Stakes Double for Savabeel
Waikato Stud sire Savabeel enjoyed a notable stakes double in Australia last week, with sons Savvy Nature and Classique Ivory successfully escalating the Gr.1 Zabeel sire’s stakes winner count to 26. Giving rise to Gr.1 …
Read MoreFancy Dress comes to the winning party
Fancy Dress made an impressive return to racing at Newcastle yesterday with an emphatic first-up win over 1200 metres. The Savabeel mare sat off the pace and finished powerfully under James McDonald to post the …
Read MoreSavvy 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 …
Read MoreAnother 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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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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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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