Savabeel News

20 August 2012

Winning Double For Farm On Foxbridge Feature Day

WS celebrated their successful sponsorship of the Gr 3 Foxbridge Plate with a winning treble of their own at Te Rapa. Farm graduates Pump Up The Volume, Double O Seven and Showing Off were impressive …

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7 August 2012

NZ Foster Foal Service First Class

  ”Each season inevitably has its ups and downs with mares foaling. On Monday morning we unfortunately lost one of ours shortly after foaling a valuable Savabeel filly. I am extremely pleased to be able …

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20 July 2012

Savabeel Stars At Seymour

Savabeel helped himself to a winning Melbourne double yesterday with consecutive successes at the Seymour meeting. The lightly-tried Heisman started the ball rolling when he broke his maiden and was followed up by Dublin Darlin, …

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11 July 2012

O’Reilly and Savabeel New Zealand’s Leading Sires of Stakes Winners for 2011/12

Waikato Stud sires O’Reilly and Savabeel rate as New Zealand’s leading sires for stakes winners during 2011/12. With seven stakes winners, O’Reilly holds the edge over barnmate Savabeel, who is strongly distinguished on five. O’Reilly’s …

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11 June 2012

Brambles Leads Dream WS Derby result

In a superb ‘catch me if you can’ performance, Savabeel gelding Brambles defied all from pillar-to-post in the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) on Saturday. In what was an outstanding result for WS, the home-bred downed …

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31 May 2012

Book Full for Savabeel

The 2012 book for New Zealand’s hottest young Gr.1 sire Savabeel is now full. With the Gr.1 VRC Derby winner Sangster and the dual Gr.1 winner Scarlett Lady featuring brightest of his 10 stakes winners …

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31 May 2012

Celia Adds to the Family Honour Roll

When it comes to bloodstock matters its not often that Celia Crawshaw ignores the advice of her father Garry or younger brother Mark Chittick, but in May last year she did just that. “We had …

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28 May 2012

Savabeel 3YO Stakes Strong Derby Claim

A daring ride by Brad Rawiller has confirmed the Peter Moody-trained Brambles is the horse to beat in the Gr 1 Queensland Derby. The WS-bred and sold son of Savabeel trounced his rivals when he …

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25 May 2012

2012 Breeding Season Offers Mare Owners Plenty of Opportunities

The recent economic downturn has left many people questioning their involvement in the racing and breeding industry. New Zealand racehorse owners are suffering from rising costs and reduced stakes while breeders are experiencing a tightening …

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14 May 2012

Brambles Completes Grand Double For Stud

WS graduate Brambles completed a significant trans-Tasman double for resident sire Savabeel with his age group success in Brisbane on Saturday. The Zabeel stallion’s daughter Fromelles had earlier triumphed in the Gr 3 Rotorua Cup …

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14 May 2012

Fromelles Collects Gr.3 Rotorua Cup

Fromelles added considerable value to her future worth as a broodmare when she raced away with Saturday’s Gr 3 Rotorua Cup. The five-year-old daughter of WS stallion Savabeel made short work of her rivals in …

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14 May 2012

Game On for the Dewar Award

It’s game on for the Dewar Award between Savabeel and his mighty G1 sire Zabeel. Heading into the weekend, Savabeel counted a $17,000 margin over his illustrious sire. Thanks to the Gr.3 winning deeds of …

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