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13 February 2012

Mighty K Breaks Through at Sha Tin

Caspar Fownes’ stable runner Mighty K – an O’Reilly half-brother to the stakes winner Big River, broke through maiden ranks with a gritty 1400m performance at Hong Kong last night. The Whakanui Stud-bred 3YO out …

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7 February 2012

Scarlett Lady Simply The Best

Graeme Rogerson paid Savabeel’s outstanding daughter Scarlett Lady the ultimate accolade on her triumphant return to racing at Tauherenikau yesterday. The crack mare came back from an injury-forced break to claim the Listed Wairarapa Breeders’ …

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7 February 2012

Silent Achiever Sounds Group 1 Warning

O’Reilly filly Silent Achiever staked her claim for New Zealand Derby honours at Te Rapa on Saturday with a top-class victory in the Gr 3 Waikato Guineas. The Roger James-trained three-year-old wasn’t originally nominated for …

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7 February 2012

Nippin Shows True Colours

Nippin staged an impressive return to his best form at Te Rapa on Saturday and rider Jonathan Riddell is predicting further improvement from the four-year-old. Bred and sold by WS, the Allan Sharrock-trained son of …

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7 February 2012

O’Reilly Filly Makes Presence Felt

A well-related daughter of O’Reilly played a starring role for WS on the final day of the Select Sale at Karaka. She went to Queensland interests for $80,000 and is out of the Pins mare …

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7 February 2012

The Solitaire Notches 54th SW for O’Reilly

 O’Reilly notched his 54th individual stakes winner on Saturday when his 4YO daughter The Solitaire denied all in the Listed Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m). The ½ length black-type breakthrough followed a previous start win in …

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7 February 2012

Shopaholic Bags Another One

Shopaholic returned to racing in a blaze of glory on Saturday with a smart victory at Caulfield. Ridden by emerging apprentice Katelyn Mallyon for Flemington trainer Danny O’Brien, the WS-bred and owned filly came back …

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2 February 2012

Cracking Karaka Day For WS

New Zealand buyers paid heavily for the choice lots out of WS’s draft on the second day of the Select Sale at Karaka. Matamata trainer Roger James opened up early to secure an O’Reilly filly …

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2 February 2012

Pins Colt Leads The Way

A colt with an impressive black-type background was WS’s leading light on the opening day of the Select Sale at Karaka. The son of resident stallion Pins was knocked down to Singapore-based trainer Cliff Brown …

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30 January 2012

Return of the Dragon’

Four days after Sha Tin’s Chinese New Year raceday welcomed in the Year of the Dragon, the iconic racetrack witnessed the ‘Return of the Dragon’ as Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year swept to a …

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28 January 2012

Placed To Perfection Over Ground

Placement made an overdue return to winning form in Melbourne this afternoon when successful at the Sandown meeting. It was the daughter of Savabeel’s second win but that record doesn’t accurately reflect her ability. Bred …

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28 January 2012

1st Stakes Winner for Fast N Famous

WS sire Fast N Famous registered his first stakes winner in breath taking fashion at Trentham today. Raced by Nearco Stud Ltd (Manager Adrian Clark), 3YO daughter Quintessential had it all to do turning for …

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