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13 January 2021

Top trainer’s land Savabeel colt

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott took a liking to Waikato Stud’s Savabeel youngster, Lot 355, on day two of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale and weren’t to be denied in their pursuit of …

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10 January 2021

Milford moves into Derby contention

Savabeel colt Milford made a successful middle distance debut at Ellerslie this afternoon to put him firmly in the frame for an autumn Group 1 target. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold 3-year-old stepped out over …

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26 December 2020

Brando delivers faultless performance

Savabeel colt Brando moved a step closer to a Group 1 assignment with an emphatic performance to land a black type victory at the first time of asking at Ellerslie this afternoon. The Jamie Richards-trained …

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26 December 2020

Another WS filly on target for Karaka Million 3YO Classic

Amarelinha will attempt to emulate the deeds of stablemate Probabeel and claim top honours in the Karaka Millions 3YO Classic. Both fillies have plenty in common as they are Waikato Stud-born, bred and sold and …

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26 December 2020

Sensational day for Savabeel

Waikato Stud’s pride and joy Savabeel ran riot at Ellerslie on Boxing Day with a black type treble, including success in the main event with his daughter Concert Hall proving too good in the G1 …

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16 December 2020

Impecunious looking a sharp piece of business

Sacred Falls filly Impecunious has made a dashing start to her Australian career with a commanding debut performance at Caulfield. Co-bred and sold by Waikato Stud, the 3-year-old made her first appearance from Trent Busuttin …

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12 December 2020

Mare shows liking for track

Waikato Stud’s familiar stylised silks were to the fore at Canterbury Park on Friday evening where On The White Turf added to her tidy record. It was the second success on the course for the …

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25 November 2020

A note from Garry’s corner

As I write this corner, we have the last mare to foal in the foaling paddock. If you want to get through the years without knowing where they have gone, be a horse breeder. The …

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31 October 2020

Fabulous first-up performance

Just Fabulous showed she was a mare to follow this preparation following her dynamic resuming victory at Awapuni on Saturday. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold daughter of the late O’Reilly unwound powerfully to win the …

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23 October 2020

Wind blowing toward black type success

Stakes success for West Wind looks like a formality after the Pins mare added to an already impressive record this evening at The Valley. The patiently-handled 5-year-old won for the sixth time in her 11-start …

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9 October 2020

Wind blows Cranbourne rivals away

West Wind continued on her winning way at Cranbourne last night with another dominant performance. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced daughter of Pins went back-to-back with success over 2025 metres in the Pinker Pinker Plate. …

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3 October 2020

Sense of timing about Watchmaker

Watchmaker’s odds for the G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas have been slashed in the wake of his maiden success today at Riccarton. The Waikato Stud graduate had been around the mark in his three previous …

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