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22 February 2024

Trainer keen on Tivaci 3YO’s staying prospects

Henry Dwyer has Classic options to weigh up for his lightly raced Tivaci three-year-old Lupine. He successfully adopted new tactics on Thursday afternoon at Stawell where the Waikato Stud graduate posted the first winning strike …

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31 January 2024

WS enjoys another bumper Book 1 sale

Premier Waikato nursery Waikato Stud has again ended the Book 1 session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale as the leading vendor by aggregate. A multiple winner of the title, the Matamata farm claimed …

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22 January 2024

Another winning strike for brave Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood is making the most of his chances after overcoming a major setback as a younger horse. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced son of Pins suffered a badly broken shoulder as a yearling and a …

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15 January 2024

Bella provides winning boost

Bella Tivaci provided a pedigree update for her younger brother when she was successful over 1800 metres at the Sunshine Coast. The four-year-old was bred by Waikato Stud who will offer her sibling as Lot …

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13 January 2024

TIVACI FILLY HOLDS CENTRE STAGE

A daughter of Tivaci from a premier Waikato Stud family was the headline act for the farm on Day Four of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. The filly was offered as Lot 904 …

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23 November 2023

Young stallion maintains high standard

Super Seth’s pulling power was again a major feature during the closing session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale on Thursday afternoon while a son of associate stallion Ardrossan also lit up the …

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11 November 2023

Savabeel’s son romps home at Pakenham

Savoir Faire took full advantage of a drop in class at Pakenham on Friday evening to gain a confidence-boosting win. The son of Savabeel stepped out in Benchmark 64 company over 2000 metres and had …

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8 November 2023

Eagle lands compensatory prize

Kris Lees was forced to resort to Plan C with Loch Eagle at Randwick this afternoon, and the five-year- old handsomely bagged a degree of compensation. The Newcastle trainer was foiled in his attempts to …

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11 October 2023

Fall For Cindy proves far too good

Fall For Cindy followed an encouraging first-up effort with a dominant victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday afternoon. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced mare’s performance augured well for the rest of her campaign as she …

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20 September 2023

Ardrossan 3YO fires winning shot

A well-related son of Ardrossan has wasted no time in adding winning momentum to his three-year-old preparation. The Tony Pike-trained Cannon Hill, who had placed in his lead-up trial, showed plenty of heart at Matamata …

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14 July 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

Well, lo and behold, one of my ten has seen fit to critique a previous corner. Not that he was able to dispute the content; his point was that there are years when the TJ …

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6 June 2023

Smart ride brings out best in Tivaci’s son

A canny ride from Billy Egan guided the well-bred Do I to a second career victory when he wassuccessful at Seymour on Tuesday afternoon. The Michael Moroney-trained four-year-old settled three back on the fence and …

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