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11 May 2019

Pins’ son claims Group Three feature

Trainer John Thompson won’t be swayed by Purple Sector’s win in today’s Gr.3 Rough Habit Plate at Doomben and will ease up on the three-year-old. Although the talented son of Pins was clearly superior, he …

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10 May 2019

WS Online Weanling line-up

Waikato Stud will offer a high-quality draft of weanlings unreserved on-line next month. The premier Matamata nursery has changed tack this year and its young consignment will be sold via online auction through gavelhouse.com with …

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10 May 2019

Waikato Stud wins gold for its Stallion Brochure

Waikato Stud is thrilled to be the winner of two major categories at the prestigious Pride in Print Awards last weekend. The stud won gold medals for its 2018 Stallion Brochure – a premium showcase …

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10 May 2019

Garry’s Corner – 10 May, 2019

You have to hand it to the Australian racing fraternity, their positive approach may well be supported by money available for not only stakes but various levels of State Government support. I was lucky enough …

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3 May 2019

O’Reilly mare blossoming

Beautifully-related four-year-old Claddagh is starting to do her rich pedigree justice with further success at Pukekohe today. The daughter of Waikato Stud’s late champion stallion O’Reilly hinted at her staying potential last season. She was …

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3 May 2019

Garry’s Corner – 3 May, 2019

Thoroughbred horse breeding has many twists and turns. Many ups and downs but we persevere because we not only love the mystery and excitement but the fact there is always something ahead of us. The …

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26 April 2019

Garry’s Corner – 26 April, 2019

Time goes very quickly if you are a horse breeder. When I first moved to Manawatu it would be fair to say the power players in the thoroughbred industry were shared pretty evenly geographically, Te …

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20 April 2019

Mahalangur an exciting prospect

Waikato Stud graduate Mahalangur has continued his impressive march through the city grades in Sydney. He won for the fourth time from 12 starts when a dominant last-start winner at Randwick at the weekend. The …

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18 April 2019

Garry’s Corner – 18 April, 2019

I said last week what a week we had ahead of us. The lead up to the Winx farewell was, of course, the Inglis Easter Sale. This years catalogue was compressed offering only 400 yearlings …

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14 April 2019

Pins mare at top of her game

Princess Kereru completed a rewarding campaign at Hastings with the daughter of the late Pins enjoying further stakes success at Hastings. The reliable five-year-old was a dominant winner of the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Finance …

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12 April 2019

Garry’s Corner – 12 April, 2019

I normally wait as long as possible before I put together the Corner. You two must keep the Corner in perspective it is simply my commentary on Racing as I see it during the week. …

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9 April 2019

Filly strikes again at Hawkesbury

On The White Turf successfully stepped up in distance at Hawkesbury to continue her winning run. The filly had broken her maiden over 1400 metres at Kembla Grange and handled the rise to 1800 metres today with …

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