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O’Reilly makes his presence felt in Ryder
It was only fitting that the final black type event of the New Zealand racing season was dominated by the late, great O’Reilly. His grandson Atenartin won the Listed Ryder Stakes at Awapuni Racecourse …
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Staff Profile – Emma Dench
The WS foaling unit will be bustling with activity in no time so, this week we caught up with Day Foaling Unit Manager Emma Dench to find out how she got involved in the Thoroughbred …
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Garry’s Corner – 20 July
Part One: I have no desire, nor any knowledge of John Messara’s report to attempt to preempt what direction he may believe is our best way forward. The current ongoing success of the NSW racing …
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60 Seconds with Robert Wellwood
This week we caught up with fresh young talent Robert Wellwood who just last week, announced plans to join champion trainer Roger James in a training partnership. Q What is your favourite TV show? A …
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O’Reilly colt brutal on debut
The late O’Reilly made an early impact this afternoon at Caulfield where his son Brutal was a debut winner. The two-year-old created a strong impression when he posted a five-length victory. “He’s a nice horse,” …
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The way forward for an industry in change
Story by Brian de Lore / The Informant Think back to a year ago to the state of our industry and where we were heading. A general election was looming, we were being washed down …
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Mark’s Mail – 13 July
With only two weeks to go until the end of the 2017-18 racing season, it’s extremely satisfying to look back on the incredible year we have had here at Waikato Stud. t has been a …
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Pins continues to make his mark
Pins gained further posthumous international honours this week with a trio of winners in two countries. His daughters Bella Amante and My Shu Mai struck in Australia while Flying Monkey furthered his record in Hong …
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Garry’s Corner – 13 July
Numbers, numbers, numbers. What do they tell us? What has drawn my attention to our breeding numbers, well I had a visit from the local National Party member Tim van der Molen, I always do …
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Uninformed article delivers the wrong message in mainstream media
Story by Brian de Lore / The Informant Racing has been getting a bad deal in mainstream media which seems to go hand-in-hand with the media backhanders constantly being dished out to Acting Prime Minister …
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Stud makes impact far and wide
Waikato Stud celebrated international success yesterday with four winners in three countries. The home-bred and owned Tahi scored in Victoria while the Matamata farm was also to the fore in Hong Kong. Ocean Park three-year-old …
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Garry’s Corner
Well winters upon us, roads are closed, half the South Island is under snow, the North while never quite as bad, is still hovering around a very cold 10/12 degrees. The good thing is another …
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