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27 February 2017

Smashing leads her rivals a merry dance at Matamata

An all-the-way victory by talented sprinter Smashing (Pins) capped a top day on home soil for the Matamata training partnership of Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards on Saturday. A beaten favourite at her last start …

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20 February 2017

Residential home again in guineas

Quality Pins filly Residential continued her black type roll at Ascot Park on Saturday. She was a gallant winner of the Listed Dunedin Guineas earlier this month and today she added the Listed Southland Guineas …

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20 February 2017

WS family serving trainer well

Singapore trainer Shane Baertschiger’s success with a WS family continued at Kranji on Friday night. He produced the consistent O’What A Feeling to win for the second time in his relatively brief career. Baertschiger bought …

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7 February 2017

Filly completes top run for stud

Residential crowned a big week for Waikato Stud when she trumped her stablemate in the Listed Dunedin Guineas at Wingatui. The daughter of Pins narrowly got the better of Starvoia in Saturday’s Living Corporation-sponsored three-year-old …

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7 February 2017

Ready-made name for colt

Matamata trainer Lance O’Sullivan is fairly certain he already has a name for his latest NZB National Yearling Sale purchase after fate conspired to add a theatrical conclusion to the bidding action. O’Sullivan and wife …

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7 February 2017

Stud graduates gallant in karaka million

WS graduates produced sterling efforts to finish in the money of the Karaka Million at Ellerslie. Hasahalo roared home from the back to claim the runner-up berth while Felton Road ran on bravely for third …

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7 February 2017

Savabeel mare adds cup to her trentham record

The Wellington stage brings out the best in Savabeel’s daughter Savaria and she gave another award-winning performance recently. She first came to prominence at Trentham in 2015 when she won the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks …

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14 January 2017

Pins colt powers into Karaka Million contention

Unbeaten youngster Felton Road has booked his berth in the country’s richest two-year-old race. The WS-bred and sold son of Pins confirmed his presence in the Listed Karaka Million with an impressive winning performance at …

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19 December 2016

Rios 3YO a serious prospect

Progressive three-year-old Cannot Be Serios is proving an excellent advertisement in Sydney for his sire. The WS graduate is a son of farm resident Rios and he now boasts the tidy record of two wins …

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12 December 2016

Aerovelocity Caps Stunning WS Weekend

Pins’ Hong Kong warrior Aerovelocity capped an incredible weekend for Waikato Stud with success in the G1 Longines Hong Kong’s Sprint.  Click here to read: Aerovelocity caps stunning WS weekend

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11 December 2016

Veteran Aerovelocity soars under Purton as Hong Kong dominates Sprint

By Andrew Hawkins Aerovelocity has long been one of Hong Kong’s most beloved warriors and the eight-year-old achieved one of the more extraordinary wins of his storied career as he tenaciously held off Lucky Bubbles …

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10 December 2016

Double delight for stud

WS graduates flexed their muscles in Australia yesterday to credit the farm with a winning inter-state double. In Sydney, the Bjorn Baker-trained Bonny O’Reilly was successful at Canterbury while in Melbourne it was Movie who …

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