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10 March 2013

O’Reilly’s Son Dashes To Group One Victory

Champion WS stallion O’Reilly was credited with his 14th individual Gr 1 winner when Shamexpress downed his older rivals in the Newmarket Handicap. Prepared on the track by Danny O’Brien, the three-year-old powered home late …

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6 March 2013

Group One Pedigree To The Fore

Blueblood Vogue will head toward a black-type assignment after further success at Ellerslie this afternoon. WS’s daughter of O’Reilly and two-time Group One winner Glamour Puss followed up her maiden Pukekohe win with a strong …

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6 March 2013

Tough Diademe takes Westbury Classic

A tough front-running performance saw Diademe (NZ) (Savabeel) land Group Three success in the Westbury Classic at Ellerslie on Wednesday. Ridden by Opie Bosson, the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained mare crossed the line 1 …

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4 March 2013

LANDMARK LOWLAND TRIFECTA GIFTS O’REILLY ENVIABLE OAKS HAND

The remarkable one-two-three result of Saturday’s Gr.3 Bruce Perry Bloodstock Lowland Stakes (2100m) has gifted Champion sire O’Reilly an enviable hand heading into the Gr.1 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks on March 16. In a landmark …

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28 February 2013

WS Plays Hand In Memorable Win

Hard-working jockey Brad Rawiller reached a milestone yesterday afternoon and had a WS graduate to thank for it. Bishops Castle by O’Reilly credited the Victorian rider with the 2000th winner of his career when successful …

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25 February 2013

Brave Winner Set For Easter

Brave Centaur was an appropriate winner of Saturday’s Waikato Stud Handicap at Matamata where he made a successful open class debut. By O’Reilly out of a Centaine mare, the five-year-old is now on a path …

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21 February 2013

Tough Competitor Further Rewarded

Durability has been a feature of O’Reilly Magic’s Hong Kong career and the veteran earned further honours last night. The eight-year-old returned to the winner’s stall for the fifth time when successful at Happy Valley. …

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20 February 2013

Vogue Shows Her Style

The cream rose to the top at Pukekohe this afternoon when the impeccably-bred Vogue stepped out for the first time. The filly boasting the impressive Group One pedigree carried the WS silks to victory at …

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11 February 2013

Family Takes Another Winning Trick

An established WS family added to its record in Victoria yesterday when Obligation was successful at the Ballarat meeting. The Pins four-year-old has now progressed to two wins and three placings from his seven appearances. …

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11 February 2013

Savabeel’s Son Back In Gr.1 Business

Savabeel’s star staying son Sangster added to his top-flight record at Te Rapa on Saturday with another dominant Gr 1 victory. The four-year-old was far too good for his weight-for-age rivals in the Darci Brahma …

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5 February 2013

Chittick Extremely Encouraged by Sale Results

Following his first year at the helm, Waikato Stud boss Mark Chittick is extremely encouraged by the results from New Zealand Bloodstock’s recent national yearling sale series. “Obviously I have made a considerable investment in …

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5 February 2013

Pins Gelding Ambitious Dragon Rated Top NZ Bred

Pins superstar Ambitious Dragon has been named the highest rated NZ-bred galloper on the final Asian Racing Federation (ARF) Thoroughbred Rankings for 2012. On 124, he sits foremost ahead of such outstanding NZ-bred’s as Ocean …

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