Floria’s 1/2 O’Reilly half makes record breaking debut

7 November 2014

Multiple black-type winner Floria’s O’Reilly half-brother Caped Crusader registered an impressive debut win at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day.

Trained by Gai Waterhouse, the 3YO gelding broke the class record, crossing the line in the 1400m contest in a time of 1:23.17.

Raced by Bruce Slade’s Round Table Racing, Caped Crusader will now go for a break before returning to the racing fold with the Group 1 ATC Derby firmly in mind for him.

Caped Crusader was purchased for $340,000 by Round Table Racing and James Harron Bloodstock at last year’s NZB Ready to Run Sale.

Gold Patch goes back-to-back at Sha Tin for Ardrossan & WS

Ardrossan’s rise continued on the international stage at Sha Tin on Sunday when Waikato Stud graduate Gold Patch (Ardrossan ex La Donna) made it consecutive victories with another strong performance over 1200 metres.

18 April 2026

Sav charges toward Zabeel’s 166 stakes winners

Waikato Stud celebrated another stakes success for its remarkable homebred programme on Saturday when promising Savabeel filly Solid Gold (ex Gram) captured the Gr.3 Trelawney Stud Championship Stakes (2100m) at Ellerslie.