Lottacheex shows a lot of heart
Honest mare Lottacheex was duly rewarded on Saturday afternoon at Warrnambool where she posted a clear-cut maiden victory over 1700 metres.
The Waikato Stud-bred and raced mare had posted seven top four finishes from her previous nine appearances for trainer Danny O’Brien so it was both an overdue and well-earned first success.
The Pins four-year-old cleared the outside barrier smartly to lob along in second spot under rider Liam Riordan and quickly put the issue beyond doubt when she surged clear on straightening.
Lottacheex is the first foal of the Savabeel mare Cheex, a half-sister to the stakes winner Maritimo and they are out of a sister to the dual Group 3 winner Dating.
Also the dam of the winner Lippy, Cheex has an unraced two-year-old daughter of the Ardrossan filly Li Li and a yearling filly by Tivaci.
Tivaci’s Movie Night steals the show at Newcastle
A sister to the Gr.1 ATC Flight Stakes (1600m) winner Never Been Kissed, the Waikato Stud-bred and raced Movie Night (NZ) was rewarded for her consistency, breaking her maiden with an all-the-way win over 1400m at Newcastle for trainer Tom Charlton.
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Oilman’s stud stake could change course of NZ breeding
Eighteen months ago, Texas oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt walked through the lush Waikato pasture of Matamata’s Balcarres Stud and announced he wanted some just like it for his own.
Today he has-360 acres about a mile down the road which has been transformed from a dairy farm to one of New Zealand’s leading horse and cattle breeding establishments.
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