Waikato Stud News
Memorable double for farm
Pin Me Up (Pins) completed a superb Saturday evening at Ellerslie for Waikato Stud when she proved superior to her age group rivals in the closing event on the twilight card. The homebred landed the …
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The Corner with Garry Chittick
Well, the yearling sales are underway. We sent four across to the Magic Millions, averaging $460k. Amazing! How do they do it with a clearance rate of 94 per cent? This is a staggering endorsement …
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Savabeel’s son makes bold debut statement
Savabeel three-year-old Paternal had performed well in both of his trials and he carried that form over to race day on Wednesday afternoon with a perfect debut performance over 1400 metres at Newcastle. A true-blue …
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A winning double for stud graduates at Kranji
Waikato Stud graduates produced a double strike in Singapore on Saturday evening with Red Ocean and Sabah Star both building on their tidy records at Kranji. Red Ocean returned from a two-month break to justify …
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Progressive mare strikes again
Ocean’s Jen looks like a mare to follow over the months ahead after she thumped her rivals atCranbourne on Friday night. Aided by a perfect John Allen ride, the daughter of Ocean Park settled close …
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Further success for promising filly
Progressive Tivaci filly Wolf Queen has made an impressive start to her career and was again an easy winner when romping home on Friday afternoon. The three-year-old had finished runner-up on debut at Mudgee last …
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Tivaci colt proves popular
A son of Tivaci boasting a deep Waikato Stud pedigree took the eye of bloodstock agent Justin Bahen at the Magic Millions Gold Coast on Friday afternoon and he wasn’t to be denied. Lot 837 …
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The Corner with Garry Chittick
You will be surprised at Mary’s and my hospitality on New Year’s Eve. We were certainly surprised when at 9pm we wandered home to these unwanted guests. As darkness crept in towards midnight, this group …
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The Mighty Spar posts deserved victory
The Mighty Spar hasn’t had much luck this preparation before the son of Savabeel turned his fortunes around at Otaki on Thursday afternoon. Trained by Jamie Richards, the Waikato Stud-bred and sold four-year-old settled three …
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Princely Savabeel colt lights up Gold Coast ring
All expectations were surpassed when Waikato Stud’s faultless son of Savabeel realised A$950,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on Wednesday afternoon. The colt was offered by the Matamata nursery through Royston and …
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Almanzor colt popular on Gold Coast
A Waikato Stud bred son of Almanzor from one of the Matamata nursery’s leading families attracted widespread interest when offered during the opening session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Presented as Lot …
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Happy days at Sha Tin
Well-related 4-year-old Happy Daily has taken another winning step in Hong Kong following further success at Sha Tin. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold son of Pins has been racing particularly well this campaign andposted three …
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