Waikato Stud News

27 October 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

So, I can imagine the last thing you want to hear about is whether my heart is beating or not. Well, you are going to hear a little because the message the Cardiologist and her …

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26 October 2023

Tivaci 3YO scores at Rotorua

Stephen Marsh had lofty expectations of Sinhaman at Rotorua on Thursday afternoon and he wasn’t disappointed. The Cambridge trainer had expected the Waikato Stud-bred and sold son of Tivaci to break his maiden over 1400 …

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21 October 2023

2YO Savabeel colt dazzles on debut

Well-related two-year-old colt Savaglee made the perfect start to his career on Saturday afternoon when he was untested to win over 900 metres at Trentham. The precocious son of Savabeel had won his only lead-up …

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20 October 2023

Successful family strikes again

A family that has served Waikato Stud so well was again to the fore at More on Friday afternoon. Farm graduate Hoops produced a tidy staying performance for trainer Danny O’Brien to win over 2050 …

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20 October 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

Well, we tried and were defeated, not by much, but it doesn’t need much. A touch of luck and who knows. Good on Jamie Walter and Joe Pride, great value purchasing, plenty of people involved, …

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19 October 2023

Spell for Savabeel’s star short course specialist

Crack sprinter I Wish I Win has gone for a break with trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman already planning his autumn program for the star Waikato Stud homebred. The son of Savabeel took his …

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16 October 2023

Honour in defeat for Savabeel’s son

I Wish I Win did his connections and New Zealand proud with a gallant effort to finish runner-up in the A$20 million The TAB Everest over 1200 metres at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. Bred and …

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14 October 2023

Another winning strike for Cannon Hill

Cannon Hill has already fashioned a tidy record from a handful of appearances and trainer Tony Pike is confident the best is yet to come. The progressive son of Ardrossan broke his maiden at his …

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11 October 2023

Fall For Cindy proves far too good

Fall For Cindy followed an encouraging first-up effort with a dominant victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday afternoon. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced mare’s performance augured well for the rest of her campaign as she …

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11 October 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Ukraine, Libya, Myanmar, Israel, Iraq, The Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Colombia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, China, North Korea and so on. You know what the above have in common? They …

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9 October 2023

Trackside Everest contender ready to race

New Zealand is ready to scale the summit of one of the world’s richest and best-known races, after trainer Peter Moody declared Trackside’s slot runner, I Wish I Win ready to rumble in The Everest. …

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9 October 2023

THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK

There is occasionally the odd political commentator that I watch as they delve into the direction a politician intends to take the country. The Q and A on the Sunday morning programme fronted by Jack …

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