Waikato Stud News
Savvy Coup coasts home in Livamol
Savabeel’s top-quality daughter Savvy Coup crowned an outstanding day at Hastings for Waikato Stud. She demolished her rivals in the Gr.1 Livamol Classic to give the farm a feature race double. Earlier, Madison County fuelled …
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Madison County wins Guineas in style
Pins’ son Madison County struck the most serious blow of the new three-year-old season so far when triumphed at Hastings today. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Waikato Stud graduate was a dashing winner of …
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Mark’s Mail – 5 October
Catch up with Mark and Sacred Falls on the eve of the Group Two Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas. Click the video below to watch Mark’s Mail.
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Famous Foals – Savabeel x Halloween colt
Here at Waikato Stud, we are fortunate to work with some of the world’s best bloodstock. The foaling season is well underway, and each day over the next few months we will welcome the arrival …
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Group Two Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas Form Analysis
Saturday sees the running of the Sacred Falls Hawke’s Bay Guineas. Regarded as the first classic of the season, it is a very important race on the New Zealand Racing Calendar. Over the past 20 …
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Gosford double for Marsh
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh made a flying visit to Gosford, just outside of Sydney, on Thursday to saddle a pair of maiden gallopers and walked away with the lion’s share of prizemoney. Four-year-old mare Campari …
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Blueblood adds performance to pedigree
The regally-bred The Chosen One has lived up to his noble name and pedigree at the first opportunity. The three-year-old colt came off two quiet trials for an explosive debut win at Waverley on Thursday. …
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A trip down memory lane – Legs
With the running of the $250,000 Group 1 Livamol Classic at Hastings this Saturday, it brings back very fond memories of arguably one of Waikato Stud’s top class race mares Legs. I apologise if parts …
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Garry’s Corner – 5 October
Numbers, numbers, numbers. They can mean anything, you know, one mans food another mans poison. So why do I worry, what drives me to take important time out of my life to try to get …
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Derby the pinnacle for Gray
Stephen Gray believes the Waikato Stud graduate Our Pinnacle can be a genuine Singapore Derby contender. He voiced his thoughts last evening after the son of Pins won at only his second start at Kranji. …
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Staff Profile | Sam McLeish
He has forged a successful career working with promising young racehorses and one of his memorable career moments includes strapping multiple Group One winner Atlantic Jewel. Meet Waikato Stud’s pre-training manager Sam McLeish. Q What …
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Deluxe performance from promising stayer
The step up to middle distanced racing is bringing out the best in the Waikato Stud graduate She’s Deluxe. The patiently handled four-year-old shed her maiden tag over 2200 metres at Pakenham this week at …
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