Waikato Stud News

5 September 2017

Surf’s up for stud’s multiple Sydney winner

A change of environment is having the desired effect on the well-related Bullrush. The Waikato Stud-bred and raced half-brother by O’Reilly to the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes winner Sports Illustrated has returned home from Sydney …

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31 August 2017

Smart Pins mare warming toward more black type

Flamingo will be kept to her own grade in the immediate future before sterner tests are put to the talented daughter of Pins. The aptly-named mare created a good impression last season when she won …

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30 August 2017

Tivaci to Shuttle to English National Stud

 New Zealand’s breeding industry has received a real feather in its cap with the news that Waikato Stud’s exciting new stallion Tivaci has been sought out for Northern Hemisphere shuttle duties by the iconic English …

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26 August 2017

Savabeel Strikes First Black-Type Win for Season

Off the back of a staggering 19 stakes winners last season, Savabeel has wasted no time making his mark on 2017-18, with son Addictive Nature taking out the honours in this afternoon’s Gr.3 Ming Dynasty …

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21 August 2017

Top savabeel colt heading overseas

Group One-winning colt Hall Of Fame has been purchased for a seven-figure sum by offshore interests. In a deal brokered by Brian Hedley Bloodstock and the Australian Bloodstock Agency’s Greg Zarra, the four-year-old son of …

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21 August 2017

Pins’ son ready for black type targets

Talented three-year-old Felton Road has opened his classic season in perfect style with trainer Tony Pike now plotting a path for the WS-bred and sold colt toward a Group One feature. The lightly-tried youngster resumed …

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17 August 2017

Rios son gets serious at sandown

Cannot Be Serios took another impressive step through the grades in Victoria yesterday with victory at Sandown. The WS-bred son of resident sire Rios was successful for the third time in 11 starts for Lee …

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14 August 2017

Further Singapore success for preditor

Preditor struck again on Friday night in Singapore where he produce another dominant performance to score over a mile. The WS-bred and sold gelding has now won three times at Kranji for owner-trainer Shane Baertschiger. …

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11 August 2017

Gold trail early target for Savabeel filly

WS graduate Hasahalo will shoot for further stakes success when she resumes in the Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes. The daughter of Savabeel will trial early next month ahead of her three-year-old debut …

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7 August 2017

 Savabeel 3YO looking good

Safeer has made an encouraging start to his career in Singapore and the best is very much yet to come. The WS-bred and sold son of Savabeel struck gold at his second start last evening …

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17 July 2017

Pins 3yo defends perfect record

The Michael Clements-trained Chopin’s Fantaisie has maintained his unbeaten record in Singapore. The WS graduate made it four wins on the bounce at Kranji last night when he was successful over 1400 metres. The Pins …

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17 July 2017

History beckons savabeel’s son

A slice of New Zealand racing history beckons Kawi in the new season. The son of Savabeel’s tally at the highest level currently stands at six and trainer Allan Sharrock is on a mission to …

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