Waikato Stud News
Unkind cut serves tyrannize well
Unfortunate but necessary surgery has brought out the best in the O’Reilly three-year-old Tryannize. He showed promise with two seconds in his first three starts before Flemington trainer Danny O’Brien had him gelded and he …
Read MoreLisa pull right rein in Eulogy
Lisa Allpress made a smart call when she opted to partner the WS-bred and owned Coldplay in Saturday’s Gr 3 Eulogy Stakes at Awapuni. The Wanganui rider gave the Savabeel filly an ideal run to …
Read MoreO’Reilly Cyrus makes perfect start
WS home-bred O’Reilly Cyrus, by O’Reilly, made the perfect start to her career when she won the juvenile sprint on debut last Saturday. Trained by Liam Birchley, she was a $100,000 purchase from Waikato Stud’sdraft …
Read MoreScrutinize in top order to resume
New Zealand Derby hope Scrutinize looked in great order at Tauranga this afternoon when he continued his build-up toward a return to racing. The WS-bred and sold son of Savabeel worked between races alongside his …
Read MoreGuineas next on Natural Achiever’s programme
Cambridge three-year-old Natural Achiever will put his unbeaten record on the line against the best of his age group on New Year’s Day. He kept his perfect form line intact at Trentham to prompt trainers …
Read MoreBoxing Day test for Ronda
Mark Forbes will give his precocious filly Ronda (NZ) (O’Reilly) an early sight of Ellerslie ahead of a return for the biggest cash prize of all. “I’m 80 to 90 percent sure she will run …
Read MoreTorgerson capable of competing with best
Australia’s leading trainer Chris Waller believes Pins 3YO Torgersen is capable of competing against the best of his age group next year following a gritty win at Royal Randwick. A fortnight after surging from the …
Read MoreDoomben double for o’reilly
Whakatoi produced the first winning strike of her career at Doomben yesterday to set up a winning double for the late O’Reilly. The five-year-old followed up a previous placing with success at her middle distance …
Read MoreLucia Valentina thriving
New Zealand mare Lucia Valentina travelled without incident from Sydney to Hong Kong and is settling well into her new surroundings. “We won’t have to do much with her next week, but hopefully I will …
Read MoreKawi set to continue stable’s hot streak
Allan Sharrock is hoping his golden run will continue for at least another week. The New Plymouth trainer, who will run stable star Kawi (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes at Trentham on …
Read MoreDublin Lass sits pretty in pink
Exciting speedster Dublin Lass added a second black type victory to her promising career by saluting in Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m) under the guidance of Kerrin McEvoy at Rosehill on November 28. After jumping well …
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Pedigree update for ocean park filly
A daughter of resident sire Ocean Park to be offered by Waikato Stud at Karaka next year received a timely boost this afternoon. The filly (Lot 313) is a half-sister to the Gr 1 Levin …
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