Waikato Stud News
Coldplay continues hot form to claim group two
WS’s Coldplay hasn’t missed a beat this season and she’s now in line to show she belongs on the Group One stage. The last-start Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes winner added the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes …
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Veteran Aerovelocity soars under Purton as Hong Kong dominates Sprint
By Andrew Hawkins Aerovelocity has long been one of Hong Kong’s most beloved warriors and the eight-year-old achieved one of the more extraordinary wins of his storied career as he tenaciously held off Lucky Bubbles …
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Double delight for stud
WS graduates flexed their muscles in Australia yesterday to credit the farm with a winning inter-state double. In Sydney, the Bjorn Baker-trained Bonny O’Reilly was successful at Canterbury while in Melbourne it was Movie who …
Read MoreSavabeel 4YO looks a royal prospect
Jamie Richards desperately wanted to avoid another missed opportunity with Savabeel’s exciting son Royal Success and the Matamata horseman’s wish was granted at Trentham last Saturday. He was on edge before the opening event this …
Read MoreSavabeel filly set for higher honours
Date Night is in the right form to add further black type credits to her family’s roll of honour. She was an impressive maiden winner at Ellerslie this evening to earn a crack at stakes …
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Impressive Ellerslie debut for Killarney
Lightly raced galloper Killarney provided another glimpse of his undoubted talent when he delivered an emphatic victory at Ellerslie on Saturday. The statuesque four-year-old had been an impressive winner on debut back in September and …
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Wallace on hand for Stakes triumph
Gary Wallace missed one of his most memorable racing achievements last season and he wasn’t about to make the same mistake on Saturday. Wallace, a leading real estate agent with Bayleys in Auckland, blocked out …
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Mary Quant ready to deliver this season
Co-trainer Andrew Scott believes this is the season where progressive mare Mary Quant will deliver at the top level. The five-year-old daughter of multiple Group One winner Legs delighted her connections with an effortless performance …
Read MoreMatamata farm top RTR vendor
Champion Karaka vendors WS have now made their presence felt at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale. Selling under their own banner for the first time, the Matamata farm ended the two day auction …
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O’Reilly colt fires up bidders
WS’s son of the late O’Reilly made a serious impact on the opening day of NZ Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale yesterday. The striking colt was the subject of an opening bid of $200,000 before …
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Pins filly keeps latta’s roll going
Lisa Latta rarely goes home empty-handed from Riccarton and a Pins mare ensured it was business as usual at this New Zealand Cup carnival. The Awapuni trainer produced Reilly Lincoln to put away her rivals …
Read MoreTop Savabeel mare retired
Savabeel’s outstanding daughter Lucia Valentina has run her last race. A leg injury has forced her retirement and she will now begin the second phase of her career with a booking to the champion sire …
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