Waikato Stud News
O’Reilly filly on a trail of gold after debut win
Babe has earned herself an early crack at a Group race with her impressive debut success at Te Rapa on Saturday. The O’Reilly filly’s first appearance had been delayed by illness, but the three-year-old showed …
Read MoreSuper Savabeel scoops the pool
Waikato Stud have made another clean sweep of the stallion titles. The Matamata farm has dominated the awards in recent times and it was more of the same in a highly satisfying 2015-2016. Savabeel was …
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Son of pins enjoying new lease of racing life
Rejuvenated Pins six-year-old Pin Your Hopes continued his hot form at Caulfield on Saturday. He has now won four of his last five starts after retirement was being mooted for him three months ago. He …
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Boys flying racing flag for stud
Champion New Zealand farm Waikato Stud has reversed a trend this season. “It’s been interesting – usually our racing team is focussed on fillies, but this time between Garry and I we’ve been having a …
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Beckham scores tough win at eagle farm
The elegantly-bred Beckham overcame testing conditions at Eagle Farm yesterday to further his record. The WS-bred and raced son of Pins posted a gallant performance under leading jockey Jeff Lloyd for the sixth win of …
Read MoreStud graduate wins in style
Lightly-tried three-year-old Il Paco looks a horse to follow with confidence after his tidy winning performance at Te Rapa yesterday. An encouraging fourth on debut in the autumn, the chestnut returned in style with a …
Read MoreTop family adds to roll of honour
An international Group One family came up trumps for WS in Victoria yesterday. The Danny O’Brien-trained General James posted the fourth victory of his career when successful on the synthetic track at Geelong. Purchased out …
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Double strike for pins
WS stalwart Pins produced a winning double in Melbourne yesterday with Pin Your Hopes and Makatiti successful at Caulfield. The former is in career best form for trainers Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra with three …
Read MoreTrack test awaits joby
Stakes performer Joby is back in winning form and his part-owner and trainer Bryce Newman is now keen on a stern test of the four-year-old’s versatility. The WS graduate was successful for the fourth time …
Read MoreSpring return tipped for War Affair
Former Singapore Horse of the Year War Affair is making quiet progress toward a spring return to racing. The injury-troubled New Zealand-bred son of the late O’Reilly hasn’t raced for nearly a year and is …
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O’Reilly Filly Novelty opens Win account with ease
Novelty opened her account with a minimum of effort at Matamata this afternoon. The WS-bred and owned daughter of O’Reilly capped off three previous placings with an effortless victory over 1400 metres. Settled in the …
Read MoreSavabeel gelding Gustavo wins Anzac Mile
Gustavo added to a growing list of stakes winners trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have had by champion sire Savabeel when taking the Listed Manawatu ITM Anzac Mile at Awapuni on Monday. It was …
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