Waikato Stud News
Thorndon on Savaria’s radar
A return to Group One competition awaits last season’s New Zealand Oaks winner Savaria. Trainer Roydon Bergerson is eyeing the Thorndon Mile on January 23 for the Savabeel mare, provided she runs up to expectations …
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Pins’ son stakes group one claims
Seize The Moment has moved into contention for a Group One start with his latest success. The WS-bred and sold son of Pins was a brave winner at Te Rapa last weekend to boost his …
Read MoreMillionaire status beckons top mare
Durable mare Soriano will join an elite club if she can win the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic for a second time. The six-year-old will take her stake earnings beyond $1 million if she successfully defends her …
Read MoreCool Parkes gets Kawi back to top form
Any late race concerns that Allan Sharrock had with Kawi at Awapuni weren’t shared by his jockey Johnathon Parkes. The Taranaki horseman was alongside Mighty Solomon’s trainer Lisa Latta to watch Saturday’s Gr.2 Kamada Park …
Read MoreTomorrowland back to full fitness
A trouble free week with Tomorrowland has Danica Guy upbeat about her quality sprinter’s prospects of another successful visit to the central districts. The Listed Levin Stakes winner will look to put a lack-lustre last-start …
Read MoreCup aim for Miss Alice
Her spring target brilliantly achieved, Miss Alice has a summer target looming large. The John and Karen Parsons-trained five-year-old Pins mare claimed the most important win of her career when she ran out a narrow …
Read MoreBullrush plays games with them at wyong
Bullrush showed he was a city winner in waiting with a dominant performance at Wyong this afternoon. The O’Reilly four-year-old was resuming from a four month break and was fitted for his 1200 metre return …
Read MoreSolid work from Derby placegetter
Group One performer Sound Proposition (Savabeel) is on target for an overdue return to racing. He furthered his preparation with an exhibition gallop at Matamata on Wednesday and ended his work with a final 600 …
Read MoreOaks goal for Black Sav
Awapuni three-year-old Black Sav has enjoyed an easy time ahead of her Group One preparation. A first-up winner on her home track in November, she then had no luck at Trentham where she charged home …
Read MoreUnkind 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 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 …
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