Waikato Stud News
Pins Filly Takes a Share of the Lead in Southern Filly Series
A dominant win in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton has earned No Pushover (NZ) (Pins) a share of the lead in the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series. …
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Pins oh so close to feature race double
Pins was denied a stakes double at Riccarton on Saturday afternoon by the barest of margins. The WS stallion’s daughter No Pushover was a dominant winner of the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes and in the …
Read MoreSavabeel mare the queen of randwick
Lucia Valentina stamped herself as Savabeel’s premier daughter with a dazzling display in Saturday’s Gr 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. The five-year-old routed her rivals in The Championships’ showcase event for her third victory …
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Ocean park makes his mark
Cox Plate winner Ocean Park made a successful return to Australia this week through two first crop representatives at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. The first through the ring was WS’s colt out of …
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Hong kong claims top easter colt
George Moore Bloodstock, of Hong Kong, secured WS’s top lot on the opening day of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. A son of the Matamata farm’s resident sire Savabeel, the colt is out of …
Read MoreSavvy filly sharp on home track
Lightly-raced filly Real Savvy made the most of her home track advantage today. The WS-bred three-year-old was a commanding maiden winner over a mile at Matamata where she is trained by Lance O’Sullivvan and Andrew …
Read MoreSmart sprinter-miler Seize The Moment returning to CD
Group performer Seize The Moment will make his next appearance at Awapuni on Saturday week. “He just can’t go right-handed so he’ll go down there for the Listed Flying Handicap,” trainer Stephen Marsh said. The …
Read MoreWalker’s Genius gets stable flying again
After a subdued start to the season, Singapore champion trainer Mark Walker looks to have finally hit top gear as he extended his recently newfound lead with an early race-to-race double in the first two …
Read MoreNever say die attitude gets Irish Moon home at Te Rapa
The grit and determination that has epitomized the career of top sprinter Irish Moon was to the fore again on Saturday when he captured the Team Wealleans sponsored Open sprint at Te Rapa. Surprisingly it …
Read MoreTrainer relaxed about Derby jockey
Connections of What’s The Story are in no rush to confirm a rider for their colt in the $A2 million Gr.1 Australian Derby. “It’s easier to wait until after the Rosehill Guineas when the jockeys …
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Aerovelocity back for second Takamatsunomiya bid
Earlier this week, on Wednesday, March 15, Hong Kong’s world ace Aerovelocity touched down in Japan ahead of what will be the 8-year-old’s second appearance in the Grade 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen. His globetrotting ways last …
Read MoreUngaro’s legacy lives on
Ungaro may not have won a race herself, but the daughter of Centaine has more than made up for that as a broodmare. All eight of the late WS mare’s foals to race have been …
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