Waikato Stud News
War Affair gives warning to rivals with trial win
Boonk Lim, Singapore Turf Club 07/04/2015 War Affair swept the competition aside in a show of raw power on Tuesday morning at the barrier trials, crossing the winning post a good 2 ½ lengths in …
Read MorePins mare Decorah wins Gr.3 Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes
Versatile mare Decorah ensured the winning roll of New Zealand racing’s most formidable trio continued at Awapuni on Friday. The five-year-old looked ideally-placed in the Gr.3 Swap Stockfoods Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes by Murray Baker and …
Read MoreSoon-to-be-sidelined Du Plessis making most of chances with Emerald Queen
Mark Du Plessis is eager to make the most of his Group-race opportunities in the coming weeks as he counts down the days to shoulder surgery. The leading South Auckland jockey is scheduled to go …
Read MoreWorld’s best to partner Diademe
Crack international jockey Ryan Moore will team up with a WS graduate on day two of The Championships at Randwick this Saturday. The champion English rider has been booked for the Murray Baker and Andrew …
Read MoreKiwi filly chasing Classic success in Sydney
Roydon Bergerson has no doubt that his filly Savaria can be more than a match for her Aussie rivals in Saturday’s Gr.1 $A1 million Australian Oaks. The Palmerston North trainer takes confidence from Savaria’s last-start …
Read MoreSmashing making good early impression
Smashing may not yet have enjoyed the racing success of her mother, but she is nevertheless fashioning a tidy record of her own. The Pins filly won for the third time from nine appearances for …
Read MoreTaurus a top Trentham hope
Taurus has been a grand servant of Evan and JJ Rayner’s stable and he promises to continue his good work at Trentham on Saturday. A six-time winner and multiple black type placegetter, he is a …
Read MoreWS dominates group one outcome
WS went so close to the perfect Group One result in Saturday’s New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. Only a neck separated the home-breds Diademe and Sports Illustrated at the end of the Te Aroha feature. …
Read MoreScrutinize a colt for the future
Thoughts of Group One three-year-old targets are already on Team Te Akau’s radar with their regally-bred WS graduate Scrutinize. The youngster returned a perfect debut performance at Matamata this afternoon with a powerful finishing run …
Read MoreMares don’t make it easy
Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have had issues to work through with their quality pair of Diademe and Sports Illustrated ahead of Saturday’s Group One feature at Te Aroha. The Cambridge trainers have had to …
Read MorePins 6yo Aerovelocity Creates Gr.1 History in Japan
Special WS Release Pins 6yo Aerovelocity Creates Gr.1 History in Japan
Read MoreO’Sullivan the toast of three countries after big win with Aerovelocity in Japan
THE INFORMANT’s Dennis Ryan writes Paul O’Sullivan is the toast of three racing jurisdictions after he produced Aerovelocity for a stunning victory in the Gr. 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Japan’s Chukyo racecourse. The Sha Tin-based …
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