Waikato Stud News
Chance for No Tricks to show her true worth
Luckless filly No Tricks gets an ideal opportunity at Trentham on Saturday to turn her racing fortunes around. She gets up to a more suitable distance in the Gr.2 Hardy Trade Wellington Guineas and show …
Read MorePanna Cotta makes it five for the week for Marsh
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh wrapped up a deeply satisfying Auckland Cup Week campaign when Panna Cotta took out the last race of the three-day carnival at Ellerslie last Saturday. The four-year-old Pins mare made it …
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Damien Oliver to ride Sacred Falls in George Ryder
Four-time Gr.1 winner Falls will have a new rider in the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes on March 21. A new jockey was needed as Hong Kong-based Zac Purton, the regular rider of Sacred Falls in …
Read MoreSaavoya & Platinum Witness to fight out NZB Filly of the Year honour in Oaks
The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year winner will be determined on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 $300,000 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. Top of the NZB Filly of …
Read MoreDerby Goal for Caped Crusader
Source Breednet – Tara Madgwick At this time of year every second three year-old winner harbours Carnival aspirations, but in the case of O’Reilly gelding Caped Crusader, his Derby dream might be well founded. Prepared …
Read MorePatience rewarded with panna cotta
Pins mare Panna Cotta put a number of issues behind her when she won the closing event of the Auckland Cup carnival on Saturday. The four-year-old showed her true worth with a gritty defeat of …
Read MoreAdorabeel Too Tough in Quality
No jockey enjoys losing but expat-Kiwi Jason Collett’sdefeat on Aspiration Quality favourite Telepathic (NZ)(Mossman) at yesterday’s Randwick meeting hurt more than most. Collett turned down the winning ride on Adorabeel(NZ) (Savabeel) to stick with the …
Read MoreTrainers eye Group One for Gustavo
The Gr.1 Easter Handicap looms as a possible target for the progressive four-year-old Gustavo, who struck for the fourth time in his brief career at Ellerslie on Saturday. The hot training duo of Murray Baker …
Read MoreGroup One for O’Dianne
O’Dianne will move back up in grade following her maiden success at Ellerslie on Wednesday. Fourth in the Listed Karaka Million, the youngster led all the way to be rewarded for four previous placings …
Read MoreSydney on Merion’s radar
The Sydney autumn carnival awaits Merion, as long as the New Zealand-bred races up to expectations this weekend. The son of O’Reilly must first pass a test in the Gr.1 $A500,000 Australian Guineas at Flemington. …
Read MoreMabeel makes amends
Progressive galloper Mabeel laid to rest a ghost of Ellerslie past with his front-running victory on Wednesday. The lightly-raced Savabeel four-year-old’s previous visit to racing headquarters earlier in the month had proved a disaster. “He …
Read MoreTrainers to raise bar for Princefamous
Peter and Paul Snowden will raise their sights with Princefamous after he maintained his unbeaten record this week. Successful on debut in a Gosford maiden last month, he stepped up a grade at Canterbury to …
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