Waikato Stud News

28 August 2015

Birchley’s Kiwis Hardline & Beckham set for southern Spring

In-form trainer Liam Birchley is finalising his annual southern raiding party and blue blood Beckham (NZ) (Pins) could be a late inclusion. Beckham will be one of two runners Birchley will have in the Beach …

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28 August 2015

Hawke’s Bay Racing gets behind Daffodil Day

Tomorrow marks New Zealand’s 25th annual Daffodil Day and Hawkes Bay Racing are gearing up for a MASSIVE raceday to support this charity. They’ll be handing out a daffodil to every raceday attendee this Saturday. …

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28 August 2015

Scrutinize commences Gr.1 Guineas Path

The Te Akau team at Ruakaka will also include the impeccably-bred colt Scrutinize (NZ), a son of Savabeel and the dual Group One winner Legs, who won his only start as a juvenile last season. …

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21 August 2015

War Affair in mint condition at trials

Michael Lee, Singapore Turf Club 20/08/2015 Trainer Alwin Tan was glad he was around at one of two barrier trials set down for his champion War Affair ahead of his much-awaited showdown with Spalato in …

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21 August 2015

Beckham dishes out 3 length drubbing

The talented Pins galloper Beckham made it two wins from his three starts in Australia when winning the Benchmark 75 over 1300 metres at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. After previously winning a class 5 …

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21 August 2015

No Return Returns

No Return is expected to realise his full potential over middle distances, but in the meantime he gave a sneak preview of what’s to come at Newcastle on Tuesday. The New Zealand-raced son of Pins …

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21 August 2015

Lucia Valentina Awarded NSW Pronvincial Horse of the Year

Savabeel mare Lucia Valentina turned the table on Famous Seamous (NZ) to take the title of NSW Provincial Champion Horse of the Year last night. Having played second fiddle the year before, Lucia Valentina usurped …

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19 August 2015

Waller does it again

Sydney’s champion trainer Chris Waller has struck again with a WS graduate. After sending Pins’ son No Return out for his maiden success at Newcastle on Tuesday, he struck at Seymour this afternoon with Multifacets. …

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18 August 2015

Pins 4yo hits a winning run

No Return is expected to realise his full potential over middle distances, but in the meantime he gave a sneak preview of what’s to come at Newcastle this afternoon. The New Zealand-raced son of Pins …

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11 August 2015

Bright future predicted for hee’s forte

The best is yet to come from the lightly-raced four-year-old Hee’s Forte. Despite still learning his trade, the WS graduate won for the second time in five starts with a brave performance over 1600 metres …

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11 August 2015

Burbero brilliant at randwick

O’Reilly was credited with further posthumous honours this afternoon at Randwick where his son Burbero turned in a blistering performance. The Bjorn Baker-trained representative was a dashing winner of the Gr 2 Missile Stakes in …

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7 August 2015

Wonderful Waikato honours Group One winners

Aerovelocity has earned international honours for his sprinting prowess and the New Zealand-bred has also been acknowledged on the domestic front. Trained by expatriate Kiwi horseman Paul O’Sullivan, the Pins gelding has Group One victories …

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