Waikato Stud News
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 …
Read MoreWaller 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. …
Read MorePins 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 …
Read MoreBright 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 …
Read MoreBurbero 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 …
Read MoreWonderful 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 …
Read MoreSoriano stars at Te Teko
A trial success has confirmed the dual Group One winner Soriano is on target to resume later this month. The Savabeel mare won her 1200 metre heat at Te Teko on Tuesday ahead of a …
Read MoreNo excuses after upset group three win
Timy Tyler caused a boilover at Riccarton on Saturday to credit WS stallion No Excuse Needed with a Group Three success. The five-year-old defied the betting market to claim major honours in the Winter Cup. …
Read MoreRivals chase WS debutant in vain
Bullrush posted a commanding debut victory in the WS colours at Goulburn this afternoon. Team Hawkes made a rare visit to a country track to launch the four-year-old’s career and it proved a perfect move. …
Read MorePins 2yo hits winning note
The steady improvement showed by Chopin’s Nocturne was capped off nicely at Kranji on Sunday night with his maiden success. The juvenile struck gold at just the third time of asking and came off a …
Read MoreSharrock in no rush with stable star
Australia features more prominently in Allan Sharrock’s longer-term plans for impressive Savabeel galloper Kawi. The New Plymouth trainer’s immediate focus is attending to serious business on the home front with his exciting rising five-year-old. “The …
Read MoreWar Affair stamps his class in Patron’s Bowl
Classy New Zealand-bred galloper War Affair is one race away from the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge Triple Crown after he easily landed the second Leg, the $500,000 Gr.1 Patron’s Bowl (1600m) on Sunday. The perfect clean …
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