Waikato Stud News
Kiwi Karma lowers Affleck’s boom in round one
Michael Lee 03/04/2015 In a thrilling dash to the line in the $250,000 Group 3 Dester Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint (1200m), smart filly Kiwi Karma upstaged arch-rival and former stablemate Affleck to land the first Leg …
Read MoreLees Happy With Lucia Valentina’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes Form
Horseracing.com By: Thomas Hackett April 9th, 2015 Savabeel mare Lucia Valentina is yet to record a win this preparation, but trainer Kris Lees has still been happy with the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Stakes lead-up form. …
Read MoreNo Tricks Looks the One To Beat
Mac Ryan The Informant 10.1.15 Successive top results against top opposition point to No Tricks being the horse to beat in the New Zealand Bloodstock Airfreight Stakes at Riccarton Park tomorrow. The Jason Bridgman-trained filly …
Read MoreWar 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 …
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