Waikato Stud News

29 April 2014

O’Reilly galloper Merion adds to O’Reilly’s stakes haul

O’Reilly galloper Merion added to O’Reilly’s stakes haul with success in Flemington’s Listed Anzac Day Stakes last Friday. Steven Arnold’s recent dominance in the Anzac Day Stakes has continued with the jockey bringing up his …

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28 April 2014

Demon King a horse to follow

WS graduate Demon King confirmed that he had the brightest of futures in Singapore when he struck for trainer Michael Freedman at Kranji on Sunday. Fourth on debut, he gave a commanding performance under rider …

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28 April 2014

Knight’s Command gives Pins his 7th Stakes Winner this Season

Trainer Bruce Marsh’s faith in his apprentice jockey Zuriman Zulkifli was repaid manifold when Knight’s Command sprang an upset win to become Pins’ 7th individual stakes winner this season in last nights $150,000 Group 3 …

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28 April 2014

Lauren Tate does Pins proud

A notable Te Rapa double for Pins was completed by Lauren Tate when she accounted for a strong field in the Gr.2 Travis Stakes. Her upset victory in the main event on the card followed …

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28 April 2014

Shandream back to winning form

Stakes winning mare Shandream posted an overdue win over 1600 metres when she triumphed in the open handicap at Te Rapa on Saturday. The WS graduate was making only her fourth appearance over a distance …

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29 March 2014

O’Reilly Strikes Again

In the wake of Silent Achiever’s Gr.1 Ranvet Stakes win last weekend, 2YO daughter O’Marilyn has just won the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) in fine style. Three wide the trip, the field had …

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29 March 2014

Another Group One For O’Reilly

Champion sire O’Reilly was represented by his 15th individual Group One winner at Awapuni this afternoon after a brave O’Marilyn prevailed in the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes. On a stellar day for the Matamata farm, …

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22 March 2014

O’Reilly rules at Rosehill

Champion WS sire O’Reilly was this afternoon a major player at Rosehill where he scooped the Group One pool. His daughter Silent Achiever upstaged her rivals in the Ranvet Stakes while the stallion’s grand-daughter Steps …

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17 March 2014

O’Reilly 3yo wins again

WS made their presence felt on a premier night of racing in Hong Kong with a second success for a promising young graduate. Circuit Fortune won the class four sprint over 1400 metres at Sha …

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15 March 2014

Promising Altius has his admirers

Altius is a three-year-old with a particularly bright future, but whether that will be in New Zealand remains to be seen. The handsome son of Savabeel has been targeted by potential buyers and his latest …

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12 March 2014

Beckham plays a blinder on debut

Beckham was rated as “one of the best I’ve got” by co-trainer Peter McKay before he made his debut at Matamata and the royally-bred colt didn’t disappoint this afternoon. The Pins three-year-old bounced out of …

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11 March 2014

Silent Achiever Takes Gr.1 Form to Sydney

O’Reilly mare Silent Achiever will take an impeccable New Zealand formline to the Sydney autumn carnival after her class proved too hot to handle for her weight-for-age rivals at Ellerslie on Saturday, the five-year-old following …

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