Waikato Stud News
General rules at Seymour
General James asserted his authority at the second time of asking at Seymour yesterday. The three-year-old had last month finished an unlucky second on debut at Bendigo where his jockey lost his whip when narrowly …
Read MoreDebut winner to race on in NZ
Ambitious Unicorn will continue his three-year-old career in New Zealand following his impressive debut success at Awapuni on Tuesday . The gelding is trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman for bloodstock agent Bruce Perry …
Read MoreTomorrowland completes hat-trick
Speedster Tomorrowland completed a grand day for WS and their former resident Fast ‘N’ Famous with his victory at Te Rapa. The farm graduate provided the stallion with his third winner on the card following …
Read MoreEclair Big Bang caps memorable day
Eclair Big Bang (NZ) (Savabeel) has capped a memorable day for Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes and earned himself a trip to Perth for a Group One assignment with victory at Flemington. The Winterbottom Stakes at …
Read MoreGood-looker continues winning habit
Handsome WS graduate Wolfwhistle is building a record that befits his illustrious parentage. The son of O’Reilly and the dual Group One winner Legs (Kelt Capital Stakes, NZ Oaks) struck again at Riccarton on Saturday …
Read MoreTiara provides perfect end to day
The well-related Tiara provided a perfect end to the day for WS when she was successful in the closing event at Te Rapa on Saturday. As the breeder of Tomorrowland earlier in the Te Rapa …
Read MoreFloria’s 1/2 O’Reilly half makes record breaking debut
Multiple black-type winner Floria’s O’Reilly half-brother Caped Crusader registered an impressive debut win at Randwick on Melbourne Cup Day. Trained by Gai Waterhouse, the 3YO gelding broke the class record, crossing the line in the …
Read MoreHera strikes in Australia
New Zealand mare Hera is on the board in Australia following her success at Rosehill on Saturday. The O’Reilly mare showed significant improvement on her resuming effort last month when she opened her account for …
Read MoreWell-bred filly too good
Gracehill showed she had inherited a good measure of the family ability with a perfect debut performance at Tauranga on Saturday. It was in fact the same meeting that her black-type dam Irish Colleen debuted …
Read MoreBrambles Ready To Roll In Mackinnon
Trainer Peter Moody won’t be changing any tactics with Brambles in Saturday’s $1 million Longines Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. Though the five-year-old is set to back-up in Tuesday’s $6.2 million Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m), …
Read MoreArc de Triomphe earmarked for Silent Achiever
Kevin Hickman has forfeited one dream to pursue another with his classy O’Reilly galloper Silent Achiever. Immediately after the O’Reilly mare’s photo-finish third in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday, the only race …
Read MoreCelia Shows Family the Gr.1 way
It’s rare in bloodstock circles these days that Waikato Stud’s Garry and Mark Chittick get overshadowed, especially by one of their own. But when it comes to Saturday’s A$500,000 Gr.1 Myer Classic and Tuesday’s A$6 …
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