Waikato Stud News
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 …
Read MoreLauren 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 …
Read MoreShandream 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 …
Read MoreO’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 …
Read MoreAnother 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, …
Read MoreO’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 …
Read MoreO’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 …
Read MorePromising 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 …
Read MoreBeckham 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 …
Read MoreSilent 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 …
Read MoreSparkling display from Savabeel mare
Savabeel’s daughter Chintz pressed her claims for higher honours when she dominated a strong field of mares in yesterday’s Gr 3 Westbury Classic at Ellerslie. Although she was disadvantaged by the conditions of the race, …
Read MorePinzaara strikes at Ellerslie again
Pinzaara’s Ellerslie fortunes took a deserved turn for the better yesterday when she downed the Rating 85 sprinters on the Auckland Cup undercard. The Pins five-year-old is rarely far from the action and she finished …
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