Waikato Stud News
Steed’s golden run continues
Golden Sand Steed continued his admirable winning strike rate in Singapore on Friday night with further success at Kranji. The WS graduate has now won eight times from 25 appearances with a further 10 minor …
Read MoreEmotional win for stud in Foxbridge
Emotions ran high after the running of the Gr 3 Lisa Chittick Foxbridge Plate at Te Rapa yesterday following the highly-sentimental victory of I Do. The top-class mare was a commanding winner of the feature …
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First Foal for Ocean Park
As the breeder of the 5-time Group 1 winning Cox Plate champion Ocean Park, it was fitting that the exciting young sire’s first foal should be born at Trelawney Stud yesterday morning. Arriving at 5 …
Read MoreIn-form Frankly chasing stakes start
John Bary was left to rue a missed black type opportunity with Frankly at New Plymouth and now he’s looking forward to another chance at Awapuni. The Hastings trainer had expected the Pins mare to …
Read MoreCostume ready to resume in WS feature
Group One-winning mare Costume thrilled her connections with a strong performance at this week’s Te Teko trials ahead of a likely Melbourne spring carnival campaign. The Garry Chittick-bred and owned daughter of Savabeel is on …
Read MoreIggi Pop rocks home
A daring ride secured Savabeel another stakes success when Iggi Pop won the Listed Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Jockey Jim Byrne allowed the five-year-old to stride to the lead 1200 metres from …
Read MoreI Do sets record
I Do broke a long-standing Waikato Stud record yesterday when she triumphed in the Listed Tauranga Classic. It was the 13th win of the No Excuse Needed mare’s career and the most ever by a …
Read MorePins colt makes bold Derby showing
Pinstripe Lane made a bold bid for Group One glory at Eagle Farm yesterday afternoon before finishing a gallant runner-up in the Queensland Derby. The son of Pins was trainer Troy Corstens’ first representative at …
Read MoreSecond Brisbane Cup Winner for Savabeel
WS Sire Savabeel registered his second Gr.2 Brisbane Cup winner behind Tullamore yesterday, when the gutsy racemare Floria outstayed her rivals in the Eagle Farm feature. The Peter Moody-trained daughter of Savabeel and the Centaine …
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Corstens thrilled with Pinstripe Lane
Troy Corstens is pinning his hopes on a Waikato Stud graduate to give him his first Group One winner in his own right as a trainer. The Malua Racing principle will saddle Pinstripe Lane in …
Read MoreScusa a bright spring prospect
A lucrative spring has been tipped for the well-related juvenile Scusa after he opened his account at Ellerslie on Queen’s Birthday Monday. A brave fourth in the Listed Great Northern Foal Stakes at his previous …
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Sacred Falls Races Way Into World’s Top Ten
Waikato Stud’s dual Gr 1 Doncaster Handicap winner Sacred Falls has raced his way into the top 10 on the ARF Racehorse Rankings for three-year-olds and upwards, which raced between January 1 and May 4, …
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