Waikato Stud News
Waller Eyes Gr 1 Prize With Said Com
Highly-regarded WS-bred performer Said Com has been targeted toward the Gr 1 Epsom Handicap by Chris Waller. The Rosehill trainer prepared Rangirangdoo to finish a close second in the feature as a four-year-old and hopes …
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Pins son Ambitious Dragon Achieves Repeat Hong Kong Horse of the Year Glory
Pins’ son Ambitious Dragon repeated his success of 12 months ago when he was crowned Horse of the Year for the 2011/2012 season at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards presentation ceremony yesterday. …
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O’Reilly and Savabeel New Zealand’s Leading Sires of Stakes Winners for 2011/12
Waikato Stud sires O’Reilly and Savabeel rate as New Zealand’s leading sires for stakes winners during 2011/12. With seven stakes winners, O’Reilly holds the edge over barnmate Savabeel, who is strongly distinguished on five. O’Reilly’s …
Read MoreHoban Resumes In Style
The connections of Hoban were yesterday rewarded for their patience when the WS-bred son of Pins broke his maiden at Echuca. In his third start and first appearance in nearly 12 months, the three-year-old raced …
Read MoreGenuine Spin Lobs Home At Flemington
Genuine Spin comfortably graduated to metropolitan class in Melbourne yesterday when she distanced his age group rivals at Flemington. The Pins three-year-old gave a strong performance over 2000 metres to score by a widening four …
Read MoreO’Reilly 3YO Home At Big Odds
Safari Magic rocked punters at Sha Tin last night when he posted a breakthrough victory at massive odds. The son of O’Reilly rolled his Class Four opposition over 1000 metres in the hands of expatriate …
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Brambles Leads Dream WS Derby result
In a superb ‘catch me if you can’ performance, Savabeel gelding Brambles defied all from pillar-to-post in the Gr.1 Queensland Derby (2400m) on Saturday. In what was an outstanding result for WS, the home-bred downed …
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Gr. 1 Glory For Fast ‘N’ Famous
Quintessential led a WS-dominated finish to the Gr 1 Queensland Oaks when she gave resident sire Fast ‘N’ Famous his first top-flight winner. The Greg Tomlinson-raced filly was far too good for the Gr.1 field, …
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Book Full for Savabeel
The 2012 book for New Zealand’s hottest young Gr.1 sire Savabeel is now full. With the Gr.1 VRC Derby winner Sangster and the dual Gr.1 winner Scarlett Lady featuring brightest of his 10 stakes winners …
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Celia Adds to the Family Honour Roll
When it comes to bloodstock matters its not often that Celia Crawshaw ignores the advice of her father Garry or younger brother Mark Chittick, but in May last year she did just that. “We had …
Read MoreSavabeel 3YO Stakes Strong Derby Claim
A daring ride by Brad Rawiller has confirmed the Peter Moody-trained Brambles is the horse to beat in the Gr 1 Queensland Derby. The WS-bred and sold son of Savabeel trounced his rivals when he …
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Magic In Melbourne
WS graduates were again to the fore in Melbourne yesterday with a double at the Cranbourne meeting. Moment To Savour (pictured as foal left) started the ball rolling when he was a runway winner in …
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