Waikato Stud News

30 April 2012

Savabeel Mare Placed To Perfection

Savabeel mare Placement continued her outstanding run of form this preparation with further success at Caulfield on Saturday. The WS-bred four-year-old has been the model performer and has returned a cheque in each of her …

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30 April 2012

Sparkling Run From Sequin

Sequin took her game to a higher level at Te Rapa on Saturday when she left a hot field of Rating 75 sprinters in her wake and with no excuses. The four-year-old bounded straight to …

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25 April 2012

Savabeel Filly Hits Winning Note

Cheryl Moana Marie’s fortunes finally took a turn for the better when the daughter of Savabeel won at Wanganui on Monday. The three-year-old has raced with little luck in four previous starts and made no …

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25 April 2012

I Do Makes A Statement At Awapuni

Genuine four-year-old I Do made an excellent first of her first crack at a metric mile when she cruised home at Awapuni this afternoon. The grey daughter of No Excuse Needed brought consistent form to …

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23 April 2012

Brave Thy Rewarded With Oaks Placing

Lightly-tried filly Thy gained another invaluable Gr 1 credit when she finished a meritorious third in the Australasian Oaks at Randwick on Saturday. The WS-bred and owned three-year-old, fourth in the Vinery Stakes at her …

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23 April 2012

Aldebaran Star Lands 4th Win

WS graduate Aldebaran Star posted another winning notch on his belt at Hastings on Saturday with the fourth win of his career. The son of No Excuse Needed and the O’Reilly mare Hyades is a …

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16 April 2012

WS on Show At Flemington

WS enjoyed a notable result at Flemington on Saturday when the Group One performer Placement downed fellow Matamata farm graduate Epingle. The former has been in a rich vein of form this preparation with three …

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12 April 2012

Scarlett Lady Retired

Savabeel’s dual Gr.1 winning daughter Scarlett Lady has been retired. Having pulled up sore from the Gr.1 BMW Stakes last weekend, trainer Graeme Rogerson and owner Max Whitby have elected to call time on Scarlet …

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11 April 2012

Strong Opening Day Trade At Easter Sale

WS’s colt by resident champion sire Pins realised $A160,000 on the opening day of the Sydney Easter Yearling Sale. Purchased by New South Wales interests, he is a son of the Gold Brose mare Zamfir …

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11 April 2012

Handsome Savabeel Colt Sells for A$235K

Waikato Stud’s handsome Savabeel colt ex Haberdashery has just sold to George Moore Bloodstock at the Sydney Inglis Easter Yearling Sale for A$235,000. It is the second year that George Moore Bloodstock has secured Waikato …

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10 April 2012

SPECIAL UPDATE: Metal Bender casts Gr.1 Spotlight on Sydney Easter draft

Metal Bender’s gutsy win in the Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes on Saturday has cast a Gr.1 spotlight on WS’s draft being sold at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale today.   For this and more news …

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10 April 2012

Silent Achiever Draws Barrier 9 for AJC Derby

NZ Derby heroine Silent Achiever (O’Reilly) has drawn barrier nine for her Gr.1 AJC Derby assault this Saturday. Following in the hoof prints of last year’s winning O’Reilly filly Shamrocker, Silent Achiever is the only …

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