

Waikato Stud News

You’re So Good Proves Just That!
A New Zealand-bred filly with a strong Australian pedigree made the perfect start to her career across the Tasman on Friday. WS graduate You’re So Good was successful on debut at Moonee Valley for Flemington …
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Costume Set For The Big Stage
Costume has been held in high private regard for some time and that reputation went public at Ellerslie last week. The three-year-old came from the clouds to quit the maiden grade with a performance that …
Read MoreRed Letter Day for Savabeel and Pins
Red Letter Day For WS Stallions Savabeel was a dominant force at both feature North Island racing venues on Saturday while O’Reilly also made his presence felt once again. The Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes at Awapuni …
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Wannabe Does It In Style Again
The winning style Wannabe showed at Te Rapa on Saturday strongly suggested she can make her mark in a much higher grade. The Pins four-year-old had quit maiden ranks on the track at her previous …
Read MoreAnnie Higgins Does Family Proud in Gr.1 Waikato Time Gold Cup
Some unfortunate circumstances and a timely show of personality played their part in well-known racing and breeding identity Marie Leicester retaining an O’Reilly filly out of Diva Belle that she had bred who, named Annie …
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Fabulous Victory At Sha Tin
Waikato Stud graduate Fabulous November landed the most valuable event on last night’s Sha Tin card. It was mission accomplished for the promising three-year-old in the Griffin Trophy and he will now go for a …
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Well-Related Chandelier Lights Up
Memories of former top racemare Irlanda were rekindled at Ellerslie yesterday with the opening success of the WS-bred and raced Chandelier. Raced by Dan Carter and WS, the filly is a sister to the Gr …
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Ambitious Dragon Swoops to Sensational Gr.1 Mile Victory
Pins superstar Ambitious Dragon surged up the Sha Tin straight to land a sensational victory in the LONGINES Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile on Sunday. The six-year-old has already been Hong Kong Horse of the Year …
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O’Reilly’s Boys On Super Runs
Mosse will have the opportunity on New Year’s Day to match the unbeaten run of another dynamic son of O’Reilly. The four-year-old became the WS stallion’s latest prestige winner when he produced an outstanding run …
Read MoreI Do A Mare To Follow
Black-type looks well within the future reach of the progressive mare I Do who continued her impressive strike rate at Otaki last week. The No Excuse Needed mare downed a competitive line-up of Rating 85 …
Read MoreSavabeel Mare Primed For Gr 1 Success
A top-flight victory for Savabeel’s daughter Lady Kipling looks on the cards after her brave performance to win yesterday’s Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. The quality five-year-old has been placed three times – in the …
Read MorePins Makes His Mark in Listed Sprint
The WS-bred mare Shandream became Pins’ 47th individual stakes winner when she won the Listed Counties Bowl at Pukekohe on Saturday. The WS stallion was the dominant force in the sprint feature with his son …
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