Waikato Stud News
Boost For Karaka-Bound O’Reilly Colt
An impressive young O’Reilly colt to be offered by WS during the Premier Sale at Karaka next year received a significant pedigree update in Australia yesterday. He is a son of the Zabeel mare Hooked …
Read MoreFast ‘N’ Famous Filly Flies At Te Teko
Quintessential looked a filly with a bright future with further development when she was on the board early in her career at Te Teko this afternoon. The chestnut daughter of WS sire Fast ‘N’ Famous …
Read MoreNolen on O’Reilly Cup Hopeful
Champion Victorian hoop Luke Nolen has been booked to ride one of the few Australian-trained horses left in the Gr I Melbourne Cup (3200m). Australian Derby and Guineas winner Shamrocker was unplaced in Saturday’s Cox …
Read MorePins Colt Earns Glowing Praise
Peter McKay won a swag of Gr 1 titles with a son of O’Reilly and he now fancies his chances of eclipsing those achievements with a Pins colt. The Matamata trainer paid his current star …
Read MoreO’Reilly 3YO Tops In Gr 2 Guineas
O’Reilly’s progressive son President Lincoln made the impressive jump out of maiden company to claim today’s Gr 2 New Zealand Bloodstock Wellington Guineas and might be aimed even higher next month. Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta …
Read MoreResults this Weekend
HORSE BREEDING RESULT Antonio Lombardo (NZ) 2008 (C. by Pins-Petit Verdot) 1st Waikato RC James & Annie Sarten Memorial S. Gr.3, NZ$70000 1400m earning NZ$43750 President Lincoln (NZ) 2008 (G. by O’Reilly-Pinot Gris) 1st …
Read MoreSuper Hoop’s Rating Spot On
Leading Sydney jockey Jim Cassidy has formed a strong opinion of Somepin Anypin and his judgement was again on the mark at Rosehill this afternoon. The WS-bred and sold son of Pins galloped his rivals …
Read MoreCup Start in the Offing for I’m Jake
A possible G1 Melbourne Cup start is in the offing for the WS bred-and-raced Pins gelding I’m Jake tomorrow. The David Brideoake & David Feek-prepared 6YO chestnut gelding makes his Cup bid in the G3 …
Read MorePins Filly Rated a Gr 1 Prospect
Promising Patinack Farm-owned filly Pretty Pins might have earned a long-range Queensland Oaks campaign next winter following her grinding Eagle Farm win yesterday. She was perfectly ridden by the in-form Jim Byrne who is a …
Read MoreSavabeel Makes Presence Felt
WS stallion Savabeel was a major player on one of the biggest stages of the spring with three of his offspring featuring highly and led by his well-performed son Tullamore. He put up a mighty …
Read MoreDanny Does It Again With A WS-Bred
Danny O’Brien’s eye for a WS prospect was again to the fore at Cranbourne yesterday when Muchos Respectos added to his winning record. The Flemington trainer’s polish was evident when he produced the son of …
Read MoreMaggie delivers perfect excuse for Howard’s Karaka indulgence
Retired Wairoa farmer Howard Jones was in damage control mode when he arrived home from a Karaka mixed bloodstock sale in 2007 having spent more than $70,000 on four weanling fillies and a broodmare. Forgiveness …
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