Waikato Stud News

20 February 2012

Stallions Clean Up Feature Sprints

WS sires were represented by a host of brilliant sprint winners in New Zealand on Saturday afternoon. At Ellerslie it was the quality Savabeel mare Lady Kipling who triumphed, soon after O’Reilly’s headstrong son Eight …

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13 February 2012

Super Day In Sydney For WS

WS posted a notable double in Sydney on Saturday after the promising Said Com followed the winning lead of Think Mink. The former is a son of O’Reilly in the champion stable of Chris Waller …

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13 February 2012

Speedy Cat blitzes them

Singapore Turf Club Press Release Michael Lee Sunday, February 12, 2012 After two dominant wins on the Polytrack, the Grande Vue Lodge Syndicate & Waikato Stud 2001 Ltd – bred galloper Speedy Cat emerged as …

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13 February 2012

Mighty K Breaks Through at Sha Tin

Caspar Fownes’ stable runner Mighty K – an O’Reilly half-brother to the stakes winner Big River, broke through maiden ranks with a gritty 1400m performance at Hong Kong last night. The Whakanui Stud-bred 3YO out …

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7 February 2012

Scarlett Lady Simply The Best

Graeme Rogerson paid Savabeel’s outstanding daughter Scarlett Lady the ultimate accolade on her triumphant return to racing at Tauherenikau yesterday. The crack mare came back from an injury-forced break to claim the Listed Wairarapa Breeders’ …

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7 February 2012

Silent Achiever Sounds Group 1 Warning

O’Reilly filly Silent Achiever staked her claim for New Zealand Derby honours at Te Rapa on Saturday with a top-class victory in the Gr 3 Waikato Guineas. The Roger James-trained three-year-old wasn’t originally nominated for …

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7 February 2012

Nippin Shows True Colours

Nippin staged an impressive return to his best form at Te Rapa on Saturday and rider Jonathan Riddell is predicting further improvement from the four-year-old. Bred and sold by WS, the Allan Sharrock-trained son of …

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7 February 2012

O’Reilly Filly Makes Presence Felt

A well-related daughter of O’Reilly played a starring role for WS on the final day of the Select Sale at Karaka. She went to Queensland interests for $80,000 and is out of the Pins mare …

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7 February 2012

The Solitaire Notches 54th SW for O’Reilly

 O’Reilly notched his 54th individual stakes winner on Saturday when his 4YO daughter The Solitaire denied all in the Listed Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m). The ½ length black-type breakthrough followed a previous start win in …

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7 February 2012

Shopaholic Bags Another One

Shopaholic returned to racing in a blaze of glory on Saturday with a smart victory at Caulfield. Ridden by emerging apprentice Katelyn Mallyon for Flemington trainer Danny O’Brien, the WS-bred and owned filly came back …

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2 February 2012

Cracking Karaka Day For WS

New Zealand buyers paid heavily for the choice lots out of WS’s draft on the second day of the Select Sale at Karaka. Matamata trainer Roger James opened up early to secure an O’Reilly filly …

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2 February 2012

Pins Colt Leads The Way

A colt with an impressive black-type background was WS’s leading light on the opening day of the Select Sale at Karaka. The son of resident stallion Pins was knocked down to Singapore-based trainer Cliff Brown …

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