Waikato Stud News

11 July 2012

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 …

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10 July 2012

Hoban 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 …

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24 June 2012

Genuine 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 …

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18 June 2012

O’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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11 June 2012

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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3 June 2012

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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31 May 2012

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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31 May 2012

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 …

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28 May 2012

Savabeel 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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28 May 2012

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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25 May 2012

2012 Breeding Season Offers Mare Owners Plenty of Opportunities

The recent economic downturn has left many people questioning their involvement in the racing and breeding industry. New Zealand racehorse owners are suffering from rising costs and reduced stakes while breeders are experiencing a tightening …

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25 May 2012

Winning Double On The Cards

Ward set up the possibility of a notable brotherly double for WS when he claimed the first victory of his brief career at yesterday’s Gosford meeting. A winning result from the new partnership of Graeme …

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