Waikato Stud News
No Excuses Needed For This Winner
Hastings trainer John Bary has a lofty goal set for an exciting son of WS stallion No Excuse Needed. Commett won at the first time of asking at Waverley today and has a spring campaign …
Read MoreO’Reilly Warhorse Back In Action
Veteran Master O’Reilly, who was retired after running in his fourth successive Melbourne Cup last spring, is set to make a comeback in Saturday’s Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. The nine-year-old warhorse, who has raced …
Read MoreGolden Archer Credits Pins with G3 Success as Damsire
Kevin and Julie Taylor’s star homebred 3YO Golden Archer credited Pins with G3 success as a damsire over the weekend. The Peter Moody-conditioned galloper made every post a winner in the HDF McNeil Stakes (1200m) …
Read MoreDream Result For Pins Mare
Shandream added another string to her bow when she successfully mastered a metric mile at Tauranga on Saturday. The well-related daughter of Pins opened her account over more ground to continue her rise through the …
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Tomorrowland completes hat-trick
Daffodil Produces First Foal Waikato Stud’s triple G1 winning racemare Daffodil produced her first foal on Wednesday morning. After a copybook delivery, the Kevin Gray-trained Australasian Oaks winner produced a beautiful chestnut filly by the …
Read MoreG1 Spring Champion Stakes for Sangster
It’s all stations go to the G1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) on October 1st for the Savabeel 3YO Sangster, following a gritty Warwick Farm win on Tuesday. Prepared and ridden by Kiwi combo Trent Busuttin …
Read MoreO’Brien Weighing Up Options With Shamrocker
Danny O’Brien says he will have a better idea of the spring path he should follow with his classic winner Shamrocker after the Australian Derby winner resumes in the $A200,000 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on …
Read MoreScarlett Lady to Resume Saturday
Cups expectations are high for Queensland Oaks winner Scarlett Lady (NZ) (Savabeel) but connections are realistic about her chances in New Zealand on Saturday. Scarlett Lady (NZ), one of the leading contenders in early betting …
Read MoreNo Excuse Needed Colt Chasing Black-Type
No Excuse Needed will have a genuine early season black-type contender in Taurus, who broke his maiden in fine fashion at New Plymouth on Saturday. The colt delivered on his two-year-old potential with a commanding …
Read MoreWaikato Stud Stallions on Parade this Saturday
The legendary international triple G1 winner Paco Boy along with O’Reilly, Pins, Savabeel, Fast’N’Famous, No Excuse Needed and Rios will be on parade at Waikato Stud this Saturday (August 27) at 1:50 pm. All welcome.
Read MoreShamrocker In Fine Fettle
Dual Gr 1 winner Shamrocker galloped impressively at Moonee Valley yesterday in preparation for her return to racing in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday week. Ridden by race jockey Glen Boss, the O’Reilly …
Read MoreShamrocker Valley Gallop
Last season Group 1 winners Shamrocker (O’Reilly) and Cedarberg (Helenus) will gallop on the course proper at Moonee Valley this morning. Shamrocker has never raced at Moonee Valley and O’Brien is keen to give her …
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