Waikato Stud News
Hastings home run for Dimaggio
Dimaggio had few favours when he resumed last month and the four-year-old made his own luck to score on the Group 1 undercard at Hawke’s Bay on Saturday afternoon. Raced by a syndicate that includes …
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Top honour for quality mare Atishu
The high-class deeds of Savabeel’s daughter Atishu were acknowledged at this week’s New South Wales Racehorse Owners’ Association Racing Night of Champions. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold mare was named as joint winner in the …
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Lovely performance at Seymour
Only Love has shown steady improvement for champion trainer Chris Waller and she was fully deserving of a winning trick at Seymour on Friday afternoon. The well-related Waikato Stud graduate was unplaced on debut before …
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Jedibeel does family proud
Jedibeel added further success to his burgeoning record with victory at Wyong on Friday afternoon ahead of a star member of the family opening his much-anticipated spring campaign tomorrow. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold four-year-old’s …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
So, the breeding season is upon us again. Not sure if it’s the spring air, but something stirs the brain of the breeding gurus, and why not, after all if you are committing to yet …
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Well-bred Savabeel 4YO impresses
A Waikato Stud pedigree with an abundance of Group 1 performance was to the fore at Bendigo on Thursday afternoon. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-prepared Five Rings capped the strong start he has …
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Buoy back in style at Moe
Around The Buoy raced up to his rich pedigree when he successfully returned to racing at Moe on Sunday afternoon. The lightly raced son of Savabeel hadn’t raced since March, but was presented in forward …
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Smart son of Savabeel strikes again
Poison Chalice remained unbeaten this preparation when he produced another dynamic performance on Wednesday afternoon on the Lakeside course at Sandown. The Paul Preusker-trained four-year-old, who had successfully resumed from a 10-month break at Geelong …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
Having been cancelled, and accused of having a phantom writer, I approach today’s subject with trepidation. You see, the Corner is really just my tongue-in-cheek view of the racing world and its participants. So, politics …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
How about this, my credibility was questioned on the weekend, a newly confirmed eleventh reader suggested our corner is constructed by a phantom writer. Now if he wasn’t such a good bloke I would geo …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
How do we reignite the enthusiasm for our wonderful sport, it seems to be a universal problem that will have far-reaching consequences after all no next generation, no future. But we are not alone, all …
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Strong performance from Tivaci 4YO
Tivaci’s son Lippy doubled his winning tally on Wednesday afternoon when he overwhelmed his rivals to claim top Rating 65 honours on the all-weather track at Riccarton. Bred and raced by Waikato Stud, the four-year-old …
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