Waikato Stud News
Heroic performance at Wyong
Hollywood Hero showed the benefit of his first-up run when he finished strongly to win over 1350metres at Wyong on Saturday afternoon. The Bjorn Baker-trained three-year-old had been unplaced when resuming at Randwick last month …
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Savabeel 3YO gets her reward
Savabeel filly Booboo Boogie posted a deserved and overdue maiden victory at Geelong on Friday afternoon when she powered home to win over 1400 metres. The Danny O’Brien-trained three-year-old had been placed in four of …
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First winning strike for Okay Cupid
Tivaci three-year-old Okay Cupid was excellent when resuming and he turned in a rousing follow-up performance on Friday afternoon to go one better at Geelong. He had finished runner-up in his Bendigo return last month …
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Savabeel 4YO earns top rating
Savabeel’s son I Wish I Win has been rated the top performer in Australia, according to the latest edition of the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2023. Raced by breeder Waikato Stud with trainer …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
I awoke in time to catch the the last 50 runs required by England to win the test at Headingly. I am not really a cricket watcher but any sporting contest where there was so much …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
Well, lo and behold, one of my ten has seen fit to critique a previous corner. Not that he was able to dispute the content; his point was that there are years when the TJ …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
I awoke in time to catch the the last 50 runs required by England to win the test at Headingly. I am not really a cricket watcher but any sporting contest where there was so much …
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Wewillrock strikes at Randwick
The genuine Wewillrock added another notch to his belt and first in Australia when he proved superior at Randwick this afternoon. The son of El Roca had placed in both of his previous runs across …
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Ardrossan’s son makes perfect start
A true-blue Waikato Stud product launched his career in style at Awapuni on Saturday afternoon. Ardee Boy claimed top honours in the two-year-old event at the first time of asking for trainer Peter Didham, who …
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I Wish I Win to represent NZ in the TAB Everest
Another New Zealand operation has been mounted to scale the heights of Everest. This time, it will be an attempt to rise to the top of the racing summit with I Wish I Win to …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
Now you ten all know I have been breeding to sell for a long time. 1975 was my first sale of two yearlings at the Waikato Sale. I grossed $2200, not enough to retire on, …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
The only joy in being old is you are not dead, you yearn for the past when everything seemed so much easier. Well, it was. I happily rewarded my creditors with a monthly cheque, I …
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