Waikato Stud News
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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Ideal return from Savabeel’s daughter
Ideal showed she is in for a lucrative campaign with a runaway victory over 1500 metres on Saturday afternoon at Te Rapa. The daughter of Savabeel was making her first appearance for six months, but …
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Ocean Park mare scores back-to-back wins
Gallant Ocean Park mare Poser has continued her admirable run of form with a tenacious display to win at Te Rapa on Saturday afternoon. The Waikato Stud graduate gave weight and a beating to her …
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THE CORNER WITH GARRY CHITTICK
To the ten of you, my regular readers of my view of the racing world, I’ve got to confess it is difficult to maintain the relevance – the reason you would take your time to …
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