Waikato Stud News
The Corner with Garry Chittick
We were of course disappointed not to make the Rupert Clarke field. When your horse is three-dollar favourite then the punters, who are not always right, inflate your expectations. Clearly, he didn’t quite have the …
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Breeding partnership strikes again
A breeding venture between Waikato Stud and Victoria’s Rosemont Stud has another win on the board. The two farms bred four foals from the late Encosta De Lago mare Halloween with the first two by …
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Fashion Shoot cuts pretty picture
Fashion Shoot is rarely far from the action and she capped off a strong run of placed form with victory in the opening event at Te Rapa. The Mark Walker-prepared mare had finished in the …
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Sweet victory for Tivaci filly
One Kiss added winning black type momentum to her spring campaign on Saturday afternoon with higher honours now beckoning the talented daughter of Tivaci. The three-year-old produced a powerful finish to triumph in the Listed …
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Bride takes another Randwick trick
Kiss The Bride continued on his merry winning way at Randwick on Saturday afternoon under a positive ride from Dylan Gibbons. They had come off a handy sit to win over the course and distance …
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The Corner with Garry Chittick
The Racing Awards are over for yet another year and we at Waikato are proud to once again to have played a major part in the seasons results. Probabeel’s return to the podium is a …
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Trainer brings smart 4YO back in style
The conditioning skills of David Vandyke were to the fore on Wednesday afternoon at Doomben where the promising Deep Tempest successfully returned to racing. The Sunshine Coast trainer had the winning polish on the Waikato …
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Stakes goals on Savabeel mare’s radar
Talented Savabeel mare Belle Of The Ball continues to make stylish progress toward a spring black-type target. The four-year-old broke her maiden with a minimum of ease earlier this month on the synthetic track at …
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Well-related colt romps home
A premier Waikato Stud family welcomed another winning member into the fold when Bunker Hut put away his rivals with ease at Kembla Grange on Saturday afternoon. The well-bred three-year-old showed his appreciation of the …
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The Corner with Garry Chittick
success only to spoiled by the prospect it may have been his last. But, hope springs eternal, the prospect of having him around longer with the administration of a non-subsidised treatment motivated his mates to …
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Battle Sound shines on debut
The Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained Battle Sound turned in an outstanding performance at Matamata on Wednesday afternoon to make an auspicious start to his career. The three-year-old son of Belardo dropped back from a …
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Savabeel mare turns back clock
Gimmeallyourlovin’ revived memories of a special mare for Waikato Stud when she broke her maiden over 1200 metres at Matamata on Wednesday afternoon. The Savabeel mare is a daughter of the Pins mare Legs, who …
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