Waikato Stud News
Son of Tivaci strikes again
The lightly tried Draft Day doubled his winning tally on Monday afternoon with success on the synthetic track at Pakenham and rider Jamie Mott expects the four-year-old to continue his march through the grades. Trained …
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Waiting tactics return handsome dividend
Patience was rewarded in style on Monday afternoon when Waikato Flyer made the perfect start to his career at Bathurst. The well-related three-year-old posted an encouraging debut performance when he came from the tail of …
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Savabeel’s son a smart winner
Savabeel three-year-old Aban landed an early winning blow when he posted a tenacious victory over 1350 metres at Ipswich on Wednesday afternoon. The David Vandyke-trained representative had finished runner-up in his Sunshine Coast debut at …
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The Corner with Garry Chittick
We have had a reminder this week of the risks our jockeys are exposed to. The death of Taiki Yanagida, a young man who chose to learn his craft firstly in Australia then under the …
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The Corner with Garry Chittick
Well, another year of racing over. The excitement of a new season, new crops of age groups, you’ve got to be enthused – if not, why be involved? Our involvement covers all aspects. We invest …
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Savabeel’s stallion supremacy continues
Savabeel’s dominance has translated into yet another clean sweep of stallion titles for the 2021/22 season which was headlined by an eighth consecutive Grosvenor Award as Champion New Zealand Sire. Waikato Stud’s superstar resident also …
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Selfie Time cuts pretty picture
Selfie Time completed a winning double at Kembla Grange today for Waikato Stud graduates when she strode to a clear-cut maiden success over 1400 metres. Following on from The Replicant’s success in the previous event, …
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Tivaci 3YO deserved victor
The Replicant enjoyed a soft breakthrough victory at Kembla Grange this afternoon to cap off an encouraging start he has made to his career. The Waikato Stud-bred son of Tivaci had placed in four of …
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The Corner with Garry Chittick
It was nice last week when one of my five readers found the time to reprimand meciting the lack of a Corner. To realise that in the hustle and bustle of poppingchampagne corks, watching a …
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Savabeel 2YO adds to roll of honour
A Waikato Stud family with an abundance of quality two-year-old performers in its immediate ranks produced another promising youngster at Wyong this afternoon. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Major Beel opened his winning account …
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Smart 3YO lifts to another level
Red Vienna produced a stirring performance to claim the thick end of the stake over 1300 metres on the synthetic track at Cambridge this afternoon. Trained by Tony Pike, the progressive three-year-old looked to have …
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Group 1 winner retired
Outstanding filly Never Been Kissed has been retired to join Waikato Stud’s elite broodmare band. Bred and raced by the premier Matamata farm, the daughter of exciting young resident stallion Tivaci is booked to visit …
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