Waikato Stud News
Banquo chases Gr.1 Newmarket win
Stallion credentials go on the line for Kiwi-owned colt Banquo in Saturday’s Gr.1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. The Written Tycoon colt goes into the sprint feature having won two of just eight starts but …
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Garry’s Corner – 6.3.20
We are back!!! Yes, I know we have been a little lazy over the Xmas period when there was so much that deserved our attention. Not that my tuppence worth has any effect with it …
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Group One targets for Ocean Park mare
Ocean Park mare Oceanex will head to Sydney to open her autumn campaign, which revolves around Group One targets to compliment her record. She won the Gr.2 Matriarch Stakes in the spring and Victorian trainers …
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Out of the Park Sets Track Record
Probabeel’s Gr.1 wasn’t the only special result for the WS team last Saturday. Earlier in the day our Business Manager Mike Rennie had his faith in Ocean Park duly rewarded with Out of the Park …
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Probabeel reigns supreme
Waikato Stud-bred and sold filly Probabeel has exacted revenge on Funstar to claim her maiden Group One win in the Surround Stakes at Randwick. Funstar had Probabeel’s measure in two Sydney spring starts, but punters …
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Probabeel Amazes in Gr.1 Surround Stakes
An amazing performance in the Gr.1 Surround Stakes at Royal Randwick has seen the history-making Savabeel filly Probabeel register her first elite-level win. The Waikato Stud-bred filly became the first horse to win the …
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Opacity Continues Winning March
Opacity has continued his rapid progress through the grades in Sydney with success at Canterbury Park. The Ocean Park three-year-old completed a hat-trick of wins when he triumphed over 1900 metres. Trained by John O’Shea, …
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All Saints’ Eve Continues Family Tradition
The Sacred Falls 3YO All Saints’ Eve continued a family tradition of success with a second career win at Newcastle on Saturday. All Saints’ Eve, who is a half-sister to the Gr.1 winner Hasahalo (Savabeel) …
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Savabeel Nears Major Milestone
Savabeel took another major step towards the milestone of 100 stakes winners on Saturday, with the success of the Lindsey Smith-trained Adelaide Ace in the Gr.2 Autumn Classic at Caulfield. Adelaide Ace represented the sire’s …
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Ace performance to land Classic
The Gr.1 South Australian Derby in Adelaide and the Gr.2 WATC Derby in Perth are options for Gr.2 Autumn Classic winner Adelaide Ace. The son of Savabeel credited the Waikato Stud stallion with his 98th …
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Garry’s Corner – 17 December 2019
With Christmas around the corner, the Waikato Newsletter is on hold, but the weeks happenings have motivated me to come out of hiding in the corner. It is always difficult to those who were not …
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Garry’s Corner – 5 December 2019
Bantam Rooster one week, Feather Duster the next. That fairly well describes the mood at Waikato Stud in the past week. The loss of any horse will stir the emotions of someone, regardless of the …
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