O’Reilly completes remarkable season

4 August 2013

O’Reilly has completed a stunning 2012-13 season with total domination in all three stallion divisions. The WS resident won the Grosvenor Award (champion New Zealand sire), the Dewar Award (champion New Zealand sire for Australasian earnings) and the Centaine Award (champion New Zealand sire for global earnings).

The sire of two Group One winners in the home-bred Sacred Falls (Doncaster Handicap, NZ 2000 Guineas) and Shamexpress (Newmarket Handicap), O’Reilly was the leading New Zealand sire by winners (154), wins, stakes winners (15) and earnings ($11,551,479 internationally).

To complete a remarkable season for O’Reilly, his son and former champion three-year-old Alamosa was crowned New Zealand’s champion first season sire.

Sulek and Savvysuper give Seth a Trans-Tasman double

Super Seth’s momentum continues, siring a midweek double across New Zealand and Australia. Savvysuper broke through at Tauranga, while $420,000 Ready to Run Sale graduate Sulek showcased his turn of foot at Sandown, confirming the stallion’s growing influence.

1 October 2025

The Corner with Garry Chittick

It’s always difficult to reinvent the wheel. Last week’s Corner, I took the easy way and republished the Racing NSW publication of their view of the ATC. Around the edges, there will be differences, but on a smaller scale, we have parallel issues.