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8 May 2024

2024 Stallion Roster

Waikato Stud presents a roster of seven stallions for the 2024 season, headlined by New Zealand’s sire sensation, Savabeel. With a reputation for producing tough sprinter/ milers, the line-up also offers diversity in bloodlines for …

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4 March 2023

Extra distance key to Esky

Esky showed his staying potential at Hawkesbury on Saturday afternoon when the three-year-old made a successful middle-distance debut. The well-related Waikato Stud graduate had placed in three of his previous seven appearances and relished the …

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4 March 2023

Picture perfect at Te Rapa

Black type success is the top priority for the talented Savabeel mare Fashion Shoot. The five-year-old is a genuine type and capped off a run of three minor placings with a barnstorming run from off …

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25 February 2023

Tivaci’s son romps home

The Joseph Pride-trained The Replicant is rarely far from the action and he capped off a fine run of recent form with a runaway success at Newcastle on Saturday. The Waikato Stud-bred son of Tivaci …

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25 February 2023

Savabeel filly coasts to victory

Black type performer Skew Wiff showed her class on her home track on Saturday when she cruised to victory over 1200 metres. Trained at Matamata by Mark Walker, the Waikato Stud-bred and raced daughter of …

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19 February 2023

Bee delivers sweet victory

Savvy Bee has made an encouraging start to her career and she had no trouble posting her breakthrough success at Ballarat on Sunday afternoon.  The three-year-old daughter of Savabeel had finished in the money in …

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7 February 2023

Spaltet posts deserved victory

Consistent performer Spaltet fought tooth and nail at Kembla Grange on Tuesday afternoon to post the second winning strike of his career. The Waikato Stud-bred and sold son of Savabeel has rarely been far off …

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7 February 2023

Avebury breaks through in style

Avebury showed promise earlier in the season and she turned potential into performance when successful over 1200 metres at Kembla Grange on Tuesday afternoon. The daughter of Savabeel placed in all three of her starts …

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6 February 2023

Zion thriving in new environment

The Waikato Stud-bred and sold Zion has found a happy home with Flemington trainer Nick Ryan. The son of Rubick had performed well in his two of first three lead-up outings from his new quarters …

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22 January 2023

Karaka stage set for Super Seth

High-profile rookie stallion Super Seth will be strongly represented at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale and his first-crop representative are sure to be keenly sought after. The Waikato Stud resident, a son of Dundeel, …

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21 January 2023

Boost for Karaka-bound Tivaci youngster

A colt in Waikato Stud’s draft at the upcoming New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale was handed a timely pedigree update at Pukekohe on Saturday afternoon. Lot 5, a son of Tivaci and his half-sister Zee …

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15 January 2023

Golden sale for exciting young stallion

First-crop representatives of Super Seth did the Waikato Stud stallion proud during the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. He had seven youngsters through the ring and they sold to a welcoming buying bench for …

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