Waikato Stud News

31 August 2025

Ruska Roma gives Seth a double in Australia

From Munz’s silks to Finemore’s, Sunday was all about Super Seth – his progeny Ruska Roma and Strongside turning promise into polish, stamping another chapter in his fast-rising legacy.

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31 August 2025

Strongside super second-up for O’Shea-Charlton

Strongside, the full brother to Gr.1 Randwick Guineas winner Linebacker, showed grit at Wyong over 1625m, edging out hot favourite Golden Century to secure a head victory for Ron Finemore.

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27 August 2025

The Corner with Garry Chittick

We live in a vastly different world to the world I was born into 80 years ago. Of course, I would not feel the effects of the political values of the time with any likelihood of understanding, perhaps for 30 years, and yet the environment in which my cousins and I were raised in has had an entrenched effect on our lives.

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27 August 2025

Ocean Park sires Wednesday winner for Sargent

Ocean Park’s son Hooligan Tommy made it three wins on the bounce with an impressive first-up Randwick victory, further boosting the credentials of his sire, already responsible for four Group 1 winners.

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25 August 2025

Stable Tours: O’Shea/Charlton have a lovely mix of proven and potential ahead of the spring

Written by Dane McLeod of The Thoroughbred Report

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24 August 2025

Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate Day summary

Te Rapa put on a fantastic day of racing, with an eight-race card highlighted by the Gr.2 Waikato Stud Foxbridge Plate. Congratulations to WTR CEO and our great friend Butch Castles, along with his team, for hosting such a successful raceday.

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23 August 2025

Ardrossan’s sons deliver 1-2 punch at Te Rapa

It was all about Ardrossan at Te Rapa in Race 6 with his sons Mo Charaid and Sweetazme going 1-2 in the Ardrossan 1200 over 1200m on Saturday, 23 August.

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21 August 2025

The Corner with Garry Chittick

It is probably just as well The Corner’s readership is confined to the two of you. Generally, I use The Corner to make you consider, many times tongue-in-cheek, the issues that concern me. It’s important …

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17 August 2025

Ocean Park starts new season with a bang

Already the sire of four Group 1 winners, Ocean Park ended 2024/25 with 10 Stakes performers and has kicked off the new season strongly, producing five winners in just one week.

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16 August 2025

Another Super Saturday for Seth

Super Seth and trainer Kenny Rae dominated Ruakaka on Saturday, with Miss Seth and Supa Rosa both scoring over 1600m, boosting Super Seth’s remarkable 62% winners-to-runners strike rate from his first crop.

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13 August 2025

Saltcoats stakes his claim for Premier’s Cup glory

Saltcoats (Ardrossan) stormed to a 2.33-length win in the rescheduled $160,000 Premier’s Cup Prelude, setting up a possible tilt at the Gr.3 Premier’s Cup later this month.

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13 August 2025

The Corner with Garry Chittick

Many years ago, obviously before my brain had developed as far as it was allowed to go, I was an active member of Young Nationals. It was a social activity for a start, until I …

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