Tiara provides perfect end to day

10 November 2014

The well-related Tiara provided a perfect end to the day for WS when she was successful in the closing event at Te Rapa on Saturday.

As the breeder of Tomorrowland earlier in the Te Rapa programme, Waikato Stud was to the fore again when Tiara struck career win number two by a length in the hands of Lee Magorrian.

A daughter of O’Reilly and a grand-daughter of the Gr 1 Auckland Cup winner Royal Tiara, the four-year-old has now won twice in a light career from the stable of Jason Bridgman.

The Corner with Garry Chittick

The two of you will be aware of my ongoing concern as to the future of our sport. You could argue I have a vested interest; well, I did have, but my interest now is to give the future generations the opportunity my generation had. Now I can tell you, hand on heart, there were many financial thin times. 1975 was my fledgling start with five mares on 130 acres that occasionally flooded with the well-bred, non-race-winning Super Gray.

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Classy Debut Victory For Major Beel’s Brother Savagram

From a pedigree known all too well by the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable, 3yo Savabeel colt Savagram (NZ) kicked off his race career in the best possible way, highlighting himself as a potential black-type performer.