Tag: 'Waikato Stud'

Exciting summer in store for Waikato Stud

The team at Waikato Stud is gearing up for an exciting few weeks, kicking off with Nereus, who is set to run in the $350,000...

Chittick relishing opportunity of a lifetime

Pride will be an over-riding emotion for Mark Chittick when I Wish I Win goes to the post for Saturday’s A$20 million The Everest at...

I Wish I Win fronts Kiwi Everest presence

Star New Zealand bred and owned gelding I Wish I Win will target The Everest after gaining a slot in the $20 million race in...

Codigo provides Ardrossan with first winner

Debutant Codigo provided dual success for his connections when he produced a brave effort to win a two-year-old contest at Matamata on Tuesday. Raced by...
Exzello

Pertab scores first training win

Training racehorses was never in the plan for Paul Pertab but on Friday he recorded his first win courtesy of Exzello in the Campbell Infrastructure...
Waihaha Falls

Bright future tipped for Waihaha Falls

Trainer John O’Shea has big hopes for Waihaha Falls after his win over 1500m at Rosehill on Saturday. It was the second time in five...
It Might Be You

Royally bred filly makes belated debut a winning one

Debutante It Might Be You looked to have a bright future ahead of her as she easily won a maiden 1200m event at Te Rapa...
Kukeracha

Derby dreams fulfilled for popular vet

It was a case of pure elation for Dr Chris Phillips at Eagle Farm on Saturday as the respected equine veterinarian watched on as three-year-old...
Savabeel

Savabeel heads Waikato Stud stallion roster

New Zealand Champion sire Savabeel will once again headline an impressive stallion roster at Waikato Stud for the forthcoming breeding season where he will stand...
Ocean Beyond

Chittick savouring further racetrack success from graduates

Amidst the hustle and bustle of another busy morning at Waikato Stud, principal Mark Chittick was pleased to be able to sit down and catch...
Aegon

Aegon: a quintessential Waikato Stud product

The win of Aegon, a son of the late Sacred Falls, in last Saturday’s Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) provided cause for triumphant...
Mark and Garry Chittick of Waikato Stud

Waikato Stud named New Zealand Breeder of the Year

The New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association (NZTBA) has announced that Waikato Stud is the winner of the Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan New Zealand...
Savabeel

A hundred not out for superstar Savabeel

Waikato Stud’s star resident Savabeel has cracked another significant milestone in his remarkable career with daughter Savacool providing the multiple champion sire’s 100th individual stakes...
Rondinella

Kiwi mares flying the flag for leading nurseries

Two of New Zealand’s leading thoroughbred nurseries will be keeping close tabs on Randwick on Saturday where trainer John O’Shea will kick-off the spring preparations...
Ocean Park

Ocean Park shares spoils with Savabeel

A breakthrough season has ended on the perfect note for rising star Waikato Stud stallion Ocean Park, siring another impressive city winner on the final...
Tivaci x Miss Lioness

Chittick delighted with results of weekend weanling parade

Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick is looking forward to strong interest in the stud’s eighteen-strong draft for the annual New Zealand Bloodstock Weanling Sale, that...
Super Seth

Super Seth off to Waikato Stud this season

Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth is to join the Waikato Stud stallion roster rather than race on as a four-year-old.
Tofane

Waikato Stud celebrate further success for stallion Ocean Park

There was plenty of cause for celebration amongst the Waikato region’s thoroughbred breeding fraternity on Saturday afternoon following the running of the Group 1 All...
Super Seth

Futurity next for Super Seth

A view to enhancing Super Seth’s stud value has meant a slight change in plans for the son of Dundeel. The Anthony Freedman-trained three-year-old was...
Sacred Falls

Dual Doncaster winner Sacred Falls dies

Sacred Falls, a dual winner of the Doncaster Mile and a leading light at Waikato Stud, has died aged 10 after an illness.
Super Seth

Super Seth bought by Waikato Stud

Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth will sand at Waitkato Stud when his racing days are over.
Savabeel

Savabeel continuing to raise the bar

Savabeel has broken his own domestic stakes earnings record, narrowly missing becoming the first stallion to hit $4 million in New Zealand in a season,...
Ocean Park

Ocean Park hits memorable mark

Waikato Stud resident Ocean Park has brought his century of winners up in style and in good time. The memorable mark was hit at Avondale...

Savabeel colts highlight day one

Waikato Stud recorded a standout session on Day One of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run sale on Wednesday, selling four of the five top...

Waikato Stud focussed on Karaka 2019

Powerhouse Matamata breeding operation Waikato Stud have announced that their entire 2019 yearling draft will be sold at New Zealand Bloodstock’s annual National Yearling Sale...