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Remarkable Savabeel leads Waikato Stud roster for 2026
Waikato Stud’s Chittick family have been breeding, rearing and developing elite racehorses at its Matamata property since the 1990s with a cavalcade of outstanding stallions going back to champion sire Centaine (Century). Multiple champion NZ sires O’Reilly (Last Tycoon) and Pins (Snippets) followed and Waikato Stud’s current roster loses nothing on that score with ten-time... Read More
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Ringing Zoustar endorsement in P J Bell Stakes at Randwick
Joliestar stole the Zoustar (Northern Meteor) headlines when winning the T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) on Saturday but racegoers left Randwick with another ringing Zoustar endorsement courtesy of his unbeaten filly Plaintiff. Plaintiff signed off Day 1 of The Championships with a last-to-first victory in the P J Bell Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m),... Read More
Zoustar lands stakes treble across standout Saturday
On an afternoon headlined by his T J Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) heroine Joliestar, Widden Stud’s reigning Champion Sire Zoustar (Northern Meteor) landed a remarkable interstate stakes treble on Saturday. Two of those were new stakes winners for the son of Northern Meteor (Encosta De Lago), the first being unbeaten filly Plaintiff (3 f... Read More
Baker’s Green Spaces a cut above in Australian Derby
Trainer Bjorn Baker was thrilled to emulate his father Murray in winning the Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) at Randwick on Saturday as Godolphin colt Green Spaces (Street Boss) continued his sire’s hot run of success with a dominant victory. Well supported at $4.40 and ridden superbly by Rachel King, Green Spaces settled midfield while... Read More
Joliestar all set for Royal Ascot raid after fifth Group 1 success
The TJ Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) was the next on the card and Chris Waller’s Joliestar (Zoustar) delivered the champion trainer his second Group 1 of the day and her fifth overall, before a Royal Ascot mission was confirmed for the flying five-year-old. Randwick’s weight-for-age autumn sprint highlight was an intriguing betting race, with... Read More
Campione D’Italia cements stud future with Sires’ Produce success
Newgate-China Horse Club colt Campione D’Italia (Snitzel) might not yet have the champion status hinted by his name, but proved himself a special colt in the making with a commanding victory in Saturday’s ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick. After a poor tenth on debut was followed by a barnstorming win in... Read More