18 JANUARY, 2019 ISSUE #288 KARAKA Weekend SPECIAL Meet Waikato Stud’S New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka @Waikato Yearling Sale Book 1 Yearlings
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18 JANUARY, 2019 ISSUE #288 KARAKA Weekend SPECIAL Meet Waikato Stud’s New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka @Waikato Yearling Sale Book 1 Yearlings. 2 STUD GRADUATE ALL CLASS AT TRENTHAM Super star galloper Madison County claimed his second Group 1 race last weekend. PAGE 6 Karaka PAGE 3 Yearlings EXCITING TALENT NOTCHES FIRST PAGE 15 STAKES VICTORY Black Type Spotlight WS Yearling Manager Jaimee Gowler with Lot 423, the Savabeel colt from Sparkling 2 / NEWS STUD GRADUATE ALL CLASS AT TRENTHAM www.waikatostud.com Co-trainer Andrew Forsman’s pre-race concerns with Madison County came to nothing in Saturday’s Gr.1 Levin Classic. BELOW / Madison County Photo credit: Race Images Photos He was worried about the inside draw, but the Waikato Stud graduate’s class was the winning factor. “He’s not very big, but he’s all heart,” said Forsman, who prepares the three- year-old with Murray Baker. “He was always going to be four back on the fence and I nearly walked away – I thought he had too much to do. “He got the split and he was very brave. He’s a very smart horse.” To rider Matt Cameron’s credit, he didn’t panic and got away from the fence to be ready when a gap presented itself. It did that 200 metres from home and Madison County sprinted through. “He hadn’t raced for two months and he was coming toward the end of it, A son of the late Pins, Madison County “He showed his class, he’s a very good but he got the job done,” Forsman is out of the No Excuse Needed mare horse.” said Red Delicious. Madison County was making his first She is a direct descendant of the appearance since he triumphed in the Gr.1 Golden Slipper winner Courtza, Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas in the dam of the farm’s multiple champion spring. stallion O’Reilly. “As long as he pulls up well he’ll go Madison County was bought out of to the Karaka Million 3YO Classic,” Waikato Stud’s 2017 Select Sale draft Forsman said. at Karaka for $36,000 by the China “There’s no reason why he shouldn’t Horse Club. and he’ll improve a lot fitness-wise.” “It’s thrilling to have a dual Group One He is then likely to be tried beyond winner, he’s in very good company,” a mile with a view to a tilt at the Gr.1 Club representative Michael Smith New Zealand Derby in the autumn. said. 3 / NEWS EXCITING TALENT NOTCHES FIRST STAKES VICTORY AT TRENTHAM www.waikatostud.com Promising mare The royally-bred Savabeel four-year- “She’s a serious horse.” old had produced a career-best effort Co-trainer Mark Donoghue, who Supera added some when finishing third in the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu prepares the Supera in partnership Stakes (1600m) back in December but with Ken and Bev Kelso at Matamata, significant value bettered that result with Saturday’s acknowledged the stable had high victory. to any potential hopes before a race that held plenty broodmare career Rider Rosie Myers had Supera of importance for the mare’s future travelling nicely throughout the race breeding prospects. she may have, but a clear margin off a hot speed set “We came in with a bit of confidence,” up by the flying Cambridge visitor Ugo when she captured he said Foscolo. Myers picked a path hard up her first black-type against the rail in the home straight as “It looks great (the win) on her Supera dashed past her rivals in the (pedigree) page. success in Saturday’s closing stages to score by two lengths “She is obviously going to go on with from the well favoured Wyndspelle, Gr.3 Tui-Backing it, so fingers crossed she gets to where who stormed home out wide. A Winner Since she should.” “I sort of looked at the jockeys around Supera was bred by her owner Sir 1889 Anniversary me and I didn’t think they were going Peter Vela under his Pencarrow to give me much room, so I stayed on Handicap at Thoroughbreds banner and is a half- the inside,” Myers said. sister to dual Group Three winner Trentham. “I hoped for a bit of luck and luckily I Eleonora who finished third in the 2016 had the horse underneath me. Gr.1 VRC Oaks (2500m) at Flemington. BELOW / Supera Her dam Sopra Tutto is a daughter of Vela’s outstanding racemare Ethereal who won four times at Group One level including the 2001 Caulfield Cup (2400m)/Melbourne Cup (3200m) double. – NZ Racing Desk. 4 / NEWS SIR PLUSH ADDS TO PINS’ TALLY www.waikatostud.com Further posthumous It was his fifth stakes win this season “He was a little bit unfortunate not to and 80th lifetime success for the win the other day, but he showed a lot honours have come former Waikato Stud stallion. of fight,” Schofield said. the way of Pins Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas and “He gave me the indication that Gr.1 Levin Classic winner Madison stepping up in trip wouldn’t be a bad following Sir Plush’s County has been the star performer. idea so well done to Bjorn and Jack (Bruce, assistant trainer) for deciding Listed Gosford Gold Another son Pinzu has won the Listed to put him in this race. Cup victory. Carbine Club of WA Stakes and his daughters have also been to the fore. “I got a lovely run and the speed was on. I just wanted to put him to sleep Pinmedown claimed the Gr.2 to make sure he would run the trip. Eight Carat Classic winner and Emily Margaret took out the Listed “When the pressure came on at about Canterbury Belle Stakes. the 600m, I didn’t want to go at that stage.” The Bjorn Baker-trained Sir Plush had never won beyond 1400 metres “I wanted to bide my time on a horse until victorious over 2100 metres at having his first go at the trip and he Gosford. did it well.” Rider Glyn Scholfield was taken with Sir Plush is a son of the American- the horse’s previous placing and was bred Luxurious Lady and the family confident the distance wouldn’t be an of super sires Encosta de Lago and BELOW / Sir Plush issue. Flying Spur. Photo Credit: Bradley Photos www.waikatostud.com 6 / KARAKA YEARLINGS 2019 NZB KARAKA YEARLING DRAFT www.waikatostud.com Your success is our success: The journey from Foal to First Waikato Stud is in the business of our home base in Matamata. internationally – we have bred 39 sharing success – but success is Group One winners of 76 Group Importantly, a Waikato Stud horse not by chance. After more than 50 One races. Our champion stallion is respectfully guided through years of consolidation and building Savabeel is unparalleled as the sire of their youth by some of the most the broodmare band, continually 17 Group One winners. dedicated and experienced horse improving the stallion roster and people in the world, including expert It all comes back to that “s” word. nurturing the land, Waikato Stud is breeding consultants, veterinarians Success is our motivation, the driving now proudly amongst the world’s and dedicated handlers. Our hard- force behind everything we do: A leading producers of elite racehorses. working team is committed to our horse’s success, your success, our t’s a combination of elements that legacy of excellence, giving our success. enable each Waikato Stud horse to horses the best-possible chances to develop into an extraordinary equine become winners on the race track. athlete. Every horse is treated as Waikato Stud are the number one an individual, with careful planning producer of Group One winners in of tried-and-tested natural rearing New Zealand and one of the best principles on top-quality pastures at 7 / KARAKA YEARLINGS 2019 NZB KARAKA YEARLING DRAFT (CONT) www.waikatostud.com LOT 14 LOT 15 LOT 18 LOT 23 Savabeel - Etiquette colt Ocean Park - Eudora colt Pins - Exactly Like You filly Sacred Falls - Fabulist colt View Video View Video View Video View Video Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info LOT 27 LOT 56 LOT 59 LOT 77 Sacred Falls - Fancy Dress Pins - Genius colt Savabeel - Glad colt Savabeel - Heyday filly Colt View Video View Video View Video View Video Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info LOT 78 LOT 82 LOT 83 LOT 84 Savabeel - High Fashion colt Pins - Home Made colt Sacred Falls - Honolulu filly Sacred Falls - Hooked Ona Feeling filly View Video View Video View Video View Video Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info LOT 85 LOT 88 LOT 89 LOT 92 Savabeel - Hopscotch filly Ocean Park - Iffy filly Savabeel - Iguazu’s Girl colt Sacred Falls - Indecisive colt View Video View Video View Video View Video Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info 8 / KARAKA YEARLINGS 2019 NZB KARAKA YEARLING DRAFT (CONT) www.waikatostud.com LOT 108 LOT 121 LOT 126 LOT 133 Sacred Falls - Jacilo filly Savabeel - Kashmir filly Savabeel - Kazemi filly Rubick - Kim Dynasty colt View Video View Video View Video View Video Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info LOT 143 LOT 149 LOT 169 LOT 183 Savabeel - Lady Chaparral colt Sacred Falls - Lady Like filly Ocean Park - Lego colt Pins - Lowland filly View Video View Video View Video View Video Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info LOT 192 LOT 196 LOT 203 LOT 213 Savabeel - Make a Wish colt Sacred Falls - Marahau colt Savabeel - Maxmara colt Savabeel - Miracle Miss colt View Video View Video View Video View Video Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info LOT 222 LOT 223 LOT 226 LOT 244 Savabeel - Miss Lioness filly Ocean Park - Miss Motown Savabeel - Miss Selby colt Ocean Park - My Locket colt filly View Video View Video View Video View Video Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info Pedigree info 9 / KARAKA YEARLINGS 2019 NZB KARAKA YEARLING DRAFT (CONT) www.waikatostud.com LOT 250 LOT 258 LOT 280 LOT 284 Sacred Falls - Needled Savabeel - O’Dianne colt Savabeel - Pander filly Ocean Park - Pastrana colt filly View Video View Video