2011 WAIKATO STUD PACO BOY HONG KONG CHAMPION SHAMROCKER ROCKIN’ THE RECORDS AMBITIOUS DRAGONPhoto courtesy of the HKJC IT IS A LONGSTANDING PHILOSOPHY AT WAIKATO STUD TO SEEK STRONG FINISHING SIRE PROSPECTS. WELCOME TO As seen with CENTAINE, O’REILLY and PINS, it is a policy that has served us extremely well, so when we learnt of the international triple G1 winner PACO BOY’s availability in 2011, we jumped at the chance. The GREEN DESERT line sire fits ideally into our selection criteria. Following on from early two-year-old success, PACO BOY achieved a remarkable three- year-old season, only ever starting in quality black-print races. His seven outings at 3 resulted in five black-type wins and culminated with G1 glory in the G1 Prix de la Foret. Renowned for his blistering turn of foot, he finished his racing career WAIKATO STUD with three international G1 wins and the distinction of 8 group level victories. Beyond his vital ability to quicken and compete at the highest level, he confirms our commitment to the future. We believe we have no future without the assurance of ownership. You, our customers, are entitled to feel confident of continuity. Continuity it would seem is something we are pretty good at. In the WS brochure a decade ago, Garry wrote: Waikato’s senior stallion Centaine has done it all, right through to passing the half century mark in stakes winners. His two-year-olds show their class from day one with maturity they carry their form through to the “highest level, and lately his broodmare daughters have been continuing the G1 tradition. Heading into the 2011/12 season, O’Reilly is certainly continuing Centaine’s great work. As things stand, O’Reilly counts 49 stakes winners and is set to become the 11th New Zealand based sire in history to hit the half century. His exceptional Vern and Margaret Trillo-bred daughter SHAMROCKER rewrote history this season as the first ever filly to win the G1 Australian Guineas and G1 Australian Derby double. What’s more, his broodmare daughters are playing their part too with G1 offspring already counted. O’Reilly’s younger barnmate Pins is hot on his heels. Pins’ stakes winners tally is now 41 and where O’Reilly boasts 11 individual G1 winners, he’s right on his case with 9. Pins is the leading NZ-based producer of individual stakes winners across the globe in 2010/2011. During this time, he has been best championed by the freakish Pat and Jane Lowry-bred gelding AMBITIOUS DRAGON, who beat the best the world had to offer in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup, after previous start HK-1 wins in the Hong Kong Derby and Classic Cup. Our latest G1 sire SAvabeel has truly excelled this season. In Australia, his classic crop is strongly distinguished by an 8.82% stakes winners-to-runners ratio; thanks to the deeds of G1 Queensland Oaks winner Scarlett Lady, DO RA MI and Kudakulari. Such international accomplishments are in keeping with a record breaking 2010/2011 season for New Zealanders and our breed. New Zealand thoroughbreds make up just 5.1% of the Australian racehorse population, but we have won over 30% of Australia’s G1 races. SO You Think reached legendary status there and is now doing the same in Europe. NZ-raiders JIMMY CHOUx and Scarlett Lady confirmed the quality of our local racing withG1 dominance in the Rosehill Guineas & Queensland Oaks, and Shamrocker would surely be unlucky if not crowned Australia’s Champion 3YO. In Hong Kong, New Zealand has for the third consecutive year been their number 1 source for black-type winners. What’s more, international limelight shone brightly onto the calibre Hong Kong’s racing contingent, when the NZ-bred Ambitious Dragon shot away with the 2011 G1 QEII Cup. This type of international dominance is a national achievement that is probably only second to the All Blacks in branding New Zealand. At time of writing, New Zealand’s leading stallions had international seasonal earnings of close to $10 million each. Pins, followed by High Chaparral, Zabeel and O’Reilly were locked in a fight to the line forThe Centaine Award. With these results, it makes sense that there is a very real demand for our New Zealand bred horses. To meet this market, there are many stallions that deserve your consideration. In the pages ahead, you will come to recognise the proven strengths of O’Reilly, Pins, SAvabeel and NO Excuse Needed at the highest level. New for the stud this season Paco Boy plus Fast‘N’Famous, Rios and Scaredee Cat set to follow. It’s been another stellar season for Waikato Stud and we hope you join us in meeting the demand for our great New Zealand thoroughbred. We look forward to enjoying your racetrack successes with you. GARRY AND MARK CHITTICK PINS CELEBRATE extravaganza Cent from Three BLACK-TYPE winners you say… all IT’S BEEN A HISTORY MAKING SEASON in a weekend’s work for our PINS. The Feb FOR NZ BRED HORSES. extravaganza was kicked off by Icepin HEAVEN PROUDLY FLYING THE NZ FLAG, PINS’ SON and ANTONIO LOMBARDO in NZ and was It may seem impossible but Waikato’s AMBITIOUS DRAGON HIT RECORD HIGHS IN supremely rounded out the next day by late-great stallion Centaine is HONG KONG, WHILE O’REILLY’S DAUGHTER Ambitious Dragon in the HK-1 Mercedes continuing to champion Waikato from SHAMROCKER REWROTE THE HISTORY Benz Hong Kong Classic Cup. BOOKS IN AUSTRALIA. above. This season he will be awarded ADD TO THIS SAVABEEL’S FIRST G1 WINNER the Champion NZ Broodmare Sire for SCARLETT LADY – YES, IT’S BEEN ANOTHER the 5th time, thanks in no small part STELLAR SEASON! Sires IN DEMAND to Champion 3YO grandson, JIMMY O’Reilly rocked the Hong Kong International CHOUx. Sale with a record setting price of HK$7.5 THE HISTORY MAKER million, whilst downunder Pins had the big Celebrations go further still. THE guns blazing to A$370,000 at the Sydney Vern and Margaret Trillo have bred plenty of top horses, but with CENTAINE AWARD is trumpeting the . glamour O’REILLY fillySHAMROCKER they now have a history maker Easter Yearling Sale NO Excuse Needed case of PINS and O’REILLY as NZ- on their hands. and Fast‘N’Famous similarly sizzled in NZ, based sires with sensational progeny G1 GIRL each selling stock up to $250,000 at Karaka. The Danny O’Brien-prepared 3YO created miles of smiles for owners earnings worldwide. Raffles Farm, Jeff Dimery & crew at Flemington, upstaging the boys in Scarlett Lady the G1 Australian Guineas. SAvabeel’S fabulous 3YO SCARLETT LADY was simply sublime They grew even bigger at Randwick, when their equine heroine in the G1 Queensland Oaks raced into Australia’s history books as the first ever filly to land theG1 for owner Max Whitby and trainers Australian Guineas – G1 Australian Derby double. DO RA MI so fa… so good Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, who Music to our ears. The Peter Moody trained also celebrated her great sire’s racing SAvABEEL filly DO RA MI gave rivals wind success. Her red hot form saw her burn in the G2 KEWNEY STAKES. string 6 consecutive wins together, with Sprouting wings in the Flemington straight, successes also including the G2 Travis Stakes and G3 Doomben Roses. the WS filly flew home from last, sweeping Proudly bred by WS & Steven Luey, past G1 filly BRAZILIAN PULSE to take the she looks ideally set to continue this prize by over 2 lengths. rich vein of form. THE dream horsePhoto courtesy of HKJC Pat & Jane Lowry’s homebred PINS gelding AMBITIOUS DRAGON realised a lifelong dream for HK-based owner PINS and HIGH CHAPARRAL fight out Johnson Lam with a slashing win in the HK-1 MERCEDES- a thrilling neck and neck tussle for THE BENZ HONG KONG DERBY. CENTAINE AWARD. GAME GULLY If that wasn’t enough, the stellar 4YO rounded out a dream ANOTHER Brilliant NZ Juveniles. come true season in the HK-1 MERCEDES-BENZ HONG ANTONIO HONOURS ROLL LOMBARDO (Pins) leading NZ-Bred 2YO, KONG CLASSIC CUP and against the best the world WAIKATO STUD’S CLAYBIRD DOWAGER QUEEN (Savabeel) leading could offer in the G1 HKJC AUDEMARS PIGUET QUEEN star colt SHOOTING CHAMPIONS NZ-bred 2YO filly,SA vABILL (Savabeel) The Trelawney Stud & Robert Anderson- ELIZABETH II CUP. leading NZ-bred 2YO gelding. 2010 Robert Smerdon, Stuart Hale, bred colt ANTONIO LOMBARDO looks Jason Abrahams, Peter Moody What’s more with seven wins this term, the Bruce Perry Herbie Dyke’s tough Pins 3YO ICEPIN another star in the making for Peter & Kim 2009 Dan Carter, David Brideoake, selected and Tony Millard trained superstar equalled Hong is the third WS-bred winner of the G2 McKay and Trevor Luke. The G1 performed Ron Finemore, Bruce Herd Kong’s record for most wins during a season. doing what WS DOES BEST Avondale Guineas in the last four years. Pins juvenile outclassed all in this term’s 2008 Bill Schwarzenberg, Previous winners were O’REILLY pair Stephen Marsh At last count, the 5 time NZ Breeder of the year and Australasian G3 Taranaki 2YO Classic & Listed Alamosa and Joey Massino. 2007 Jonathan Roshim, Breeder of the last decade, had registered 9 individual stakes winners Wellesley Stakes. of 13 stakes races for the season… Graham Richardson SURELY NOT 2006 Rob Salter • SCARLETT LADY (G1 Queensland Oaks) • ICEPIN Seems like just yesterday our G1 mares 2005 Suman Hedge • DO RA MI • DATING GLAMOUR PUSS and LEGS were tearing • METAL BENDER • vINCENT MANGANO up the turf.