TRIPLE G1 WINNER NZ 3YO OF THE YEAR DAFFODIL TRIPLE GROUP ONE WINNER METAL BENDER WELCOME We approach the 2010 breeding season with an extremely positive attitude. Karaka 2010 was a cracker! This is testament to the resilience of the industry that we have successfully operated in for the past 35 years. The global financial crisis surprisingly had very little effect on the well promoted New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales. There was strong support from both local and international buyers, all attending with the intention of securing sound, strong, well bred New Zealand yearlings. These horses are proven not only to succeed in the sprint distance but also carry the conviction to train on. The 2008/09 racing season was exceptional for Waikato Stud with six individual G1 winners of nine G1 races. All known Australasian records were broken and we were duly crowned ‘Breeder of the Year’ – our fourth such award in the last five years. This season, we have produced 11 individual stakes winners of 14 stakes races, two at Race results are the highest level – the Kevin Gray trained Daffodil and David Fuller’s Metal Bender. We salute a broodmare band that has been crafted over many years to produce extremely our benchmark – competitive racehorses in elite company. Race results are our benchmark – the results the results again again are outstanding. Never has the competition been keener for the stock of Pins, especially from Australia. are outstanding. His top price of $650,000 was a great outcome for breeders Tim Bodle and Brent Taylor. His average of $154,194 for 49 lots sold, represents a sound investment and confirms his status as a sire of importance, not only for us, but our shareholders and supporting breeders. Pins has a genuine star this season, the Hallmark Stud and Trevor Hurley bred Katie Lee, who epitomises the qualities we seek in a racehorse and for which Pins has become synonymous. Maurie MacLeod, who bred and raced Pins, was the successful breeder of Singapore star Waikato. O’Reilly, the Centaine Award winner as the leading New Zealand sire by global earnings, continued to consolidate his reputation in the sales ring, with an average of $137,507 for 73 lots sold with a top price of $600,000. On the track, the Gary and Linda Hodel bred Fellowship made it big in Hong Kong while Shamrocker, proudly bred by Vern and Margaret Trillo, shone in Melbourne. Cox Plate winner Savabeel has had four stakes winners to date, lead by the Lib Petagna and Max Brown bred Kudakulari (trained by Bart Cummings) and Melbourne dual Group winning filly My Emotion bred by Stuart Ramsey. His 35 individual winners confirms he is a sire of the future. We invite you to compare these results with other 2006 crops and you will appreciate and understand our excitement and confidence. No Excuse Needed’s four stakes winners this season include once again our favourite, triple G1 winner Daffodil, and Danny O’Brien’s Flemington Group winner Take The Rap. Fast‘N’Famous’ first crop of yearlings sold up to $200,000 and were purchased by leading trainers both in New Zealand and Australia. We eagerly await the careers of his progeny. After Scardee Cat’s progeny setting a record pace at Karaka 09, they again attracted good prices, selling in excess of $100,000. We are very proud to introduce the latest inclusion to our stallion roster, Rios, the outstanding G2 winner and son of Champion sire Hussonet. Rios boasts an elite New Zealand female line that has produced champion racehorses Roman Emperor and GARRY AND MARK CHITTICK Black Mamba. Nothing happens by chance and in the 2010 season our focus on breeding the best racehorses resumes. We will continue to work closely with our clients, offering with confidence, access to our outstanding stallion roster. As always, we welcome you. Mark Chittick CELEBRATE INDIVIDUAL STAKES WINNERS OF 14 STAKES RACES 11INTERESTING TIMES AROUND THE WORLD BUT IT’S BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR WAIKATO STUD IN 2009-10. ANOTHER 11 STAKES WINNERS ROLL OFF THE BREEDING INDUSTRY’S MOST AWARDED THOROUGHBRED NURSERY. ONE SHARP LADY PINS 3YO filly KATIE LEE makes Keeping it history as the first horse to win the Group One classic double – the 1000 Guineas in the family and 2000 Guineas. The Hallmark Stud and Trevor Hurley bred equine NAMED IN HONOUR OF millionairess added a brace of Group WAIKATO STUD’S LATE-GREAT, Twos and a Listed and was unplaced THE CENTAINE AWARD FOR only once in a stellar season. For the THE NZ-BASED SIRE WITH second year running, after Daffodil in THE MOST PRIZEMONEY 2009, a Waikato Stud sired filly is NZ WORLDWIDE GOES IN ITS Bloodstock Filly Of The Year. INAUGURAL YEAR TO WAIKATO STUD’S CHAMPION O’REILLY. BROODMARE GEM ESCADA JOINED AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB WHEN HER WAIKATO STUD DEJA-VU BRED, PERTH-TRAINED, O’REILLY For the fourth time in five years, the Chittick family’s Waikato Stud receives GELDING ESCADAIRE BECAME the MERCEDES NZ BREEDER HER FOURTH INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR AWARD for 2009, STAKESWINNER. HE FOLLOWED closing out the first decade of the new DUAL GROUP ONE WINNERS millennium as Group One Breeder of the ESCADA GLAMOUR PUSS AND VISION Decade. Just like a champion’s winning AND POWER, AND GROUP TWO habit, how’s that for consistency! EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE WINNER RARE INSIGHT. ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR WAIKATO STUD? IN 2007-08 Sires Sizzle ALAMOSA WAS CROWNED Yearlings sired by Waikato Stud stallions sold for NZ 3YO OF THE YEAR. THE more than $26 million at yearling sales in 2010. FOLLOWING SEASON DAFFODIL On its own behalf or as agent, Waikato Stud sold ACCEPTED THE HONOR. THIS SEASON COULD IT BE KATIE 33 individual six-figure yearlings and was third LEE AND A HAT TRICK FOR leading vendor on aggregate at Karaka. WAIKATO STUD SIRES? M S IL E ES IL O SM DAFFODIL SWOOPS LIKE AN EAGLE TO WIN F THE GROUP ONE WINDSOR PARK PLATE THEN MR SIN OWNED AND PAUL O’SULLIVAN TRAINED O’REILLY RUNS FOURTH IN THE CAULFIELD CUP. GELDING, FELLOWSHIP, (EARNER OF HK$20.5 MILLION) HAD FEW PEERS OVER HONG KONG’S METRIC MILE THIS SEASON. THREE GROUP ONE PLACINGS WERE CAPPED BY VICTORIES IN THE GROUP ONE STEWARDS’ CUP AND GROUP TWO INTERNATIONAL MILE TRIAL. Flying the flag internationally GROUP ONE GLORY Expatriate Kiwi trainers did wonders with standout progeny by PINS. Laurie Laxon’s WAIKATO (now there’s a good name for a horse) took his win tally to 14 including the Group One Kranji Mile and Group Three Jumbo Jet Trophy. Stephen Gray’s GOLDSCHATZ collected five in a row including a pair of Group Threes. A YEAR OFF RACING, METAL BENDER MAKES A SENSATIONAL COMEBACK FOR PROUD OWNERS DAVID AND LYNDALL FULLER, TO WIN THE GROUP ONE DOOMBEN CUP AND GROUP TWO HOLLINDALE STAKES. Crucial to the ALL BLACKS’ World Cup build up is quality R&R. The boys in black enjoy an afternoon of stallion power and hot barrels at Game Gully. O’Reilly training guru Danny O’Brien unearths a potential Oaks filly when SHAMROCKER wins the Group GREAT SPORTING MOMENTS Two VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes. Planets align on the eve of the Karaka Yearling Sale. TAKE THE RAP, JOEY MASSINO and FELLOWSHIP win features in three countries. Karaka Million winner SISTER HAVANA is born and reared at Waikato Stud. FAST‘N’FAMOUS yearlings sell well in Sydney where he first made his name on the track. Girl power! Dual Group One winners RIVALRY SIBLING GLAMOUS PUSS and LEGS, and Anything you can do, I can do… VIGOR wins the Group Two Makybe Diva Stakes and is third JACQWIN, dam of triple Group One in the Caulfield Cup. Kid brother JOEY MASSINO takes the Group Two Avondale Guineas, winner METAL BENDER, produce Group Three Wellington Guineas and the inaugural Karaka Mile. Waikato Stud breds, by O’Reilly. filly foals by O’REILLY. STALLIONS2010 08 O’Reilly 12 Pins 16 Savabeel 20 Fast‘N’Famous 24 No Excuse Needed 28 Rios 32 Scaredee Cat RIOS NEW IN 2010 O’REILLY LAST TYCOON – COURTZA BY POMPEII COURT BAY 1993 16.2hh A Champion by every measure O’Reilly The leading New Zealand based sire by progeny earnings, and fourth overall, in Australasia, South East Asia and South Africa combined in 2009-10 – New Zealand’s core markets. Champion New Zealand Sire 2007-08, Dewar Stallion Award winner, Centaine Stallion Award winner. Champion Sire in Hong Kong 2007-08 and 2008-09. Leading New Zealand based sire there this season. Sire of 45 individual stakes winners including 10 Group One winners, led in 2009-10 by HKJC Stewards’ Cup winner and $3.8 million earner Fellowship, VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes winner Shamrocker, Makybe Diva Stakes winner and Caulfield Cup placed Vigor and dual Group winner Joey Massino. Maintaining outstanding career figures of 71% winners to runners and 15% black type performers. Average Earnings Index 2.11. Impressive returns at 2010 yearling sales: 92 sold up to $600,000 for an average of $131,000. 55 yearlings realised more than $100,000, all off a 2007 fee of $20,000. Emerging broodmare sire of 11 stakes winners including Group One heroes Daffodil and The Pooka and current season two-year-olds Kudakulari and Icepin. WWW.WAIKATOSTUD.COM 9 pedigree MALE LINE FIRST THE LAST TYCOON Champion European Sprinter/Miler at 3YO. Champion Australian Sire. Sire of 81 stakes winners incl O’REILLY, TRACY’S ELEMENT, MAHOGANY, BIGSTONE, LADY JAKEO, PRODUCT OF TWO TYCOON LIL, LOST WORLD, MAGIC OF MONEY, EZZOUD, MARJU, KNOWLEDGE, POLIUTO, TAIPAN, SUPER SHEILA, LADY OF CHAD, ARROW CARRY, TYTOLA, NEWQUAY, FUBU, CHAMPIONS, THEN DOUBLE REEF, PRIVILEGE, OSUMI BRIGHT, IGLESIA etc.