Waikato Stud’s champion sire Savabeel was a dominant presence at Randwick on Saturday, with a trio of winners headed by impressive Group Three winner Atishu, in addition to handy geldings Kiss The Bride and High Supremacy.
Kiss The Bride back to winning ways for trainer Bjorn Baker with a dominant front-running performance.
The Waikato Stud graduate was well-rated at the head of affairs by Nash Rawiller and he was strong to the line over 1600m to score by just under three-lengths, winning for the seventh time in his career and advancing his earnings to A$400,000.
“It was a dominant ride, he rode him like the best horse and I thought he was coming here in great order,” Baker said.
“I thought it was perfect set up and it worked out brilliantly.
“He is a good horse on his day. He ran fourth in the Albury Gold Cup (Listed, 2000m) and I am still confident he can get some proper black-type.
The six-year-old gelding is a son of the No Excuse Needed mare I Do, who won 15 races from Allan Sharrock’s stable including the Gr.1 Makfi Challenge Stakes (1400m).
Bred by Waikato Stud in conjunction with Sharrock, Kiss The Bride was sold at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale in 2017 to Baker and Blandford Bloodstock for $200,000.
Nash Rawiller was also the common denominator with four-year-old Savabeel gelding High Supremacy, who prevailed over 1400m two races later, coming with a late charge through the field under a brilliant ride.
From nine starts, High Supremacy has now won on two occasions with a further four placings for trainers Richard and Michael Freedman and has earned A$187,000 in prizemoney for the Dynamic Syndications ownership group.
“Dynamic are good supporters and they are well managed horses. They buy nice horses and it is good to have them in the stable,” Richard Freedman said.
“He surprised me a little bit, but it was an 11 out of 10 ride and Nash told me he would do that.
“He (Nash) has premonitions I think.
“To my mind, High Supremacy is a run-on 1400m to mile horse. He gives you the impression that he will go further, but I don’t think he does.”
Out of the Group Three winning High Chaparral mare, High Supremacy was purchased by Dean and Adam Watt’s Dynamic Syndications for $190,000 from Waikato Stud’s Book 1 draft at the 2019 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales.
