Waikato Spearheads Six Wins for Laxon and Seven for Jumaat

Sunday's Singapore meeting was packed full of impressive achievements, none more so than the seven winners ridden by Saimee Jumaat and the six winners trained by Kiwi expat Laurie Laxon, achieved with the help of six NZB graduates.

The biggest race of the twelve programmed was the Group 3 $200,000 Singapore TC Jumbo Jet Trophy which was taken out by last night's lethal combination of Karaka graduate plus Laurie Laxon and Saimee Jumaat.

New Zealand bred Waikato (Pins x Skywalker Wilkes, by Skywalker) landed his second successive Jumbo Jet trophy, having beaten Fantastic Owners in the 2008 event.

Last night he returned to his favoured 1400m distance, over which he has now won twice on three attempts, in weight-for-age-conditions, to down a handy field of thirteen after tracking a red-hot pace.

Race favourite Waikato defeated Any Humour (Danewin) by a long-neck with a powerful turn of foot 200m out, with Super Gold (Golden Snake) finishing three lengths behind in third.

Having now earned $1.15 million in prize-money, the son of Pins has been a wonderful galloper for his owners Silver Fern Racing Stable. The five-year-old was purchased by Laurie Laxon at the 2005 Karaka Premier Yearling Sale for $50,000 from Highview Stud.

Waikato's top-performing sire, Pins, will be represented by four lots at New Zealand Bloodstock's South Island Sale this Friday, including:

Lot 98 - Bay Gelding - Pins x Astrology

Lot 98 - Bay Gelding - Pins x Astrology (Zabeel) - Waikato Stud

·         Out of six-time winner Astrology (Zabeel), this gelding is a half-brother to Rewarding Star (O'Reilly) who has won six races in Hong Kong up to 2008/09.

Lot 104 - Black Colt - Pins x Belle Nuite

Lot 104 - Black Colt - Pins x Belle Nuite (Star Way) - Te Mania Thoroughbreds

·         This colt is a half-brother to five winners including Group 2 Rich Hill Mile winner Fiscal Madness and Group 1 Kelt Capital bound Penrickson (Pentire).

Lot 132 - Bay Filly - Pins x Endorse

Lot 132 - Bay Filly - Pins x Endorse (Danasinga) - Goodwood Stud

·         This filly is the first foal of Endorse, a placed half-sister to Miltak (McGinty) who captured the Group 1 NZ Oaks, Group 1 Auckland Cup and Group 1 BMW Stakes.

Lot 199 - Grey Filly - Pins x Famous Affair

Lot 199 - Grey Filly - Pins x Famous Affair (Famous Star) - Esker Lodge

·         Just turned three, this grey filly is broken-in.

·         Her dam has two to race for two winners, and hails from the same family as stakes-winners Joal, Space Age, Gypsy's Daughter, and Kiss N' A Shilling.

Prospective buyers can obtain catalogues from [email protected] and Marketing Executive Haylie Martin ([email protected]) can help with any travel arrangements. Catalogues can also be viewed online at http://www.nzb.co.nz/.

New Zealand Bloodstock graduates won a further five races at Kranji last night with: