Podcast appearances and mentions of mark chittick

Staffy and Pip chat to Mark Chittick from Waikato Stud ahead of The Everest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick joined Gareth to provide an update on I Wish I Win following his G1 Kingsford-Smith Cup victory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Chittick from Waikato Stud joined RSN on Wednesday to share the latest on I Wish I Win, telling Michael Felgate he'd "love" to have Luke Nolen back on the horse, with James McDonald unavailable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mark Chittick speaks to the guys on the Mail Run on a wet day in Sydney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today was a big edition of Giddy Up as we kicked things off with the Wednesday Debate with Bren O'Brien and Mick Gannon.    It was then a big Bag Of Tips where we caught up with leading trainers Calvin McEvoy and Joe Pride before being joined by our team of form gurus.    We rounded out the final hour by catching up with Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick for an update on I Wish I Win before rounding out the show with Tom Wood for Hong Kong Corner and Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick joins Gareth from New Zealand for an update on his star sprinter I Wish I Win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Chittick talks about the Lisa Chittick Plate and the state of the industry here in NZ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Chittick from Waikato Stud joined RSN on Wednesday to chat about the successful Karaka Millions sales. He also had an update on I Wish I Win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick on Giddy Up (30/01/24)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick on Giddy Up (22/11/23) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He is one of Australia's best horses, however he won't be seen again this year. Mark Chittick provided an update on last year's Golden Eagle winner I Wish I Win.

Prospective buyers from Hong Kong called early on, but it was short lived when they saw the photos of I Wish I Win. An amazing tale from owner/breeder Mark Chittick from Waikato Stud.

Mark Chittick joined RSN on Thursday in the build-up to the big race.

New Zealand trainer Mark Chittick from Waikato Stud joins Dave Stanley on Racing HQ.

RSN Racing Editor Matt Stewart joins Racing Pulse with all the latest Racing News and guest Mark Chittick to discuss a possible match race between I Wish I win and Giga Kick in Melbourne this Spring.

Mark Chittick and Peter Moody join the Mail Run to talk about the breeding and training game respectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick on Giddy Up (12/07/23) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick joins us after I Wish I Win was announced as the latest confirmed Everest runner

Mark Chittick talks about the process of locking in a place in The Everest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Dufficy believes 'I Wish I Win' could be the best horse in the country following his brilliant run in the Lightning Stks. Owner Mark Chittick from Waikato Stud says "His phone hasn't stopped ringing since the race".

Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick joined Gareth to discuss first year stallion Super Seth.

Mark Chittick Head of Waikato Stud joins Andrew Bensley on the property ahead of yearling inspections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A charities law expert says it's advisable charities have a donations policy online. Horse breeder Mark Chittick says he was told Starship Children's Hospital couldn't accept his offer of $570,000 dollars, because it was associated with horse racing. The Starship Foundation says it's unable to accept all donations due to existing partnership obligations. Charities law expert Sue Barker, says guidance in the UK mentions reputation impacts of accepting a donation that doesn't align with a charity's values. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Chittick joins us with the incredible story surrounding the Starlight Children's Hospital knocking back a whopping donation fresh from I Wish I Win's Golden Eagle triumph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A good lesson emerged out of yesterday – don't forget what you're really about. Starship Foundation, in rejecting half a million bucks because it came from horse racing (which by the way is not illegal, nor is gambling) made a big mistake, and one they should have fessed up to straight away. Their remit is sick children and helping them and their families however they can, not spending time and money on public image and branding. Starship knew exactly what they had done a whole day before the story broke. Not only that, they knew Mark Chittick was going public with it. They knew because several media outlets frantically chased them for their response, giving them several opportunities to respond and offer up their side of the story. Nothing. They went to ground. A small written statement making not a lot of sense did them no favours, no one fronted on it. So the story ran and ran and ran.. it ran all day. It filled talkback shows, it filled newspaper comments sections, it filled up text machines and emails, Starship took a pasting. All the while, sick and dying children and their desperate parents were probably sitting there in shock that, a) the money was turned down in the first place, but also b) that no one was talking about it from Starship. No one was stemming the tide of vitriol coming the Foundation's way; no one was stopping the terrible publicity and threats from people to withdraw donations. What did the Foundation do? Went into meetings with comms teams and a PR firm. And this is everything that's wrong with charities these days – so bogged down in bureaucracy, BS, imaging and branding, that they can't see the wood for the trees. Again, at the heart of this is sick kids remember. That should be the focus. But no, money was spent on PR consultants drafting responses for the media. An internal comms team, an external PR firm, media advisors, managers.. are you kidding me? And still all day nothing in response. So they knew the night before the story broke, had all night, all morning, as it ran endlessly on all media, all afternoon, and still no response. After 6pm last night, the finally issued another written statement, this one contradicting the previous one, yet with no explanation as to why. And that took all day. All those people. What's that costing? Remember the sick kids? The nub of this is Starship got it wrong. The person who told Chittick they couldn't take donations due to the association with gambling was wrong. They made a mistake. That's it. That's how simple it needed to be. Front up, in person, apologize, we made a mistake, the person Mark spoke to got it wrong, we are sorry, we happily accept all donations, including from horse racing. End of story. Why did they make it so hard? And arguably so much worse for themselves? And at what point did a charity for sick children lose sight of the fact they're about sick children, and not PR?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shock from a horse breeder after Starship Children's Hospital's rejected a donation of more than half a million dollars. After a high-profile race win, Mark Chittick attempted to donate $570,000 dollars to the hospital. The Starship Foundation says while Starship is grateful for contributions, it's unable to accept all donations due to existing partnership obligations. But Mark Chittick told Mike Hosking the donation could've made a huge difference. He'd have thought the children's hospital would've been a worthy recipient, as it would've helped children and families in compromised positions. The Starship Foundation's calling for urgent donations, with an ambitious target to reach $20 million dollars donated every year by 2023. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Politicians are divided on the argument over the rejection of a donation to Starship Hospital. Horse breeder Mark Chittick says he was told the children's hospital couldn't accept his offer of more than half a million dollars, because it was associated with horse racing. National MP Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking the money could've made a world of difference, and can't understand why Starship turned down the offer. But Labour's Chris Hipkins says making the decision whether to accept the donation is complicated, and ultimately one politicians should stay out of. LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The line about never looking a gift horse in the mouth has never been more appropriate than it is today. Because that is exactly what Starship Hospital has done, missing out on a $570,000 donation from a New Zealand horse breeder because it doesn't want to accept money associated with horseracing or gambling. And so, because it's been so choosy, the money has gone to a charity in Australia, instead. How it all played out, is that horse breeder Mark Chittick had a horse running at the weekend in the $10 million Golden Eagle race at Rosehill in Sydney. It's a race that not only comes with big prize money, there's also money for the owner of the winning horse to donate to a charity of their choice. So, ahead of the race, Mark Chittick looked into it and found out that - even though the event is in Australia - if the winning horse is owned by a New Zealander, then the donation part of the prize can go to a charity in New Zealand. And when he heard that, he thought immediately of Starship Hospital because it does amazing things for kids from all around New Zealand. Chances are you, at the very least, know someone who's had a child at Starship. You may even have had a child of your own treated there. So he had a chat to a few people at Starship and told them that he wasn't sure how much it would be but, if his horse ended up winning, there'd be money available for a donation. He left it at that and the Starship people had a think about it, and they got back to him and said “thanks but no thanks”. They were very polite about it, by all accounts, but said they didn't want to take money associated with horseracing or gambling. As he said himself: “I couldn't believe it and now that is $520,000 Australian dollars which will never come to New Zealand and help Kiwi kids.” $AUS520,000. $NZ570,000. This was last week, the race was on Saturday, and so Mark didn't have time to muck around and he ended up nominating a charity in Australia. Which is the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of New South Wales. He told Newstalk ZB that the people from that outfit were at the race on Saturday and were beside themselves with excitement when his horse won. Which, of course, meant they were getting a donation of more than $500,000. There will be some red faces at Starship today. Because, ironically, it has just put out an email today saying it needs to raise $1.5 million for its air ambulance service - which flies kids to Auckland from all around the country. Although, maybe there won't be any red faces and maybe Starship is quite comfortable turning-down offers of money if they come from activities it doesn't approve of. In this case, it's horseracing and gambling that it doesn't approve of. But honestly, in times like these - when we're being told everyday that the health system is in crisis - can places like Starship really afford to be so choosy? I wouldn't have thought so. And it's not like I haven't grappled with this kind of judgement call myself - although on a much, much smaller scale. Anyone involved in raising funds for schools and sports clubs will know that one of the biggest sources of money comes from gambling. Generally, through pokie machines. Personally, I hate pokie machines. But, over the last year or so, when I've helped out the teenagers' school with raising money, I've put my thing about pokie machines aside and I've done everything I can to get a slice of the pie. Because, when it comes to fundraising, you do everything you can and you take pretty much every opportunity in front of you. Which is why I think Starship Hospital has really misfired here. Anyone with a sick child at the moment, or anyone who has had a sick child, will really be scratching their head over this one. Because horse racing isn't illegal. Gambling isn't illegal. Yes, gambling causes harm. But does that really mean that charity money that comes from gambling should be off-limits? I certainly don't think so.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shock from a horse breeder after Starship Children's Hospital's rejected a donation of more than half a million dollars. After a high-profile race win, Mark Chittick attempted to donate $570,000 dollars to the hospital. The Starship Foundation says while Starship is grateful for contributions, it's unable to accept all donations due to existing partnership obligations. But Mark Chittick told Mike Hosking the donation could've made a huge difference. He'd have thought the children's hospital would've been a worthy recipient, as it would've helped children and families in compromised positions. The Starship Foundation's calling for urgent donations, with an ambitious target to reach $20 million dollars donated every year by 2023. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jo McKinnon and guest Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick joined Warren Huntly to talk horses, in particular the win of I Wish I Win in the Golden Eagle, and the involvement of sire Savabeel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A massive Wednesday edition of Giddy Up, as Gareth spoke with Matt Chapman, Luke Murrell, Mark Newnham, James Harron, Natalie Young, Mark Chittick and Troy Little, as well as speaking to trainers and tipsters across the country for our Bag of Tips.

Waikato Stud owner Mark Chittick joined Gareth to discuss progressive galloper I Wish I Win who has burst onto the scene in Australia since moving across the ditch.

Hear the interesting backstory re G1 Rupert Clarke fav 'I Wish I Win'. Many thought he wouldn't get to the races early on. NZ owner Mark Chittick explains...

LOVERACING.NZ brought Waikato Stud's Mark Chittick to The Mail Run.

Today's meeting sponsor, Mark Chittick from Waikato stud joins the show to talk about today's meeting from Te Rapa

Staffy talks with Breeder Mark Chittick.

Mark Chittick on Tutukaka and the rising price of Stallions

This week's guest is Waikato Stud principal, Mark Chittick. Mark and Gus get into detail on the business of stallion deals, managing tricky-mannered stallions, the journey of Waikato Stud, plus how racing prepared him for some of life's greatest challenges.

Mark Chittick comes inside The Trainers Hut as they prepare to back up Group 1 Flight Stakes-winning filly Never Been Kissed in the Spring Champion Stakes this Saturday, also at Group 1 level. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained three-year-old is by Waikato Stallion Tivaci and became his first Group 1 winner at the weekend. The step up to the 2000m from the mile looks like it will suit her also. We also get an update on the Super Seth foals that have started hitting the ground this breeding season.

Mark Chittick from Waikato Stud in New Zealand joins Andrew Bensley to chat about the recent success of Waikato Stud and their runner in today's Group 1 QLD Oaks, Bargain who is one of the leading chances.

Mark Chittick from Waikato Stud in New Zealand joins Andrew Bensley to chat about the recent success of Waikato Stud and their runner in today's Group 1 QLD Oaks, Bargain who is one of the leading chances.

Mark Chittick talks to Andrew Bensley after All Saints' Eve prevailed in a nail biting finish at Randwick on Saturday.