Contributer

Contributer headlines Mapperley Stud roster

Posted on April 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group One-producing stallion Contributer will headline Mapperley Stud's stallion roster for the upcoming breeding season where he will stand at their Matamata property for a fee of $22,000 +GST. His first crop of three-year-olds have experienced a strong season on the track, headlined by the John O'Shea trained Lion's Roar who was victorious in the[...]

Posted on March 26, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

John O'Shea is hoping it will be a case of like father, like son when Lion's Roar chases a Group One, 2000 metre target on Golden Slipper day. The three-year-old will bid to add Saturday's Rosehill Guineas to his victory in the Randwick classic, six years after his sire Contributer – who O'Shea also trained[...]

Posted on March 8, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Within the space of just four days, a huge black-type double for three-year-old progeny of Contributer has rewarded years of hard work for Simms Davison and the Mapperley Stud team. The Matamata nursery has had its ups and downs since entering the stallion business almost a decade ago, including the untimely loss of the highly[...]

Posted on May 1, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Multiple Group 1 winner Contributer sired his first winner when Lion's Roar won the Good Luck Andrew Bensley 2YO Showcase Handicap (1200m) at Wagga on Thursday. Fittingly, the Champion Thoroughbreds-raced gelding was prepared by John O'Shea, who trained Contributer to win both the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) and Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m)[...]

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