Howie Mathews

Mathews hoping ‘Plan B’ pays off

Posted on January 19, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Howie Mathews dared to dream of competing in this year's $300,000 Group 3 Wellington Cup (3200m) with Weneedashock, and while that plan didn't come to fruition, the talented gelding has ended up qualifying for a race on the undercard worth $50,000 more in prizemoney. The $350,000 Remutaka Classic (1600m), a race eligible for horses that[...]

Posted on August 10, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Howie Mathews is hoping he can come up roses at Awapuni on Friday when he takes three runners to the Palmerston North synthetic meeting. The trio of runners make up the Otaki trainer's entire racing team, which he fits around his gardening business he runs with his wife. “We only work three racehorses as we[...]

Posted on October 30, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Sampson may be 11-years-old but trainer Howie Mathews said he doesn't know it. The son of Dubai Destination recorded his 12th career victory in the Egmont Cup at Hawera earlier this month and Mathews said he is on song ahead of the Listed Ricoh Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Awapuni on Saturday. Mathews was pleased[...]

Posted on October 13, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Otaki trainer Howie Mathews and his wife, Lorraine, have never been more proud of their evergreen galloper Sampson than at Hawera last Saturday as he clawed his way to victory. As an 11-year-old with 60.5kg on his back, he gave age and weight to all his rivals, but that didn't stop him from showing his[...]

Posted on August 7, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Evergreen galloper Sampson will kick-off his 11-year-old season at Hawera on Saturday and trainer Howie Mathews said his pride and joy is training like a horse half his age. “The way he is and his demeanor he is like a five-year-old. He does not show his age and the way he track works you wouldn't[...]

Posted on January 13, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Howie Mathews is hoping “the old boys” will be the toast of Trentham on Saturday. The 66-year-old Otaki trainer will saddle up 10-year-old Sampson, the oldest horse in the Group 3 NZ Campus of Innovation and Sport Wellington Cup (3200m), in a bid to notch his second win in the staying feature, 41 years after[...]

Posted on June 14, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Howie Mathews has Sampson in first-class order for Saturday's Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m) but the Otaki trainer has his eye on an even bigger prize seven days later. Mathews, whose current Queensland adventure could lead to a more permanent move to the sunshine state, is using the Ipswich Cup as a springboard to Saturday week's[...]

Mathews hoping ‘Plan B’ pays off

Howie Mathews chasing Awapuni success

Evergreen Sampson continues to please

Old-timer Sampson has still got it

Veteran galloper to resume at Hawera

Veterans combine for another Wellington Cup tilt

Sampson thriving ahead of Ipswich Cup

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