Lion’s Roar

Lion ready to Roar at Randwick

Posted on September 1, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Local trainer John O'Shea is looking forward to last season's Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) winner Lion's Roar resuming at Randwick on Saturday. The son of Contributer is set to tackle the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) after pleasing in a couple of lead-in trials. “He looks to have made good improvement,” O'Shea told SENTrack.[...]

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 April 22, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Group One winner Lion's Roar will continue his autumn preparation at Randwick on Saturday. The son of Contributer has continued to please trainer John O'Shea after his third placing in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at the Sydney track earlier this month, and he has elected to press on to the Group 3 Frank[...]

Posted on April 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Explosive Jack showed his staying prowess when winning the A$2 million Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday, defeating Young Werther and Lion's Roar. The son of Jakkalberry prevailed in a thrilling finish, with the first three past the post all bred in New Zealand and sold[...]

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 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer David Payne has a handy measuring stick when it comes to pitting Montefilia against the colts and geldings in the Rosehill Guineas. No filly has won the Group One feature since Riverina Charm 32 years ago and only eight have been successful since the race's inception in 1910. But several have tried, including the[...]

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 March 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

John O'Shea has celebrated his first top level victory since departing Godolphin in 2017 courtesy of Lion's Roar in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas. The Randwick-based trainer is no stranger to success at the highest level with 28 Group 1 victories to his name prior to Saturday's Randwick Guineas. Group 1 success number 29 is[...]

Posted on March 3, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand raider Aegon dominated at his Australian debut but rival trainer John O'Shea believes the locals won't be such easy pickings in the first leg of Sydney's three-year-old triple crown. Prepared by master horseman Murray Baker and training partner Andrew Forsman, Aegon showed sparkling acceleration to stretch his unbeaten record to five when he[...]

Posted on October 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

At the start of the year, John O'Shea mapped a path to the Spring Champion Stakes for Lion's Roar and Socrates and both will line up in the Group One feature.

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)[...]

Lion ready to Roar at Randwick

Contributer headlines Mapperley Stud roster

Lion continues to roar at Randwick

Explosive Jack heads Kiwi-bred trifecta in Australian Derby

O’Shea hoping lightning can strike twice

Montefilia ready to break fillies’ drought in Guineas

Hard work rewarded with Contributer’s big week

Lion Gives O’Shea And Avdulla Memorable Group 1

O’Shea not scared of unbeaten Kiwi raider

O’Shea Pair Vying For Champion Honours

Lion roars for Contributer

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