Matamata Breeders’ Stakes

Northern features beckon promising juvenile

Posted on February 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Nick Wigley and Kayla Milnes had an exciting spring with stakes-winning three-year-old Matchmaker, and now promising two-year-old Mozzarella is giving the Rangiora trainers something to look forward to in the autumn. The two-year-old daughter of Capitalist ran away to a comfortable four length victory at Riccarton on Saturday, her second win on-end, fulfilling the promise[...]

Posted on February 2, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising two-year-old Mozzarella could have booked a trip north for a juvenile feature later this month after her impressive victory over 800m at Riccarton on Saturday. The daughter of Capitalist was having her first run back from a five-week break over the Christmas period and proved too tough for her age-group rivals in the run[...]

Posted on January 4, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Ken Rae knew he had just the sort of filly he likes dealing with when he picked her up on the float on the way home from a trip away. The Super Easy weanling had been purchased by Rae for owner Sue Martin off the gavelhouse.com site and needed to be collected from Mark[...]

Posted on September 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group 2 winning mare Aretha has been retired after trailing the field home in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) last Saturday, with a stallion yet to be selected for the daughter of Charm Spirit. The winner of the Group 2 Matamata Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at two, Aretha was also placed at Group 1 level[...]

Posted on February 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Vernazza's victory in the Group 2 J Swap Contractors Matamata Breeders' Stakes (1200m) was a special moment in the career of trainer Lance Noble. The former Matamata horseman now trains privately for owner-breeders Brendan and Jo Lindsay at their property in Karaka, but he returned to his old stomping ground on Saturday and triumphed in[...]

Posted on February 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Popular Matamata jockey Michael Coleman hopes the feature race double he achieved on his home track on Saturday provides the catalyst to lift the number of raceday engagements he has been receiving of late. A member of the exclusive 2000 winners club, Coleman has been going through a lean patch in recent months despite retaining[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Race favourite Vernazza overcame a wide run and a dogged local challenge to take out the feature event at Matamata on Saturday, the Group 2 J Swap Contractors Ltd Matamata Breeders' Stakes (1200m). Carrying the colours of Cambridge Stud couple Brendan and Jo Lindsay, the More Than Ready filly had impressed many with her maiden[...]

Posted on December 16, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Rapa winner American Princess is likely to be put aside for a short break as her trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman look ahead to some of the late summer two-year-old features with the impressive debutant. An eye-catching win at the Cambridge trials last moth saw punters install the Jimmy Choux filly as a[...]

Northern features beckon promising juvenile

More ahead for impressive Riccarton winner

Dream filly makes successful debut at Te Aroha

Broodmare paddock beckons Aretha

Noble savours special win

Coleman back on top after lean summer

Favourite takes Matamata Breeders’ Stakes

Patient approach with impressive juvenile

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