Mufhasa Stakes

Pericles looking to continue owners’ purple patch

Posted on March 1, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Breakthrough performer Pericles will be out to continue a remarkable summer for his part-owners Hugh Fletcher and Dame Sian Elias when he lines up in the Group 3 Mufhasa Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. The pair's familiar Fletcher tartan colours have been carried to eight wins since the end of November. Pendragon has been[...]

Posted on March 3, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Sophia Orting trains horses in South Auckland. On Saturday, she will take Master Brutus to Te Rapa to try to win her first stakes race. She was close to attaining the mark in January with the consistent three-year-old who was denied by just a short-head in the Group 3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m) when beaten by[...]

Posted on March 7, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Jamie Richards assault on the New Zealand black type features this season continued unabated at Ellerslie on Saturday when the Matamata mentor produced the quinella in the Listed Stella Artois Mufhasa Stakes (1400m). Richards saddled last season's Group 1 Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) winner On The Bubbles and the runner-up that day in I[...]

Posted on February 27, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Graham Richardson wasn't expecting too much when he sat down to watch his pride and joy Defibrillate kick off his autumn campaign at Caulfield on Saturday. Richardson is part of a syndicate of owners, including close friends Lance O'Sullivan and Brendon McCullum, who race the seven-year-old son of Shocking out of the[...]

Posted on February 21, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented filly Bonny Lass put a big smile on the face of co-trainer Graham Richardson after she returned to winning form with a comprehensive victory over 1200m at Ellerslie on Saturday. Richardson, who prepares the daughter of Super Easy with training partner Rogan Norvall, had been confident of a good performance following some impressive trackwork[...]

Pericles looking to continue owners’ purple patch

Orting vying for first stakes win

Richards claims quinella in Mufhasa Stakes

Richardson delighted with Defibrillate

Richardson all smiles with Bonny Lass

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