MAPPERLEY STUD

It may not have been on the horse she crossed the Tasman for, but premiership-winning Queensland hoop Angela Jones got her Group victory at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. The 24-year-old jockey had accepted the invitation of Wexford Stables to partner Smart Love in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m), and while she was unplaced on the mare, she was victorious for the stable on the undercard aboard Up The Anti in the Horizon By SkyCity 1600. When fellow Matamata trainers Peter and S

Leading Australian stable Busuttin Racing made a double swoop for a pair of progressive Mapperley Stud graduates to bolster their 3 year-old ranks for the Australian Autumn carnival. Last start Gr.1 placegetter Shoma and 2-time winner Rising Fast will join their Cranbourne stable Shoma, a 3 year-old son of Contributer was last seen running a fast-finishing third behind Romanoff and Affirmative Action in Gr.1 2000 Guineas at Riccarton. “He’s run third in a Group One and while

A sister to Te Akau bought and trained Group One winner and million-dollar earner Campionessa, Stella Ma Bella (3 f Contributer – Bella Carolina, by O’Reilly) confirmed her ability with an impressive victory in the $18,500 Shackell Electrical Maiden 3YO 1400 metres on 7 December at Te Aroha - becoming the stable's seventh win in under 48 hours. Stella Ma Bella finished strongly for third in a trial on 30 October at Taupo, with jockey Craig Grylls aboard, who stuck with her to

Agera (NZ) (Complacent) carried on his career-defining campaign at Tauranga on Saturday, bringing up his sixth win of the season in the $150,000 Group Two Gartshore Construction Tauranga Stakes (1530m). Bought by Waikato Bloodstock for $70,000 from Book 2 of Karaka 2021, Agera has now had 26 starts for eight wins, eight placings and $340,990 in stakes – almost five times his purchase price Agera has risen rapidly through the ranks has a six-year-old, having come into the seas

Armory, the champion son of Galileo is quickly building momentum as his eldest have just started their two year-old season. His first runner to the race track Silhouette couldn't have impressed any further when winning on debut by 4 1/4 lengths for trainer Cody Cole. She was so impressive on debut, the bookmakers have shortened her into one of the early favourites for the $1 million Karaka 2YO race in January.  "Silhouette looked like an absolute professional on debut, full c

Mapperley Stud stallion Armory recorded his first winner on Sunday when his two-year-old daughter Silhouette raced to a dominant victory in the Fusion Electrical Two-Year-Old (900m) at Trentham. Prepared by Cody Cole and ridden by Sam Collett, Silhouette oozed professionalism, crossing to lead the small field of three and was barely asked for an effort as she extended to win by four and a quarter lengths. Silhouette had trialed well when third prior to her raceday outing and

It may not be the Cup target they were aiming for, but Wolfgang put himself firmly into Gr.3 Martin Collins New Zealand Cup (3200m) calculations following his victory in the SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup Prelude (2400m) at Te Rapa on Monday. The son of Puccini was initially on a spring path towards the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), however, those ambitions were shelved following three unplaced runs in Melbourne, and trainers Peter and Shaun McKay elected to bring him back to New

Mapperley Stud has announced Champion son of Galileo – Armory will stand for a fee of $10,000+gst this season. Armory will be standing...