MAPPERLEY STUD

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...

New Zealand-bred gelding Tenzing (NZ) (Contributer) took his career to new heights with a first black-type win in Saturday’s A$300,000...

Contributer featured prominently across the massive Easter weekend of racing with notable winners on both sides of the Tasman. We have...

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh was expected to dominate proceedings in Saturday’s Barfoot & Thompson 1500 (1500m) at Ellerslie and did...