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CONTRIBUTER COLT SELLS FOR $250,000 AT THE NZB YEARLING SALE
Mapperley Stud presented the first yearlings by the Australian Champion Miler Contributer at this years NZB Karaka Yearling Sale. His...
Mapperley Stud
Jan 29, 20191 min read


FIRST YEARLING PARADE OF THE SUMMER - JOHN O'SHEA'S TOUR VISITS
It was a brilliant summer's day to kick off our first yearling parade of the season. The farm was looking amazing in the early days of...
Mapperley Stud
Dec 10, 20181 min read


SHE'S NOT BAD SHOWS HER QUALITY
SHE’S NOT BAD - SHE’S VERY GOOD!! The lightly tried He’s Remarkable mare She’s Not Bad put on a dazzling display at Hastings today...
Mapperley Stud
Nov 12, 20181 min read


CHAMPION SIRE ENCOSTA DE LAGO DIES - PUCCINI SET TO CARRY ON HIS LEGACY
Champion sire Encosta De Lago dies at the age of 25, his best performed son at stud Puccini is set to carry on his wonderful sire line....
Mapperley Stud
Oct 9, 20181 min read


HIGH PRAISE FOR PUCCINI
The first foals by Puccini have arrived this spring and we couldn’t be happier with them. The early signs are promising for the son of...
Mapperley Stud
Sep 13, 20181 min read


BRUTAL IMPRESSES AGAIN IN THE MCKENZIE STAKES
Brutal impresses again in the McKenzie Stakes The Mapperley Stud graduate Brutal tasted success at stakes level for the first time after...
Mapperley Stud
Aug 27, 20181 min read


2018 STALLION SERVICE FEES ANNOUNCED
Leading the Mapperley Stud Stallion roster again this year is Australian Champion Middle Distance Horse of the Year Contributer. He was a...
Mapperley Stud
May 17, 20182 min read


HE'S REMARKABLE FILLY WINS IMPRESSIVELY ON DEBUT
The talented She's Not Bad began smartly from barrier two for rider Michael McNab and steadied to trail nearing the 800m after an early...
Mapperley Stud
Mar 9, 20182 min read


THEE AULD FLOOZIE DEFENDS HER CROWN IN THE GR.2 WESTBURY STUD CLASSIC
With world-champion jockey Hugh Bowman in the saddle, Group One mare Thee Auld Floozie turned her season around in style with a...
Mapperley Stud
Jan 29, 20181 min read


AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY DUAL GR.1 WINNER...
The old saying “good things come to those who wait” rings true when referring to the suspense involved when waiting for a stallion’s...
Mapperley Stud
Aug 15, 20171 min read


NEW SIRES FOR 2017: PUCCINI
It is shaping up to be an extremely tough first season for the 13 new sires that are entering stud for the first time, as most of them...
John Richardson (The Informant)
Aug 11, 20175 min read


REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE FOR REMARKABLE SON
Sons and daughters of serious Gr.1 performed stallion He's Remarkable have been impressing both here in New Zealand and Australia and the...
Mapperley Stud
Aug 1, 20171 min read


STAR THOROUGHBREDS & CHRIS WALLER TEAM UP TO SCORE IMPRESSIVE DEBUT WIN WITH CHATELARD
Carrying 59kg and paying $21, Chatelard (Rip Van Winkle - Lutry) stormed home impressively to beat a tough field of 14 in the Horsley...
Mapperley Stud
Jul 8, 20171 min read


A TALE OF TWO LEGACIES
The concept of a ‘legacy’ seems almost old fashioned in an increasingly disposable world but the thoroughbred racing industry often bucks...
Love Racing
May 19, 20175 min read


PUCCINI BOOSTS MAPPERLEY ROSTER
Under the management of Simms Davison, He’s Remarkable revived Mapperley’s place in the breeding industry when he took up duties at the...
Dennis Ryan – theinformant.co.nz
May 19, 20173 min read


MARES IN FOAL TO DUAL GR.1 WINNER CONTRIBUTER IN HIGH DEMAND AT NZB 2017 NZB BROODMARE SALE
With an exclusively limited number of mares in-foal to Contributer offered at this weeks NZB Broodmare sale, buyers entered into spirited...
Mapperley Stud
May 10, 20171 min read


2017 SERVICE FEES SET
Headlining the Mapperley Stud stallion roster again this year is Champion Australian Middle Distance Horse of the Year Contributer (High...
Mapperley Stud
May 4, 20172 min read


GR 2 QUINELLA FOR GREY DUO
Mapperley Stud graduates Thee Auld Floozie and Mime came head to head in a nail biting performance which saw Thee Auld Floozie hold on...
Wally O'Hearn
Mar 17, 20172 min read


GR 1 THORNDON MILE FOR MAPPERLEY GRAD
Born and raised at Mapperley Stud, Thee Auld Floozie was always an impressive filly and has again risen to the occasion on the track....
Mapperley Stud
Jan 28, 20171 min read


MAPPERLEY STUD 2017 NZB DRAFT TO FEATURE 36 YEARLINGS
We are thrilled to present yet another exciting and diverse group of yearlings for the 2017 New Zealand Bloodstock LTD Yearling sale. Our...
Mapperley Stud
Dec 15, 20161 min read
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