
MOMENTUM BUILDING IN AUSTRALIA FOR CONTRIBUTER
Mapperley Stud stallion Contributer was represented by his second individual winner when Jeronimos scored a strong win in a Newcastle Maiden over 1200m for trainer James Cummings. The two-year-old colt stepped out for the first time at the same venue three weeks ago when finishing third and showed plenty of fortitude to defeat three-year-old Brutality on Saturday. Out of the stakes-winning Volksraad mare Viana, Jeronimos was bred by Jonny Orr and sold by Mapperley Stud at the

MAPPERLEY RAISED SUPERGIANT WINS GR.3 GUNSYND CLASSIC
Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa’s loyalty to jockey Allan Chau paid off when they combined for their first Group wins at Eagle Farm. Chau produced a daring ride on Supergiant (NZ) (Red Giant) ($10) who led all the way to beat Ballistic Boy ($8.50) by a nose in the Gr.3 Gunsynd Classic (1800m). The favourite Kinane ($1.90) was 1-1/4 lengths back third. After years riding around the NSW northern rivers Chau decided to switch to the Gold Coast this season where he does much of

SERVICE FEES ANNOUNCED FOR 2020
With an eye to the future, Mapperley Stud has elected to reduce their service fees across the board in order to assist breeders ahead of the upcoming breeding season. “We feel reducing our service fees in this climate is the right thing to do,” Mapperley Stud principal Simms Davison said. “We firmly believe it is a time for the breeding industry to be resilient and work together to carry our industry forward. “Although we are working through a challenging time at present, it