MAPPERLEY STUD

Group One-producing stallion Contributer will headline Mapperley Stud’s stallion roster for the upcoming breeding season where he will stand at their Matamata property for a fee of $22,000 +GST. His first crop of three-year-olds have experienced a strong season on the track, headlined by the John O’Shea trained Lion’s Roar who was victorious in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) and placed in the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) and Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m). In New Zea

Group One winner Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer) will continue his autumn preparation at Randwick on Saturday. The son of Contributer has continued to please trainer John O’Shea after his third placing in the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) at the Sydney track earlier this month, and he has elected to press on to the Gr.3 Frank Packer Plate (2000m) with the gelding this weekend. “He is in great order,” O’Shea told SENTrack. “He has had a really easy time. He has been at the beac

Exciting filly Llanacord (NZ) (Contributer) is giving trainer and part-owner Stephen Nickalls the ride of his life and he is hoping that will continue in Australia in the coming month. The daughter of Contributer won the Gr.2 Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings last month before running third to Amarelinha (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. Buoyed by her success, Nickalls, along with his mother and stepfather, Dianne and Kevin Hopson, who share i

Kiwi-bred gelding Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer) will be after his second Group One victory at Randwick on Saturday when he contests the Australian Derby (2400m). The John O’Shea-trained three-year-old was victorious in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) at the Sydney track two starts back before running fourth behind compatriot Mo’unga (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m). The son of Contributer will be tested over 2400m for the first time this weekend and O’S