IMA ROCA BE WINS LISTED RYDER STAKES
Ima Roca Bee (El Roca) wins the last stakes race of the season, the Listed Ryder Stakes at Otaki. Raised and grazed on the rolling hills of Mapperley Stud, the talented filly produced a fine finish down the outside to win the 2 year-old feature over 1200m. The 2 year-old daughter of El Roca had come into race running a super 2nd in the Listed Castletown stakes behind Danger Strykes (Astern) and went one better on this occasion, with a patient ride by young apprentice Erin Lei
MISTA RAZZLEDAZZLE BLOWS THEM AWAY ON AUSTRALIAN DEBUT
Mista Razzledazzle showed plenty of it when he won brilliantly first up in Australia for trainer Lindsay Smith. The promising 3 year-old son of Contributer showed a sensational turn of foot to win by 3 lengths over 1100m in only his 2nd career start Leading bloodstock agent Phil Cataldo secured the talented gelding for leading international syndicators OTI Racing following an impressive debut performance at the Cambridge synthetic track. He had trialled up brilliantly leading
COMPLACENT'S ROLL OF WINNERS CONTINUES
Mapperley Stud stallion Complacent has continued his impressive run of late with Barracuda running out a dominant 4-½ length winner at Te Rapa last Saturday. “The way he won, he could be a very exciting horse. Putting the blinkers on for the first time switched him on,” trainer Darrell Hollinshead said. “He’s really started to fill out and his best is all ahead of him. We’ll go to the 1800m race at Taranaki in two weeks, then we will tip him out and target some nice staying r
