La Dorada claims Group 2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes
La Dorada backed up from her stunning victory in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) last month to claim the Group 2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m).
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Paddock pick coming up trumps
Promising youngster Renovations is further vindication of Cody Cole’s eye for young thoroughbred talent after her sixth-place finish in the Breeders' Stakes.
Unbeaten Captured By Love dominant in Breeders’ Stakes
All roads lead to the Group 1 Sistema Stakes for Captured By Love, after the juvenile maintained her unbeaten status in the Group 2 Matamata...
Te Akau aiming to capture local juvenile spoils
This Saturday’s juvenile features at Matamata are set to paint a clearer picture for upcoming Group 1 targets, and Sam Bergerson is hoping for a...
Pike youngsters chasing Matamata Group 2 success
Two younger members of Tony Pike’s team will spearhead the stable’s representation at Matamata with higher honours beckoning the duo.
Walker tops 2YO podium at Matamata
Local mentor Mark Walker was on top of the podium at Matamata on Saturday when he claimed the two juvenile feature races on the day....
Matamata racing preview & quaddie tips | February 25, 2023
Matamata will host a nine-race program this Saturday afternoon. HorseBetting's Lance King has provided his best bets for the meeting.
Walker two-year-olds take centre stage
Mark Walker would love nothing more than to see the jockey statue in the Matamata racecourse birdcage painted in the colours of a Te Akau...
Maven Belle remains unbeaten after stylish Breeders’ Stakes victory
Classy juvenile filly Maven Belle made it three wins from three starts when she swept to a clearcut victory in the feature race at Matamata...
Perfect start for Savile Row
Valachi Downs stallion Savile Row made the perfect start to his career as a sire when his daughter Perfectly Suited scored on debut at Wanganui...
Bary eyes Group Two double
Group Two targets on both sides of the Tasman will command Hastings trainer John Bary’s focus on Saturday afternoon. Bary will saddle Best Seller for...
Different path for Field Of Gold
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike has changed tack with Group Two winner Field Of Gold following his fifth place finish in Saturday’s Group 2 Avondale Guineas...
Richards a force to be reckoned with in features
Jamie Richards will be attacking this weekend’s main events in equal measures of quality and quantity with a trio chasing top-flight honours at Otaki and...
Hanalei a highlight for Richards family
Promising filly Hanalei provided co-owner and breeder Paul Richards with one of the biggest thrills of a more than forty-year career in the thoroughbred racing...
Hanalei too strong in Wellesley Stakes
Promising filly Hanalei showed she had taken plenty from her runner-up performance on debut at Te Aroha at the start of the month, when she...
Maven Belle impressive on debut at Te Aroha
Jamie Richards dominated the two-year-old events at Te Aroha on Monday as Maven Belle joined stablemate Kabugee as an impressive juvenile winner on debut when...
Savabeel filly all business at Wanganui
If co-trainer Stephen Autridge could use just one word to sum up his two-year-old filly Cincoro then that word would be professional. The Savabeel youngster,...
Richardson excited about new season prospects
With the onset of spring and summer racing just around the corner, you can hear the excitement in the voice of trainer Graham Richardson as...
In-form Grylls making every post a winner
There aren’t many better ways for a jockey to celebrate buying a new home than riding a treble the next day. Craig Grylls did exactly...
Richardson still buzzing over home track success
After a night of celebrations at his favourite local restaurant, Matamata trainer Graham Richardson made an understandably slow start to his Sunday morning schedule. Richardson...
Richardson and Norvall double up in Matamata features
Local filly Bonny Lass carried the hopes of her breeder Sandy Moore and a mixture of racing newbies and experienced hands to victory in Saturday’s...
Noble in search of more success at old stomping ground
Trainer Lance Noble is shooting for back-to-back winners of the Group 2 J Swap Contractors Ltd Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) when he saddles Hinchinbrook filly...
Richardson chasing hometown feature with Bonny Lass
Matamata trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall head to their local meeting on Saturday with talented yet unassuming filly Bonny Lass in the Group 2...
Northern features beckon promising juvenile
Nick Wigley and Kayla Milnes had an exciting spring with stakes-winning three-year-old Matchmaker, and now promising two-year-old Mozzarella is giving the Rangiora trainers something to...
More ahead for impressive Riccarton winner
Promising two-year-old Mozzarella could have booked a trip north for a juvenile feature later this month after her impressive victory over 800m at Riccarton on...