Tag: 'Matamata Slipper'

Savaglee slipped under the radar in this season’s two-year-old crop, but that all changed with an upset victory in Saturday’s Group 3 Matamata Slipper (1200m).

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...

Two younger members of Tony Pike’s team will spearhead the stable’s representation at Matamata with higher honours beckoning the duo.

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 will host a nine-race program this Saturday afternoon. HorseBetting's Lance King has provided his best bets for the meeting.

Craig Zackey has regrettably called time on his brief and highly successful riding stint in New Zealand that included a memorable victory in the Karaka...

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...

Matamata trainer Graham Richardson has an eye on New Zealand’s longest juvenile Group One race as he prepares To Catch A Thief to resume racing...

Local runner Alabama Gold broke his maiden status in emphatic fashion when he led from go to whoa to take out the Group 3 Fairview...

Cambridge trainer Lauren Brennan is looking forward to dodging top sprinting mares Levante and Entriviere as she attacks the Group 1 El Cheapo Cars WFA...

Desert Lightning made a belated start to his racing career earlier this month and the wait proved worthwhile at Ruakaka where the colt was an...

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...

Gallagher delivered a pleasant first-up surprise at Pukekohe for part-owner and trainer Jacob McKay. The juvenile finished runner-up behind the highly-regarded Valalie on debut after...