Mapperley Stud

15/02/2025

He’s a BEAUTY!! Our Benefactor shows a fine turn of foot to win fresh up over 1400m for trainer Bevan Laming. The 3 year-old son of looks like an exciting prospect winning 3 of his 5 career starts. A half-brother to superstar Lucky Sweynesse we look forward to following him as he heads to bigger races.

10/02/2025

Now that was impressive!! Promising 3 year-old Leanchroi finishes over the top of them to win emphatically at Caulfield. The son of was having his 2nd career start for trainers Price Kent Racing and was installed as a short priced favourite after having the flashing red light on after his brilliant debut run.

A $42,500 yearling purchase by Grand Syndicates / John Price out of the Inglis Premier Sale, we wish the connections the best of luck with him going forward.

08/02/2025

Exciting times ahead for the son of

Penman winning at Tauranga on Friday.  Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Penman enters NZB Kiwi calculations following Tauranga win Joshua Smith, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk 7 February 2025 Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh’s phone will likely be ringing red-hot following Penman’s win at Tauranga on...

07/02/2025

Exciting 3 year-old Penman showed a fine turn of foot to run away from a quality field at Tauranga today. The son of looks an exciting prospect for Marsh Racing, who purchased him at the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling sale for $70,000. Born and raised and the rolling hills of Mapperley Stud, we look forward to following him in the future.

28/01/2025

The New Zealand Bloodstock Book 2 Yearling Sale starts today and this is your opportunity to find your next stakes winner from the rolling hills of Mapperley

Our Book 2 draft of 2023 has already produced two individual 3YO stakes winners this season in He’s Lucid and Beau Dazzler, add in another stakes performer Lavender Haze - the strike rate is sensational. It’s time to put the odds in your favour

26/01/2025

HIGHLIGHT LOT

filly Lot 77 out of A Little Bit Of Love sells for 240k to Wexford Stables. A half sister to the stakes performer Cork and the impressive Little Bit of Love who won 5 races last year. Massive congrats to Blanford Lodge and best of luck to the team at Wexford.

25/01/2025

Sale day is here and you have a great opportunity to find your next stakes winner in the our quality draft this year.

From our 2023 draft, we have already produced two individual 3yo stakes winners in He’s Lucid and Beau Dazzler as well as the stakes performed Lavender Haze.

Come visit us at Barn D to find your next champion off the rolling hills of Mapperley.

24/01/2025

We are very excited to be putting the first crop of yearlings by our Champion son of Galileo - Armory through the ring at the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales this week. Check out Studmasters Simms Davison and Rodney Schick discussing all things Armory.

Mapperley Stud / Windsor Park Stud

24/01/2025

We are excited to present another strong Book 2 Draft at the 2025 New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales.

Mapperley stud has sold a number of top class racehorses in the Book 2 sale. Our 2023 draft who are now 3 year-olds has already produced 2 stakes winners in He’s Lucid & Beau Dazzler and the stakes performed Lavender Haze.

23/01/2025

ARMORY - 2YO FORM IS KING

A sharp 2 year-old, Armory raced 7 times in his juvenile season, winning 3 of his first 4 starts including a Gr.2 and Gr.3.

Racing at the elite Gr.1 level for the rest of the season, he finished 2nd behind Champion 2 year-old Pinatubo in the Gr.1 National Stakes before adding further Gr.1 placings in the Criterium International and Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere.

21/01/2025

3yo’s are on 🔥🔥🔥

Monologue was his 9th individual 3yo winner in New Zealand this season from only 14 starters.

That’s a super impressive 64.2% winners to runners strike rate and we are only in January.

That’s the #1 strike rate this season

20/01/2025

Mapperley Stud-bred gelding Wolfgang winning Saturday's Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) at Trentham.   Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Timely Cup success for Mapperley Stud Jess de Lautour, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk 20 January 2025 Mapperley Stud principal Simms Davison is heading towa...

19/01/2025

Mapperley Stud is pleased to present a quality line-up of yearlings at the New Zealand Bloodstock yearling sales starting on Sunday 26th January. Our draft consists of yearlings by proven Gr.1 sire as well as our exciting first season sire , an electric 2 year-old who trained on be crowned champion 3YO & 4YO as an older horse. First season sire excitement doesn't stop there with 2 lovely fillies by Australian sires St Mark's Basilica and Wild Ruler.

These yearlings have have grown up on the same rolling hills as Gr.1 star mare . Racetrack success of our graduates continues year on year, with our 2023 draft already producing two individual stakes winner in Beau Dazzler and He's Lucid as well as the stakes performed Lavender Haze.

Find your next Gr.1 winner off the rolling hills of Mapperley Stud!
Come visit the team and view our draft at Barn D!

19/01/2025

A long wait for Wolfgang’s (Puccini) day in the big-race spotlight came to a spectacular end at Trentham on Saturday when he overpowered his opposition in the Gr.3 NZCIS Wellington Cup (3200m).The tim

18/01/2025

WOLFGANG wins the WELLINGTON CUP

Wolfgang explodes down the centre of the track to win the Wellington Cup for trainers Peter & Shaun McKay.

What a brilliant performance by the son of to win the $400,000 feature at Trentham.

Mapperley Stud bred, born and raised Wolfgang becomes the 3rd individual stakes winner off the farm this season.

17/01/2025

16/01/2025

Mapperley has a proud record of producing top class Gr.1 racehorses and appealing stud prospects.

is latest Gr.1 star born and raised on the rolling hills of Mapperley Stud to retire to stud at Newgate Farm. He has joined proven Gr.1 sires So You Think and Dundeel as stallions wearing the famous Mapperley brand in the Hunter Valley.

A totally dominant 3 year-old he was simply sublime winning the time-honoured Doncaster Handicap over the famous Randwick Mile.