Horses Available
Ownership
Matthew regularly attend the horse sales. If you wish to discuss future opportunities in getting involved as an owner with Matthew Williams Racing, please don’t hesitate to contact us. As horses become available, they will be displayed below.
Lantana
2 Year Old Bay Filly
Sire: Redwood
Colour: Bay
Dam: Flower of Love
Sex: Filly
Age: 2
Foaled: Nov 04, 2022
Price: 157,000
Silks:
Matthew and I are pleased to be able to offer you the opportunity to race our most recent stable acquisition, a two year old filly named LANTANA. Secured on our behalf by astute NZ bloodstock agent Phill Cataldo after a soft win at her only trial at Cambridge. Phill has selected numerous winners for our stable including multiple group winning mare Wrote To Arataki ($778K in stakes) and Toregene ($452K in stakes). This filly has been fully vetted including scope and x-rays which were both considered low risk.
Matthew was impressed with her trial (over 950m) which was well short of her ideal trip of 1400-1600m, he thought she got through to the line well under her own steam without being pushed along. Redwood is doing well at stud being the sire of Sharp n Smart the Group 1 NZ Derby winner and also Antino who won the Group 1 Doomben Cup on the weekend. She is out of a Redoute’s Choice mare who has had two to race both winners. The second dam has had seven to race with six winners and the third dam nine to race- all winners. So as you can see this is a good winning family (pedigree page attached) with some black type through the second and third dam.
She is currently spelling in NZ and is booked to fly across on June 25th. We eagerly await her arrival, this is a filly that ticks all the boxes. A strong, athletic, well developed two year old. We plan to have her back in work on arrival and aim to be heading to the races Sept-Oct.
Please follow this link to her trial footage and Phill’s parade assessment of her- https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1082727296
Un-named (The Autumn Sun - Devoirs)
1 Year Old Chestnut Filly
Sire: The Autumn Sun
Colour: Chestnut
Dam: Devoirs
Sex: Filly
Age: 1
Foaled: Sep 26, 2023
Price: $181,600
Silks:
This filly is now in work. She will remain in the stable until the mid August before heading out to spell over the spring. We expect she will be at the trials early in the new year.
Includes all costs to the end of June 2025
Un-named (Russian Revolution - Western Gem)
1 Year Old Bay Filly
Sire: Russian Revolution
Colour: Bay
Dam: Western Gem
Sex: Filly
Age: 1
Foaled: Sep 08, 2023
Price: $158,300
Silks:
This filly is now in work. She will remain in the stable until the mid August before heading out to spell over the spring. We expect she will be at the trials early in the new year.
Includes all costs to the end of June 2025
Un-named (Nicconi - Could It Be Magic)
1 Year Old Bay Colt
Sire: Nicconi
Colour: Bay
Dam: Could it be Magic
Sex: Colt
Age: 1
Foaled: Sep 20, 2023
Price: $181,300
Silks:
Matthew and I are thrilled to share with you our newest yearling purchase, a cracking colt by a sire who needs no introduction Nicconi. One of Australia’s most popular stallions and the sire of the fastest horse in the world (Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings 2021) and Australian Horse of the Year, Nature Strip. 6 Group 1s … sire of 50 stakes horses with $92 million in progeny earnings … 70% winners to runners- the stats don’t lie.
His dam an Exceed And Excel mare, Could It Be Magic a four time winner herself over 1100-1300m…..speed, speed, speed.
Shortlisted for us by the best agent in the business Sheamus Mills, these were his comments-
“The Sydney Classic sale is known for getting results from horses I would describe as “good trainers horses”. LOT 128 is just that. He has a fantastic temperament and oozes quality. When Nicconi gets a good one it is normally very good. I love the cross being out of an Exceed And Excel mare who has already left a 100k earner and 5-time winner as her first foal. The second foal showed plenty also and was sold to Hong Kong while this colt is just her third.
Physically he is very mature. Has a big wide jowl, plenty of bone, nice low set hocks and an easy walk. He is a pleasure to look at and has all the elements we like to see in a horse – walk, attitude, girth and length.”
With the added bonus of being VOBIS a potential target race for him will be the 2026 Showdown, one of Melbourne’s premier races for two-year-olds. It is exclusively for VOBIS horses and carries a total prize pool of $1,000,000.
We feel this colt offers great value for our clients and we would love to have you involved. He ticks all of the boxes for what we look for in a yearling- a strong athletic type from a good winning family.
Costs include- bloodstock, 12 months mortality insurance, agents commission, float fee from Sydney, pre purchase vetting including x-rays & scope, breaking in, agistment and GST (all costs to the end of June 2025)
This colt has now been broken in, spelled and is now back in work.
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