Contribute set to make her mark at Te Rapa
CONTRIBUTE is a great chance of winning the Travis Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Robbie Patterson trained mare won the Taranaki Cup in February. After that she ran in the Kaimai Stakes at Matamata where she finished within two lengths of the winner SAINT ALICE. She had a freshener after that and resumed 13 April at Otaki where she ran third to Lightning Jack and The Fearless One, both male horses. The heavy going was not her most favoured track and Te Rapa is expected to provide better footing for her. APOSTROPHE is expected to be the danger after her Manawatu Breeders Stakes victory. She is the equal top rated runner with DISS IS DRAMATIC who won the Japan/BOP Trophy at Tauranga 23/3. Diss is Dramatic is trained by Lisa Latta and you have got to respect a latta trained runner when they trek north. SAINT ALICE is a classy mare who adds to the puzzle. She won the listed Kaimai Stakes, 24/2 but has not raced since finishing fourth to Pearl of Alsace at Ellerslie, 9/3.
Travis Stakes (Gp 2) at Te Rapa 2000m F&M
YEAR WINNER LAST RACE AGE
2023 AROMATIC Won Manawatu Breeders Stakes 6
2022 TWO ILLICIT Third G1 WFA Te Rapa 5
2021 PIERINA 3rd Anzac Mile Awapuni 6
2020 No race due to covid lockdown
2019 SUPERA 2nd Te Aroha Breeders Stakes 4
2018 OUR ABBADEAN 2nd Hawkes Bay Cup (Hastings) 5
2017 MIME 3rd Te Aroha Breeders Stakes (G1) 4
2016 RASA LILA 3rd Easter Handicap (Ellerslie) 5
1015 ABIDEWITHME 6th Easter Handicap (Ellerslie) 5
2014 LAUREN TATE 5th R85 Awapuni 4
2013 PIMMS TIME 1st R85 Hastings 4
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