Mataariki (2021) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Cracksman

Dam

Maygold

Prize Money

71738

Trainer

J P O'brien

Owners

Eric Long

About

Mataariki is a 4yo b trained by J P O'brien, based at Kilkenny. He is by Cracksman out of Maygold. To date he has recorded two career wins. On 24 April 2025 at Gowran Park, Mataariki achieved his most important victory so far, collecting the $30,000 Hcp prize.

Raced At

Tipperary • Galway • Curragh • Leopardstown • Naas • Gowran Park • Chantilly

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Tipperary 05-Oct-25 1500m R3 CL1 $1,350 (of $45,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.990, SP: 7.00 1st Deepone ( B Lee 133 ) 2nd Lord Massusus ( G Carroll 136 ) 9.00L 3rd SOFT Winds ( J M Sheridan 130 ) 12.50L 5th Mataariki ( D Mcdonogh 130 ) 24.00L See full results	D Mcdonogh 59kg 24.00L	5 (7)
Tipperary 31-Aug-25 1510m GOOD R4 CL1 $1,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.380, SP: 13.00 1st Princess Child ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 2nd Queen Of Thunder ( C D Hayes 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Fingerpaint ( C Keane 128 ) 3.50L 5th Mataariki ( D Mcdonogh 133 ) 5.65L See full results	D Mcdonogh 60.3kg 5.65L	5 (10)
Galway 31-Jul-25 1410m SOFT R3 CL1 $2,624 (of $52,499) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:29.890, SP: 7.00 1st Tropical Island ( L Mcateer 133 ) 2nd Princess Child ( D P Mcdonogh 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Easy Mover ( G M Ryan 126 ) 0.15L 4th Mataariki ( D B Mcmonagle 133 ) 1.05L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 60.3kg 1.05L	4 (12)
Curragh 29-Jun-25 1410m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $99,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.240, SP: 9.00 Disputed early, tracked leaders after 1f, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, eased closing stages 1st Bellaphina ( J J G Ryan 129 ) 2nd Dance Night Andday ( C Keane 140 ) 1.25L 3rd Neo Smart ( A J Slattery 119 ) 1.25L 12th Mataariki ( D B Mcmonagle 140 ) 32.90L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 63.5kg 32.90L	12 (12)
Leopardstown 13-Jun-25 1450m SOFT R4 CL1 $1,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:34.640, SP: 26.00 Held up towards rear, ridden on wide outside 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on leaders 1st Copacabana Sands ( W Lordan 122 ) 2nd Easy ( A J Slattery 132 ) 1.75L 3rd Zodiac Bear ( J A Heffernan 125 ) 0.30L 5th Mataariki ( D Mcdonogh 132 ) 5.30L See full results	D Mcdonogh 59.9kg 5.30L	5 (11)
Naas 18-May-25 1410m GOOD R3 CL1 $4,500 (of $45,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.070, SP: 13.00 Soon tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra and kept on same pace close home 1st Copacabana Sands ( J A Powell 121 ) 2nd One Smack Mac ( C Keane 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Mataariki ( D P Mcdonogh 132 ) 2.00L See full results	D P Mcdonogh 59.9kg 2.00L	3 (9)
Gowran Park 24-Apr-25 1410m HEAVY R4 Hcp $18,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.110, SP: 4.00 Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, reduced advantage close home, kept on, comfortably 1st Mataariki ( D B Mcmonagle 126 ) 2nd Marakesh ( S Foley 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Bellaphina ( J J G Ryan 127 ) 0.15L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 57.2kg	1 (9)
Chantilly 23-Nov-24 1400m GOOD R6 Ceres-Fonds European de l'Elevage Listed Stakes (of $51,999) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.050, SP: 19.00 1st Ashiyma ( C Lecoeuvre 125 ) 2nd Thiene ( E Hardouin 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Gerbera ( M Barzalona 125 ) 0.95L 10th Mataariki ( A Lemaitre 125 ) 2.70L See full results	A Lemaitre 56.7kg 2.70L	10 (17)
Curragh 03-Nov-24 1410m SOFT R2 Cavalor Equine Nutrition Race $2,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:32.060, SP: 6.50 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd final strides 1st Big Gossey ( R Whearty 136 , Cd 133 ) 2nd Wexford Native ( R P Cleary 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Mataariki ( M W Hassett 130 , Cd 125 ) 1.40L See full results	M W Hassett 59kg, Cd 56.7kg 1.40L	3 (8)
Gowran Park 03-Jun-24 1900m GOOD R4 (of $115,739), Winning Time: 02:07.180, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along on inner over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Fleur De Chine ( S Foley 125 ) 2nd Galileo Dame ( D P Mcdonogh 121 ) 2.75L 3rd Soldier's Empire ( C T Keane 130 ) 3.25L 10th Mataariki ( D B Mcmonagle 127 , Cd 0 ) 14.00L See full results	D B Mcmonagle 57.6kg, Cd 0 14.00L	10 (14)
Gowran Park 24-Apr-24 1610m HEAVY R3 Md $9,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:47.450, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, went 3rd travelling well over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, kept on well 1st Mataariki ( D Mcmonagle 128 ) 2nd Quatrain ( W J Lee 128 ) 3.75L 3rd Campari Soda ( C D Hayes 128 ) 1.25L See full results	D Mcmonagle 58.1kg	1 (12)