Matahga (2022) Horse
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About
Morphettville Parks R2 M&J Chickens Handicap – Matahga is a 3yo grey gelding trained by Phillip Stokes. He is by the stallion Tivaci out of Mohegan Star. As a stakes winner with $147,800 in earnings, he is considered an above‑average racehorse. On 28 Jun 2025 at Morphettville Parks, Jacob Opperman rode Matahga to his biggest victory, claiming the $120,000 2yo Open Set Weight With Penalties and beating Ethereum Girl. He has consistently delivered value to bettors, and a career‑long backing would have yielded a 6% ROI.
Raced At
Oakbank • Caulfield • Flemington • Morphettville Parks • Murray Bdge • Morphettville • StrathalbynRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oakbank 05-Mar-26 1050m GOOD 4 R8 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:03.930 1st Uptown Monk ( K Crowther ) 2nd One More Song ( T M Johnstone ) 2.48L 3rd Matahga ( J Opperman ) 2.93L | J Opperman 2.93L | 3 (9) |
| Caulfield 15-Nov-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G2 SAND GNEAS (of $400,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.830, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Sheza Alibi ( L Nolen 55 ) 2nd Tagline ( M J Dee 57 ) 5.75L 3rd Top Reward ( L Currie 57 ) 6.05L 9th Matahga ( L Neindorf 57 ) 13.85L See full results | L Neindorf 57kg 13.85L | 9 (10) |
| Flemington 04-Nov-25 1800m SOFT 6 R3 LR BATMAN STKS (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:51.040, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st Different Gravy ( M Zahra 57 ) 2nd Brave Danza ( D W Stackhouse 57 ) 2.00L 3rd Obvious ( B Allen 57 ) 2.15L 13th Matahga ( C Williams 58 ) 11.87L See full results | C Williams 58kg 11.87L | 13 (15) |
| Caulfield 18-Oct-25 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3Y-SWP $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.000, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Bacash ( M Zahra 56 ) 2nd Call Da Vinci ( J J Lloyd 56 ) 2.00L 3rd Sulek ( W J Egan 56 ) 2.75L 7th Matahga ( L Neindorf 57.5 ) 5.41L See full results | L Neindorf 57.5kg 5.41L | 7 (9) |
| Southside Pakenham 07-Oct-25 1000m R9 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:59.010 1st Immortal Matilda ( B E L Temple ) 2nd Chakado ( L Nolen ) 3rd Kinetic Jewel ( T Stockdale ) 4th Matahga ( L Neindorf ) | L Neindorf | 4 (9) |
| Southside Pakenham 23-Sep-25 800m R8 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 00:49.640 1st Fully Calculated ( D W Stackhouse ) 2nd Octrain ( G Gilmour ) 3rd Annoy'en One ( M Morris ) 4th Matahga ( L Neindorf ) | L Neindorf | 4 (7) |
| Morphettville Parks 28-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 6 R5 LR 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $67,025 (of $120,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.250, SP: 2.15 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.860 1st Matahga ( J Opperman 56 ) 2nd Ethereum Girl ( R L Milnes 54 ) 0.28L 3rd Kazaru ( L J Neindorf 54 ) 1.12L See full results | J Opperman 56kg | 1 (13) |
| Murray Bdge 14-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 6 R3 2YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $57,250 (of $105,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.100, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 1st Matahga ( J Opperman 56 ) 2nd Mostly For Show ( L J Neindorf 56 ) 0.48L 3rd Oak Park Maddison ( R L Milnes 54 , Cd 53 ) 0.70L See full results | J Opperman 56kg | 1 (11) |
| Morphettville 31-May-25 1100m SOFT 6 R1 2YO BM 64 Hcp $9,800 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:06.310, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450 1st Golden Horizon ( C P Murtagh 57.5 ) 2nd Matahga ( J Opperman 58 ) 0.17L 3rd Mostly For Show ( J Toeroek 57 ) 0.40L See full results | J Opperman 58kg 0.17L | 2 (7) |
| Strathalbyn 19-May-25 1000m SOFT 7 R5 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:07.040 1st Mating Call ( E Finnegan ) 2nd Gold Topaz ( T Pannell ) 0.88L 3rd Matahga ( L Neindorf ) 0.90L | L Neindorf 0.90L | 3 (5) |
| Murray Bdge 01-May-25 800m GOOD 4 R1 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:49.920 1st Mostly For Show ( J Toeroek ) 2nd Matahga ( L Neindorf ) 4.49L 3rd Marcel ( J Kerr ) 5.16L | L Neindorf 4.49L | 2 (10) |
| Strathalbyn 28-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 01:04.490 1st Matahga ( K Crowther ) 2nd Taguig ( B Price ) 0.66L 3rd Secret Owl ( J B Potter ) 1.76L | K Crowther | 1 (7) |