Rioja (2022) Horse
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Rioja is a 4yo bay mare trained by S & K Alexander. She is by the stallion Almanzor out of the dam Vin Rouge. She has won one race to date. On 22 Mar 2026 at Matamata, Rioja earned her most important victory, taking $18500.00 in the 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Pukekohe Park 28-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 4 R8 Speight's (Bm65) (of $20,300), SP: 22.30 | Warren Kennedy 11.9L | 9 (11) |
| Te Rapa 25-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 BM 65 Hcp $484 (of $32,261) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.290, SP: 7.30 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Party Time ( M Mcnab 57.5 ) 2nd Wise Choice ( A Lawson-carroll 59 ) 0.40L 3rd Magic Carpet ( M Cartwright 60 ) 0.70L 7th Rioja ( W Kennedy 56.5 ) 5.60L See full results | W Kennedy 56.5kg 5.60L | 7 (11) |
| Te Rapa 17-Apr-26 1200m HEAVY 10 R4 3YO Open Set Weight With Penalties $431 (of $28,764) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.070, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th 1st Chatelle Rose ( J Doyle 55 ) 2nd Convinced ( C Berge 55 ) 0.20L 3rd Hasstorock ( G Rooke 55 ) 1.00L 8th Rioja ( W Kennedy 55 ) 11.80L See full results | W Kennedy 55kg 11.80L | 8 (8) |
| Matamata 22-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 5 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $8,589 (of $15,337) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.190, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Rioja ( W Kennedy 56 ) 2nd Petite Rocher ( H Hassman 56 , Cd 54 ) 4.00L 3rd Wave Ruler ( E M Leighton 58 ) 4.20L See full results | W Kennedy 56kg | 1 (10) |
| Taupo 22-Feb-26 1100m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $2,812 (of $15,624) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.300, SP: 3.30 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Party Time ( S T Collett 56 ) 2nd Rioja ( M Hashizume 56 ) 1.10L 3rd Ocean Opal ( M Cartwright 56 ) 1.10L See full results | M Hashizume 56kg 1.10L | 2 (10) |
| Pukekohe Park 29-Oct-25 1200m HEAVY 9 R2 3YO Mdn Set Weight $1,979 (of $21,989) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.800, SP: 5.10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th 1st Circus Trix ( C R Barnes 55.5 ) 2nd Deprive ( T C Moodley 57.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Rioja ( M Cameron 55.5 ) 1.80L See full results | M Cameron 55.5kg 1.80L | 3 (7) |