Matamata Racing Club
The Matamata Racing Club, located at the Matamata Racecourse, two kilometres south of the eastern Waikato township of Matamata, is a centre of racing and training excellence.
Welcome to Matamata Racing Club
As well as Matamata’s own racing schedule, the South Waikato Racing Club conducts its popular annual race meeting at the Matamata course.
The MRC also operates a highly successful training centre, with an average of more than 700 horses prepared on the course in any month of the year.
In recent years the MRC has undertaken an extensive programme to construct five on-site stable barns, with 152 horses now accommodated there.
Facilities are available for non-raceday activities, ranging from indoor functions such as weddings and funerals, as well as outdoor gatherings.
Next Race Meeting!
Colchester Engineering Raceday
Sunday 2nd February
FIRST RACE 1:10pm
Trackwork
7th January
Harlech looked the part ahead of his Trentham Group One assignment when he galloped stylishly at Matamata on Tuesday. Galloping 12 metres out on the dead course proper, Harlech (McNab) had pace on from the start of his 1200m hitout, covering the distance in 1:15.4,...
17th December
Hay Tiger and Germanicus shaped up well for Te Rapa this weekend when they galloped impressively at Matamata on Tuesday. The course proper 18 metres out was dead after overnight rain. Hay Tiger (Fawcett) and Germanicus (Leighton) were well matched over a solid 1000m...
News
Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour
VRC MEDIA RELEASE The People’s Cup races towards New Zealand Matamata, Wellington and Otago will all join racing history when they play host to the $200,000, 18-carat gold Lexus Melbourne Cup this week as part of the 17th annual Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour. The coveted...
Mike’s incredible Melbourne Cup dream
Everyone in racing is inclined to dream at times about what they would like to achieve, but nothing compares with the Melbourne Cup dream experienced more than 20 years ago by transtasman trainer Mike Moroney. The incredible story leading up to Mike’s Melbourne Cup...
Fashions in the Field
The Joy of Race day Fashion
True race wear is unique.
It should be fashionable but feminine and elegant, and most importantly it is day wear, not evening wear. If you’d wear it to a evening event and it’s covered in bling it’s most likely the wrong choice.
The big days of racing call for hats, heels and handbags. Go all out and enjoy the fun of dressing up and stepping out with your friends for a day. Race wear can be fun, flirty and glamorous but it should still have an element of elegance for the big days and don’t forget to make the most of gorgeous matching accessories.
Track Records
