Santa Catalina (NZ) 2020
Profile
6m Puccini x Tarantella (O'reilly)
Foaled Oct 16, 2020
Career: 29 starts, 4 - 3 - 3 $285,220
Trainer: Peter & Shaun Mckay, Matamata
Ownership: Kim McKay, Peter McKay, Simms Davison
Santa Catalina is a 6 year old mare by Puccini out of the O'reilly mare, Tarantella.
Last start was 7th at Ellerslie on Oct 24, 2026 in the Auckland Co-Op Taxis Hcp over 2200 metres.
Stakes performance:
1st
2026 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Gr.3);
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Race Record
6yo
24Oct26
7th
Ellerslie
Auckland Co-Op Taxis Hcp 2200m
Good(4) M Cameron (54) 10/1 - 1st: Notabadspillane (6.2L)
6yo
19Sep26
8th
Ellerslie
Auckland Co-Op Taxis Hcp 2100m
Soft(5) Kyle Wilson-Taylor (54) 5/1 - 1st: Diamond Jak (5.1L)
5yo
21Mar26
8th
Trentham
LifeDirect NZ St Leger 2500m
Soft(5) C J Grylls (54) 9/2 - 1st: Latest Model (2.9L)
5yo
21Feb26
17th
Ellerslie
Eagle Technology Avondale Cup Gr3 2400m
Soft(5) Joe Doyle (53) 20/1 - 1st: Final Return (11.3L)
5yo
17Jan26
5th
Trentham
Totara Lodge Trentham Stakes Gr3 2100m
Soft(6) Joe Doyle (54) 8/1 - 1st: Rosso (2.4L)
5yo
1Jan26
1st
Ellerslie
Queen Elizabeth II Cup Gr3 2400m
Soft(6) Angela Jones (53) 10/1 - 2nd: Trust in You (0.8L)
5yo
29Nov25
1st
Ellerslie
Cure Kids (Bm75) 2400m
Soft(5) C J Grylls (54.5) 11/4 - 2nd: Ramblin' Rose (0.3L)
4yo
22Feb25
12th
Ellerslie
Eagle Charters (Bm65) 2100m
Soft(5) R Hutchings (57) 7/1 - 1st: Please Sir (7.5L)
4yo
16Nov24
2nd
Tauranga
Devan Plastics Mdn 1600m
Soft(7) D A Mansour (56.5) 9/2 - 1st: Withallmyfaith (2.5L)
4yo
5Nov24
12th
Ellerslie
Auckland Co-Op Taxis Mdn 1600m
Good(4) Joe Doyle (56.5) 15/2 - 1st: Risque Ruler (3.3L)