Matamata Breeders’ Stakes winner Gold Fever will trial next month in preparation for her three-year-old debut.

“We’re extremely pleased with her at this early stage of her preparation,” said Stephen Autridge, who trains with Jamie Richards.

“She’s a lot stronger, grown a touch and mentally she has matured for the spell, because at two she could be on the toe and a bit of a tart around the stables and at the track. 

“This time in she’s a lot better in all respects and we can only hope that it transpires into her race performances as a three-year-old.”

Autridge said Gold Fever is scheduled to trial at Te Rapa on August 15 with her first stakes assignment the Gr.3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’ Gold Trail Stakes at Hastings on September 23.