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Avantage’s wide draw not diluting Richards’ confidence

Posted on January 16, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Yet another wide draw for Avantage for Saturday's Group 1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham hasn't received the warmest reception from Matamata trainer Jamie Richards but as ever he's taking positives from his misfortune. Group 1 winner Avantage was the TAB's pre-post favourite before she drew barrier 13 on Wednesday and she[...]

Posted on December 20, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group 1 winner Avantage looks to be back to her best after a subpar spring campaign in Sydney. The daughter of Fastnet Rock finished unplaced in both of her Sydney assignments and trainer Jamie Richards admits he may have made a mistake with the Australian campaign. “I don't know what happened in the spring with[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Torrential rain in Sydney has put doubts over whether trainer Jamie Richards will start quality gallopers Probabeel and Avantage in their respective races at Randwick on Saturday. The Matamata horseman has flown over to Sydney where he will keep a close eye on track conditions (rated a Heavy 9 on Thursday) before making a final[...]

Posted on August 15, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Melody Belle will attempt to defend her title in the Group 2 U S Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The six-time Group 1 winner provided Jamie Richards with his first stakes win as sole Te Akau trainer in the race last season after an inch-perfect ride by Shafiq Rusof. Richards[...]

Posted on July 29, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Epsom Handicap favourite Te Akau Shark has cruised to a half length win in a barrier trial in New Zealand ahead of his race return. The Jamie Richards-trained Te Akau Shark, part-owned and named for Cronulla Sutherland NRL captain Paul Gallen, was among 48 horses from the Te Akau operation to run in the trials[...]

Posted on June 11, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

As the current thoroughbred racing season draws to a close, a question posed by many industry pundits just over 12 months ago has been answered in emphatic fashion. In May 2018 the boss of Te Akau Racing, David Ellis, made the announcement that young tyro Jamie Richards would be taking sole charge of Te Akau's[...]

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