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Tiptronic thriving ahead of Herbie Dyke

Posted on February 10, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Graham Richardson says Tiptronic is as good as ever heading into one of his favourite races, the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Tiptronic will be having his fourth go at the weight-for-age showcase on Saturday. In his previous attempts he finished second at odds to On[...]

Posted on January 14, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Graham Richardson left his local meeting a happy man on Wednesday after witnessing two of his runners quinella a star-studded trial. Last start Group One winner Tiptronic beat out stablemate, Group One performer Bonny Lass, to win his sedately run 1050m heat, which included Group One winners On The Bubbles, Sword Of State,[...]

Posted on October 20, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Graham Richardson has four runners entered for Matamata on Saturday, but he's keeping just as close an eye on an Australian race three days beforehand. Richardson is the former trainer and part-owner of Defibrillate, who will attempt to force his way into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) when he contests the Group 3 Geelong[...]

Posted on September 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A slashing run for second over 1700m at Flemington on Saturday convinced part-owner and former trainer Graham Richardson that talented stayer Defibrillate is well on track as he works his way towards a start in Australia's great race, the AUD$7.43million Melbourne Cup (3200m). Sent to the Plumpton stable of Patrick Payne in 2019 after winning[...]

Posted on August 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With the onset of spring and summer racing just around the corner, you can hear the excitement in the voice of trainer Graham Richardson as he talks about the prospects his Matamata stable has for the new season. Richardson and training partner Rogan Norvall will unleash several unraced runners at the Te Rapa trials on[...]

Posted on April 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Graham Richardson is an excited man ahead of the Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The Matamata horseman, who trains in partnership with Rogan Norvall, will line-up Bonny Lass in the juvenile feature and he is hoping she can take home the lion's share of the $225,000 purse.[...]

Posted on March 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Graham Richardson wasn't planning to run Bonny Lass in the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) until he saw the nominations – or rather, the lack of them. Remarkably for a Group One race, just four horses were originally nominated for the contest on Tuesday – the Jamie Richards-trained stablemates On The Bubbles and[...]

Posted on March 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

There aren't many better ways for a jockey to celebrate buying a new home than riding a treble the next day. Craig Grylls did exactly that at Matamata, his three winners including Group 2 Matamata Breeders' Stakes (1200m) victor Bonny Lass. It came a day after he and his wife Milou secured a lifestyle block[...]

Posted on March 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

After a night of celebrations at his favourite local restaurant, Matamata trainer Graham Richardson made an understandably slow start to his Sunday morning schedule. Richardson and a group of friends had good cause to party on Saturday evening after he and co-trainer Rogan Norvall captured the most prized trophy amongst the local training fraternity, the[...]

Posted on March 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Local filly Bonny Lass carried the hopes of her breeder Sandy Moore and a mixture of racing newbies and experienced hands to victory in Saturday's Group 2 J Swap Contractors Ltd Matamata Breeders' Stakes (1200m). The two-year-old filly is raced by Moore, the vice-president of the Auckland Racing Club and members of the Social Racing[...]

Posted on February 24, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall head to their local meeting on Saturday with talented yet unassuming filly Bonny Lass in the Group 2 J Swap Contractors Ltd Matamata Breeders Stakes (1200m). An impressive debut winner at the course and distance in late January, Richardson is pleased with the progress of the Super Easy[...]

Tiptronic thriving ahead of Herbie Dyke

Exciting times ahead for Richardson

Richardson hoping to realise lifelong dream

Melbourne Cup aspirations still intact for Defibrillate

Richardson excited about new season prospects

Bonny Lass primed for Group One

Group One opportunity knocks for Bonny Lass

In-form Grylls making every post a winner

Richardson still buzzing over home track success

Richardson and Norvall double up in Matamata features

Richardson chasing hometown feature with Bonny Lass

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