Chelsea Burdan

Burdan ready to put frustrating period behind her

Posted on December 8, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Chelsea Burdan is closing in on a return to race day riding from a new base following an extended time on the side-line due to injury. The promising apprentice's career has been on hold for more than a year following complications after she suffered a broken collarbone in a fall at Waverley in December, 2020.[...]

Posted on November 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A perfect barrier draw and valuable raceday experience paved the way for gritty two-year-old Miss Ipenema to register her maiden victory at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Sacred Falls filly had finished runner-up in her first two starts but showed plenty of heart to kick back when headed to take out a juvenile 1000m dash[...]

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

Matamata trainer Stephanie Tierney produced one for the black book at Tauranga on Wednesday when first-starter Mistress Minx showed a dazzling turn of foot to come from last when breaking maiden ranks over 1200m. The daughter of Reliable Man was sent out an $18 chance and was ridden patiently to instruction by apprentice jockey Chelsea[...]

Posted on August 31, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A never-say-die attitude from both horse and rider saw lightly raced stayer Junior pick up the biggest win of his career to date when he took out the Opal Kiwi Packaging Kiwifruit Cup (2100m) in the hands of Chelsea Burdan at Tauranga. The Craig and Shaun Phelan-trained six-year-old loves a good scrap in his races[...]

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

Breeder-owner Allan Hayward reckons he had a justifiable reason for missing Battle Time's first-up run in June, he was getting married. With Battle Time engaged for the Preferment @ Brighthill Farm 1200 at Te Rapa on Saturday, Hayward and his wife Marcia plan to be on-course but that will depend on his other love, his[...]

Posted on June 4, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Retired Te Akau racehorse Chambord has continued showing his finesse off the track in both the show-jumping arena and hunting field. Runner-up to Atlante in the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and a multiple Group placed and stakes winner, who overcame a series of injuries throughout his career, Chambord is one of 15[...]

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 September 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A cursory glance at the state of play on the national jockeys' premiership for this season will bring a smile to the face of those pundits looking to what the future might hold for the New Zealand riding ranks. Apprentice riders currently hold seven of the top twenty places including the top spot with Cambridge-based[...]

Posted on June 22, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau apprentice Chelsea Burdan continued her good strike rate with stable runners when riding English Rose to victory in the Sunrans Spa Rating (2100m) at Otaki on Friday. Burdan commenced her career with a win aboard Lady Zeraph in September at Waipukurau, and her victory aboard English Rose was her sixth for Te Akau[...]

Burdan ready to put frustrating period behind her

Bargain buy set for Karaka Million

Mistress Minx one to watch

Jericho Cup aspirations for Junior

Hayward ready for Battle

Chambord loving life after racing

Avantage’s wide draw not diluting Richards’ confidence

Flying start for Te Akau apprentice

English Rose scores at Otaki

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