Colm Murray

Jennifer on trial for Melbourne at Hawke’s Bay

Posted on September 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Quality mare Jennifer Eccles has pleased her trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings. The popular galloper has never finished worse than fourth in her 12 career starts and caught the eye when finishing into that placing in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) when[...]

Posted on August 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The newly minted training partnership of Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray put their first winner on the board at Matamata on Saturday when Claiborne strode clear in the final stages of a 1600m contest to score a convincing victory. Born and bred Irishman Murray joined Ritchie’s Cambridge operation over two years ago with Ritchie inviting[...]

Posted on August 12, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie has resisted the temptation to campaign last season’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Jennifer Eccles in Sydney, despite receiving a travel exemption to do so. Ritchie, who trains in partnership with Colm Murray at Cambridge, has elected to target Group One assignments at the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival instead. “We have[...]

Posted on August 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie was beaming after Jennifer Eccles’ 1050m trial at Ruakaka on Tuesday. He was delighted to see last season’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner relax in her heat and run on well to finish fourth against a quality line-up. “We are delighted with her,” said Ritchie, who trains in partnership with Colm[...]

Posted on July 1, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is likely to have runners before the end of the season but his stable has yet to be represented at any of the four northern trials meetings since the COVID-19 hiatus. “I think we will have runners this season,” Ritchie said. “I just couldn’t get them ready in that amount of[...]

Posted on March 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A special moment at Trentham on Saturday had added meaning for two of the major players involved in Jennifer Eccles’ spectacular Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) triumph. Trainer Shaune Ritchie has confirmed that the Rip Van Winkle filly’s handler Colm Murray will be joining him in a new training partnership[...]

Jennifer on trial for Melbourne at Hawke’s Bay

New partnership on the board with stylish victory at Matamata

Hastings targets for Jennifer Eccles

Oaks winner pleases in Ruakaka

Ritchie making spring contingency plans

Murray soon to play official role in Ritchie success

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