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Ellis reflects on momentous year for Te Akau Racing

Posted on December 21, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Busy putting in the hard yards conducting his pre-Christmas inspections for the annual NZB National Yearling Sale at Karaka next month, Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis CNZM took time out to reflect on the stables' achievements in 2020. It has been a bumper year for Te Akau Racing with horses the ilk of Avantage,[...]

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

Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis has just one word to summarise the 2019/20 season – thrilling. The tangerine and blue army were to the fore on both sides of the Tasman, posting 12 Group 1 wins for the season and clinching the New Zealand Trainers' Premiership for Jamie Richards with 101 wins. It was[...]

Posted on July 5, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards brought up his first century of training wins in New Zealand in his own right after Bak Da Master scored in the first race at Awapuni on Saturday. Left stranded on 99 wins before the Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand, Bak Da Master was his first runner since and delivered[...]

Posted on May 19, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

There's nothing like the green pastures of home and leading New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson can attest to that. The ace hoop is back on his Pukekawa farm after a successful autumn campaign in Sydney and he said he is enjoying being back out in the fresh air and open spaces after living in an[...]

Posted on May 18, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing have confirmed that leading jockey Opie Bosson will remain as their number one retained rider for the upcoming 2020/21 racing season. Te Akau Principal David Ellis made the announcement via Twitter and on the Te Akau Racing website. “Opie and Te Akau go back a very long way – he started working[...]

Posted on May 18, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Jamie Richards is enjoying being back in a familiar routine as the Te Akau Racing operation gears up for a return to the racetrack in the coming months. Richards, who sits atop the national trainers' premiership with an unassailable twenty-seven win lead over his nearest rival, has plenty on his plate as he readies[...]

Posted on March 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Star jockey Opie Bosson has had a week to remember, riding another two Group 1 winners at Ellerslie on Saturday to go with his brace in Sydney seven days earlier. Within the space of just over a week, Bosson has won the Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) on Probabeel, Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m)[...]

Posted on March 7, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In what is becoming a familiar sight this season it was the tangerine and blue colours of Te Akau Racing at the head of affairs once again as the Matamata operation made it consecutive Group 1 victories at Ellerslie on Saturday. Quality mare Avantage gave punters another taste of her versatility and genuine all-round class[...]

Posted on March 7, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Outstanding juvenile Cool Aza Beel kept the Group 1 winning roll of Te Akau Racing going as he dominated his rivals when taking out the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie. A stylish winner of the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) at the venue in late January, the Savabeel colt didn't have the best dress[...]

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

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards has fond memories of the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) and Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m), and he will head to Ellerslie on Saturday with high hopes of adding more. Richards has won the Sistema Stakes in three of the last four years with star two-year-olds Heroic Valour,[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising galloper Need I Say More showed he will be a force to be reckoned with in the autumn juvenile classics when he dashed away with the Group 3 Waikato Stud Slipper (1200m) at Matamata. The Jamie Richards-trained runner was having just his second start after an impressive debut performance on the same track earlier[...]

Posted on January 25, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing's stranglehold on the Karaka Million two-year-old race has extended to its fourth consecutive year with Cool Aza Beel taking out the million-dollar feature at Ellerslie. New Zealand's racing powerhouse began its run with Melody Belle in 2017 and followed with Avantage and Probabeel. “It's awesome,” trainer Jamie Richards said. “It's a really[...]

Posted on January 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Opie Bosson doesn't mind getting called greedy. Especially when it comes for his desire for further Karaka Million success. The champion jockey will team up with Cool Aza Beel in Saturday's Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and partner last year's winner Probabeel in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m). Probabeel completed a treble of Karaka Million[...]

Posted on January 18, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing's quest to win the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) for the fourth year in succession was bolstered considerably when Cool Aza Beel ensured his place in the field with a dominant victory at Tauranga on Friday. The Jamie Richards-trained son of Savabeel made light work when defeating his three rivals in the Matamata[...]

Posted on August 6, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Teko has come to be a great starting point for many of Te Akau's top two-year-olds and trainer Jamie Richards is hoping this year is no different. “It's always an important date on the calendar for our team,” Richards said. “We have been fortunate this year with the use of the Te Rapa inside[...]

Ellis reflects on momentous year for Te Akau Racing

Richards’ premiership caps memorable season

Richards brings up first solo century

NZ lifestyle too alluring for Bosson

Bosson to stay with Te Akau Racing

Business as usual as Richards gets ready for new season

Bosson bags back-to-back Group 1 doubles

Avantage all class in Ellerslie feature

Group 1 glory for Cool Aza Beel

Richards shoots for further Group 1 spoils at Ellerslie

Need I Say More leaves no room for excuses

Cool Aza Beel Wins Karaka 2YO For Te Akau

Bosson hungry for further Karaka Million success

Cool Aza Beel secures Million berth

Te Akau juveniles to the fore at Te Teko

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