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Richards’ run continues with winning double at Te Rapa

Posted on October 26, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards continued his run of success over the long weekend as he produced a winning double at Te Rapa on Monday. Richards recorded six wins on Saturday, three apiece at Matamata and Riccarton, including stakes victories with Imperatriz in the Group 3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m), while Noverre stamped his claims for[...]

Posted on October 25, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Royally bred mare Cheaperthandivorce picked up the first stakes success of her burgeoning career when she finished powerfully in the home straight to claim the Group 3 Gee & Hickton Funeral Directors Thompson Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on Sunday. The four-year-old daughter of super sire Savabeel and Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Boundless[...]

Posted on October 25, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The depth of the three-year-old talent in the Te Akau Racing team was clearly on display on Saturday, with trainer Jamie Richards producing black-type victories at both Matamata and Riccarton. Richards swept all before him last season, winning the National Trainers’ premiership with 160 wins of which 36 were at stakes level. It has been[...]

Posted on October 18, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Quality performer Tavi Mac bounced back from his worst career performance in the best possible fashion with a stylish victory in the Group 3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua on Sunday. The Allan Sharrock-trained six-year-old, affectionately known as Frodo by his many admirers, had inexplicably failed to fire a shot in the Group 2 Foxbridge[...]

Posted on October 18, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A picture-perfect ride by Danielle Johnson ensured quality staying mare Savy Yong Blonk was given every opportunity to succeed at Hastings on Saturday and she duly delivered with an outstanding victory in the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m). The Jamie Richards-trained six-year-old was touted as one of the major prospects in an even field, starting[...]

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

Quiz Kid will be looking to continue his great association with Awapuni on Saturday when he lines-up in the Group 3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile (1600m). The five-year-old gelding has had three starts at the Palmerston North venue for a win and two placings, including runner-up results in the Listed ANZAC Mile (1600m) and Listed[...]

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

This weekend will prove to be one of trainer Jamie Richards’ busiest to date, with 34 horses accepted at Taupo on Friday, Riccarton and Hastings on Saturday, and Te Aroha on Sunday, plus a trio of stars — Probabeel, Kahma Lass and Amarelinha — in Australia. “It is probably the most we’ve had entered for[...]

Posted on September 4, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It was back to business as usual for Jamie Richards and Te Akau Racing at Te Rapa on Saturday when they secured the quinella in the first feature race on the card, the Group 3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders’ Stakes (1200m), with exciting three-year-olds Imperatriz and I Wish I Win. Both runners were having the[...]

Posted on July 26, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Danielle Johnson is only just starting to allow herself the luxury of enjoying the feeling of satisfaction that comes with taking out her first national jockeys’ premiership. A winning double aboard It Might Be You and Gerda at Te Rapa on Saturday, took her tally to 151 victories, with 15 of those coming at black[...]

Posted on July 26, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Debutante It Might Be You looked to have a bright future ahead of her as she easily won a maiden 1200m event at Te Rapa on Saturday. Despite being caught wide on the pace throughout, the Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained daughter of Savabeel was handled patiently by rider Danielle Johnson and once asked to[...]

Posted on July 12, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Unbeaten New Zealand two-year-old filly Catsacharmer booked herself a place in the Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at Otaki in three weeks after she lifted herself off the canvas to claim victory at Te Rapa on Saturday. Having just her second career run after scoring impressively over 800m on debut at Otaki last month,[...]

Posted on May 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Apprentice jockey Tegan Newman is well on her way to achieving the ‘crazy’ goal she set herself when she returned to the saddle last year after recovering from a major injury. The personable twenty-five-year-old was off the racing scene for four months after suffering serious back and chest injuries in a trackwork incident. Since making[...]

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

Danielle Johnson set a single season stakes record for a New Zealand jockey last weekend and is looking to add to it on Saturday with some solid chances at Te Rapa. Johnson rides Savy Yong Blonk, the favourite for the Group 2 Travis Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, along with several other good[...]

Posted on April 17, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Despite being delayed a week, the Group 1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) lived up to its billing as one of the races of the season, as plucky mare Avantage made it Group One win number nine with a thrilling victory. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old started a red-hot favourite in the contest[...]

Posted on April 17, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A lot can change in a week and the misfortune of the races being abandoned mid program at Te Aroha has resulted in leading jockey Danielle Johnson picking up the plumb ride on Avantage in Saturday’s rescheduled Group 1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. Opie Bosson was originally engaged[...]

Posted on April 9, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Five-year-old mare Savy Yong Blonk proved a class above her rivals in the Group 3 Japac Homes Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2000m) at Awapuni on Friday, with the daughter of Savabeel running out an easy three-length victor over Yatima and Platinum Rapper. Sent out a well-supported favourite, Savy Yong Blonk stepped well from her inside draw[...]

Posted on March 31, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented juvenile Synchronize made an impressive debut at Matamata on Wednesday, winning the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Maiden 2YO (1050m), landing a Pearl Series bonus in the process. The daughter of Savabeel had been impressive in three trials victories prior to her raceday debut, and the Jamie Richards-trained filly was duly sent out a favourite.[...]

Richards’ run continues with winning double at Te Rapa

First stakes success for royally bred mare

Richards highlights red letter day with three-year-old stakes double

Punters’ pal back to winning form at Rotorua

Savy Yong Blonk too crisp in Livamol

Awapuni return for Quiz Kid

Rain the only drawback for heavily armed Richards

Richards provides quinella in Breeders’ Stakes

Johnson hits season goal with Te Rapa double

Royally bred filly makes belated debut a winning one

Sharrock has a stakes mission in mind for impressive two-year-old winner

New Zealand apprentice Tegan Newman on a mission after winning double

New Zealand jockey Johnson hoping to toast Travis Stakes success

Avantage makes it nine Group One wins with Te Rapa triumph

Johnson delighted with Group One pick-up ride

Vintage Manawatu performance from Savy Yong Blonk

Synchronize lands Pearl Series Maiden

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