Danielle Johnson

Johnson to ride Avantage in Tarzino

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

Opie Bosson’s loss is Danielle Johnson’s gain. With Bosson unable to make the 56.5kg weight to ride the Jamie Richards-trained Avantage in Saturday’s Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings, Johnson will be the beneficiary. Johnson partnered the mare into an impressive first-up win in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) earlier this month and[...]

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

Quality galloper Avantage showed she is the horse to beat in the upcoming Hawke’s Bay triple crown when she produced a strong fresh-up effort to take out the Group 2 Valachi Downs Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa. The Fastnet Rock mare had closed out her four-year-old campaign with three Group 1 victories in the[...]

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

Danielle Johnson is hoping to shift her 2020-21 season into another gear with a quality book of rides at Te Rapa on Saturday. The 29-year-old has made a strong start to the new term, sitting in equal second place on the national jockeys’ premiership with eight wins from 66 mounts so far. She is just[...]

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 21, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock heads to Matamata on Saturday with three strong chances as he looks to maintain his successful start to the new season. Sharrock sits atop the New Zealand trainers’ premiership with his runners recording seven wins from 13 starts. Four-year-old mare Aricina steps into a rating 80 handicap in the Super[...]

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

As he prepares to resume his role as a globe-trotting Twenty20 cricket coach, Brendon McCullum received a fitting send-off this week from his other major passion. The former Black Caps captain was on course at Te Rapa on Saturday to see a stylish come-from-behind victory by his talented filly Tabata in the Dr John Southworth[...]

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

Leading rider Jason Waddell had two reasons to celebrate a successful return to racing at Te Rapa on Saturday. The Cambridge horseman picked up a victory with his only mount on the day when he took out race six aboard the Stephen Marsh-trained Osaka while earlier in the day he experienced the winning sensation from[...]

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

Injury plagued galloper Scott Base gave a glimpse of his undoubted talent when he dominated proceedings over the closing stages of Saturday’s Group 2 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy (1600m) at Tauranga. Successful in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) and the Group 2 Wellington Guineas (1400m) when prepared by Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard, Scott[...]

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

Te Akau Racing has produced a one-two finish in the Group One Hanui Farm Classic at Otaki with Avantage beating Prise De Fer. The quinella came shortly before stable star Melody Belle ran third in the Group One Futurity at Caulfield in Melbourne. The Jamie Richards-trained Avantage and Prise De Fer fought it out down[...]

Posted on December 19, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is happy with comeback galloper Chocante but has no expectation of a winning return in the Group 2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The Group 1 performer strained a tendon in the Listed Tails Stakes (1600m) at Doomben in April last year and was given a[...]

Posted on November 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh had a memorable day at Otaki on Friday, winning a stakes double and unearthing another Derby prospect. The Waikato conditioner won the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) with Crown Prosecutor this year and he has next year’s edition in his sights with Scorpz after his win in the Group 3[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Well-related filly Chiaretta showed she has inherited her share of the family ability when coming from well off the pace to break maiden ranks when winning the NZB Ready To Run Nov 20 – 21 (1200m) at Te Rapa on Friday. Chiaretta split stakes performers Appellant and Blackrocksdetox when second at her only start at[...]

Posted on September 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The winning roll of owner Lib Petagna with the progeny of Waikato Stud’s super stallion Savabeel continued at Ellerslie on Saturday when promising filly Sorrentina delivered an eye-catching victory. Sorrentina, who races under Petagna’s JML Bloodstock banner, had looked a winner in waiting when she debuted with a gutsy third in the Listed The O’Leary’s[...]

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

The Stephen Marsh and Danielle Johnson combination enjoyed a big day out at Pukekohe on Sunday with a winning treble that was highlighted by the victory of Vernanme in the Listed Haunui Farm Karaka Classic (1600m). The Marsh stable has had a steady start to the season with just the five winners to date off[...]

Posted on July 21, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Danielle Johnson made the best possible return to raceday riding after an injury enforced nine- month break away from the track when she guided talented three-year-old Bobby Dazzler to victory at New Plymouth on Saturday. Johnson has been on the side-lines since mid-November when she sustained three fractures to her collar bone in a race[...]

Johnson to ride Avantage in Tarzino

Te Akau Racing claim Te Rapa features

Johnson reunites with Avantage in Foxbridge

New partnership on the board with stylish victory at Matamata

Sharrock holds strong hand at Matamata

Savabeel three-year-olds deliver double for McCullum

Red letter day for Waddell

Scott Base back to winning form in Tauranga feature

Avantage Wins Group One Classic At Otaki

Chocante to resume after long injury break

Otaki stakes double for Marsh

Chiaretta breaks maidens at Te Rapa

Sorrentina delivers with impressive Ellerslie effort

Vernanme takes Pukekohe feature

Johnson back in winning form after lengthy injury break

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