Danielle Johnson

Richards provides quinella in Breeders’ Stakes

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.[...]

Posted on March 29, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising mare Les Crayeres will head to the spelling paddock off the back of a stylish performance over 1400m at Tauranga on Saturday. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained four-year-old survived a protest from the third placed runner, Duneagle, to register career win number four from just 8 starts and set herself up for a profitable[...]

Posted on March 8, 2021
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A heavy downpour during the running of Sunday's Group 3 Haunui Farm King's Plate (1200m) proved no hindrance to exciting mare Entriviere as she produced a flashing burst of speed to capture her second successive Group Three victory. The Tavistock four-year-old had taken out the Group 3 Concorde Handicap (1200m) on Karaka Million night at[...]

Posted on February 27, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Chad Orsmby is looking forward to lining up debutant Mana Nui in the Group 3 Waikato Stud Slipper (1200m) at his home track on Saturday. Orsmby admits the two-year-old colt faces a stiff task against his more practiced opponents, which includes the likes of undefeated Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winner On The Bubbles[...]

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

Group Three winner Germanicus showed he is in excellent order ahead of a return to racing, winning a 1000m trial at Pukekohe on Thursday that was restricted to stakes performers. The Danica Guy-trained five-year-old narrowly edged out the Lance Noble-trained Bavella, with the Jamie Richards pair of Prise De Fer and Entriviere running home nicely[...]

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

Former jockey Peter Johnson may have ridden 1370 winners in New Zealand, but it was at Te Aroha on Wednesday that he experienced one of his proudest moments in racing. His daughter, premiership-leading jockey Danielle Johnson, brought up her 1000th win in the saddle in New Zealand when piloting home Feelin' Fancy to win the[...]

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

The significance of riding 1000 New Zealand winners is dawning on Cambridge jockey Danielle Johnson. Johnson sits on 999 wins in New Zealand and has a gilt-edged opportunity to become the 34th jockey to achieve the feat with a book of nine rides at Te Aroha on Wednesday. “I hope that monkey doesn't just sit[...]

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

Trainers Ken and Bev Kelso left Te Rapa racecourse on Saturday evening with mixed emotions after contrasting performances from their two runners on the day. Two hours after quality mare Levante had shocked pundits with a tardy beginning that cost her all chance in the Group 1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m), exciting prospect Les Crayeres[...]

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

Impressive Tauranga winner ready for a break

Rain no barrier for exciting Entriviere

Stakes test first-up for Mana Nui

Germanicus wins star-studded trial

Like father, like daughter – Johnson joins the 1000 club

Johnson keen to make history at Te Aroha

Les Crayeres provides pick me up for Kelso

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