Danielle Johnson

Amarelinha back to her best at Te Rapa

Posted on February 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Exciting galloper Amarelinha bounced back to her very best after suffering a narrow defeat at her most recent start, when she captured the Group 2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa. Trained by Jamie Richards for the Te Akau Hopskip'n'jump Syndicate, Amarelinha was sent out a favourite for the contest as[...]

Posted on February 12, 2021
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Champion trainer Jamie Richards is hoping he will witness history being made at Te Rapa on Saturday when Melody Belle contests the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m). New Zealand's darling of the turf equalled Sunline's record of 13 Group One wins when victorious in the Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham last start, and she[...]

Posted on February 9, 2021
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Progressive mare Tabata collected her first stakes success when she prevailed in a desperate finish to the Listed Property Brokers Wairarapa Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m) at Tauherenikau on Monday. Owned by former Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum ONZM, who these days is sought after in both coaching and commentary roles around the globe, the four-year-old[...]

Posted on February 8, 2021
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Trainer Roger James admits he feared the worst as he watched his star mare Concert Hall crash through the outside fence at New Plymouth on Saturday after escaping from the starting gates prior to the start of the Group 3 Powerworx Taranaki Cup (1800m). The last start Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) winner was a[...]

Posted on February 5, 2021
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New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock will use a home-track feature as a potential launching pad to next month's Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham. Sharrock had planned to use last week's Group 3 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham to assess how promising fillies Sumi and Signora Nero were[...]

Posted on February 1, 2021
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Although he enjoyed a wonderful day at Trentham on Saturday, trainer Allan Sharrock was left with a niggling feeling of what might have been had his promising mare Sinarahma jumped with the field in the Group 1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m). The six-year-old Savabeel mare produced an amazing performance to get within a length of[...]

Posted on January 29, 2021
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Trainer Shaune Ritchie couldn't wait to get his toes in the sand at Waitarere Beach as he went about putting the final touches on his four stable runners set to compete at the Wellington Cup meeting at Trentham this Saturday. Ritchie is a firm believer in the benefits that beach work can provide for travelling[...]

Posted on January 24, 2021
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In a titanic tussle that lived up to the pre-race hype, Aegon kept his perfect record intact with a thrilling win over Amarelinha in Saturday's Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie. Although the million-dollar race attracted a full field of 17 three-year-olds, the build-up was completely dominated by two horses. One was Aegon, whose[...]

Posted on January 24, 2021
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Classy three-year-old Need I Say More made his first run at Ellerslie a winning one when he lumped topweight of 60.5kgs to victory in the Group 3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m), the first race on Karaka Million night. Carrying the familiar tangerine and blue silks of Te Akau Racing, colours that were to the[...]

Posted on January 18, 2021
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Leading rider Danielle Johnson streaked to a century of wins for the season when she took out the Listed IRT No.1 Wellesley Stakes (1000m) on Quattro Quinta at Trentham on Saturday, but in typical fashion is hungry for plenty more winners in the coming months. Not content with bagging just the one stakes success on[...]

Posted on January 17, 2021
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Class prevailed at Trentham on Saturday when versatile mare Avantage was at her very best in taking out the Group 1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) for the second year in succession. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old had scored fresh-up in the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year's Day to take[...]

Posted on January 17, 2021
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The runaway leader of the National jockeys' premiership, Danielle Johnson, notched her 100th winner for the season when she guided Te Akau Racing two-year-old Quattro Quinta to victory in the Listed IRT No.1 Wellesley Stakes (1000m) at Trentham on Saturday. Installed a warm $2 Fixed Odds favourite, the Darci Brahma gelding certainly didn't have things[...]

Posted on January 8, 2021
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Shaune Ritchie is heading into the Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) at Awapuni with The Good Fight on Saturday in a buoyant mood. His six-year-old gelding heads into the race in a fresh state, after his fifth-placing in the Group 3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) in November, and he said there are a number[...]

Posted on January 3, 2021
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Promising mare Les Crayeres completed a winning double at Tauranga on Saturday when she took out the opening event on the card at the popular holiday racemeeting. The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained four-year-old has now had four starts at the venue for two wins after breaking maidens there at her last start, with the promise[...]

Posted on January 2, 2021
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Trainer Jamie Richards, jockey Danielle Johnson and Te Akau Racing have continued their dominant Ellerslie Christmas Carnival form with a stakes double through the deeds of Imperatriz in the Group 2 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) and Savy Yong Blonk in the Group 3 SKYCITY City Of Auckland Cup (2400m). Richards saddled an unprecedented six[...]

Posted on December 29, 2020
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The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman stable added another likely candidate to their Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) assault in March, when Frontman made a winning debut at Rotorua on Monday. There had been plenty of talk about the full brother to multiple Group 1 winner Bonneval after he had won a 1000m[...]

Posted on December 28, 2020
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A quick glance at the results from day one of the Ellerslie Christmas carnival reveals the remarkable fact that if your surname wasn't Richards, Bosson or Johnson you struggled to make much of an impact on one of the biggest days on the New Zealand racing calendar. Matamata's Jamie Richards dominated the training ranks as[...]

Amarelinha back to her best at Te Rapa

History making day in the offing for Te Akau

Tabata takes Breeders’ Stakes for Cricket legend

Concert Hall escapes serious injury after nasty barrier incident

Sharrock fillies take home advantage into Oaks Prelude

Sinarahma set for another Group One target

Life’s a beach for Ritchie as he gets set for Trentham features

Aegon triumphs in epic Karaka Million 3YO Classic

Te Akau Racing to the fore on Karaka Million racenight

Ton up but Johnson looking for more

Avantage goes back to back in Telegraph

Johnson brings up a century of wins at Trentham

The Good Fight primed for Marton Cup

Les Crayeres on song at Tauranga

Richards and Johnson continue carnival roll

Derby contenders unleashed at Rotorua

Leading riders to the fore on Boxing Day

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