Excalibur

First runners back for Ritchie stable

Posted on July 17, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is back in the game this weekend. Having watched from the sidelines for the first month as racing resumed after the enforced COVID-19 pandemic break, Ritchie will produce his first runners since March at Te Rapa on Saturday. Noted stayers The Good Fight and Excalibur will tackle the Pathways – The[...]

Posted on January 20, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie came close to a big double at Trentham on Saturday, but left the meeting knowing his smart filly Jennifer Eccles is still on the right path for a return trip to the course in March to contest the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m). Following on from her win[...]

Posted on January 16, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Bargain filly Jennifer Eccles will be out to maintain her lead in the lucrative New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series when she contests Saturday's Group 3 New Zealand Bloodstock Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. The Shaune Rtichie-trained filly shed the tag of New Zealand's best maiden when winning the Group 2 Eight[...]

Posted on July 1, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie is hoping an annual winter stopover in Ruakaka will pave the way for an elusive win in the Group 1 Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November. Each year the Cambridge trainer sends a team of horses north to further their preparations for spring campaigns and he already has the[...]

First runners back for Ritchie stable

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