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

Connections of star mare Avantage have opted to keep the six-year-old on home soil as she works towards a start in the Group 2 Valachi Downs Foxbridge Plate (1200m) which will be run at Te Rapa on Saturday, pending an Alert Level downgrade on Friday. The Jamie Richards-trained mare was nominated for both the Group[...]

Posted on March 3, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The New Zealand Derby meeting could be held at either Hastings or Ellerslie on Sunday, but Jamie Richards is hoping for the latter. The man at the helm of the Te Akau juggernaut will have a number of leading contenders at the meeting, many of whom favour the Auckland track. “It would be great to[...]

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

Six months after undergoing surgery to correct a painful issue with his neck, jockey Vinnie Colgan is back and firing on all cylinders. Established as one of New Zealand’s leading riders in a career that spans three decades, Colgan was close to giving the game away at the start of the year as he battled[...]

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

Yet another wide draw for Avantage for Saturday’s Group 1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham hasn’t received the warmest reception from Matamata trainer Jamie Richards but as ever he’s taking positives from his misfortune. Group 1 winner Avantage was the TAB’s pre-post favourite before she drew barrier 13 on Wednesday and she[...]

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