Frank Ritchie

Fired up Dawn Patrol gets the job done at Ellerslie

Posted on September 27, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A pipe opener over 500m on Friday worked the oracle for classy sprinter Dawn Patrol as he downed a quality field over 1400m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The five-year-old Dawn Approach gelding was having his second start in a new campaign after finishing well back in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) first up at[...]

Posted on September 11, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Fiscal Fantasy has become one of trainer Frank Ritchie’s stable favourites and he admits it will be a sad day when she leaves his Cambridge barn for the last time. The six-year-old mare will begin her final preparation with Ritchie in the Auckland Co-op Taxis 1600 at Ellerslie on Saturday and while he has reserved[...]

Posted on June 3, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

One of racing’s senior statesman, Frank Ritchie is looking forward to welcoming back a couple of his better quality gallopers in the coming weeks as the Cambridge trainer prepares for spring racing. The Covid-19 enforced lockdown provided the 75-year-old with a glimpse of retirement and the respected horseman said in the main it didn’t agree[...]

Posted on March 9, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It says much for the impact that champion galloper Bonecrusher had on his trainer Frank Ritchie and strapper (and Ritchie’s son) Shaune that the mere mention of his name still sends a collective shiver down their spines. The athletic chestnut, affectionately known as Big Red came into their lives at a pivotal time for both[...]

Posted on December 31, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Frank Ritchie will be looking for more success at Ellerslie’s Christmas-New Year Carnival on Wednesday after Fiscal Fantasy’s Group 1 runner-up performance in the Zabeel Classic (2000m) on Boxing Day. Ritchie was delighted with the result, but said because of her petite size Fiscal Fantasy is reliant on good barrier draws. “As I[...]

Posted on December 17, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Frank Ritchie is looking to plunder the rich spoils on offer at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day with a pair of stable runners. Impressive last start winner Kya Khoob Lagti Ho will contest the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship (2400m), while Dawn Patrol will be vying for Group 1 glory in the Sistema Railway[...]

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

Fiscal Fantasy may be small, but she is mighty. The diminutive mare showed her quality when beating her much larger rivals at Ellerslie on Tuesday when taking out the Group 3 OMF Stakes (2000m). The Frank Ritchie-trained mare was positioned beautifully by jockey Leith Inness just behind the pace before they were able to take[...]

Posted on October 20, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Enigmatic four-year-old Dawn Patrol made a welcome return to the winner’s enclosure when he took out the Group 3 Sweynesse Stakes (1215m) at Rotorua with a powerful finishing burst. Runner-up to Madison County in the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) last season, the Dawn Approach gelding had finished a disappointing seventh at Group[...]

Posted on October 4, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Frank Ritchie is heading into the last day of the Hawke’s Bay Spring Carnival in high spirits. The Waikato horseman will take two stable representatives south to contest feature races on the ten race card on Saturday. Group One performer Dawn Patrol will line-up in the Group 3 Red Badge Spring Sprint (1400m)[...]

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

Promising galloper Dawn Patrol made a pleasing start to the new season for trainer Frank Ritchie, deadheating his 880m trial with Magnum at Te Rapa on Tuesday. “I was happy with that,” Ritchie said. “He is a bit burly and the track was hard work, he had a real blow afterwards too. I am pleased[...]

Fired up Dawn Patrol gets the job done at Ellerslie

Last hurrah for Fiscal Fantasy

Retirement not on the agenda for active Ritchie

Bonecrusher: The horse of a lifetime

Ritchie seeks Group 1 glory at Ellerslie

Ritchie seeking Ellerslie riches

Fiscal Fantasy scores second Group 3

Dawn Patrol back to his best at Rotorua

Feature targets for Ritchie pair

Promising dawn to new season for Ritchie

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