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Noverre dialled in for Guineas assignment

Posted on November 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It might have taken a while but Matamata trainer Jamie Richards believes Noverre has his mind right on the job ahead of Saturday's Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The Savabeel colt has long shown immense natural talent but has been something of a work in progress, with[...]

Posted on October 30, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Having readjusted to the South Island pace of life, Jamie Richards is banking on having the final piece of his Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) jigsaw trained to the minute for Ashburton on Sunday. Richards already has a string of five fillies on track for the Classic at Riccarton on November[...]

Posted on October 15, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It's crunch time for Te Akau Racing's three-year-olds as Matamata trainer Jamie Richards looks to enhance the operation's remarkable record in the Guineas races at Riccarton. Richards will produce a bevy of prospects over the next 10 days for the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November[...]

Posted on October 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jamie Richards will once again have a strong contingent racing in Australia this weekend, with two runners apiece at Randwick and Caulfield on Saturday. Last season's star New Zealand filly Amarelinha has a tilt at the AUD$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) on the line when she contests the Group 3 Angst Stakes (1600m) at Randwick,[...]

Posted on September 19, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Awapuni galloper Wakari upset all predictions when he held out hot favourite I Wish I Win to take out the Listed El Roca-Sir Colin Meads Trophy (1200m) at Hastings. Punters had disregarded the chances of the three-year-old son of Vespa after he could only manage second in rating 65 company first-up at Hawera when expected[...]

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

This weekend will prove to be one of trainer Jamie Richards' busiest to date, with 34 horses accepted at Taupo on Friday, Riccarton and Hastings on Saturday, and Te Aroha on Sunday, plus a trio of stars — Probabeel, Kahma Lass and Amarelinha — in Australia. “It is probably the most we've had entered for[...]

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 September 2, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Steven Cole is looking forward to watching Magneto contest the Group 3 Cambridge Stud Northland Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday, he will just be doing so from the comfort of his couch. Training from Byerley Park, Cole will be unable to attend the Hamilton meeting as the Auckland region[...]

Posted on September 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

This week's Waikato race meetings look likely to go ahead without leading New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson after changes to the Auckland-Waikato border area have locked him in. Bosson was set to have an outstanding book of rides at Saturday's Te Rapa raceday, among them multiple Group One winner Avantage in the Group 2 Valachi[...]

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

Connections of many of the country's early three-year-olds will be breathing a sigh of relief when they hear Group One winner On The Bubbles won't be contesting the first three-year-old stakes race of the season. Trainer Jamie Richards is taking a cautious approach with the son of Brazen Beau after he had an elevated temperature[...]

Posted on March 30, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Plans for Group One winning juvenile Sword Of State will be determined by the volume of rain in the coming days, with the Jamie Richards-trained colt a warm favourite for Saturday's Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m). The son of Snitzel is not a confirmed runner, with the Te Akau team keen[...]

Posted on March 7, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leading Central Districts rider Johnathan Parkes continued his winning roll aboard Jamie Richards-trained two-year-olds when he guided well related Savabeel youngster I Wish I Win to a comfortable victory in the opening race at Awapuni. Parkes has been the regular rider of Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) winner On The Bubbles for Richards and continued his[...]

Noverre dialled in for Guineas assignment

Richards hoping to have his timing right with Synchronize

Richards wishing for further Guineas success

Golden Eagle aspirations put to the sword on Saturday

Wakari upsets favourites at Hastings

Rain the only drawback for heavily armed Richards

Richards provides quinella in Breeders’ Stakes

Cole hoping Magneto has X factor

Bosson stranded by Auckland barrier

Hastings first-up for On The Bubbles

Weather to dictate state for Sword

Parkes and Richards continue winning association with promising two-year-old

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