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Richards bears down on 50th Group One win

Posted on November 12, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Champion trainer Jamie Richards has weight of numbers on his side with a team of five fillies contesting Saturday's Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Richards needs just one win to bring up 50 Group One victories in a career barely six years in the making. But even with the[...]

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 26, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards continued his run of success over the long weekend as he produced a winning double at Te Rapa on Monday. Richards recorded six wins on Saturday, three apiece at Matamata and Riccarton, including stakes victories with Imperatriz in the Group 3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m), while Noverre stamped his claims for[...]

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

The depth of the three-year-old talent in the Te Akau Racing team was clearly on display on Saturday, with trainer Jamie Richards producing black-type victories at both Matamata and Riccarton. Richards swept all before him last season, winning the National Trainers' premiership with 160 wins of which 36 were at stakes level. It has been[...]

Posted on October 21, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

At 31, trainer Jamie Richards makes most people seem like under-achievers. The Matamata horseman has 47 Group One wins to his name and will send out a live chance in the AUD$5 million Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) on Saturday for the third year in succession. Four-time Group One winner Probabeel will represent Richards for[...]

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 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 January 2, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

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 31, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Jamie Richards finished 2020 with a bang, posting an historic six wins at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, and winning his last start of the year courtesy of Zouluminous at Taupo on Wednesday. While pleased with his team's efforts, his attention has swiftly turned back to Ellerslie where he will have a number of strong[...]

Richards bears down on 50th Group One win

Noverre dialled in for Guineas assignment

Richards hoping to have his timing right with Synchronize

Richards’ run continues with winning double at Te Rapa

Richards highlights red letter day with three-year-old stakes double

Probabeel peaking ahead of Cox Plate

Richards wishing for further Guineas success

Rain the only drawback for heavily armed Richards

Richards provides quinella in Breeders’ Stakes

Richards and Johnson continue carnival roll

Richards hoping to start the year with a bang

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