Jennifer Eccles

Clark strikes gold with another promising filly

Posted on September 12, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Challenge Syndications' Adrian Clark looks like he has done it again. The bloodstock agent and syndicator is quickly making a name for himself for being able to find future Group-winning fillies at the lower-end of the market at Karaka. Clark purchased subsequent Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) and 2019/20 New Zealand Filly of the[...]

Posted on April 27, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising New Zealand juvenile filly Enraptured looks to be on track for her first tilt at stakes level next week after pleasing co-trainer Shaune Ritchie with her track gallop at Te Rapa on Tuesday. The daughter of Preferment is set to tackle the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre 2YO Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa next[...]

Posted on March 31, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Adrian Clark may have found his next Jennifer Eccles. The bloodstock agent bought the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner and Champion New Zealand Three-Year-Old Filly of her year for just NZD$5,000 as a weanling, and he outlaid a similar price for her heir apparent, Enraptured. The juvenile filly won on debut in the[...]

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

Class New Zealand gallopers Jennifer Eccles and Two Illicit furthered their preparations for upcoming Queensland Winter Carnival assignments in Australia with separate exhibition gallops during the Te Rapa racemeeting on Saturday. Last season's Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Jennifer Eccles was having her first serious hit-out off the back of a decent[...]

Posted on February 17, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive three-year-old Shockallia will not contest the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) but could be seen in Classic races later in the season according to trainer Shaune Ritchie, who prepares the son of Shocking in partnership with Colm Murray. “He got a very deep-seated stone bruise basically the day after his Te Rapa[...]

Posted on January 8, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie is heading into the Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) at Awapuni with The Good Fight on Saturday in a buoyant mood. His six-year-old gelding heads into the race in a fresh state, after his fifth-placing in the Group 3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) in November, and he said there are a number[...]

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

Shaune Ritchie is confident Jennifer Eccles will put her best foot forward in Saturday's Group 2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe. Last season's Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner had a brief freshen-up following a below par run in the Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) won by Melody Belle.[...]

Posted on October 19, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Progressive galloper Swords Drawn threw his hat into the ring for some of the upcoming summer staying features when he stormed home from near last to score impressively over 1600m to close out this year's Hawke's Bay Spring carnival. Placed twice in stakes company as a three-year-old, the now five-year-old Camelot gelding has always looked[...]

Posted on October 5, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The final field for the last Group 1 event of the Hastings spring carnival, the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) is likely to have a markedly different look to it than the one that lined up in Saturday's Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m). While the three Jamie Richards-trained runners, Melody Belle, Avantage and Prise[...]

Posted on September 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Quality mare Jennifer Eccles has pleased her trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray ahead of Saturday's Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings. The popular galloper has never finished worse than fourth in her 12 career starts and caught the eye when finishing into that placing in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) when[...]

Posted on September 21, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings in a fortnight is shaping as another standout contest based on the comments from connections of the horses who finished in behind Saturday's upset winner of the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m), Callsign Mav. Form analysts will be casting their eyes over video replays of the[...]

Posted on August 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand Oaks winner Jennifer Eccles has been ruled out of the Sydney spring but connections have left the door open for a Melbourne preparation. Co-trainer Shaune Ritchie confirmed the mare would target Group One races closer to home in the short-term ahead of a possible Cox Plate bid. “We have elected not to campaign[...]

Posted on August 12, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie has resisted the temptation to campaign last season's Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Jennifer Eccles in Sydney, despite receiving a travel exemption to do so. Ritchie, who trains in partnership with Colm Murray at Cambridge, has elected to target Group One assignments at the Hawke's Bay Spring Carnival instead. “We have[...]

Posted on August 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie was beaming after Jennifer Eccles' 1050m trial at Ruakaka on Tuesday. He was delighted to see last season's Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner relax in her heat and run on well to finish fourth against a quality line-up. “We are delighted with her,” said Ritchie, who trains in partnership with Colm[...]

Posted on August 2, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It is with a heavy heart that Windsor Park Stud announce the loss of their very successful sire Rip Van Winkle following a short illness. By the world's best sire Galileo, Rip Van Winkle had just completed his most successful season with a stellar year on the racetrack that included Group 1 winning stars Te[...]

Posted on July 29, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Rising eight-year-old Sultan Of Swing showed he still has the zest for racing when winning a 900m trial at Te Rapa on Tuesday and the Shaune Ritchie-trained gelding is on target for an early season feature. A Group 1 placegetter and winner of 10 races, Sultan Of Swing will be aimed at the Group 2[...]

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[...]

Clark strikes gold with another promising filly

Enraptured pleases in Te Rapa hit-out

Ritchie Enraptured with promising filly

Top New Zealand mares ready for Queensland challenge

Ritchie taking conservative approach with Classic hopefuls

The Good Fight primed for Marton Cup

Breeders’ Stakes performance to dictate Jennifer’s path

Swords Drawn ready to go to the next level

Different complexion for Livamol Classic

Jennifer on trial for Melbourne at Hawke’s Bay

Beaten brigade set their sights on Windsor Park Plate

Sydney Off The Menu For Jennifer Eccles

Hastings targets for Jennifer Eccles

Oaks winner pleases in Ruakaka

Windsor Park Stud mourn loss of proven sire

Sultan still has his swing

First runners back for Ritchie stable

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