Mark Walker

Te Akau duo out to cause Sydney Group 1 upsets

Posted on April 11, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing will continue their raid on The Championships in Sydney with a pair of in-form chances at Randwick this weekend, including quality filly Quintessa in the Group 1 Australian Oaks (2400m). The daughter of Shamus Award has been a revelation for trainer Mark Walker this season, winning three and placing in three of[...]

Posted on April 4, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Opie Bosson attributes Imperatriz's ascent to the pinnacle of sprinting over the past year to her remarkable resilience, emphasizing her ability to remain “niggle-free.” Trained by Mark Walker, the five-year-old mare enters Saturday's Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick with an impressive tally of ten Group 1 victories, having suffered only one defeat[...]

Posted on March 23, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mighty mare Imperatriz added a 10th Group One victory to her collection with another supreme performance in Saturday's $1 million William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. Imperatriz became Te Akau Racing's second mare to reach 10 Group One wins. She has followed in the famous footsteps of Melody Belle, who won 14 times at[...]

Posted on March 4, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Exciting young prospect Nucleozor will be given his chance at attaining black-type in the coming months following his pleasing debut victory at Wingatui on Saturday. Bred and raced by Te Akau Stud and Westonlea Bloodstock, the son of Almanzor had two previous trials, placing behind subsequent multiple Group performer Poetic Champion over 850m at Te[...]

Posted on March 2, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Smart four-year four-year-old mare Sans Doute recorded her third victory in succession when successful at Flemington on Saturday. The daughter of Not A Single Doubt was game after over-coming a checkered-passage in a small field of five to score going away. Prepared by Mark Walker out of Te Akau Racing's Cranbourne stable, the mare will[...]

Posted on March 1, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing have locked in the next assignment for their star sprinter Imperatriz, with the nine-time Group One winner looking to add to her elite-level tally in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington next Saturday. The daughter of I Am Invincible was victorious first-up in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m)[...]

Posted on February 17, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

An unimpressive trial created a touch of uncertainty around Imperatriz ahead of her first-up run in Saturday's $1 million Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington, but the Te Akau Racing wonder-mare blew all those doubts away and carried on her winning way. The Lightning was the sixth major Melbourne sprint win in succession[...]

Posted on February 13, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

In her final impressive workout at Moonee Valley on Monday morning, Imperatriz, a multiple Group 1 winner, left co-trainer Mark Walker satisfied ahead of her eagerly anticipated return in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) this Saturday. Teaming up with stablemate Sans Doute (Not A Single Doubt) for an 800m gallop, the dynamic[...]

Posted on December 18, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Commentator George Simon summed up what many were thinking at the finish of the first race at Te Rapa when he uttered the well-known catch cry ‘there's only one Opie Bosson'. Bosson had just guided the raging hot favourite Move To Strike ($1.35) to a seemingly effortless debut victory over 1100m, in the process lodging[...]

Posted on November 11, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imperatriz () has remained undefeated throughout the spring after taking out the Group 1 VRC Champions Sprint at her first look down the Flemington straight to claim her third Group 1 victory in a row in Melbourne. The Mark Walker-trained mare had won the Group 1 Moir Stakes and Group 1 Manikato Stakes at Moonee[...]

Posted on October 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Walker's star sprinter Imperatriz () has become the third horse in history to complete the Moir Stakes/Manikato Stakes double, joining Manikato and Spinning Hill as the only horses to win the Group 1 features in the same season at Moonee Valley. The daughter of I Am Invincible has continued her winning ways this preparation,[...]

Posted on October 5, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Mark Walker has high hopes for his talented mare Skew Wiff as she prepares to compete at Flemington in the Group 2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m). Skew Wiff, a four-year-old bred and raced by Waikato Stud, had a strong start to her spring campaign in New Zealand. She finished as the runner-up in[...]

Posted on September 29, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The feature race of the night at Moonee Valley was the Group 1 Moir Stakes and the hot favourite Imperatriz proved way too good for her rivals as she gave them a start and a beating over the 1000m scamper. Opie Bosson and Mark Walker continued on their merry way by winning another feature Group[...]

Posted on September 12, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imperatriz is set to remain in Melbourne, Australia this spring, as Te Akau Racing has decided against entering her in the $20 million The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on October 14. The mare delivered an impressive start to her spring campaign at The Valley by winning the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m), following her victory[...]

Posted on September 9, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imperatriz, at odds $4.00, displayed her dominance in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday afternoon, delivering a breathtaking performance that left her competition in awe. Racing alongside the highly favored Giga Kick ($1.70) as they turned together with 150 metres to go, Imperatriz left her rivals in her wake, marking a[...]

Posted on July 27, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Mark Walker is in rarefied air after becoming the first New Zealand trainer to record 200 domestic wins in a season at Awapuni on Thursday. Te Akau's head trainer went into the synthetic meeting requiring two wins to reach the mark and his eight-strong team duly delivered. Redsheis brought the Matamata horseman within one win,[...]

Posted on July 24, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Popthebubbles edged her trainer Mark Walker closer to the magical 200 wins for the season mark when saluting at Tauranga on Saturday. After jumping away fairly from the ace barrier, Popthebubbes settled toward the rare of the field for veteran hoop Vinnie Colgan, who began his move on the three-year-old filly at the 800m and[...]

Te Akau duo out to cause Sydney Group 1 upsets

“Niggle-free” Imperatriz excites Opie Bosson

Imperatriz claims Group 1 William Reid Stakes

Te Akau racing unveils another impressive juvenile

Sans Doute continues winning form at Flemington

Imperatriz to lineup in Group 1 Newmarket Handicap

Imperatriz wins Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning

Imperatriz set for Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning

Bosson lands 2000th New Zealand win

Imperatriz claims Group 1 Champions Sprint

Imperatriz too good in the Manikato Stakes

Skew Wiff hoping to hit target in Flemington Group 2

Imperatriz smashes rivals in Group 1 Moir Stakes

Imperatriz to remain in Melbourne, set to bypass The Everest

Imperatriz takes out Group 2 McEwen Stakes in style

Mark Walker brings up 200th winner

Popthebubbles edges Walker toward 200 season winners

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