Mark Walker

Homebred filly the Belle of the ball

Posted on February 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The tangerine and blue silks of Te Akau Racing are a familiar sight in Australasian racing circles and on Saturday they lodged a special victory. Maven Belle's win in the Group 3 2YO Classic (1200m) at Te Rapa was Te Akau Racing's 20th New Zealand stakes win for the season (Self Obsession added another to[...]

Posted on December 22, 2021
in Singapore Horse Racing News

A changing of the guard at the powerful Te Akau operation will result in Donna Logan's Singapore training career going to a new level in 2022 with a dramatic boost to her stable's firepower. Logan will take charge of the majority of Mark Walker's stable, including Te Akau and Fortuna horses at Kranji, following the[...]

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

New Zealand's leading trainer Jamie Richards will move to Hong Kong in the new year to take up an invitation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club to join their training ranks next season. The 32-year-old has been a revelation since commencing training in 2015 in partnership with Stephen Autridge for Te Akau Racing. The pair[...]

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

Former New Zealand jockey Shafiq Rusof is set to make his return to raceday riding in Singapore next month. The Malaysian 34-year-old was on Friday among nine jockeys who were granted a six-month licence from July 1 to December 31, 2021 by the Singapore Turf Club. “I'm so happy I finally get to return to[...]

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

It was another proud day for Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis CNZM as the multi-faceted operation recorded seven wins in the space of seven hours, in three different countries on Saturday. Last season's champion trainer Jamie Richards saddled Vamos Bebe, Miss Aotearoa, and Savy Yong Blonk to win at Hastings, while Probabeel won at[...]

Posted on March 21, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News, Singapore Horse Racing News

The world may be in the grips of the Covid-19 epidemic, but it is business as usual for Te Akau's Singapore trainer Mark Walker. The premiership-leading trainer has been impressed with Singapore's handling of the virus, which has meant racing has been able to continue on the island nation. “It (Covid-19) hasn't really affected us[...]

Posted on December 9, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News, Singapore Horse Racing News

Te Akau Singapore trainer Mark Walker claimed his third title as Champion Singapore Trainer following the completion of the racing season at Kranji racecourse on Sunday. Walker had previously attained the crown in 2015 and 2017 and he was delighted to add to that tally on the weekend. “It was over a long way from[...]

Posted on December 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News, Singapore Horse Racing News

Ex-patriate Australian Vlad Duric has won a third-straight Singapore jockeys' premiership while also enjoying his most successful year. The Singapore season wound up on Sunday with Duric landing four winners, giving him 88 victories for the year, bettering his previous best of 83 in 2017. He finished with 73 winners last season. “It's been a[...]

Posted on July 31, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Apprentice jockey Chris Caserta has been airlifted to a Melbourne hospital following a four-horse fall at Sale. The fall resulted in the abandonment of the remaining five races on Wednesday's program. Caserta was the first to fall when he parted ways with Cases Dream near the 600m. Thomas Stockdale aboard Be Amazing and Joe Bowditch[...]

Posted on July 30, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News, Singapore Horse Racing News

Te Akau's Singapore trainer Mark Walker notched his 50th win for the season when Sacred Sea was victorious over 1700m in Class 4 company at Kranji racecourse on Friday night. In a season running the calendar year in Singapore, Walker has a 13 win buffer over Michael Clements and could be on target to set[...]

Posted on July 19, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News, Singapore Horse Racing News

Trainer Mark Walker is confident four-year-old Savabeel gelding Sacred Croix (NZ) can provide him with an elusive Derby victory. The Raffles Racing-owned galloper is a leading contender for the S$1 million Singapore Derby (1800m) on Sunday after finding the line well for second in both legs of the four-year- old series to date, the Listed[...]

Posted on May 26, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News, Singapore Horse Racing News

Ex-pat kiwi Mark Walker continued his impressive run of form in Singapore on Saturday with a winning double that sees him sitting six wins clear of his nearest rival in the race for the trainers' premiership. Walker, who won five premierships in New Zealand before moving to Singapore in 2011, topped the trainers' list in[...]

Homebred filly the Belle of the ball

Logan looking forward to new Singapore challenge

Champion Kiwi trainer Hong Kong bound as Walker returns

Singapore riding return for Rusof

Another bumper Saturday for Te Akau

Business as usual with Singapore racing

Walker earns third trainers title

Vlad Duric Lands A Third Singapore Title

Jockeys Hurt In Four-Horse Fall At Sale

Walker on target for record season

Walker chasing Derby win with Savabeel gelding

Walker at his front-running best in Singapore premiership

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