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Tutukaka Derby bound

Posted on June 26, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Tony Pike-trained two-year-old gelding Tutukaka ticked the first box as he makes a long-range bid for the Group 1 VRC Derby (2500m) with a dominant victory in the Listed Tattersall’s Life Member Stakes (1830m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Ridden by Michael Cahill, the half-brother to Melody Belle always looked in control when sitting[...]

Posted on May 26, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Records tumbled on the opening day of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, but Arcadia Queen was not among the stars to go under the hammer.

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

New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson knows the time is right for Melody Belle to stop racing. But it didn’t mean he wasn’t affected by it. Melody Belle ended her racing career at the weekend when finishing fifth in Bosson’s hands in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m), finishing as well as anything behind the runaway[...]

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

Tuesday morning began a series of lasts for 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle. The six-year-old mare had her final gallop at the Gold Coast with regular rider Opie Bosson aboard ahead of her final raceday start in the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on Saturday. “She worked well and in her customary style,” trainer[...]

Posted on May 10, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Queensland’s Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on May 22 remains set as the final start in the storied career of New Zealand mare Melody Belle following her midfield finish at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Trainer Jamie Richards said the 14-time Group One winner ran well when finishing 10th in the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes[...]

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

Reigning New Zealand horse of the year Melody Belle will embark on the first steps of her final racing journey at the Gold Coast, Australia, on Saturday, one which holds plenty of sentiment for her trainer Jamie Richards. Matamata-based Richards will produce 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle in Saturday’s Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m),[...]

Posted on April 24, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards will be looking to extend what can only be described as a dream season when he lines-up a couple of stakes favourites this weekend. The 31-year-old horseman sits atop the New Zealand Trainers’ Premiership with 147 wins, 35 of those at stakes level, surpassing Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman’s previous[...]

Posted on April 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Melody Belle will end her racing career with a familiar face on her back. With the trans-Tasman travel bubble coming into effect last Monday, Kiwi hoop Opie Bosson will be able to travel to Queensland over the next month to reunite with New Zealand’s darling of the turf for her final two races. Bosson has[...]

Posted on April 13, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leading New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards has experienced plenty of success in Australia over the last 12 months, he just hasn’t been able to be there to witness it. That will all change this weekend, with the trans-Tasman travel bubble opening up next Monday, allowing him to fly to Sydney to watch three of his[...]

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

Reflecting on what has already become one of the most dominant seasons from a New Zealand stable, champion trainer Jamie Richards said Te Akau Racing has simply hit on a winning formula. Richards has already set new domestic benchmarks for Group One and stakes wins this season and is on the cusp of eclipsing Murray[...]

Posted on April 2, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Top New Zealand mare Melody Belle has been cleared to take her place in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes after being given a clean bill of health by Racing NSW veterinarians. The prolific winner was in doubt after she tied-up following trackwork on Wednesday, an issue she has had in the past and recovered from[...]

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

New Zealand’s darling of the turf, Melody Belle, has crossed the Tasman and has settled in well to her Randwick base ahead of her Sydney swansong at Rosehill on Saturday. “She’s a frequent flyer and a seasoned traveller now,” trainer Jamie Richards told SENTrack. “She has settled in well at JT’s (John Thompson’s) at Randwick[...]

Posted on March 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It’s a case of business as usual for Te Akau Racing trainer Jamie Richards despite the postponement of the Golden Slipper racemeeting at Rosehill due to heavy rain on Saturday, and over the days preceding. Officials elected to push the card back by a full week, with the knock-on effect that all of the feature[...]

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

Melody Belle, New Zealand’s darling of the turf, will continue her farewell tour in Sydney later this month. Fresh off her history-making win in the Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, the Jamie Richards-trained mare will fly to Sydney next week in preparation for the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m)[...]

Posted on March 14, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Champion mare Melody Belle created a piece of New Zealand racing history at Ellerslie on Saturday when she strode to victory in the Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m), her fourteenth win at the elite level, to surpass the mighty Sunline for the most Group One wins in the modern era for a New[...]

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

Despite being booked for only two rides, Saturday’s Auckland Cup meeting at Ellerslie has the potential to be a special day in the saddle for Troy Harris. The 32-year-old has recorded six Group One victories in his riding career, and he has two strong chances to add to that tally this weekend. Harris will ride[...]

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

Bookmakers may be favouring defending champ Avantage in Saturday’s Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie but her trainer Jamie Richards is backing Melody Belle as the pick of his pair. Richards will clash the glamour pair in a race each has won in the past two years, favouring 13-time Group One winner[...]

Tutukaka Derby bound

Arcadia Queen passed in on big day at Gold Coast sales

Opie Bosson farewells New Zealand mare Melody Belle

Stellar career of Kiwi mare Melody Belle drawing to a close

Doomben Cup swansong for New Zealand’s Melody Belle

Melody Belle vulnerable in Hollindale Stakes: Richards

Richards out to continue dream season

Bosson to reunite with Melody Belle

Richards excited to dust off passport

Richards savouring record-breaking season

Melody Belle passed fit to start at Rosehill

Melody Belle settles in well ahead of Sydney swansong

Sydney Carnival delays a positive for Te Akau raiders

Staying test for Melody Belle

Melody Belle sets Group One record at Ellerslie

Harris excited about Group One duo

Richards favours Belle in glamour clash

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