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Richards savouring record-breaking season

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[...]

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

A star-studded field awaits Kiwi raider Probabeel in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, where she will clash with the likes of Behemoth, Arcadia Queen, Ole Kirk and last-start Group One winner Streets Of Avalon. The Jamie Richards-trained mare was victorious first-up in the Group 3 Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield[...]

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

On a day that promised much, Te Akau Racing trainer Jamie Richards was left wondering what might have been when racing concluded on Saturday evening. The Te Akau stable had been firing on all cylinders midway through the action at Te Rapa with successive feature races wins with Avantage in the Group 1 BCD Group[...]

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

Well-travelled galloper Royal Performer spoilt the party for the many supporters of race favourite Melody Belle when he caused an upset by racing away with Saturday's Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa. The large on-course crowd were on hand to witness Melody Belle try and break the record of thirteen career Group[...]

Posted on February 13, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bonny New Zealand mare Melody Belle will have to wait another day to chase her fourteenth Group One win after she was beaten at Te Rapa.

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

Champion trainer Jamie Richards is hoping he will witness history being made at Te Rapa on Saturday when Melody Belle contests the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m). New Zealand's darling of the turf equalled Sunline's record of 13 Group One wins when victorious in the Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham last start, and she[...]

Posted on February 11, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

International raider Addeybb and local star Verry Elleegant are set for a Queen Elizabeth Stakes rematch during The Championships in Sydney.

Posted on February 2, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Quality galloper Probabeel will kick off her summer campaign in Melbourne this Saturday when she contests the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. The four-year-old Savabeel mare travelled to Australia last week in preparation for a three-race assignment culminating in the A$5m All Star Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley on March 13. Trainer[...]

Posted on February 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Although he enjoyed a wonderful day at Trentham on Saturday, trainer Allan Sharrock was left with a niggling feeling of what might have been had his promising mare Sinarahma jumped with the field in the Group 1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m). The six-year-old Savabeel mare produced an amazing performance to get within a length of[...]

Posted on January 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Outstanding mare Melody Belle has resumed with a victory in the Thorndon Mile to equal the record for most Group One wins by a New Zealand-trained horse.

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

Probabeel faces star-studded line-up in Futurity

Richards experiences racings highs and lows

Royal Performer upsets in Group One feature

Melody Belle Beaten In Bid For Record

History making day in the offing for Te Akau

Addeybb Heads Championships Entries

Probabeel set for Melbourne campaign opener

Sinarahma set for another Group One target

Melody Belle Equals Sunline’s Group 1 Record

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