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Richards provides first four in Group One feature

Posted on November 15, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Jamie Richards added another milestone to his already storied training career when he provided the first four home in the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Impeccably bred filly The Perfect Pink gave Richards his 50th Group One victory of his career and an elite level double at the[...]

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

Champion trainer Jamie Richards has weight of numbers on his side with a team of five fillies contesting Saturday's Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Richards needs just one win to bring up 50 Group One victories in a career barely six years in the making. But even with the[...]

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

Fresh from landing the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton last Saturday with glamour colt Noverre, the Te Akau team were again to the fore on the middle day of the New Zealand Cup Meeting. The Jamie Richards-trained pair of Markus Aurelius and Summer Monsoon landed a stakes double at the Christchurch[...]

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

Eight weeks ago, leading New Zealand rider Opie Bosson was ready to walk away from racing and retire to the farming life on his Pukekawa property. Burdened by being unable to ply his trade in the saddle due to the COVID lockdown situation in the Auckland region and with his weight ballooning, Bosson was having[...]

Posted on November 7, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The partnership of jockey Opie Bosson and Te Akau Racing provided another memorable moment in the history of the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) when they combined to land the blue ribband event with stunning Savabeel colt Noverre. Bosson has made the race his own since first winning it[...]

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

Family rivalry will be in play on Saturday when Wakari makes his bid for Group One glory in the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The son of Vespa is trained by Roydon Bergerson, whose son Sam is assistant trainer to Jamie Richards, with the Te Akau operation represented by[...]

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

It might have taken a while but Matamata trainer Jamie Richards believes Noverre has his mind right on the job ahead of Saturday's Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. The Savabeel colt has long shown immense natural talent but has been something of a work in progress, with[...]

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

Matamata trainers Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott are looking forward to heading south to Christchurch with promising three-year-old Dark Destroyer to contest the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday. The Proisir gelding has just had three lifetime starts, for a win and two placings, and his[...]

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

Having readjusted to the South Island pace of life, Jamie Richards is banking on having the final piece of his Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) jigsaw trained to the minute for Ashburton on Sunday. Richards already has a string of five fillies on track for the Classic at Riccarton on November[...]

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

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards continued his run of success over the long weekend as he produced a winning double at Te Rapa on Monday. Richards recorded six wins on Saturday, three apiece at Matamata and Riccarton, including stakes victories with Imperatriz in the Group 3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m), while Noverre stamped his claims for[...]

Posted on October 25, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Jamie Richards admits he hasn't had a lot of luck with star mare Probabeel and her bid for feature race success at The Valley after her second attempt at the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) was thwarted by rain on the day. The four-time Group One winning daughter of Savabeel looked a solid chance[...]

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

The depth of the three-year-old talent in the Te Akau Racing team was clearly on display on Saturday, with trainer Jamie Richards producing black-type victories at both Matamata and Riccarton. Richards swept all before him last season, winning the National Trainers' premiership with 160 wins of which 36 were at stakes level. It has been[...]

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

Star jockey Opie Bosson is inching his way closer to a return to raceday riding. Bosson has effectively spent two months on the side-lines after his home south of Pukekawa was deemed as being in the Auckland region for COVID-19 lockdown purposes. The 41-year-old gained an exemption to relocate to Te Akau Stud in west[...]

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 January 13, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It was a big day for trainer Jamie Richards and his team at the Matamata trials on Tuesday, with 32 runners, including star mares Melody Belle and Probabeel. Eleven-time Group 1 winner Melody Belle headed into her 1200m heat with plenty of condition, but pleased Richards with her runner-up effort ahead of her Group 1[...]

Richards provides first four in Group One feature

Richards bears down on 50th Group One win

Markus Aurelius conquers Riccarton mile as Te Akau duo shine

Remarkable path to Group One glory for Bosson

Noverre all class in 2000 Guineas

Father and son to square off in Guineas

Noverre dialled in for Guineas assignment

Dark Destroyer ready to fire in Guineas

Richards hoping to have his timing right with Synchronize

Richards’ run continues with winning double at Te Rapa

Rain sinks Probabeel at The Valley

Richards highlights red letter day with three-year-old stakes double

Bosson nearing raceday return

Melody Belle vulnerable in Hollindale Stakes: Richards

Te Akau to the fore at home trials

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