Quintessa

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 March 1, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Legarto catapulted herself into the spotlight in last year's $1 million Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m), and Te Akau Racing is hopeful another Kiwi filly can follow suit in the Flemington feature on Saturday. That filly is Quintessa, a daughter of Shamus Award that has only once finished out of the top two in seven[...]

Posted on January 13, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Akau Racing's dominance of the Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m) continued at Trentham on Saturday with Quintessa clinging on in an unforgettable finish. Those familiar tangerine colours have towered over the $500,000 three-year-old feature in recent times, collecting five wins since 2017 including all of the last three in a row. Former Te Akau[...]

Posted on January 12, 2024
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A bumper contingent of 29 entries this weekend for Te Akau Racing includes three-pronged attacks on a pair of races that hold special recent memories for the syndication juggernaut. The first of those is Saturday's Group 1 Levin Classic (1600m) at Trentham, in which Quintessa, Trobriand and Certainly give Te Akau a trio of leading[...]

Posted on September 10, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

In an electrifying performance, the promising filly Quintessa, donning the Te Akau Racing's iconic blue and tangerine silks, secured her second stakes victory and marked her third consecutive win at Hastings on Saturday. Quintessa exhibited her prowess in the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes, a 1200-metre contest. The young sensation, sired by the former Group[...]

Posted on June 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham predicts dual Group One winner Shadow Hero to be a smash hit in Hong Kong as he looks toward the next generation of horses to carry his stable into the future. The sale of the Randwick Guineas winner to Hong Kong interests was confirmed last week in a deal worth more than $3[...]

Posted on April 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer James Cummings has joined his father and grandfather on the ATC Australian Oaks honour roll with filly Colette scoring a dominant win at Randwick. The Godolphin-owned Colette capped a stunning autumn rise when she raced to a 2-1/2-length success in Saturday's 2400m staying feature for three-year-old fillies. Cummings' late grandfather Bart trained seven winners[...]

Posted on April 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having grown up in an era when the Cups, Plates and Classic races were the pinnacle events on the calendar, Mark Newnham remains a racing purist at heart. He had his sights on last weekend's ATC Australian Derby with Shadow Hero but the horse's chances were thwarted by a heavy track. This Saturday, Newnham is[...]

Posted on July 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Spring gems in the depth of winter are rare finds but trainer Mark Newnham is banking on a stable precedent to potentially unearth one at Randwick. Newnham will produce a debutant two-year-old over 1400m on Saturday on a timetable that is almost identical to the one 12 months ago that delivered his first Group One[...]

Te Akau duo out to cause Sydney Group 1 upsets

Quintessa looking to cause Australian Guineas upset

Quintessa claims thrilling Levin Classic win

Quintessa leads Te Akau’s Group 1 charge

Quintessa impresses in Gold Trail Stakes triumph

Newham Looks To Next Gen After Hero Sale

Colette Wins Australian Oaks For Godolphin

Newnham Chases Elusive Oaks With Quintessa

Mark Newnham Follows Proven Path With 2yo

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