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Collett’s Strike at Randwick

Posted on June 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Super Strike delivered a special and particularly satisfying win at Randwick on Saturday for the expat New Zealand father-son duo of Richard and Jason Collett. Saturday's win was the first win in 17 months for Super Strike, whose last victory came in the Group 3 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham in January of 2021. The[...]

Posted on June 15, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A battered and bruised Andrew Calder remains in good spirits after suffering multiple injuries, but with no long-lasting damage, in a nasty fall at Ruakaka on Saturday. The New Zealand jockey was airlifted to Whangarei Hospital after he had parted company with his mount Lady Deb in Saturday's two-year-old contest. “I've got some stable fractures[...]

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

Five-win gelding Super Pursuit will have his first tilt at stakes level when he contests the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. The Richard Collett-trained five-year-old has yet to finish outside the top five in his 12 career starts and he has continued his impressive form line when winning first-up over[...]

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

The opening of the Auckland borders on December 15 can't come quickly enough for Richard Collett. The Pukekohe trainer has been stuck inside the borders for four months now, and though he's been able to send horses away to race outside the region, he said they would appreciate the return of racing to the Auckland[...]

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

Local trainer Richard Collett was delighted to be back trackside for the first time in several months at Pukekohe Park on Thursday. It was the first race meeting held in the Auckland region since the COVID-19 enforced lockdown in August and Collett said the meeting was a tonic for many industry participants in the region.[...]

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

Richard Collett has two strong winning chances at Tauranga, including Sweet Clementine in the feature event on the card, and he will also be keeping a close watch on a potentially massive pay day for his children in Sydney. The Pukekohe trainer has the in-form Sweet Clementine in Saturday's Listed PRH Transport Trophy (1600m) and[...]

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

Underrated mare Sweet Clementine backed up a gritty win on a heavy track over 2000m at Matamata at her last start with her first stakes victory when she produced a powerful late finish to take the major honours in Sunday's Listed Staphanos Classic (1950m) at Rotorua. The Richard Collett-trained five-year-old showed she could be as[...]

Posted on August 4, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Richard Collett has kept a close eye on racing at Cambridge's newly opened synthetic track and he will test the surface out himself with a couple of runners at their opening meeting of the season on Wednesday. The Pukekohe trainer will line-up All Business in the AP Gollan Property Valuers (970m) and he is looking[...]

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

Exciting New Zealand three-year-old No Filter will have his first crack at stakes level when he contests the Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa on the North island on Saturday. The son of Toronado has won three of his seven starts, placing in two others, and trainer Richard Collett said[...]

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

South Auckland jockey Andrew Calder landed a winning double at Tauranga last Saturday and will be hoping for more of the same when he returns to the Bay of Plenty course tomorrow. The 38-year-old rider has gradually re-established relationships since returning from a seven-year stint in Macau in 2018 with wife Natasha and their young[...]

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

A decisive victory at Tauranga could have promising three-year-old No Filter on a path towards a start in the Group 3 Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa in May. The Richard Collett-trained son of Toronado did all that was asked of him in accounting for his age-group rivals over 1200m on Saturday with Collett[...]

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

Pukekohe trainer Richard Collett marked a century of wins on his home track when promising three-year-old Captain Tom saluted in the Mount Shop 1200 maiden under jockey Andrew Calder on Thursday. The son of Showcasing had previously been first past the post at Te Rapa earlier in the month but was relegated from first to[...]

Posted on January 28, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Promising miler Super Strike has another week to go on his summer holiday before trainer Richard Collett gets serious about a two-race campaign in the autumn that will culminate in a bid to win the Group 2 Manco Easter Handicap (1600m) at Ellerslie. Collett wasn't tempted to make a return visit to Trentham this weekend[...]

Posted on January 21, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A promise made by Janet Hepi to one day send a mare to Hallmark Stud has resulted in Super Strike, the winner of the Group 3 Anniversary Handicap (1600m) at Trentham on Saturday. “Dad had a farm right opposite Hallmark, and quite often I would wander over to see the horses,” said Hepi, the daughter[...]

Posted on January 17, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Six decades on from the heyday of the legendary sprinter Yahabeebe, the same colours have played a starring role at Trentham. Super Strike stepped up to stakes level for the first time and triumphed in Saturday's Group 3 Wellington Seamarket Anniversary Handicap (1600m). It was the fifth win of a nine-start career for the rising[...]

Posted on December 26, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Pukekohe trainer Richard Collett had initially planned to head straight to the Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie on New Year's Day with talented gelding Super Strike, but he has elected to head to the Auckland track a little sooner with his charge. Super Strike will contest the Stella Artois 1500 Championship Final[...]

Posted on December 11, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Richard Collett sent out a pair of winners at Ellerslie's twilight meeting on Thursday with Super Pursuit successful in the Stella Artois 1500 Championship Qualifier 1300m, while Super Strike justified a short quote to win the First Global Logistics – Asendia 1400m. The progressive pair were both ridden by Collett's son-in-law Andrew Calder, who[...]

Collett’s Strike at Randwick

Calder counting himself lucky after fall

Boxing Day test for Super Pursuit

Super summer in-store for Collett

Collett delighted to be back trackside

Tauranga and Rosehill focus for Collett

Life is sweet for Clementine at Rotorua

Collett All Business heading to Cambridge

First stakes test for New Zealand three-year-old No Filter

Calder in search of more Tauranga success

Stakes assignment on the horizon for No Filter

Captain Tom provides Collett with milestone

Collett star resting up before Easter challenge

Super result for proud breeder

Famous colours to the fore in Anniversary

In-form galloper set to strike at Ellerslie

Super double for Collett

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