Shaune Ritchie

Jennifer Eccles dashes to Lowland success

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

Quality filly Jennifer Eccles once again showed her customary turn of foot to prove too good for her rivals in the Group 2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) and book her passage to the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham on March 14. The daughter of Rip Van Winkle[...]

Posted on February 25, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Challenge No.10 Syndicate members know they will eventually have to part with their exciting filly Jennifer Eccles, but are set to enjoy more highlights before her farewell. Already the syndicate, assembled by Cambridge bloodstock consultant Adrian Clark, has seen the Shaune Ritchie-trained filly impressively win two Group 2 features and be a Group 1[...]

Posted on February 10, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Windsor Park Stud's young guns have dominated the limelight in recent times with first-season sire titles for Shamexpress and Charm Spirit, but Saturday was all about Rip Van Winkle. The Te Rapa meeting delivered the biggest day of the Galileo stallion's career. Te Akau Shark became his first southern hemisphere Group 1 winner with a[...]

Posted on February 8, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A picture-perfect ride from Jason Waddell allowed class act Jennifer Eccles to show her undoubted quality as she dashed away from her age-group rivals to take out the Group 2 David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa. Touted as a match race between the Shaune Ritchie-trained three-year-old and her Group 1 New[...]

Posted on January 20, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie came close to a big double at Trentham on Saturday, but left the meeting knowing his smart filly Jennifer Eccles is still on the right path for a return trip to the course in March to contest the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m). Following on from her win[...]

Posted on December 26, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The tag of New Zealand's best maiden was emphatically stripped from the shoulders of exciting three-year-old Jennifer Eccles when she stormed past her female age group rivals to take out the Group 2 SKYCITY Eight Carat Classic (1600m) in the hands of visiting rider James McDonald. Although she had yet to salute the judge in[...]

Posted on November 27, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

There are plenty of options available to Shaune Ritchie with in-form galloper Swords Drawn, but the Cambridge trainer is leaning towards a tilt at the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship (2400m) at Ellerslie on New Year's Day. The four-year-old son of Camelot is in a purple patch of form of late, winning two of his four[...]

Posted on November 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie is going from chasing Group 1 glory at Riccarton on Saturday to attempting to win the longest flat race. The Cambridge trainer was seeking his first Group 1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) win and just came up short with Jennifer Eccles, finishing a long neck second to the Tony Pike-trained Loire,[...]

Posted on September 9, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

While leading jumps jockey Aaron Kuru didn't take out either of the feature jumps races at Ellerslie on Saturday he secured another milestone, recording his 100th New Zealand win. He reached the milestone aboard the Shaune Ritchie-trained Bee Tee Junior in the opening event of the day, the Stella Artois Hurdle (2760m). Ellerslie has been[...]

Posted on September 2, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is taking a positive attitude about his day at the office on Saturday despite suffering the frustration of having all four of his stable runners finish in the money without actually winning a race on the day. At Hastings promising three-year-old filly Jennifer Eccles looked to have scored a superb victory[...]

Posted on August 29, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is delighted with the way his five-year-old stayer The Good Fight has settled into Sydney life and believes Saturday's Nathan's Famous Handicap (2000m) is the perfect race to get the ball rolling across the Tasman. “He is great, he has settled in really well,” Ritchie said. “He didn't have a sweat[...]

Posted on August 12, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Shaune Ritchie's decision to base a number of the members of his Cambridge stable at Ruakaka over the past few weeks paid immediate dividends on Sunday when promising filly Tumbleweed led all the way over 1200m to break her maiden status. The Super Easy filly had looked to have plenty of potential when finishing[...]

Posted on August 9, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is taking advantage of the training conditions on offer in the winterless north and hopes to capitalise when he lines up a trio of runners at Ruakaka on Sunday. Ritchie views Tumbleweed, She's A Smash Hit and All Paid Up as winning prospects at the Northland meeting and said they have[...]

Posted on August 7, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Daytona Red looked a promising proposition heading into last season, however, a tendon injury cut short those plans. The Shaune Ritchie-trained six-year-old won the Listed New Zealand St Leger (2500m) at Trentham in March 2018, but was forced to sit on the sidelines after suffering an injury in his subsequent preparation. “Unfortunately, he tweaked a[...]

Posted on July 6, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Te Rapa specialist Sultan Of Swing struck again at the Hamilton track on Saturday, providing a poignant result in the U S Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate 17 Aug (1600m). Winning jockey Taiki Yanagida wore a black armband over the blue, black and green colours of owner-breeder Dominic Li, whose long-time New Zealand racing manager and[...]

Posted on July 1, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Shaune Ritchie is hoping an annual winter stopover in Ruakaka will pave the way for an elusive win in the Group 1 Gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton in November. Each year the Cambridge trainer sends a team of horses north to further their preparations for spring campaigns and he already has the[...]

Posted on June 8, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Class galloper Sultan of Swing returned to winning form with a vengeance when he dealt with his open- class rivals over 1600m at Te Rapa. The Shaune Ritchie-trained six-year-old indicated he was nearing his peak after a sound effort for second at Ellerslie a fortnight ago and franked that form with his ninth career victory[...]

Jennifer Eccles dashes to Lowland success

Syndicate loving the Jennifer Eccles ride

Dream day at Te Rapa for Rip Van Winkle

Plenty of love for Jennifer Eccles

Ritchie close but no cigar

Classy filly sheds maiden status in style

Stayers Final in crosshairs for Ritchie

From Group 1 to unique Australian event

Century of wins for Kuru

Ritchie puts positive spin on day of frustration

Ritchie ready to put up a Good Fight

Ritchie pulls right rein at Ruakaka

Ruakaka sojourn Ritchie’s recipe for success

Summer return likely for Daytona Red

Sultan delivers special win

Ruakaka vital in Ritchie’s Guineas mission

Sultan Of Swing back in winning rhythm

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