Soliloquy Stakes

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

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 22, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Stephen Marsh holds a decent hand in the Group 3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Matamata on Saturday with debut winner Eva Chiara () and Dubai Diva (), who has been luckless in recent outings, to represent his in-form stable. The former was impressive at the first time of asking last month while her barnmate[...]

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

At 31, trainer Jamie Richards makes most people seem like under-achievers. The Matamata horseman has 47 Group One wins to his name and will send out a live chance in the AUD$5 million Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) on Saturday for the third year in succession. Four-time Group One winner Probabeel will represent Richards for[...]

Posted on October 20, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Graham Richardson has four runners entered for Matamata on Saturday, but he’s keeping just as close an eye on an Australian race three days beforehand. Richardson is the former trainer and part-owner of Defibrillate, who will attempt to force his way into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) when he contests the Group 3 Geelong[...]

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

It’s crunch time for Te Akau Racing’s three-year-olds as Matamata trainer Jamie Richards looks to enhance the operation’s remarkable record in the Guineas races at Riccarton. Richards will produce a bevy of prospects over the next 10 days for the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton on November[...]

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

The potential sale of promising three-year-colt Mana Nui has been put on hold for the time being with the dashing son of No Nay Never now set to contest the Group 2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa on October 25. The Chad Ormsby-trained Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) winner[...]

Posted on October 8, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have set their sights on another Derby triumph in Australia. In the past 11 years, the stable has had success in seven trans-Tasman Derbys, including the 2010 Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington with Lion Tamer. Baker and Forsman this week entered both Samarkand and Daario for[...]

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

Over 60mm of rain since Wednesday may have washed away the hopes of many runners entered for Saturday’s Matamata meeting, but Debbie Sweeney is unfazed. The Te Awamutu trainer will saddle Flash Mary in the Kilgravin Lodge 1300 and Whanga Wonder in the Waharoa Transport Co Ltd 1400, and both have proven to be at[...]

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

A love affair with the Te Rapa track continued on Saturday when course specialist De La Terre took out the Group 3 Waikato Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m). The Team Rogerson-trained three-year-old had won three of her four starts at the venue leading into the race and added a fourth victory with a gritty front-running performance[...]

Posted on October 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Three-year-old filly Tokorangi will sport different colours when she steps out in the Group 3 Waikato Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday for trainers Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard. Australian owner Ozzie Kheir has bought into the smart Redwood filly, who came from well back in the Group 3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders’[...]

Posted on October 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The strength of Ben Foote’s hand in next month’s Group 1 Barneswood Farm 48th New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton will become clearer after racing this weekend. Foote will saddle Babylon Berlin in Saturday’s Group 3 Waikato Stud Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Te Rapa and produce Vitesse Bo in the Group 3 War Decree[...]

Posted on October 2, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Punters betting into early markets for the Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 48th New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) should tread warily with impressive Te Rapa winner Mega Bourbon. The Stephen Marsh-trained son of El Roca made it back-to-back wins at Te Rapa when winning the NZB Ready To Run Breeze Ups 12-13 October 3YO[...]

Posted on September 23, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Pam Gerard was delighted with the return of Tokarangi and Pinmedown at Hawke’s Bay on Saturday. Three-year-old filly Tokorangi was one of the runs of the day when finishing fourth in the Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m), while Pinmedown was beaten only four lengths in the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) when tenth[...]

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

Unbeaten filly Travelling Light snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in Saturday’s Group 3 Barneswood Farm Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie, earning clear favouritism for next month’s Group 1 gavelhouse.com New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton. Bred and raced by Coll MacRury and his father Ian, Travelling Light was rated a $151 chance[...]

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

The winning roll of owner Lib Petagna with the progeny of Waikato Stud’s super stallion Savabeel continued at Ellerslie on Saturday when promising filly Sorrentina delivered an eye-catching victory. Sorrentina, who races under Petagna’s JML Bloodstock banner, had looked a winner in waiting when she debuted with a gutsy third in the Listed The O’Leary’s[...]

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

Eva Chiara on Matamata mission

Probabeel peaking ahead of Cox Plate

Richardson hoping to realise lifelong dream

Richards wishing for further Guineas success

Sarten for Mana Nui after sale quashed

Baker and Forsman throw in dual entry for Victoria Derby

Conditions no concern for Sweeney’s Matamata pair

Course specialist takes fillies feature

Tokorangi primed for Soliloquy

Fillies out to seal 1000 Guineas claims

Hong Kong buyers circling Mega Bourbon

Hawke’s Bay runners provide plenty of optimism for Gerard

Travelling Light confirms Guineas credentials

Sorrentina delivers with impressive Ellerslie effort

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