Tiptronic

Tiptronic retired

Posted on December 13, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Group One winner Tiptronic has been retired. The evergreen gelding has given his connections an enjoyable ride over the last few years, however, a series of disappointing results spelled the end of his racing career in the mind of co-trainer and part-owner Graham Richardson. The Matamata conditioner purchased the son of O'Reilly out of Waikato[...]

Posted on October 11, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Co-trainer Graham Richardson's hand has been forced with Defibrillate, who will resume his New Zealand career without a preparatory outing ahead of Saturday's Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) at Hastings. His lead-up plans for the multiple Australian black-type winner were upset by the abandonment of the middle day of the Hawke's Bay carnival and the[...]

Posted on September 27, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Graham Richardson is hoping for the perfect homecoming for Defibrillate when he contests the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Hastings on Saturday. After a successful career in Melbourne in which he earned more than AUD$750,000, Defibrillate is set to have his first run in New Zealand for three years this[...]

Posted on August 30, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Defibrillate and Tiptronic are progressing well toward Group One spring targets for trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall, who are also blessed with depth in the younger ranks of their Matamata stable. The proven duo have the Hawke's Bay carnival on their programs while three-year-old Channel Surfer will also be Hastings-bound and Bonny Lass is[...]

Posted on April 28, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Valuable New Zealand filly Bonny Lass is in prime order for Saturday's Group 3 Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa where she will bid to add to her burgeoning record. The daughter of Super Easy proved herself a match for the best juveniles last season and it's been more of the same[...]

Posted on April 3, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Janelle Millar was trying hard to keep her emotions in check as she waited for her gallant mare Zola Express to return to the Awapuni birdcage after providing the New Plymouth mentor with her biggest career victory in the Group 2 City Of Palmerston North Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m). The five-year-old daughter of Shamexpress[...]

Posted on March 23, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Graham Richardson is looking at a Queensland winter campaign to get some compensation for the bad luck that Aspen Colorado suffered at Trentham on Saturday. Aspen Colorado was a fast-finishing third in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m), only getting clear in the final 150m. Richardson, who trains in partnership with[...]

Posted on February 21, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Talented filly Bonny Lass put a big smile on the face of co-trainer Graham Richardson after she returned to winning form with a comprehensive victory over 1200m at Ellerslie on Saturday. Richardson, who prepares the daughter of Super Easy with training partner Rogan Norvall, had been confident of a good performance following some impressive trackwork[...]

Posted on February 20, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand jockey Ashvin Goindasamy loves upsetting in big races at Ellerslie and he did it again on Saturday when guiding Levin visitor Hinepara to victory in the Group 2 Wallen Concreting Avondale Cup (2400m). Goindasamy had registered his biggest career win aboard Tiptronic in the Group 1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) at the venue on[...]

Posted on February 10, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Graham Richardson says Tiptronic is as good as ever heading into one of his favourite races, the Group 1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. Tiptronic will be having his fourth go at the weight-for-age showcase on Saturday. In his previous attempts he finished second at odds to On[...]

Posted on January 14, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Graham Richardson left his local meeting a happy man on Wednesday after witnessing two of his runners quinella a star-studded trial. Last start Group One winner Tiptronic beat out stablemate, Group One performer Bonny Lass, to win his sedately run 1050m heat, which included Group One winners On The Bubbles, Sword Of State,[...]

Posted on December 27, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Veteran galloper Tiptronic led all the way to take out his second career Group One prize when he captured the Group 1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained eight-year-old had hinted he could return to his best form when finishing on strongly for third in the Group 1[...]

Posted on August 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

With the onset of spring and summer racing just around the corner, you can hear the excitement in the voice of trainer Graham Richardson as he talks about the prospects his Matamata stable has for the new season. Richardson and training partner Rogan Norvall will unleash several unraced runners at the Te Rapa trials on[...]

Posted on April 29, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand Group One winner Tiptronic has arrived in Australia ahead of a three-start Queensland winter carnival campaign. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained seven-year-old flew into Sydney on Sunday and has made his way north by road to Brisbane, where he will be based at Eagle Farm. The son of O'Reilly finished third behind[...]

Posted on April 6, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A chance conversation one evening with good mate and former New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum saw trainer Graeme Richardson put his money where his mouth was, taking a share in a Per Incanto colt bred by McCullum, that he liked the look of. Richardson's faith in the now three-year-old gelding named Rabada was vindicated[...]

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

Graham Richardson is an excited man ahead of the Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The Matamata horseman, who trains in partnership with Rogan Norvall, will line-up Bonny Lass in the juvenile feature and he is hoping she can take home the lion's share of the $225,000 purse.[...]

Posted on March 11, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Matamata trainer Graham Richardson wasn't planning to run Bonny Lass in the Group 1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) until he saw the nominations – or rather, the lack of them. Remarkably for a Group One race, just four horses were originally nominated for the contest on Tuesday – the Jamie Richards-trained stablemates On The Bubbles and[...]

Tiptronic retired

Circumstances force unconventional approach

Group One homecoming for Defibrillate

Defibrillate & Tiptronic progressing towards Group 1 events

Bonny filly ready for Breeders’ Stakes

Zola Express provides Millar with biggest win

Queensland beckoning Aspen Colorado

Richardson all smiles with Bonny Lass

Hinepara upsets in Avondale Cup

Tiptronic thriving ahead of Herbie Dyke

Exciting times ahead for Richardson

Warhorse Tiptronic triumphs in Zabeel Classic

Richardson excited about new season prospects

Australian campaign for Tiptronic

Rabada hits rivals for six at Tauranga

Bonny Lass primed for Group One

Group One opportunity knocks for Bonny Lass

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