Johnson reunites with Avantage in Foxbridge
Danielle Johnson is hoping to shift her 2020-21 season into another gear with a quality book of rides at Te Rapa on Saturday. The 29-year-old...
Tag: 'Jamie Richards' page 11 of Tag archive.
Te Akau team targets Timaru
Te Akau Racing’s annual southern spring sojourn begins in earnest at Timaru on Friday with trainer Jamie Richards unleashing five of his 12-strong first wave...
Taroni begins New Zealand 1000 Guineas path
Promising three-year-old Taroni will begin her path towards the Group 1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) when she lines-up at Te Rapa on...
Kiwi filly follows in footsteps of Sunline
New Zealand filly La Vernazza will make her debut for trainer Jamie Richards in the Group Two Furious Stakes at Randwick.
Melody Belle set to return to New Zealand
Connections of star Kiwi mare Melody Belle have pulled the plug on her Australian spring campaign following successive unplaced runs in Sydney.
Melody Belle improved ahead of Winx Stakes
New Zealand’s champion trainer Jamie Richards is hoping high-class mare Melody Belle can mirror the pattern of her previous campaigns. The six-year-old mare has improved...
Richards pleased with star triallists
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards had a strong contingent at the Taupo trials on Wednesday and he came away pleased with how his team performed....
Melody Belle forward for Missile return
Matamata trainer Jamie Richards is comfortable with star mare Melody Belle carrying the favourite tag into Saturday’s Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill. Commands...
Melody Belle on song for Missile Stakes
Missile Stakes favourite Melody Belle has passed a fitness test and will kick-start her season in the Rosehill sprint.
Bosson eager for race day return
Leading New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson is looking forward to his imminent return to raceday riding. Bosson rode 18 horses for Te Akau trainer Jamie...
Richards’ premiership caps memorable season
Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis has just one word to summarise the 2019/20 season – thrilling. The tangerine and blue army were to the...
Star mare Melody Belle wins Randwick trial
The Jamie Richards-trained star New Zealand mare Melody Belle has won a barrier trial at Randwick as she prepares for her return to racing in...
Kamaruddin lands first winner
Seven-year-old gelding Al Haram provided Te Akau apprentice Joe Kamaruddin with the first win of his career on Saturday at Avondale. However, the Malaysian-born apprentice...
Celebration time for former Argentinian apprentice
Former Argentinian apprentice Diego Montes de Oca has had to cope with some major life changes since coming to New Zealand, but it proved all...
Star NZ mares progressing well in Sydney
Enjoying the warmer climate in Sydney, star New Zealand mares Melody Belle and Probabeel are nearing the trialling stage before a return to racing.
Lung infection holds up Shark post surgery
A lung infection has kept Te Akau Shark in hospital after the star New Zealand galloper successfully underwent eye surgery.
Richards brings up first solo century
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards brought up his first century of training wins in New Zealand in his own right after Bak Da Master scored...
Bosson inching closer to raceday return
It’s been a unique year for most but leading Kiwi jockey Opie Bosson could be excused for not knowing whether he is coming or going....
No Limits for classy colt
New Zealand Bloodstock sales topping colt No Limits continued his strong trials record at Te Rapa on Tuesday when taking out his 900m heat. The...
Richards working towards resumption
Te Akau Racing’s Jamie Richards is looking forward to a further set of trials at Te Rapa this week as he goes about getting his...
New Zealand stable eyeing Melbourne spring
Jamie Richards may have lost Te Akau Shark for the spring with an eye injury, but the trainer has Melody Belle and Probabeel gearing up...
Eye surgery for Kiwi star Te Akau Shark
Group One winner Te Akau Shark will undergo eye surgery, delaying the New Zealand-trained star's return to the racetrack.
Century awaits leading trainer as stars return
Premiership-leading trainer Jamie Richards is looking forward to notching the ton when racing recommences in July, after an enforced break at the end of March...
Bosson to stay with Te Akau Racing
Te Akau Racing have confirmed that leading jockey Opie Bosson will remain as their number one retained rider for the upcoming 2020/21 racing season. Te...
Business as usual as Richards gets ready for new season
Trainer Jamie Richards is enjoying being back in a familiar routine as the Te Akau Racing operation gears up for a return to the racetrack...