Amarelinha adds to Te Akau’s Australian arsenal
Te Akau’s Australian raiding party received more firepower over the weekend with the addition of last season’s New Zealand Filly of the Year Amarelinha to...
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Rupert Clarke awaits Probabeel
Classy Kiwi mare Probabeel remained unbeaten at Caulfield when claiming Saturday’s Group 3 W.W. Cockram Stakes (1200m) and will seek a second Group One success...
Home Ground Avantage
Connections of star mare Avantage have opted to keep the six-year-old on home soil as she works towards a start in the Group 2 Valachi...
Sword Of State to make Australian debut in San Domenico Stakes
Group 1 winner Sword Of State is set to make his first start in Australia when he lines up in the San Domenico Stakes at...
Hastings first-up for On The Bubbles
Connections of many of the country’s early three-year-olds will be breathing a sigh of relief when they hear Group One winner On The Bubbles won’t...
Sword in healthy state
Last season’s outstanding juvenile Sword Of State was back in action at the Cambridge trials on Tuesday, where he finished second under a hold over...
Johnson hits season goal with Te Rapa double
Danielle Johnson is only just starting to allow herself the luxury of enjoying the feeling of satisfaction that comes with taking out her first national...
Spring in steps of star gallopers
Group One targets await stablemates Probabeel and Sword Of State in Australia later this year and they took their first serious steps this afternoon toward...
Bosson raring to go in new season
Champion New Zealand rider Opie Bosson is champing at the bit to get back in the saddle as he prepares himself for the new racing...
Te Akau stars return
The 2020/2021 season will live long in the memory of Jamie Richards. The Matamata trainer, who heads Te Akau’s racing operation, sits atop the New...
Singapore riding return for Rusof
Former New Zealand jockey Shafiq Rusof is set to make his return to raceday riding in Singapore next month. The Malaysian 34-year-old was on Friday...
Winners Flow for Smiling Joe
The confidence that comes from riding winners was never more evident than at Te Rapa on Saturday when apprentice jockey Joe Kamaruddin notched his 29th...
Stellar career drawing to a close
Tuesday morning began a series of lasts for 14-time Group One winner Melody Belle. The six-year-old mare had her final gallop at the Gold Coast...
Doomben Cup swansong for Melody Belle
The Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on May 22 remains set as the final start in the storied career of Melody Belle following her midfield...
Promising apprentice guides Top Brass to victory at Te Rapa
A gun ride by three-kilogram claiming apprentice Joe Kamaruddin paved the way for promising galloper Top Brass to register his first win at the open...
Melody Belle vulnerable for Hollindale: Richards
Reigning New Zealand horse of the year Melody Belle will embark on the first steps of her final racing journey at the Gold Coast on...
Johnson hoping to toast Travis Stakes success
Danielle Johnson set a single season stakes record for a New Zealand jockey last weekend and is looking to add to it on Saturday with...
Mai Tai gets deserved black type victory
Progressive mare Mai Tai added another feather to her cap when she picked up her first victory at stakes level with a win in the...
Richards out to continue dream season
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards will be looking to extend what can only be described as a dream season when he lines-up a couple of...
Bosson to reunite with Melody Belle
Melody Belle will end her racing career with a familiar face on her back. With the trans-Tasman travel bubble coming into effect last Monday, Kiwi...
Richards shakes off frustrating day at Royal Randwick
Trainer Jamie Richards was taking a philosophical approach to his day at Royal Randwick on Saturday after watching three of his stable stars perform with...
Avantage makes it nine Group One wins with Te Rapa triumph
Despite being delayed a week, the Group 1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) lived up to its billing as one of the...
Richards excited to dust off passport
Leading New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards has experienced plenty of success in Australia over the last 12 months, he just hasn’t been able to be...
Vintage Manawatu performance from Savy Yong Blonk
Five-year-old mare Savy Yong Blonk proved a class above her rivals in the Group 3 Japac Homes Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes (2000m) at Awapuni on Friday,...
Richards savouring record-breaking season
Reflecting on what has already become one of the most dominant seasons from a New Zealand stable, champion trainer Jamie Richards said Te Akau Racing...