Tag: 'Jennifer Eccles'

Best Seller

Clark strikes gold with another promising filly

Challenge Syndications’ Adrian Clark looks like he has done it again. The bloodstock agent and syndicator is quickly making a name for himself for being...

Clark may have another quality filly on his hands

Adrian Clark may have another quality filly on his hands in the form of Wrote three-year-old Best Seller. The Challenge Syndications principal experienced the highs...
Enraptured

Enraptured pleases in Te Rapa hit-out

Promising juvenile filly Enraptured looks to be on track for her first tilt at stakes level next week after pleasing co-trainer Shaune Ritchie with her...
Enraptured

Ritchie Enraptured with promising filly

Adrian Clark may have found his next Jennifer Eccles. The bloodstock agent bought the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner and Champion New Zealand...
Jennifer Eccles

Top Kiwi mares ready for Queensland challenge

Class gallopers Jennifer Eccles and Two Illicit furthered their preparations for upcoming Queensland Winter Carnival assignments with separate exhibition gallops during the Te Rapa racemeeting...
Shockallia

Ritchie taking conservative approach with Classic hopefuls

Progressive three-year-old Shockallia will not contest the Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) but could be seen in Classic races later in the season...
The Good Fight

The Good Fight primed for Marton Cup

Shaune Ritchie is heading into the Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) at Awapuni with The Good Fight on Saturday in a buoyant mood. His...
Jennifer Eccles

Breeders’ Stakes performance to dictate Jennifer’s path

Shaune Ritchie is confident Jennifer Eccles will put her best foot forward in Saturday’s Group 2 Dunstan Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe....
Swords Drawn

Swords Drawn ready to go to the next level

Progressive galloper Swords Drawn threw his hat into the ring for some of the upcoming summer staying features when he stormed home from near last...
Jennifer Eccles

Different complexion for Livamol Classic

The final field for the last Group 1 event of the Hastings spring carnival, the Group 1 Livamol Classic (2040m) is likely to have a...
Jennifer Eccles

Jennifer on trial for Melbourne at Hawke’s Bay

Quality mare Jennifer Eccles has pleased her trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings. The...
Callsign Mav

Beaten brigade set their sights on Windsor Park Plate

The Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings in a fortnight is shaping as another standout contest based on the comments from connections of...

Sydney off the menu for Jennifer Eccles

Trainer Shaun Ritchie has confirmed the Melbourne spring carnival remains on the radar for Jennifer Eccles, provided her form warrants an Australian raid.
Jennifer Eccles

Hastings targets for Jennifer Eccles

Shaune Ritchie has resisted the temptation to campaign last season’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Jennifer Eccles in Sydney, despite receiving a travel...
Jennifer Eccles

Oaks winner pleases in Ruakaka

Shaune Ritchie was beaming after Jennifer Eccles’ 1050m trial at Ruakaka on Tuesday. He was delighted to see last season’s Group 1 New Zealand Oaks...
Rip Van Winkle

Windsor Park Stud mourn loss of proven sire

It is with a heavy heart that Windsor Park Stud announce the loss of their very successful sire Rip Van Winkle following a short illness....
Sultan Of Swing

Sultan still has his swing

Rising eight-year-old Sultan Of Swing showed he still has the zest for racing when winning a 900m trial at Te Rapa on Tuesday and the...
The Good Fight

First runners back for Ritchie stable

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is back in the game this weekend. Having watched from the sidelines for the first month as racing resumed after the...
Jennifer Eccles

Ritchie making spring contingency plans

Cambridge trainer Shaune Ritchie is likely to have runners before the end of the season but his stable has yet to be represented at any...
Wyndspelle

Waddell up for Aussie challenge

One of New Zealand’s top big-race jockeys is heading across the Tasman. Cambridge jockey Jason Waddell said he is at a stage in his career...
Jason Waddell

Top NZ jockey Waddell in Australian move

New Zealander Jason Waddell, a 13-time Group One-winning jockey, is making plans to continue his career in Australia.
Jennifer Eccles

Jennifer to spearhead Ritchie’s team for Melbourne

Group 1-winning filly Jennifer Eccles has returned to the Cambridge stable of Shaune Ritchie and will be a prepared for a campaign in Melbourne in...
Jennifer Eccles

Australian targets beckon Jennifer Eccles

An Australian spring campaign is beckoning Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Jennifer Eccles. The classy filly conquered all before her in her three-year-old...
Donovan Mansour

Mansour in good spirits despite delay to recovery process

South African-born jockey Donovan Mansour is determined to remain positive about his long journey to recovery from a horrific raceday accident despite the current Covid-19...
Jennifer Eccles

Waddell making the most of lockdown limitations

Leading New Zealand rider Jason Waddell is counting his blessings as he adjusts to a radically altered daily routine that has come about due to...