Cox Plate still in mix for Melody Belle
NZ champion Melody Belle has claimed her eighth Group One win and is still in the mix for the Cox Plate after she runs in...
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Te Akau stars set to shine
Reigning New Zealand Horse of the Year Melody Belle may have caught TAB bookmakers off-guard when paying $5.60 after winning the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy...
Melody Belle, Baker winners at NZ awards
Melody Belle has been crowned New Zealand's Horse of the Year while veteran trainer Murray Baker has been recognised for his contribution to NZ racing.
Bosson back on Belle
Fortuna Syndications Director, John Galvin, has confirmed Opie Bosson will ride Melody Belle in the second leg of the Hawke’s Bay Racing Triple Crown, the...
Group 1 assignment for Vigor Winner
Vigor Winner may not have got the results his connections were looking for in Australia last season, but the trip across the Tasman has been...
Te Akau duo to go head-to-head at Te Rapa
Melody Belle will attempt to defend her title in the Group 2 U S Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. The...
Crowning season for Bosson
The 2018/19 season will live long in the memory of leading New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson. The talented hoop went on to win six Group...
Bosson closing in on jockey great’s tally
Opie Bosson is just one win shy of joining Hall of Fame jockey Lance O’Sullivan on 62 career Group One wins and he has a...
Karaka Million jockeys confirmed for Te Akau
Trainer Jamie Richards will be represented by five runners in Saturday week’s Karaka Million 2YO (1200m), with the man at the helm of the Te...
Shark savages Coupland’s rivals
Te Akau Shark maintained his status as New Zealand’s most exciting galloper, producing a stunning finishing burst to land the Group 2 Coupland’s Bakeries Mile...
Bosson excited for Hastings return
Everything’s apples with Opie Bosson ahead of his comeback to race-riding at Hastings on Saturday. The champion hoop had just finished his daily workout and...
Sword Of Osman on right path
Group 1 winner Sword Of Osman got the thumbs up from trainer Jamie Richards after a pleasing fresh-up trial at Te Teko on Monday. In...
Weight determines Bosson’s Sistema ride
Opie Bosson’s Group One hopes in the two-year-old feature at Ellerslie will rest with Sword Of Osman, although it’s not strictly by choice. The top...
Bosson back for Guineas ride on Embellish
Embellish will attempt to become the first New Zealand-trained three-year-old to win the Australian Guineas when he runs in the Group One race at Flemington.
Bosson’s Sword Of Osman call dead on the money
JOCKEY Opie Bosson’s judgment was again emphasised at Matamata where Sword Of Osman distanced his rivals. Te Akau’s stable jockey tipped the son of Savabeel...
Te Akau Racing win back to back Karaka Millions with Avantage
Te Akau Racing secured their second consecutive Listed Karaka Million (1200m) when flying filly Avantage carried their tangerine and blue colours to victory at Ellerslie....
Opie Bosson shreds the kilo’s to ride Avantage in Karaka Million
Opie Bosson has taken on a weighty summer mission and he’s confident of executing it. The top jockey has a constant battle with the scales,...
NZ Derby favourite Age Of Fire wins 2018 Group 1 Levin Classic
Opie Bosson once again showed why he is such an important player for the Te Akau team with another man of the match performance at...
Opie Bosson chooses right with Embellish in 2000 Guineas
JOCKEY Opie Bosson had a choice between riding Gingernuts in the Emirates Stakes at Flemington and riding 2000 Guineas favourite Embellish at Riccarton – he...
Te Akau pondering jockey moves
RIDING engagements for Te Akau’s assault on the Group One New Zealand 2000 Guineas will be decided later this week. Jockeys for Embellish, the unbeaten...
Kiwi jockey Opie Bosson faced with tough decision
NEW ZEALAND jockey Opie Bosson is faced with a tough decision, but it’s a decision most jockeys wished they could make. The stable jockey for...
Gingernuts edges out Close Up in Group 1 Windsor Park Plate
THE big money came late for Gingernuts in the Group 1 Windsor Park Plate, which closed in from $4.50 to $2.70 with bookmakers, and it...
Turn Me Loose and Opie Bosson set eyes on Cox Plate
The Australian owners of Turn Me Loose have long-held ambitions to win the Cox Plate. The New Zealand-trained Turn Me Loose secured his first weight-for-age...