Super seven for Avantage in Te Rapa sprint feature
In what most pundits deemed a match race between Avantage and Levante, it was marvellous mare Avantage who triumphed as she made it seven career...
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History making day in the offing for Te Akau
Champion trainer Jamie Richards is hoping he will witness history being made at Te Rapa on Saturday when Melody Belle contests the Group 1 Herbie...
Melody Belle Equals Sunline’s Group 1 Record
Outstanding mare Melody Belle has resumed with a victory in the Thorndon Mile to equal the record for most Group One wins by a New...
Punt Drunk : Mystic Journey Set For Wild Card At All Star Mile!
Punt Drunk | Tuesday December 19 2021 Tuesday, we meet again! We have a love hate relationship, yet you turn up and we still find...
On The Bubbles produces champagne performance
Te Akau Racing’s challenge for supremacy in the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) later this month was strengthened at Ellerslie on Sunday...
Avantage all class in Railway victory
The Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) was the pinnacle event on a day awash with black type features at Ellerslie on Friday and it more...
Derby contenders unleashed at Rotorua
The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman stable added another likely candidate to their Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) assault in March, when Frontman...
Leading riders to the fore on Boxing Day
A quick glance at the results from day one of the Ellerslie Christmas carnival reveals the remarkable fact that if your surname wasn’t Richards, Bosson...
Amarelinha the latest bright young talent in tangerine
Champion trainer Jamie Richards and the Te Akau team have sent out an abundance of talent this season, and a remarkable performance in Saturday’s Group...
Exciting colt on proven Levin Classic path
The all-conquering Te Akau team is sticking to a proven Group 1 formula with rising star three-year-old Brando. The striking son of Savabeel scored a...
In A Twinkling out for Group 1 glory
Last start Group 3 Counties Cup (2100m) winner In A Twinkling will be vying for Group 1 glory at Ellerslie on Boxing Day when he...
Te Rapa double brings Christmas cheer to Browne stable
Trainer Emma-Lee Browne was still sporting a smile a mile wide on Sunday morning following the winning double that she and husband David picked up...
Familiar look to impressive Te Rapa maiden winner
Promising three-year-old Mongolian Wings showed he could be on a similar path to his illustrious sire when he produced an eye-catching display to shed his...
Another strong Te Rapa book for Bosson
A week on from a dominant performance at Te Rapa last Saturday, star jockey Opie Bosson returns to the same venue this weekend with another...
In A Twinkling wins second Counties Cup
Enigmatic stayer In A Twinkling was on his best behaviour as he secured his second Group 3 Franklin Auctions Counties Cup (2100m) with a gritty...
Media Sensation dominates on-speed in Group 2 feature
Talented mare Media Sensation backed up an eye-catching performance at the Ellerslie trials earlier this month with a comprehensive front-running effort to take out the...
Bosson and Richards combine for 1000 Guineas triumph
The potent combination of trainer Jamie Richards and rider Opie Bosson were back doing what they do best on Saturday — winning Group 1 races...
Avonallo turns tables in Welcome Stakes
In a battle that most pundits expected, speedy two-year-old Avonallo turned the tables on rival Follow Your Dreams to take out Saturday’s Listed Frantic Bloodstock...
Richards chasing Trans-Tasman features
Matamata trainer Jamie Richards is well used to marking off new benchmarks in career highlights. Winning the New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) with Xtravagant at...
Gone West going places
Cambridge trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne have a nice stayer on their hands, with Gone West calling on his stamina reserves under a well-timed Opie...
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...
Tavi Mac takes Matamata Cup
Popular equine star Tavi Mac provided his many followers with another thrilling performance when he dashed away with the feature race at Matamata on Saturday,...
Bosson excited by Matamata prospects
Champion jockey Opie Bosson is confident his season can kick into gear when he takes seven rides at Matamata on Saturday. The star hoop has...
Last hurrah for Magnum
Consistent sprinter Magnum will kick-off what will likely be his last preparation at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Lauren Brennan-trained gelding will carry topweight of 59kg...
Johnson to ride Avantage in Tarzino
Opie Bosson’s loss is Danielle Johnson’s gain. With Bosson unable to make the 56.5kg weight to ride the Jamie Richards-trained Avantage in Saturday’s Group 1...