Christmas carnival targets for Walker winners
Te Akau Racing’s three winners from the weekend could all be competing in feature events at the Auckland Thoroughbred Racing meetings over the Christmas-New Year...
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Family Ties provides timely RTR reminder
Three-year-old filly Family Ties capitalised on a patient ride by champion apprentice Joe Kamaruddin to win the Transport/Hatuma Lime 3YO Maiden (1300m) on Sunday at...
Yulong secures Group One winner Entriviere
High-class mare Entriviere is heading across the Tasman to join the broodmare band at Yulong Stud, who edged out Cambridge Stud in a tight bidding...
Walker heads south for Riccarton double header
Matamata trainer Mark Walker has doubled his team in Christchurch as he builds to lucrative spring targets in the south. To that end, Walker will...
Group 1 winner Entriviere retired
Following her sub-par first-up run in the Kerikeri Cup (1100m) earlier this month, Entriviere underwent a veterinary examination and the decision was made to retire...
Te Akau maintains strong pace in Singapore
A changing of the guard in Singapore for Te Akau has proved to be a seamless transition with the trainers’ premiership again having a familiar...
Walker not looking too far ahead with quality trio
Mark Walker has tentatively planned two steps ahead with his trio of Group One winners Entriviere, Imperatriz and On The Bubbles. Te Akau’s head trainer...
Champion again Richards focused on Hong Kong future
Despite missing the final four months of the season, Jamie Richards will again be crowned New Zealand’s Champion Trainer when the curtain comes down on...
Entriviere to fly New Zealand flag in Doomben 10,000
Mark Walker will start just Entriviere in this Saturday's Doomben 10,000, with Sword Of State set to be saved for the Kingsford Smith Cup on...
Business as usual with Singapore racing
The world may be in the grips of the Covid-19 epidemic, but it is business as usual for Te Akau’s Singapore trainer Mark Walker. 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...
Te Akau target Trans-Tasman Group races
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards will take just the one runner to Arawa Park on Saturday, but that just may be enough to add another...
Te Akau set to dominate Ellerslie and Karaka
Can Te Akau Racing make it a hat-trick of Karaka Millions? Probabeely. Te Akau will have a five-strong hand in the $1 million two-year-old race...
Team Te Akau’s young talent scoops Group 1 pool
Te Akau’s glorious season with their two-year-olds continued at Awapuni where Avantage completed a coveted Group 1 double for the operation. She bowed to stablemate...
Golden Slipper a possibility for Te Akau Stud winner Al Hasa
THE 2017 Welcome Stakes was a one-horse affair as punters had predicted at Riccarton on Saturday. $1.40 favourite Al Hasa made easy work of its...
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...
NZ Media personality Tony Veitch living the dream with Avantage
NEW ZEALAND radio and TV personality Tony Veitch is buckled up and ready to ride the rollercoaster that is the racing game with two-year-old filly...
Irish Cream runs into Karaka Million contention at Ruakaka
TE AKAU have unearthed another potential Karaka Million winner to follow in the footsteps of Melody Belle. It was only a year ago when Melody...
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...