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Mark Walker

Walker ready to immerse himself in New Zealand stable

Mark Walker is enjoying the fresh air, green pastures and wide-open spaces in Matamata as he prepares for a return to training duties in New...
Maven Belle

Homebred filly the Belle of the ball

The tangerine and blue silks of Te Akau Racing are a familiar sight in Australasian racing circles and on Saturday they lodged a special victory....
Bright Blue Sky racehorse

Bright Blue Sky steps out in 2YO trial at Rosehill

New Zealand filly Bright Blue Sky stepped out for the first time on an Australian racetrack on Tuesday morning in a 900m 2YO Fillies trial...
Jamie Richards

Richards’ premiership caps memorable season

Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis has just one word to summarise the 2019/20 season – thrilling. The tangerine and blue army were to the...

Te Akau Racing planning Australian raid

Te Akau Racing is looking at having strong representation in Melbourne for the spring with head David Ellis liking the shift of the Caulfield Cup...
Opie Bosson

Bosson to stay with Te Akau Racing

Te Akau Racing have confirmed that leading jockey Opie Bosson will remain as their number one retained rider for the upcoming 2020/21 racing season. Te...
Vernazza

New Zealand powerhouses unite ahead of spring

Two of New Zealand’s thoroughbred powerhouses are set to join forces to tackle Melbourne Spring Racing. Te Akau Racing and Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and...
Jamie Richards

Dedication reaps rewards for Richards

As the current thoroughbred racing season draws to a close, a question posed by many industry pundits just over 12 months ago has been answered...

Ellis completes elite syndicate with Savabeel colt

Te Akau Racing boss David Ellis, who looks a certainty to claim his fourteenth consecutive leading buyer title at the annual National Yearling Sale series,...

Te Akau strengthen Karaka Million line-up

Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards unleashed another live Karaka Million prospect at Te Rapa on Saturday, when debutante Yourdeel cruised clear to win the Wentwood...

Ellis catches another Shark

Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis has had plenty of success at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale and he is hoping his latest...

Age Of Fire joins Weir’s Victorian stable

Group 1 winning galloper Age Of Fire has joined the stable of champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir in a bid to find his mojo this...

Fan favourite Gingernuts retired

Three-time Group 1 winner and equine cult-hero Gingernuts has been officially retired. The chestnut son of Iffraaj captured the imagination of the racing public, thanks...

Te Akau stars on display at Hastings

Champion two-year-old Avantage and stakes winner Chance to Dance took the opportunity of an exhibition gallop between races at Hastings on Saturday, a day that...
New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards

Richards to take over Te Akau training

Jamie Richards is to take over training duties at New Zealand's Te Akau Racing with Stephen Autridge deciding on a quieter lifestyle.
Embellish

Embellish to strip in top order for Guineas

A bolder showing is expected from the leading New Zealand three-year-old Embellish in the Gr.1 Australian Guineas (1600m). The Savabeel colt has taken significant benefit...
Embellish

Te Akau Racing declaring Embellish for Group 1 Australian Guineas

Experience is telling Te Akau that Embellish has the right Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) profile. Two years ago, trainers Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards...
Avantage wins Karaka Million

Undefeated filly Avantage to go straight in to G1 Sistema Stakes

Unbeaten filly Avantage won’t race again before her Group 1 autumn target. The Fastnet Rock two-year-old won for the fourth consecutive time when she beat...
Embellish

Embellish to race in Melbourne, Melody Belle heading to Sydney

Te Akau are mounting feature race assaults in two Australian states on Saturday week. Top colt Embellish will run in Melbourne with stable rider Opie...
Gingernuts

Gingernuts almost ready to go home to NZ

Gingernuts is almost ready to return home to New Zealand after months recovering from injury in Victoria.
Avantage wins Karaka Million

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....
Te Akau Racing's Chance To Dance

Te Akau Racing’s Chance To Dance to gallop ahead of Zabeel Classic

Multiple stakes winner Chance To Dance will further his Group 1 preparation at Tauranga on Friday. The well-travelled eight-year-old has won two of his three...