Jamie Richards (horse trainer)

Jamie Richards is a leading thoroughbred horse racing trainer in New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Jamie Richards
OccupationHorse trainer

Early career

Jamie's father, Paul Richards, was an accomplished jockey and his mother, Leanne Richards was a racing administrator.

Jamie was also an amateur jockey, winning 5 races in 10 starts.

Jamie attended Otago Boys' High School and then Otago University, he achieved a Bachelor of Commerce in Management and Accounting and a Diploma in Marketing. He was selected for the Sunline International Management Scholarship to undertake stud and stable experience in Europe and the United States.

He later worked for New Zealand Bloodstock before moving to Matamata to work at Waikato Stud.

Te Akau Racing

Jamie entered into a formal training partnership at Te Akau Racing with Stephen Autridge in May 2015. He took over as sole trainer in July 2018.[1]

Jamie has won the New Zealand Trainers Premiership:[2]

  • 2015/16 season in partnership with Steven Autridge.
  • 2019/20 season - 160 wins (36 Group or listed races) for stakes of $5,969,645 (in New Zealand alone).
  • 2020/21 season - 101 wins (17 Group or listed) for $3,825,283. This season was affected by COVID 19.
  • 2021/22 season - 117 wins (28 Group or Listed) for $6,146,137.

Hong Kong

On 17 December 2021, it was announced by The Hong Kong Jockey Club that Jamie Richards was granted a trainer license in Hong Kong with effect from start of the 2022/23 Hong Kong Racing Season.[3] He was replaced at Matamata by Mark Walker who previously headed Te Akau Racing’s operation in Kranji, Singapore.[4]

Jamie had his first winner, Handsome Rebel, at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on 12 October 2022.

Notable horses

Notable horses he has trained or co-trained include:

See also

References
  1. "Jamie Richards – te Akau Racing".
  2. "Trainers | RaceInfo".
  3. "Jamie Richards bows out of New Zealand racing".
  4. "Walker looking for fairy tale start".
  5. "Racing: Career ends for cult hero Gingernuts".
  6. "Racing: Te Akau back with a roar".
  7. "Probabeel peaking ahead of Cox Plate".
  8. https://loveracing.nz/Breeding/331546/Te-Akau-Shark-NZ-2014.aspx#bm-overview
  9. https://www.racing.com/news/2021-02-04/news-te-akau-shark-dies

Sources
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