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Occupation | Horse trainer |
Jamie Richards is a leading thoroughbred horse racing trainer in New Zealand and Hong Kong.
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.
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]
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 he has trained or co-trained include: