Te Akau Shark (NZ) 2014
Profile
12h Rip Van Winkle (Ire) x Bak Da Chief (Chief Bearhart (CAN))
Foaled Oct 02, 2014
Career: 14 starts, 7 - 3 - 2 $1,525,568
Trainer: J W Richards, Matamata (Nz)
Ownership: D C Ellis, S Mace, C Russell, G Taylor, M Allenby, P Gallen, Mrs K W Fenton-Ellis, W S Knight, J F Hepburn, Mrs P L Hepburn, Mrs D Rudd, R Rudd, Mrs R Redwood, W Thrupp, T Wilson, Mrs L Wilson, Mrs K Young, M Fitzgerald & Mrs B Fitzgerald
Te Akau Shark is a 12 year old stallion by Rip Van Winkle out of the Chief Bearhart mare, Bak Da Chief.
Last start was 5th at Randwick on Apr 11, 2020 in the Longines Queen Elizabeth Stks (Gr.1) over 2000 metres.
Stakes performance:
1st
2020 Tab Chipping Norton Stakes (Gr.1);
2020 Bcd Group Sprint (Gr.1);
2018 14th Coupland's Bakeries Mile (Gr.2);
2018 Red Badge Spring Sprint (Gr.3);
2nd
2019 Tab Epsom (Gr.1);
2019 Tramway Stakes (Gr.2);
2019 Foxbridge Plate (Gr.2);
3rd
2020 George Ryder Stakes (Gr.1);
2019 Ladbrokes W S Cox Plate (Gr.1);
Te Akau Shark Latest News
Sale Details
Lot 187 2016 NZB Premier Yearling SaleVendor: Leanach Lodge Ltd Buyer: Psd, Res $70,000
Lot 72 2016 NZB Ready To Run Sale of 2YOsVendor: Lyndhurst Farm Buyer: Mr DC Ellis $230,000
Rip Van Winkle (Ire)
Bak Da Chief (NZ)
Galileo (IRE)
Looking Back (IRE)
Chief Bearhart (CAN)
Havitbak (NZ)
Sadler's Wells (USA)
Urban Sea (USA)
Stravinsky (USA)
Mustique Dream (GB)
Chief's Crown (USA)
Amelia Bearhart (USA)
Bakharoff (USA)
Gold Nadjan (ITY)
Northern Dancer (CAN)
Miswaki (USA)
Nureyev (USA)
Don't Forget Me (IRE)
Danzig (USA)
Bold Hour (USA)
The Minstrel (CAN)
Nadjar (FR)
Race Record
5yo
11Apr20
5th
Randwick
Longines Queen Elizabeth Stks Gr1 2000m
Heavy(8) O P Bosson (59) 9/2 - 1st: Addeybb (5.0L)
5yo
21Mar20
3rd
Rosehill
George Ryder Stakes Gr1 1500m
Soft(5) O P Bosson (59) 9/10 - 1st: Dreamforce (1.5L)
5yo
29Feb20
1st
Randwick
Tab Chipping Norton Stakes Gr1 1600m
Good(4) O P Bosson (59) 7/4 - 2nd: Verry Elleegant (0.5L)
5yo
8Feb20
1st
Te Rapa
Bcd Group Sprint Gr1 1400m
Dead(4) O P Bosson (59) 2/5 - 2nd: The Mitigator (2.8L)
5yo
26Oct19
3rd
Moonee Valley
Ladbrokes W S Cox Plate Gr1 2040m
Good(4) O P Bosson (59) 16/1 - 1st: Lys Gracieux (3.5L)
5yo
7Sep19
2nd
Randwick
Tramway Stakes Gr2 1400m
Good(4) J B Mc Donald (57) 11/4 - 1st: Dreamforce (3.0L)
5yo
17Aug19
2nd
Te Rapa
Foxbridge Plate Gr2 1200m
Slow(9) O P Bosson (58.5) 10/9 - 1st: Endless Drama (0.8L)
4yo
14Nov18
1st
Riccarton Park
14th Coupland's Bakeries Mile Gr2 1600m
Good(3) O P Bosson (58.5) 1/2 - 2nd: Boots 'n' All (6.0L)
4yo
6Oct18
1st
Hastings
Red Badge Spring Sprint Gr3 1400m
Dead(4) M T Coleman (53) 1/1 - 2nd: Love Affair (3.0L)
3yo
11Nov17
4th
Riccarton Park
Al Basti Equiworld 2000 Gneas Gr1 1600m
Good(3) M J McNab (56.5) 9/2 - 1st: Embellish (1.9L)