Experienced Thoroughbred Trainer Roger James has an enviable record when it comes to success on the race track. Roger has trained over 1000 winners in New Zealand. Added to this, he can boast saddling over 45 winners in Australia, and an impressive 28 Group One successes Australasia wide.
The Roger James trained Full Of Spirit has become the 6th three year old filly from the Kingsclere training facility to gain black type this season after winning the G3 Adrian Knox Stakes impressively in Sydney yesterday..
New Zealand trainer Roger James gained some compensation for Silent Achiever’s disappointing Australian Derby effort when he unearthed a possible Australian Oaks contender in Full Of Spirit, who scored a comprehensive win in the Gr. 3 Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick today.
Roger James has learned not to judge Silent Achiever on her trackwork as he prepares the filly to take on the boys again in Saturday's Gr. 1 Australian Derby.
Roger James was reduced to tears at Ellerslie this afternoon after the hot favourite Silent Achiever had delivered his fifth victory in the New Zealand Derby.
Cambridge filly Silent Achiever has thrown out the warning to her male opposition that it could be a year for "girl power" in the Group I Telecom NZ Derby.
Silent Achiever produced one of the most compelling leadup performances for this year's $750,000 New Zealand Derby when winning the Gr III Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.
Roger James yesterday admitted he was devastated that an application to appeal He's Remarkable's controversial relegation in November's Gr I A$1 million Railway Stakes in Perth was declined.
Connections of He's Remarkable, who lost the Gr. 1 Railway Stakes in Perth on protest a month ago, will learn later this month whether they can appeal the decision.
Smart Cambridge filly Silent Achiever put her hand up for an Australian trip when she produced an impressive display to beat the males in the Group II $100,000 Championship Stakes at Ellerslie today.
A statement was released yesterday by Racing & Wagering Western Australia following the lodgement of a leave of appeal application by counsel acting for the connections of He's Remarkable..
The decision was made today by the connections of He’s Remarkable to apply for leave of appeal into his relegation after winning the Gr. 1 Railway Stakes in Perth two weeks ago.
Roger James has spoken with one of Perth's top lawyers as he investigates appealing the contentious decision to relegate star Cambridge galloper He's Remarkable in last Saturday's A$1 million Railway Stakes.
Roger James is refusing to believe there was anything sinister in a decision to relegate He's Remarkable, who won Saturday's A$1 million Railway Stakes in Perth only to lose it in the protest room..
Cambridge trainer Roger James is refusing to believe there was anything sinister in a decision to relegate He's Remarkable, who won Saturday's A$1 million Railway Stakes in Perth only to lose it in the protest room..
The Roger James trained Holy Moly gained some more valuable black type at Te Rapa yesterday as she continued her path toward the Group One - One Thousand Guineas.
Cambridge trainer Roger James says he wouldn't be in Melbourne this weekend if he didn't think He's Remarkable could win tomorrow's A$200,000 Crystal Mile and secure a run in next month's A$1 million Emirates Stakes.
