Winners  never  quit  and  quitters  never  win!

The Colletts are a well known family in New Zealand racing history. Richard's excellent strike rate as a trainer has earned him over 620 wins and $9 million in prize money over his career.

The Collett Racing Stables are in a great location, only 45 minutes from the Auckland CBD. They welcome you to come and visit your horses and watch track work at any time.

The Colletts offer consistent communication with weekly personal updates on  your horse and regular web site news. Richard's phone is always on and he is always happy to talk about your horse.

The Collett Racing Stables offers agistment, full training, horse selection and syndication. They charge fair training fees, no hidden costs and no public holiday surcharges. Richard likes to keep a maximum of 20 horses in his stable at any one time to enable him to focus on individual needs of each horse.


The Colletts are outstanding mentors to apprentice jockeys in New Zealand, including Lee Rutherford-Tiley, Tasha Collett, Jason Collett, Alysha Collett & Zinjete Moki. Many races have been won with their weight allowances.

Stars from the Collett Racing Stables include Waiau Pal, Millnorm, Cog Hill, Sircross, The Bee Keeper, Crossyourheart, Mill Duckie, Shanzero, Kingsinga, November Rain, Sarsarun, Shandream, So Wotif, Lady Royale, Alegrio, Selfie, Untamed Diamond & Azaboy.

Why choose us?

  1. Strong track record as top class trainers.
  2. Fair, transparent costs.
  3. Within 45 minutes drive of Auckland and one hour of Hamilton - you can be involved.
  4. Consistent, accurate communication. Our interests are aligned.

Milestones

Collett Racing Stables horses have:
  • Collected over $9,000,000 in prize money in New Zealand
  • Won over 620 races
  • Won 21 Group and Listed races in New Zealand
  • Produced two Leading apprentices in New Zealand
  • Won the VRC and SHJC St Legers in 1989 with Waiau Pal
  • Won the Group 3 Lord Mayors Cup at Doomben 2006 with Coghill 
  • Placed third in Group 1 Stradbroke 2006 with Coghill
  • November Rain won the Group 2 Cal Isuzu Stakes, placed second in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks, and placed second in the Group 1 Easter Handicap in 2010