Roger James is a New Zealand

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racehorse trainer. He is notable for having trained six New Zealand Derby winners, which is more than any other trainer in New Zealand and for having won many Group One races in New Zealand and Australia. He has trained in excess of 1,200 winners. Roger James has trained on his own account but also in partnership with: * Jim Gibbs * Lance Noble * Paul Mirabelli * Ron Taylor * Robert Wellwood

Notable horses and victories

Roger James has trained or co-trained a large number of high-class horses, including: * Concert Hall, winner of the 2020 Zabeel Classic. * Foxwood, winner of the 1998 Captain Cook Stakes. *

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, winner of the 1999 New Zealand Derby. * He's Remarkable, first past the post in the 2011 Railway Stakes at Ascot but demoted on protest by Perth stewards. *

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, winner of the 2024 New Zealand Derby and 2024 Vinery Stud Stakes * Pinarello, winner of the 2022 Championship Stakes and Queensland Derby. * Prowess, winner of the 2023 Vinery Stud Stakes, Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes, Karaka Million 3YO Classic * Roysyn, winner of the 1995 New Zealand Derby. * Silent Achiever, winner of the 2012 New Zealand Derby, 2014 The BMW Stakes, Ranvet Stakes and New Zealand Stakes. * Tidal Light, winner of the 1986 New Zealand Derby. * Two Illicit, winner of the 2021 Captain Cook Stakes. * Zonda, winner of the 1997 New Zealand Derby.

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Notable horses and victories

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