New Zealand Racing, 2016-17

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New season, new thread!

It's getting exciting straight away with the G2 Foxbridge Plate this Saturday - even though Kawi had a slight leg injury and unfortunately had to be scratched.

# 7 LISA CHITTICK FOXBRIDGE PLATE
1200m, $100000, WFA, 03:18 p.m.

1 KAWI 58.5 112
2 WILLIE CAZALS 58.5 105
3 AUTHENTIC PADDY 58.5 104
4 FARM BOY 58.5 96
5 SOUTHERN ICON 58.5 96
6 LONGCHAMP 58.5 90
7 SHEZHARDTOCATCH 56.5 91
8 NO MORE TEARS 56.5 78
9 UNDERTHEMOONLIGHT 56.5 77
10 TIGER MOSS 56.5 69
11 SARACINO 51.5 72

Saracino is trying a bit of history - no 3yo has won this race since 1984.

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He did it! What an amazing performance. Breaking his maiden in a G2 against older horses, and so dominant.

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Now it's time for the first G1, the Makfi Challenge Stakes!

1 KAWI (15) 59kg $4.20
2 AUTHENTIC PADDY (4) 59kg $16
3 FARM BOY (7) 59kg $51
4 HASSELHOOF (16) 59kg $6.50
5 SOUTHERN ICON (12) 59kg $31
6 EL PESCADO (11) 59kg $31
7 GINNER HART (5) 59kg $35
8 LONGCHAMP (8) 59kg $26
9 BATTLE TIME (17) 58.5kg $41
10 STOLEN DANCE (6) 57kg $5.50
11 OUR VERGARA (3) 57kg $41
12 BOHEMIAN LILY (10) 57kg $61
13 VALLEY GIRL (14) 56.5kg $5.50
14 NO MORE TEARS (9) 56.5kg $9
15 CAPELLA (1) 56.5kg $9
16 MIME (2) 56.5kg $31

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Kawi is just sensational.

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One of my 2yo fillies (well, I own 1% ) makes her debut in the Wanganui Juvenile Plate on Saturday!

# 1 VESPA STANDING AT WELLFIELD WANGANUI JUVENILE PLATE
790m, $10000, MDN 2YO, 12:22 p.m.
1 1 BEACHWOOD 57.5 47
2 4 BLUSTEEL 57.5 45
3 2 GIFT OF POWER 55.5 47
4 3 SWISS PRECISION 55.5 47
5 5 CAESOUR'S DREAM 55.5 45
6 6 MCCARTNEY 55.5

Fingers crossed. I know Beachwood and Gift Of Power have a bit of hype around them.

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Meanwhile, two stakes races for the three-year-olds later in the day. Manhattan Street and Highlad are two really exciting horses clashing in the Guineas, while the G1 winner Luna Rossa resumes in the Fillies' Stakes and should win that very easily.

# 5 THE O'LEARY'S FILLIES STAKES
1200m, $50000, 3YOF SW, 02:43 p.m.
1 9 LUNA ROSSA 56.5 76
2 6 MCPHOEBE 56.5 65
3 7 SOPHIA MAGIA 56.5 61
4 8 ITS TIME FOR MAGIC 56.5 54
5 2 CLAIRETHEWAY 56.5 52
6 3 ROSEWOOD 56.5 52
7 5 ZE ONE (AUS) 56.5 51
8 11 KOKO BELLE 56.5 50
9 12 EUPHORIA 56.5 47
10 10 SHELLEZ ACE 56.5 47
11 4 YEMANYA 56.5 47
12 1 QUEEN OF ZEALAND 56.5


# 7 HS DYKE WANGANUI GUINEAS 13
1340m, $60000, 3YO SW, 03:53 p.m.
MANHATTAN STREET
(AUS)
1 6 72 56.5
2 1 QUANTUM 56.5 67
3 10 HIGHLAD (AUS) 56.5 63
4 5 NACHOS 56.5 63
5 8 TECHNICIAN 56.5 54
6 9 BLUE TWILIGHT 56.5 53
7 2 DON BLANCO 56.5 51
8 7 HELLO M'LADY 54.5 53
9 3 WHITNEY 54.5 52
10 11 BELLADITA 54.5 51
11 4 CALLIDORA 54.5 50