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04-13-2008, 04:22 AM
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Thanks, ed. Gonna watch the replays in a few.
Good boy anyway, Sir Slick! 
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05-20-2008, 05:36 PM
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05-27-2008, 02:46 PM
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belated happy bday ed..
you hear that Seachange is pointed to the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot. What do you make of her chances over a straight 6f against the top Aussies and top Euro sprinters. Im surprised they arent shooting for the G1 Queen Anne over a mile or even the G2 Windsor Forest over a mile restricted to fillies and mares..
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#145
05-27-2008, 10:08 PM
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Thanks.
Yeah it's interesting. Her absolute best distance is probably 7 furlongs, after Dubai Ted Durcan said that he didn't think there were any horses in Europe that could beat her, but unfortunately there aren't really many options for her at that distance.  In NZ she was just so much better than her opposition that most of the time she still won easily over a mile, but I think Dubai showed that against world class opposition it's just a bit too far. I still think she could have won the Windsor Forest Stakes though. But she sprints well in a fresh state (broke 1:07 at Trentham in January, although the times are often questionable there), so I think she'll still be competitive. But the best sprinters will probably be just a bit too quick.
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#146
06-06-2008, 01:59 AM
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Awwww.
Poppy worked quietly up Bury Hill this morning, followed by her usual walk in the forestry. She seems grateful for the company with Takeover Target and Magnus arriving last nite. Poppy has taken quite a shine to Magnus. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sundaystartimes/0a27188.html
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#149
06-09-2008, 09:29 PM
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It's 4 months away, but what the heck...
KELT CAPITAL STAKES 4 October 2008 G1 2040m NZ$2 million Katy Keen Pasta Post Princess Coup Mirkola Lass Ombre Rose Prize Lady Gallions Reach Gaze Magic Cape Nom du Jeu Sterling Prince The Veep Lord Monty Capecover Vosne Romanee Ginga Dude Antipodean Shariat's On Fire Jonbalena Prince Kaapstad Our Star Pupil Fritzy Boy The Pooka Rios Run Like Al Don't Say Clang Leadership The Foreman Mufhasa Insouciant Lovetrista Six O'Clock News Diamond Deck Satinka Il Divo Lunus Mill Vinnie Just Once Tiakinui Princess Annaliese Boundless Crossthestart Izzat/Vital King Pentane Pentathon Red Ruler Spin Around Wow. This looks like it might be one of the best Kelt fields ever. Princess Coup is the favourite at the moment and will probably still be at post time, but there are some real rising stars of NZ racing in there - Katy Keen, Pasta Post, Red Ruler, Boundless, Nom du Jeu... A couple of other interesting names in there - Lovetrista and Diamond Deck. The 2 best-bred horses in NZ, who looked so good early last season but haven't been seen on the track for a few months due to injury setbacks. If they're on their game on Kelt day they could be huge chances too. Not sure what to think about Izzat/Vital King. He was only average here before leaving for Hong Kong, but he looked like a completely different horse over there. Prized Gem won the race in 2002, so it would be awesome if her little boy Nom du Jeu did the same thing in 2008!
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#150
06-09-2008, 09:35 PM
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Oh, and in other good news the Derby winner C'est La Guerre has been bought by Lloyd Williams.
The stable he was in before liked to put all their horses in jumping races after their flat careers were over, no matter how good they were on the flat or how poor they may be over jumps. I didn't want to see a Derby winner subjected to that. Now he's being set for the Melbourne Cup...not the next one though, the one after that!
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#151
06-10-2008, 11:15 AM
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 * * * First time I've ever seen a mistake in Racing Post... on the sidebar it says Red Rocks. You will, of course, visit him for me... right? Red Clubs to shuttle to New Zealand Red Clubs was a talented two-year-old who tasted Group 1 glory in the Hyadock Sprint Cup by Nancy Sexton . RED CLUBS will stand at Michael Tololi's Stoney Bridge Stud in New Zealand for the upcoming southern hemisphere season, where he will command a fee of NZ$15,000 (£5,839/€7,309). The deal, which was brokered by Will Barrons and Richard Venn, means that the Tally-Ho Stud resident joins Stravinsky as one of only two European champion sprinters to stand in New Zealand. “To have secured a current European champion who is by a stallion held in extremely high regard in Australasia is just fantastic,” said Peter Jenkins, manager of Stoney Bridge. “We have been searching for a brilliant speed sire-prospect for some time, and Red Clubs ticks all the boxes,” he added. Trained by Barry Hills, Red Clubs was a tough and talented two-year-old, winning three of nine races, including the Group 2 Coventry Stakes. The son of Red Ransom later added successes in the Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup and Group 2 Diadem Stakes to his record. Red Clubs is currently standing his first northern hemisphere season at a fee of €12,500.
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#153
06-11-2008, 05:51 AM
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Went to Avondale today. It's a pretty depressing place, the last upgrade was probably at least 40 years ago. The whole place is falling apart. And it was a dark, cold day.
But there was one bright light, a horse making his debut in the 2yo race called Kildonan. He dropped back to last, and approaching the final turn he was making a run around the outside. But then he went insane, charging out even wider - was probably 10-12 wide coming around the turn, and lost so much ground that it looked like he would finish way back. Well, that didn't happen. Won by 8. Opposition was probably pretty average, but that run was special. I'll be watching this boy closely. I'll put a video up tomorrow.
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#155
06-11-2008, 09:56 PM
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Ralph Manning decided that he couldn't continue training her and still run his big stable back home to a satisfactory level for his owners here, so he handed the training over to Graeme Sanders.
I don't think there should be too much of a difference, Graeme's a well-respected trainer who should be able to give her an excellent preparation for the Golden Jubilee. It sounds like he's leaving a lot of it up to the strapper Jayne Ivil, who knows the mare well.
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06-12-2008, 05:07 PM
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#157
06-14-2008, 04:32 AM
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Quote:
http://www.dailymotion.com/classicco...kildonan_sport Very impressive.
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#158
06-15-2008, 01:47 AM
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Oh wow... VERY nice!
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06-19-2008, 11:21 AM
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06-21-2008, 09:30 AM
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It's hard to say, the distance is her problem. She's good enough to win over 6 furlongs here, but there are no Takeover Targets or Sakhee's Secrets in NZ. She broke 1:07 winning the Telegraph in January under a massive weight though, if she repeats that performance she'll be hard to beat. She never runs badly, only further back than 6th once in her career.
You know she'll try her heart out - often she tries so hard that she gets major leg cramps for the next day or so after a race.
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