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02-13-2010, 08:57 PM
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Awww thanks ed cause I really did want to see it (the end of it anyway).
That tail.  She is brilliant! Poor Translated. That's a shame. 
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02-15-2010, 08:39 PM
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02-15-2010, 08:51 PM
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02-16-2010, 06:50 AM
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Our first Derby contender...
MONACO CONSUL  3 c High Chaparral - Argante 8 starts - 3 wins, 1 second Trainers: Mike & Paul Moroney Major wins: G1 VRC Derby, G1 Spring Champion Stakes Odds: 4-1 Replays: Best: VRC Derby (1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-VQPJW8hM Last Start: International Stakes (7th): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpbZptRFPKU + Amazing in October/November + Distance will be no problem + Trainers have won the Derby twice in the last 10 years (Cut The Cake & Xcellent) - 10th and 7th in last two starts. But some have said that 7th in the International wasn't as bad as it sounds - watch the replay and see what you think! - Stable's not in great form at the moment Verdict: If he shows up on Derby day in the form he was in four months ago, he's a huge winning chance. But he's looked like a different horse in his last two races, and time is running out for the stable to turn things around and get him back to his best. If they can do that, he's a serious contender. But I'd have him at about 12-1 at the moment. Last edited by _ed_ : 02-16-2010 at 07:52 PM.
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#146
02-16-2010, 06:50 PM
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Oh cool ed... I was hoping you'd be doing this again this year.
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#147
02-16-2010, 07:58 PM
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Miss Lee...
KATIE LEE .jpg) 3 f Pins - Miss Jessie Jay 15 starts - 7 wins, 5 seconds, 2 thirds Trainers: Graeme & Debbie Rogerson Major wins: G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas, G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas, G2 Eight Carat Classic, G2 Sir Tristram Fillies Classic, G3 Eclipse Stakes Odds: 9-1 Replays: Best: New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Hyvcnk1EI Last start: Sir Tristram Fillies Classic (1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw8Pob1BIHg + Simply awesome + Best horse in NZ + Amazing competitiveness and will to win - when she sees another horse gaining on her, her tail swishes and she tries even harder. - Distance: pedigree suggests she might not handle it. Verdict: The best horse in the race. The only question is the distance, and a lack of stamina in her pedigree might be what stops her from winning. But her ability will take her a long way, and you won't see her give up in the last few strides. The crowd will go crazy if she can do it. I think her 9-1 odds are about right.Last edited by _ed_ : 02-16-2010 at 08:56 PM.
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02-17-2010, 08:27 PM
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JOEY MASSINO
 3 c O'Reilly - Rationable 14 starts - 5 wins, 3 seconds Trainer: Peter McKay Major wins: G2 Avondale Guineas, G3 Wellington Stakes Odds: 20-1 Replays: Best, last start: Karaka Mile (1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQ_bdR-meI + Tough front-runner who hates letting horses pass him in the stretch + Four-time stakes winner. - Failed in his only start beyond a mile, so big questions about the distance. Verdict: One of the bravest and most determined little horses in NZ at the moment. He obviously hates losing, and will give everything he's got on Derby day. The big problem is the 2400m. But I think 20-1 is too high. I'd have him at 11-1 or 12-1.
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02-18-2010, 07:33 PM
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02-18-2010, 09:22 PM
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ZARZUELA
 3 f Zabeel - Star Satire 7 starts - 3 wins, 2 seconds Trainer: Mark Walker Major wins: G2 Great Northern Guineas, G3 Waikato Guineas Odds: 2-1 Replays: Best: Great Northern Guineas (1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDufBBwx5Ig Last start: Waikato Guineas (1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJMqU75285M + Hugely talented filly getting better as race distances increase + Breeding says she'll love the distance - by Zabeel, sire of 3 Derby winners. - Mark Walker is the best trainer in NZ, but hasn't won a Derby - She's never had a horse fight back when she makes her move. Can she handle it? Verdict: Deserves to be the favourite after her impressive wins in the Great Northern Guineas and Waikato Guineas. But she's inexperienced, and the Derby is going to be unlike anything she's faced before, while some others in the race have had G1 experience before. I think 3-1 or 4-1 would be better.
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02-18-2010, 10:56 PM
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(Joey is so pretty, by the way).
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02-18-2010, 11:57 PM
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It's very exciting. I'm really starting to think she can run well in the Derby. Would be so amazing if she did.
These (and Monaco Consul) are the horses she's likely to face in the Derby. This is the field for the Championship Stakes tomorrow, which is the last big Derby prep. 1 11511 Joey Massino 5 86 56.0 Sam Spratt Peter McKay, Matamata 2 23254 Military Move 13 84 56.0 Noel Harris Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge 3 1132 Corporal Jones 2 78 56.0 Michael Coleman Andrew Scott, Matamata 4 11462 Martial Art 16 78 56.0 Vinnie Colgan Mark Walker, Matamata 5 14171 King Raedwald (AUS) 9 77 56.0 Hayden Tinsley Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North 6 21165 Imabayboy 17 76 56.0 Scratching Trent Busuttin, Cambridge 7 53313 Time Keeper 6 76 56.0 Andrew Calder Graeme Nicholson & Paul Allbon, Te Aroha 8 15901 Amazing Spy 8 70 56.0 Michelle Wenn Chris McNab, Cambridge 9 01273 Kullu (AUS) 4 70 56.0 Craig Grylls Stephen McKee, Ardmore 10 3129 Maciano (AUS) 7 70 56.0 Chad Ormsby John Sargent, Matamata 11 73431 The Suleiman 10 69 56.0 Matthew Cameron Robert Priscott & Clayton Chipperfield, Te Awamutu 12 44217 Bone Of Contention 14 68 56.0 Cameron Lammas Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue, Cambridge 13 18211 Zarzuela 1 85 54.5 James McDonald (a) Mark Walker, Matamata 14 1X963 Jungle Juice 12 74 54.5 Troy Harris Donna, Dean Logan & Chris Gibbs, Ruakaka 15 9311 Sirani (AUS) 15 74 54.5 Mark Du Plessis John Sargent, Matamata 16 43190 No Emotion 11 67 56.0 John Sargent, Matamata Zarzuela is going to be hard to beat here, but I also really like Joey Massino, Corporal Jones, Maciano and King Raedwald. Should be a good race. Imabayboy, Kilkenny and Walk Away are some Derby hopefuls running in undercard races. Last edited by _ed_ : 02-19-2010 at 12:11 AM.
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02-19-2010, 05:06 PM
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Wow that is some field!
Confused about Bayboy... is he cross entered? (Last line of your post incase this makes no sense!)
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02-20-2010, 12:20 AM
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Yes, he was scratched from the Championship Stakes. He won the other race very easily!
Zarzuela won the Championship Stakes. Corporal Jones second, King Raedwald third. Joey Massino didn't get the distance. I'll post the replay soon. Daffodil and Boundless also won races today.
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02-20-2010, 03:11 AM
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Championship Stakes replay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_xJ_UH7rgI
It was another good performance by Zarzuela, and today she proved she can still win when another horse resists her big late move, but I'm starting to think she could be a bit vulnerable in the Derby. She found it much harder to beat these guys today over 2100m, compared with her easy 2000m win last time, and I'm not convinced about her with another 300m in the Derby. I still think she deserves to be the favourite, but I'm not sure the result's a foregone conclusion. Corporal Jones is getting better with every race, and look at the way King Raedwald finished off this race. Last year's Derby winner ran 3rd in this race - it might be the same again. And there's Katie Lee, Monaco Consul and Imabayboy as well! And Volgus (half-brother to Rios and Roman Emperor), who ran nicely in another race today and might just sneak into the Derby field.
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#156
02-20-2010, 12:01 PM
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Thanks for the replay and for all the news.
How was the field for Bayboys race? Did he beat anyone really good? Wow katie... a win machine!
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02-20-2010, 05:27 PM
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Updated Derby odds: $101.00 Amazing Spy $21.00 Ballybit $41.00 Celtic Fantasy $6.00 Corporal Jones $16.00 Handsome Zulu $151.00 Hiace $31.00 Imabayboy $41.00 Joey Massino $61.00 Jungle Juice $10.00 Katie Lee $101.00 Kilkenny $12.00 King Raedwald $81.00 Kullu $31.00 Maciano $61.00 Martial Art $26.00 Military Move $6.00 Monaco Consul $41.00 No Emotion $21.00 Sirani $61.00 Smokin' Gun $251.00 The Beaut $101.00 The Sulieman $31.00 Time Keeper $101.00 Volgus $51.00 Walk Away $2.20 Zarzuela
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02-21-2010, 04:11 AM
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CORPORAL JONES
 3 g Pentire - Assesarose 5 starts - 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third Trainer: Andrew Scott Odds: 5-1 Replays: Best, last start: Championship Stakes (2nd): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_xJ_UH7rgI + Never runs a bad race + Excellent in Waikato Guineas (2nd), even better in Championship Stakes (2nd) + Getting better all the time - He's running well, but Zarzuela's beating him without any excuses. Verdict: It looks like this guy might be peaking at exactly the right time. His Championship Stakes run was by far the best of his life so far, and heaps better than his good Waikato Guineas effort. A lot of people are saying he can beat Zarzuela and Katie Lee. We'll see! I think 5-1 is fair.
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02-22-2010, 06:03 AM
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KING RAEDWALD
 3 c Red Ransom - Lady Circles 7 starts, 3 wins, 1 third Trainer: Kevin Gray Odds: 11-1 Replays: Very nice win against low-class opposition Feb 7: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcbnsy_king-raedwald Last start: Championship Stakes (3rd): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_xJ_UH7rgI + Finished strongly at the end of the 2100m Championship Stakes + Trainer great at having horses at their best at exactly the right time (like Daffodil!) + Kevin Gray and jockey Hayden Tinsley were at Ellerslie to be with King Raedwald instead of at New Plymouth with Daffodil! - He was still 3 lengths back from Zarzuela and Corporal Jones. Maybe not quite at their class level yet? Verdict: This is a really nice colt, and there was a lot to like about his Championship Stakes effort. But I get the feeling he's going to be a better horse in about a year. The stable and jockey are highly confident though, and they always have to be respected. Likely to be the 'wise guy' horse.
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 Okay well that tells me something about this guy!
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