Can't wait!

Hey ed I heard that Vital King runs Friday instead.

If you happen to see anything could you please post it?

Thanks!

Yeah that's right, they decided it would be better to start off in a slightly easier spot before going against the big horses. The $2 million Kelt at the start of October is their main target. That's going to be a great race - Fritzy Boy, Princess Coup, Boundless, Nom du Jeu, Red Ruler, Katy Keen...:eek:

Here's the Mudgway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Msmq0ec5I0

Thanks for the replay and the news!

Hmm, 'easier spot'?

Izzat Andrew Scott , Matamata 6 Gelding 104 58.0
Nom du Jeu Murray & Bjorn Baker , Cambridge 4 Horse 101 56.5
Pindy Gary Hennessy , Matamata 6 Gelding 101 56.5
Gaze Roger James & Paul Mirabelli , Cambridge 6 Mare 100 56.0
Kingsinga Richard Collett , Pukekohe Park 6 Gelding 98 55.0
Magic Cape Shaune Ritchie , Cambridge 5 Gelding 98 55.0
Danz Star Tim & Margaret Carter , Cambridge 7 Gelding 97 55.0
Ginga Dude Graeme Boyd , Kaipaki 5 Gelding 96 54.5
Antipodean (AUS) Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue , Cambridge 6 Gelding 95 54.5
Shariat's On Fire Mike & Paul Moroney , Matamata 5 Gelding 95 54.5
Waikeepadacash Richard Yuill , Pukekohe Park 6 Gelding 95 54.5
Beau Casual Bill Pomare , Rotorua 6 Mare 92 53.5
Cross Roads Joanne Surgenor , Ardmore Lodge 5 Gelding 89 53.0
Hit The Bit Bruce Wallace , Takanini 7 Gelding 74 53.0

Oh God!

Okay must send him happy thoughts now... :D

No luck for Vital King, sorry. The race was a bit too short for him though, I'm sure he'll do better next time. Nom du Jeu won the race. :)

The highlight of the day was one of the other races though. Have a look at this. Fully Fldeged. :cool: Not bad for his first run back, against a couple of stakes-winning older horses carrying the top weight. :eek:

http://www.dailymotion.com/classicco...-fledged_sport

Good for FF and yeah didn't expect my boy could beat NDJ.

Any idea where he finished? Thanks!

10th, but only 6.2 lengths behind the winner.

Thanks ed. :)

How's Sir Slick, ed? Is he getting a break now?

I think so...I hope so! Poor guy. :( He hasn't had a break for more than a year!

Class at Hastings tomorrow...as usual!

Race 2 - 3yo Hcp 1400m
1 215X1 Fully Fledged 6 92 60.5 Leith Innes Murray & Bjorn Baker, Cambridge
2 480X4 Noble Manor 5 70 54.0 Noel Harris Mark Walker, Matamata-Rangiora
3 41 Dunkerque 1 68 53.5 Michael Coleman Mike & Paul Moroney, Matamata
4 3X1 Firebolt 3 68 53.5 Andrew Calder Roger James & Paul Mirabelli, Cambridge
5 1 Lauaki 4 68 53.5 Cameron Lammas Vanessa & Wayne Hillis, Matamata
6 6X3 Perky Parrot 7 57 53.0 Kelly Myers (a) Grant Nicholson, Opaki
7 494X Dusty Fog 8 55 53.0 Scratching Anne Herbert, Cambridge
8 Raptor 2 50 53.0 James McDonald (a1) Garry & Steven Barlow, Newbury Park, Palm North

Interesting race this. Fully Fledged will be the favourite, but he's carrying a massive weight here and there's some real talent in this field - especially Dunkerque, Firebolt and Lauaki. If Fully Fledged wins this I'm pretty sure he'll win the 2000 Guineas in November - if he beats them carrying that much more weight, how can they beat him at level weights?


Race 6 -Gold Trail Stakes (G3 3yo Fillies 1200m)
1 6231X Il Quello Veloce 1 88 56.0 Noel Harris John Sargent, Matamata
2 721X1 Juice 2 77 56.0 Leith Innes John Wheeler, New Plymouth
3 148X2 Lady Alberton 8 74 56.0 Sam Spratt Richard Yuill, Pukekohe Park
4 351X2 Daffodil 5 70 56.0 David Walsh Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
5 1 Amaryllis 3 68 56.0 Troy Harris Mark Walker, Matamata-Rangiora
6 3X3 Kybo 7 57 56.0 Vanessa Johnston K W, B W Hawtin & S R Autridge, Te Awamutu
7 6350X Seathepost 6 56 56.0 Bruce Herd Gerald Innes, Opaki
8 47X5X Glamorous Girl 4 54 56.0 Andrew Calder Roger James & Paul Mirabelli, Cambridge

I love this race. Il Quello Veloce was the champion 2yo last season, here she's taking on some very impressive fillies. Amaryllis was awesome in her only race, Juice was impressive last start. I have no idea who is the best of those three, should find out tomorrow. :D


Race 8 - Stoney Bridge Stakes (G1 WFA 1600m)
1 11122 Bulginbaah 2 109 59.0 Chris Johnson Ken Cropp & Catherine Wilson, Wanganui
2 422X0 Sterling Prince 16 99 59.0 Cameron Lammas Vanessa & Wayne Hillis, Matamata
3 30X75 Magic Cape 4 98 59.0 Hayden Tinsley Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
4 13X11 Fritzy Boy 10 104 58.5 Brian Hibberd Alby MacGregor, Opaki
5 212X1 Nom du Jeu 13 104 58.5 Noel Harris Murray & Bjorn Baker, Cambridge
6 902X3 Prince Kaapstad 3 98 58.5 Sam Spratt Richard Yuill, Pukekohe Park
7 626X4 Red Ruler 5 94 58.5 Jason Waddell John Sargent, Matamata
8 728X1 Rios 11 94 58.5 Leith Innes Murray & Bjorn Baker, Cambridge
9 998X0 The Pooka (AUS) 9 92 58.5 Lisa Cropp John Wheeler, New Plymouth
10 50X20 Run Like Al 15 87 58.5 David Walsh Mike & Paul Moroney, Matamata
11 222X9 Princess Coup (AUS) 12 109 56.5 Opie Bosson Mark Walker, Matamata-Rangiora
12 32X45 Ombre Rose 1 102 56.5 Andrew Calder Shane Marr, Riccarton Park
13 23X37 Keepa Cruisin 7 90 56.0 Gavin McKeon Stephen McKee, Ardmore
14 26X44 Insouciant 8 87 56.0 Troy Harris Mark Walker, Matamata-Rangiora

:eek: Fritz, NdJ, Red Ruler, the Princess, Insouciant...unbelievable.

Wow! :cool:

Good luck to NDJ and the Princess.

Can't wait to see the replay of Fully Fledged winning! (Think he will anyway...)

I don't know most of the names in Gold Trial. :confused:

Will post the videos tomorrow, but here are the results:

Race 2:
Perky Parrot
Lauaki
Fully Fledged

FF hit the lead just before the turn and kicked away from them, but tired under his weight in the last 100m. Perky Parrot? Who's he? 3yo gelding by Viking Ruler, trained by someone I've never heard of. It was his 3rd start...he was a maiden! He was 26-1.

Gold Trail Stakes:
Juice
Daffodil
Il Quello Veloce

Juice is the real deal. Awesome performance.

Towkay Stakes:
Special Mission
Beaver Trap
Imananabaa

Special Mission is a daughter of Towkay and she won the Towkay Stakes! Was her 7th win in 14 starts, really good mare. G1 winner last season.

Stoney Bridge Stakes:
Princess Coup
Nom du Jeu
Fritzy Boy

The Princess got to $3 million in earnings today. :tro: Awesome performance, was last at the top of the stretch but blew by them. NdJ went ok and Fritz was brave. Can't complain about that race, pretty much perfect.

Here are the videos now.

First have a look at this one:
http://www.dailymotion.com/classicco...lack-oak_sport
This is a horse called The Black Oak in Race 1. He's by Pentire, the same sire as Xcellent. He's now 2-for-2, and some people are already comparing him to X! It's way too soon to do that, but he does run his races the same way. So impressive.

Now FF's race:
http://www.dailymotion.com/classicco...y-parrot_sport

Juice in the Gold Trail:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htcvVUPmcWo

And Princess Coup in the Stoney Bridge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7DuHfRID18

Great day of racing. :D

Thanks for the vids and cheers to the Princess! Blazing on by indeed!!!

Jesus. Give him a break already.

8-10.15 TAYLORS LAKES FAMILY HOTEL HANDICAP (1600 METRES)
Of $60000. 1st $36600, 2nd $10800, 3rd $5400, 4th $2700, 5th $1500, 6th $600, 7th $600, 8th $600, 9th $600, 10th $600.
For Four-Years-Old and Upwards.
Field Limit: 12 + 4 EM
No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Handicapper
Rating
1 SIR SLICK (NZ) Graeme Nicholson Brian Higgins (a3) 2 61 107
2 ON A JEUNE Barry Dunn Mark Zahra 12 59.5 104
3 NEW SPICE Brian Mayfield-Smith Damien Oliver 3 58 101
4 FIRST MILITIA Brian Rowe Darren Gauci 7 57 99
5 MAGNETIC Michael Kent Ibrahim Gundogdu (a3) 14 56.5 98
6 ANNENKOV (IRE) Peter G Moody Luke Nolen 8 56 96
7 DR NIPANDTUCK James Fraser Vlad Duric 15 56 96
8 FREE THE ROBBER Terry & Karina O'Sullivan Brad Rawiller 16 55.5 95
9 SALIENTE Karen Fox Greg Childs 5 55.5 95
10 SCHILLING Mick Price Craig Newitt 9 55.5 95
11 BARBARICUS Danny O'Brien James Winks 13 55 94
12 BLITZ'EM RILEY (NZ) Marion Shears Stephen Baster 11 55 94
13e DAKA'S GEM David Brideoake 4 55 94
14e ROSLOTTA Pat Hyland Nick Mehmet (a3) 6 54.5 92
15e ELECTROMOTIVE Lee Freedman Dwayne Dunn 1 54 86
16e MOCK Tom Hughes Dean Holland (a2) 10 54 86

Yeah, it's pretty disgusting. Poor Slick. He's not enjoying it anymore.

If he had been trained by someone better he could have done so much more.

In happier news...a great guy who actually cares about his horses, Roger James, had 2 impressive debut 3yo winners yesterday.

Islington Bay - http://www.dailymotion.com/classicco...gton-bay_sport

Quartz Reef - http://www.dailymotion.com/classicco...rtz-reef_sport

Both in to about 12-1 in futures betting for the 2000 Guineas in November. FF still fav for that at 3-1.

Sorry, all the videos I've posted in the last couple of pages that didn't work should all be working now.