Horrified and stunned. What a brave horse. How on earth she made it home...

Thanks for this and the Mufhasa updates.

Again no intention of watching the race but I did see the saddest picture... a shot of Mufhasa from behind looking a million miles from the rest of the field.

"We got to the half mile (800m) and he was trying to clear his wind. His breathing obviously wasn’t right and he was struggling soon after. There’s a problem, it’s a shame.” - M. Rodd

Okay I have just spent half an hour watching videos of his owners after he won Horse of the Year both times, of some of his wins... need to dry tears and be on with the day. Honest to God he gets me so emotional it is embarrassing. :o

Was looking at the piece on Indikator in the Rotorua Cup in the Informant and had to see who else was nominated (Villifye!) and noticed a familiar name listed in a couple of races including the Rotorua Stakes...

Is Pinzaara gonna run and if so which race?

How exciting!

She'll run in the Rotorua Stakes if she makes the field, but that looks a longshot - she needs four horses to scratch. :(

But it's that race or nothing. She won't run in the other race. If she misses out on this field, she'll wait for another race next weekend.

Well I hope they scratch!

Looks like she's in!!!!!

Wow there are some pretty big names she's up against BUT she has shown how tough she can be... hope she does really well!!!!!!

SO excited for you!

edit - Or maybe she didn't get in (?!).

She didn't, unfortunately. :( It's confusing the way they list the fields on the site. All the horses with (Bx) next to their name need other horses to be scratched to make it in. Only 14 were allowed to run in that race.

But we're trying again this week! The field is nowhere near as tough, but she has a lot of weight on her back this time.

Just looked and wow that is going to be one huge field!

Hope she wins!!!!! :) BEST of luck.

No jockey listed yet... will Sam have the mount?

If you're going (and forgive me for not being able to keep track of which place is near or far) please blow a kiss to Military Move for me (when no one is looking, of course). :D

GOOD LUCK!

Sam was originally going to ride, but the trainer has decided to reduce that big weight a bit by going for a young jockey, Dylan Turner. His weight allowance means she'll only carry 56, instead of 59.

I probably will be going. :)

Hope she wins for you!

Oh my God ed am I reading the live tab results right.... did Belfast Lad really just win? If so that is awesome!!!!!!

Man he has raced so many times I'm almost afraid to look to see how many starts he's had (close to 100?).

Haha, he did win! 11 wins now for him from 93 starts.

Not today for Pinzaara. Time for a well-deserved winter break. Looking forward to seeing her back in a few months.

Well congrats to you for having such a nice horse and cannot wait to see her again after her break. :)

Thanks for the Belfast Lad info. Maybe there is hope for Yin Yang Master yet. :D

Tough field for The Hombre but he seems to do pretty well with Opie onboard.

Will be happy if Postman's Daughter wins this one but oh I hope the big boy does well!

Are you going?

Yep, I was there! Postman's Daughter was amazing - SO easy. Not today for The Hombre. :(

Will check results and watch replay in a bit but happy to hear she won!

Another day for The Hombre.

Oh, and did you see that old Belfast Lad did it again down in Wanganui? :D

Oh my God ed I had no idea! Just watched it and wow that was a super nice win for him, wasn't it?

Looked like someone speeded up the film on Chapinta there at the end and oh I do love that Thorn Prince... what a fun horse to watch.

Belfast Lad though... so happy for him and for his connections. What a nice win that was!

Trying to get caught up somewhat and just read about the hole at Ellerslie.... wow that is weird. Were you there?

So happy to read that Buckles is okay. :)

I wasn't here - had to go in to work. I was horrified to hear about this. It was just so, so lucky that Buckles and Rogan weren't hurt. And how many thousands of horses have run over that patch of grass over the years? Terrifying.

They're saying the hole might have been dug and covered up back in the 1960s - how?! The racetrack's been there since 1874. I don't understand. And how could no one have noticed it? Some people have got some explaining to do.

It's lucky there's no racing there for a few months now - that gives them time to sort this hole out and make sure there are no others like it.

Also, I'm considering getting involved with a small share in another horse. :) This one:
http://nzb.co.nz/sales/pedigree.cfm?sale_id=166&lot=360

Spin 'N Grin was a brilliant filly. I saw her win the G2 Eight Carat at Ellerslie, and she was sensational that day. So she was a favourite of mine. And Darci, of course, is an amazing sire - Artistic, Super Easy, Recite, Nashville...

So I'm very tempted!

EDIT: Aw, the shares have all been sold. :( Disappointing.

Aww sorry about that, ed.

How is Ms. Pinzaara?

Welcome back, Fritzy Boy! Was surprised to see his name in the entries for the weekend.