Not now..... must book a flight so i can fly out there just to remind you to please bring your camera! :D

Ummm, my vote is yes, bring it with you.

Wish i could see him in person!

http://www.nzracingnews.co.nz/news-a...ellerslie.html

Before the first race! Have to be there nice and early.

I suggest you leave right now! :D

Did you see him? :)

He didn't gallop today! Must be next Saturday. :confused:

A bit disappointing.

Oh pooh!

Hey, Happy birthday!!! :)

Made you a cake...
http://coolest-birthday-cakes.shippo...se-cake-01.jpg

... but some crazy lady (is that a she???) stole it. Sorry.
http://www.sonomavalleystables.com/n...artybdaysm.jpg

Guess it was his birthday too. Aaaah well, forgiveness. :D

Have fun today.

LMAO, I want a cake like that for my birthday next yearrrr!! Ahaha :).

Happy birthday!

Katy

Okay, next January! :)

Thank you both. :)

Haha! :D

He didn't gallop before the first today...he did after the third! Took me by surprise and I didn't have time to go down to the rail. :(

Watched from the stand though and he looked brilliant. He jogged most of the way around the track, but galloped the last 5f. He was galloping with a maiden stablemate, and drew away from him in the stretch. He broke 1 minute for the 5f, doing it in 58 and change, with the last 4f in 47 and the last 3f in 36.

When they interviewed the trainer after the race he said he was amazed by the work, I think he said he was only expecting him to do the 5f in about 1:02 since the track was rain-affected.

So it's all good news by the sound of it! Flies to Brisbane on Thursday.

Oh! How lovely and wonderful and lucky you for being there even though you had to watch from the stands.

He looked brilliant? Thrilled!

Thank you for the visual..... I'm really excited. I was afraid he'd never come back.

Really, thank you for such good news. :)

I didn't think he'd be back either...but he looks to be back to his old self. He looked quite proud of himself coming back, he was hopping around and full of energy when they took the saddle off him and looked like he wanted to do it again!

Oh I'm almost in tears I'm so happy. :)

Good boy!

Here's a story about it, with a nice little picture of him in the last few strides of the gallop.
http://www.nzracingnews.co.nz/news-a...in-hitout.html

Oh thanks! I've never seen that site before.....

He looks beautiful.

It's Stradbroke day! The track's officially rated Slow, which Xcellent won't like at all, but it looks like the sun is out so hopefully it'll dry out a bit during the afternoon.

He's currently at 17-1. Go X! :D

Maybe he won't like it but he's a miracle so anything can happen.

GO XCELLENT! :)

:(

What happened? I can't find any news or results.

I guess he didn't win but how did he do?