OH YOURE KIDDING??!!

That is fantsastic! Thrilled!

Say No more? Wow I didn't expect that at all.

Poor Banchee... :(

I can't see the above post! Can you try again?

Should be working now. What a great win. :)

Odds for the Karaka Million tomorrow:

Warhorse 6f
Silver City 18
Ockham's Razor 8
Green Wings 8
Freedom 6.50
Taoist Master 16
Mai Guru 8
Choice Bro 10
Deakes 40
Sell In May 6.50
Silk Pins 14
Hogwarts Express 26
Marechal 31
Dreamcoat 31
Magic Shaft 18
Lady de Chine 21

Oh I can see it now!!!

Thanks!

Australian horse Ockham's Razor won the Million. Silk Pins second, Warhorse third.

2000 Guineas winner Rock 'n' Pop won the 3yo mile! He hit the lead at the top of the stretch, then another horse went straight by him. But he fought back so bravely. Great win.

I haven't looked for any news let alone watched replays yet so thank you and good for Rock'n'Pop!

Glad to hear two I had heard of were 2nd and 3rd :D.

Hope Dreamcoat finished well!

Me too!

Let me know if you find the results.

She didn't do very well, sadly. :( She was prominent for most of the race, but had to work quite hard to get to that forward position. She tired in the stretch.

It was a lot to ask of her... hopefully they do well and we continue hearing about these connections (and horse!).

HUGE clash in the Waikato Guineas at Te Rapa tomorrow - the Derby favourite vs the Oaks favourite.

1 1121 Ocean Park 2 85 56.5 Chad Ormsby Gary Hennessy, Matamata
2 12542 Shuka 7 80 56.5 Hayden Tinsley Peter & Dawn Williams, Byerley Park
3 32115 St Mark 5 70 56.5 Matthew Cameron John Sargent, Matamata
4 94656 Mustang 1 69 56.5 Shohei Shirahama (a) David Miller, Tauranga
5 02312 Guess What 3 65 56.5 Jonathan Riddell Paul Shailer, Matamata
6 15034 Viking Ace 4 65 56.5 Cameron Lammas Karyn McQuade, Matamata
7 25361 Barney 9 63 56.5 Craig Grylls Anne Herbert, Cambridge
8 X5610 Sacred Knight 8 61 56.5 Sam Spratt Stephen McKee, Ardmore
9 2131 Silent Achiever 6 82 54.5 James McDonald Roger James, Cambridge

If Silent Achiever wins, she's going to the Derby instead of the Oaks.

Rock 'n' Pop and Knight's Tour are still my Derby horses at the moment, but I'll watch this race with interest.

Shuka's a really nice horse as well - keeps running 2nd, 3rd and 4th in all the big races.

What an awesome match up!

Cant wait to see who wins here. :)

She beat him! And did it so effortlessly - ears pricked!

One of those performances where you really feel lucky to have been at the track to see it.

What a filly. Great to see Roger James have some luck with this new superstar after what happened with He's Remarkable.

I have a new #1 Derby horse, I think.

Oh that is awesome! Again I wanted to hear it from you before I watched the replay which I'll do in a bit.

Lucky you! So glad you were there!!!

I'm almost afraid to ask where Shuka finished... :)

Haha, you can probably guess. Poor guy. He'll win one some day.

Yeah I saw that when I watched the replay.

Someday! :D

Beautiful win! What a nice girl she is.

Saturday at Te Rapa is one of the best days every summer. Look at these fields.

G1 Waikato Draught Sprint

1 12121 Mufhasa 7 111 59.0 Stephen McKee, Ardmore
2 X4112 Veyron 3 104 59.0 Leith Innes Linda Laing, Cambridge
3 40X83 Run Like Al 4 99 59.0 Frank Ritchie, Cambridge
4 19612 Undisclosed 5 94 59.0 Danielle Johnson Peter McKay, Matamata
5 26011 Guiseppina 1 104 57.0 James McDonald Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie, Maungatautari
6 X7165 Fazzle 8 98 57.0 Moira Murdoch & Dominic Olson, Waiuku
7 21017 Baby Guinness 6 94 57.0 Craig Grylls Karen Fursdon & Gemma Sliz, Matamata
8 8321X Sangster 2 97 55.5 Jonathan Riddell Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young, Cambridge

Mufhasa won this in 2009 and 2011. He's shooting for three!


G1 International Stakes

1 24433 Hold It Harvey 11 104 59.0 Lisa Allpress Terri Rae, Riccarton Park
2 90511 Six O'Clock News 12 104 59.0 Leith Innes Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young, Cambridge
3 59550 Booming 5 102 59.0 Jeff Lynds, Awapuni
4 0X743 Doctor Fremantle (GB) 7 100 59.0 Jason Waddell Lauren Brennan, Cambridge
5 X5807 Vosne Romanee 3 100 59.0 Jeff Lynds, Awapuni
6 86X00 Goldschatz 4 99 59.0 Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
7 15204 Sum Up 9 88 59.0 Mark Hills Shelley Hale, Cambridge
8 09512 Postmans Daughter 1 103 57.0 Rory Hutchings (a) Don Walker, Pukekohe Park
9 35210 Shez Sinsational 6 100 57.0 James McDonald Allan Sharrock, New Plymouth
10 X3721 Arcenciel 8 85 57.0 Michael Coleman Yves Seguin, Cambridge
11 22151 Rock 'n' Pop 10 85 54.0 Matthew Cameron Jason Bridgman, Matamata
12 33112 Our Famous Eve 2 77 52.0 Glenn Old, Matamata

R 'n' P taking on older horses here.


G2 Sir Tristram Fillies' Classic

1 13114 Planet Rock 15 92 56.5 Hayden Tinsley Peter & Dawn Williams, Byerley Park
2 15311 Chicharita 1 80 56.5 Chad Ormsby Michael Moroney & Andrew Clarken, Matamata
3 71211 Quintessential 3 80 56.5 Lisa Allpress John Sargent, Matamata
4 21115 Zurella 9 80 56.5 Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
5 12484 Abeautifulred 18 78 56.5 Sam Spratt Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
6 14443 Artistic 6 78 56.5 Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
7 33332 Capital Diamond 13 78 56.5 Lisa Latta, Awapuni
8 33112 Our Famous Eve 2 77 56.5 Glenn Old, Matamata
9 42230 ***** O'Reilly 10 73 56.5 Samantha Collett Don Sellwood, Cambridge
10 99411 Leica Duell 14 72 56.5 Mark Hills Bryce Revell, New Plymouth
11 10146 Forgive No Forget 5 71 56.5 Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
12 61225 Divine Spice 16 68 56.5 Stephen Marsh, Cambridge
13 X7234 Classcoroc 12 66 56.5 Noel Harris Graeme Hughes, Te Rapa
14 213 Raziyya Of Sydney 7 65 56.5 Matthew Cameron Jason Bridgman, Matamata
15 0X104 Astucious 11 64 56.5 Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
16 19424 Hope So 17 64 56.5 Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
17 61 Toss Up 4 63 56.5 Leith Innes Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
18 90451 Speedy Rocket 8 63 56.5 Jeff McVean & Emma-Lee Browne, Cambridge

Planet Rock's the big star here, but she's not proven at the distance and it's so even apart from her.

First off, you GO Mufhasa!!!!! :tro:

I don't know a lot of the names in the filly race but ummm the field for the International? I would die seeing all those horses at once!

Amazing!

Why did I think Goldschatz was hurt or retired?

Six O'Clock News is on quite a roll these days and hooray of course but you know who would be so cool if they won (illiterate)?

Vosne Romanee. :)

I wish I were going!

I think Goldschatz did have an injury, but NZ beaches work miracles sometimes. :)

It would be so good to see VR win, but he hasn't looked like doing that for a while now. But I'd love it if he did!

Early odds for the two G1 races...

International:

Hold It Harvey 7
Six O'Clock News 12
Booming 8.50
Doctor Fremantle 13
Vosne Romanee 26
Goldschatz 81 (!!)
Sum Up 26
Postman's Daughter 11
Shez Sinsational 3f
Arcenciel 41
Rock 'n' Pop 3.80
Our Famous Eve 16


Sprint:

Mufhasa 1.90f :D
Veyron 4.80
Run Like Al 21
Undisclosed 31
Guiseppina 3.20
Fazzle 18
Baby Guinness 31
Sangster 14

Oh, and good news about Eagle Mountain: http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...g-track-career

Wow that is nuts.

Fantastic news about Eagle Mountain!

How's Jimmy doing? Any updates lately?

Jimmy's having some time off. It sounds like he might be back around late March/early April.

I now own 3% of three horses! They are...

http://www.nzracing.co.nz/GoRacing/H...le.aspx/264961 Pinzaara, trained by Stephen McKee (trainer of Sunline and Mufhasa!)

http://www.nzracing.co.nz/GoRacing/H...le.aspx/254021 So Regal, trained by John Sargent (Red Ruler's trainer!)

And an unnamed 2yo filly trained by Peter and Dawn Williams, who train Planet Rock and Shuka.

Exciting! Pinzaara races Wednesday next week, actually. I'm gonna try and get off work early and see if I can be there.

Oh my God are you kidding? That is sensational!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow huge names (some trainers!) and one is by Pins and the other was in a race with Arakti... I am absolutely thrilled for you!!!

Congrats and best of luck my friend and you had better post every single time they breathe (you know what I mean)!!! :D

Thanks! It's really exciting. :) I just stumbled across the opportunity by accident, saw it comes to about US$160 per month, and I couldn't resist!

It's gonna be great to meet those trainers. I hope I can congratulate Stephen McKee on another great win by Mufhasa when I meet him next week.

I'll definitely keep you up to date on these kids!

Wow, some surprises on the big day at Te Rapa today.

So close, but so far for Mufhasa. :( Everything went wrong for him today. He had a terrible trip. But he fought so hard down the stretch anyway! Congrats to the terrific Veyron.

Shez Sinsational won the International very nicely from Harvey and a fast-finishing Rock 'n' Pop - excellent Derby prep from him.

Zurella was strong in the fillies' race. She might be going to the Derby too - looks like a big group of girls taking on the colts and geldings in the big one this year.

Awww poor Mufhasa.

Haven't looked at results or watched any replays yet so thanks for the news.

Good for Ms. Sinsational though.

It's definitely worth watching. The Sprint was a great race. Mufhasa got as much applause for his effort as the winner.

Pinzaara's not running this week after all. Stephen McKee said she's not quite race-fit.

Knight's Tour is out of the Derby - leg injury. :(

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news...ectid=10785379

Also, in that same article, big news about Banchee. I'll make a post in the Retirements thread.

Noooo! That's such a shame.

Sorry, ed. I know you were waiting for that next extraordinary win.

Oh so you know there's a shiny new retirements / health / etc room so I hope you'll add both of them there too. You're the only one who can do them justice.

Shame about Knight's Tour.

Did you read about King's Rose? Nice way to bow out and hey she has a fun travel companion.

http://www.racingandsports.com.au/ra...asp?NID=239403

What do you think? Which shoujld they go for?

Mufhasa has the option of running in the G1 Haunui Farm Classic at Otaki on the same day as the Futurity but it is worth only $NZ200,000 compared to the half million Aussie dollars on offer at Caulfield.

http://www.racingandsports.com.au/ra...asp?NID=239529

Oops, sorry, didn't notice that! I'll use that from now on.

It is a shame. He was definitely in my Derby top 3. But he'll be back later in the year. :) The Derby's only 16 days away now, by the way! Been busy lately, so it's really snuck up on me.

I hadn't heard that! That's very cool!

Ooh, that's a hard one. But I think Black Caviar's going for the Futurity, isn't she? We all know Mufhasa's great, but I don't think he's quite that great. Winning the Classic at Otaki might be a better option than coming 2nd in the Futurity.

And, speaking of the Derby, it's the final prep race this Saturday - the G2 Avondale Guineas. The super filly is running again. :D And so's good old Shuka.

1 25423 Shuka 1 80 56.5 Hayden Tinsley Peter & Dawn Williams, Byerley Park
2 112 Carrick 5 72 56.5 Leith Innes Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue, Cambridge
3 00191 Roamin 8 70 56.5 Jason Waddell Robert Priscott & Clayton Chipperfield, Te Awamutu
4 31316 Travolta 9 70 56.5 Jonathan Riddell John Kiernan, Te Horo Beach
5 40332 Mr Chez 6 68 56.5 Chad Ormsby Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
6 1X363 Colorado Sun 11 65 56.5 Patrick Holmes Shane Crawford, Cambridge
7 23124 Guess What 4 65 56.5 Reese Jones Paul Shailer, Matamata
8 71 Game Changer 3 63 56.5 Christopher Dell (a) Tony Cole, Te Kauwhata
9 56106 Sacred Knight 10 61 56.5 Craig Grylls Stephen McKee, Ardmore
10 21311 Silent Achiever 7 86 54.5 James McDonald Roger James, Cambridge
11 421 Tilda 2 63 54.5 Masa Tanaka Jeff McVean & Emma-Lee Browne, Cambridge


They should run 1-2 here, I think. Mr Chez for 3rd.

I hope youre right... 1 - 2.

Can't believe the Derby is that soon!

Current Derby odds...

Barney 18
Carrick 14
Colorado Sun 100
Dusty Miller 500
Hope So 100
Jeroboam 51
Joy's Choice 51
Lieutenant Lincoln 200
Mr Chez 21
Nine Pin 31
Ocean Park 3.80
Red Shift 31
Roamin 51
Rock 'n' Pop 5
Sacred Warrior 81
Shuka 9
Travolta 21
Viking Ace 81
Zurella 7
Silent Achiever 3.50f

Maybe a few names you aren't that familiar with here. I'll try to change that between now and then!

But it does seem like the top group of four or five are a long way ahead of the others. Red Shift is the only one at longer odds that I think has any upset chance.

I hope you have the time to... I look forward to it every time around. :)

Are any of these listed with Mike Moroney?

Hey how on earth is Xcellent doing??!!

No Moroney runners in the Derby. His best 3yo this season is a filly called Chicarita (won the G2 Royal Stakes). It looks like she's being set for the Oaks on March 17.

I haven't heard anything about Xcellent for a long time! But I think he's still enjoying a happy retirement at a luxurious property somewhere in Cambridge.

Avondale Guineas odds...

Shuka 5.50
Carrick 7.50
Roamin 31
Travolta 14
Mr Chez 14
Colorado Sun 41
Guess What 16
Game Changer 41
Sacred Knight 26
Silent Achiever 1.60f
Tilda 51

And 1-2 it was. :D

Silent Achiever AMAZING again.

Oh wow that is too funny.

Poor Shuka!

Will watch the replay in a bit... what a lovely horse she is!

Although this thread is mostly about celebrating NZ's great racing, I guess I have to mention the bad as well as the good.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/sabo...tracks-4731048

Absolutely disgusting. I hope they catch whoever did this.

I'm speechless. Absolutely horrific. I hope they hire round the clock guards and catch this sick ****.

Beyond words.