Very nice 2yo stakes race up at Ruakaka tomorrow. It's been won by a few good horses you might have heard of - Derby winner Leica Guv, Oaks winner Vapour Trail, other good stakes horses like Donna Rosita, Jazzella, Martini Red and Waitoki Dream...oh, and some horse called Sunline in 1998.
The field for this year:
1 31624 Upsala 7 70 56.0 Paul Taylor Kenny & Lisa Rae, Ruakaka
2 2 Savvy Dancer 8 57 56.0 Craig Grylls Mike & Paul Moroney, Matamata
3 43 Moneymaker 4 56 56.0 Jason Collett (a) Keith & Brendon Hawtin, Te Awamutu
4 14 Kahala 2 69 54.5 Cameron Lammas Cydne Evans, Pukekohe Park
5 1 Lol 11 69 54.5 David Walsh Murray & Bjorn Baker, Cambridge
6 8X631 Shamabelle 9 69 54.5 Allan Peard Donna, Dean Logan & Chris Gibbs, Ruakaka
7 0X036 Patsy O'Reilly 12 67 54.5 Danielle Johnson (a) Eamonn Green, Pukekohe Park
8 2 Mygoodgrace (AUS) 6 58 54.5 Opie Bosson Donna, Dean Logan & Chris Gibbs, Ruakaka
9 23 Punt Hill 13 58 54.5 Michael Coleman Jacqui Devlin, Pukekohe Park
10 743 Cool Storm 1 57 54.5 Sam Spratt Stephen McKee, Ardmore
11 27 Goldminer 15 56 54.5 Scratching Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
12 73 Mytsharp 10 56 54.5 Samantha Collett Paul Jenkins, Matamata
13 3 Needlly 5 56 54.5 Matthew Cameron Lance Noble, Matamata
14 55 Simply Boogie 14 54 54.5 Trudy Thornton Brent Gillovic, Te Awamutu
15 Abeauty 3 50 54.5 Alvin Ng (a) Daniel Flavell, Ardmore Lodge
The favourite is the beautifully bred Mygoodgrace, just ahead of impressive debut winner Lol (lovely filly, but I don't like the name!). I really like Kahala and Savvy Dancer. Kahala won amazingly on her debut and was very unlucky not to win her second start. Savvy Dancer finished nicely in his only race and will like the step up to 1400m.
I think lots of these will be nice 3yos next season. I can't wait to get up there.