No stakes races in NZ this weekend.
But there is one interesting runner - Starcheeka. This guy only won a maiden race as a 2-year-old, and hasn't yet raced at 3, but is only 15-1 in early betting for the Derby. Some people obviously like him a lot! I'm looking forward to seeing how he goes.
And speaking of the Derby, since there are no stakes fields to look through this week, have a look at the early entries for the 2011 Derby here:
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/Meetings/Meeting.aspx/38383
You can find more information on each runner by hovering the mouse and then clicking profile. But don't do that for all of them - there are 231! It would take you all day.
So many good horses there. Eight weeks to go!