New Zealand Racing, 2014-15

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The media room isn't too bad! And the turf looks fantastic. Hoping for a good day.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

The media room isn't too bad! And the turf looks fantastic. Hoping for a good day.

Awesome to hear that... come home safe, everyone.

Cannot wait to read about it.

You go, Postman's Daughter!

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Shuka and Vavasour just galloped VERY nicely between races. Full story with quotes from the trainer coming soon.

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The first four races so far have all been so good! It makes it a busy day for me, but so much fun.

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Kelly! I did not expect that but she was so, so good.

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And now I'm exhausted! But those were some great races.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Kelly! I did not expect that but she was so, so good.

Ha! Wow she WAS! Way to fight back there!

Great run from Noble Warrior (!) and In Style as well (although I was hoping Ruud Awakening would catch her. Nice finish by Whosyourmaster who I don't remember hearing of).

What a great day of racing!

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Volkstok'n'barrell is the early Derby favourite in odds released today. He's at 6-1. I think he deserves it.

Caduceus, Rockfast, Elvis are the next three. Rockfast I agree with, but I think the other two have a point to prove.

Prince Mambo and Stratocaster are both at 25-1, which is a bit higher than I thought!

We get to see a few of these horses in some nice 3yo races this Fri/Sat - the G3 Wellington Stakes at Otaki on Friday and the Trevor Eagle Memorial at Ellerslie on Saturday.

Lucia Valentina won the Wellington Stakes last year, while the last three Trevor Eagle winners are Ocean Park, Habibi and Rising Romance!