New Zealand Racing, 2016-17

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One of my 2yo fillies (well, I own 1% ) makes her debut in the Wanganui Juvenile Plate on Saturday!

# 1 VESPA STANDING AT WELLFIELD WANGANUI JUVENILE PLATE
790m, $10000, MDN 2YO, 12:22 p.m.
1 1 BEACHWOOD 57.5 47
2 4 BLUSTEEL 57.5 45
3 2 GIFT OF POWER 55.5 47
4 3 SWISS PRECISION 55.5 47
5 5 CAESOUR'S DREAM 55.5 45
6 6 MCCARTNEY 55.5

Fingers crossed. I know Beachwood and Gift Of Power have a bit of hype around them.

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Meanwhile, two stakes races for the three-year-olds later in the day. Manhattan Street and Highlad are two really exciting horses clashing in the Guineas, while the G1 winner Luna Rossa resumes in the Fillies' Stakes and should win that very easily.

# 5 THE O'LEARY'S FILLIES STAKES
1200m, $50000, 3YOF SW, 02:43 p.m.
1 9 LUNA ROSSA 56.5 76
2 6 MCPHOEBE 56.5 65
3 7 SOPHIA MAGIA 56.5 61
4 8 ITS TIME FOR MAGIC 56.5 54
5 2 CLAIRETHEWAY 56.5 52
6 3 ROSEWOOD 56.5 52
7 5 ZE ONE (AUS) 56.5 51
8 11 KOKO BELLE 56.5 50
9 12 EUPHORIA 56.5 47
10 10 SHELLEZ ACE 56.5 47
11 4 YEMANYA 56.5 47
12 1 QUEEN OF ZEALAND 56.5


# 7 HS DYKE WANGANUI GUINEAS 13
1340m, $60000, 3YO SW, 03:53 p.m.
MANHATTAN STREET
(AUS)
1 6 72 56.5
2 1 QUANTUM 56.5 67
3 10 HIGHLAD (AUS) 56.5 63
4 5 NACHOS 56.5 63
5 8 TECHNICIAN 56.5 54
6 9 BLUE TWILIGHT 56.5 53
7 2 DON BLANCO 56.5 51
8 7 HELLO M'LADY 54.5 53
9 3 WHITNEY 54.5 52
10 11 BELLADITA 54.5 51
11 4 CALLIDORA 54.5 50

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Nice debut from Swiss Precision, 3rd. She's got a lot to learn.

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It's Time For Magic beats Luna Rossa! Huge upset.

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Highlad is a heck of an exciting horse.

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Great field for Ruakaka's biggest race.

# 7 TAVISTOCK NORTHLAND BREEDERS' STAKES
1200m, $50000, 3YO SW, 04:03 p.m.
1 7 HEROIC VALOUR (AUS) 56.5 77
2 6 WYNDSPELLE 56.5 72
3 8 THE SOULTAKER 56.5 66
4 1 FERRANDO 56.5 63
5 3 MONGOLIAN WOLF (AUS) 56.5 63
6 4 MONGOLIANLIGHTNING 56.5 63
7 2 BARABAS 56.5 62
8 11 O'RACHAEL (AUS) 54.5 71
9 10 ASTARA 54.5 69
10 5 SPINDLE 54.5 63
11 9 CLAIRETHEWAY 54.5

Heroic Valour is clearly the best on class, an unbeaten G1 winner, but I've been impressed by a lot of the others too.

Ferrando won his only start by five, Mongolianlightning won his debut by nine, and Astara broke the national 2yo mile record with her most recent win in April.

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That was an amazing win by HV. I think that's his best performance yet - halfway down the stretch he looked like he had no chance.