2008 New Zealand Derby

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It rained a hell of a lot between 7am and 11am. Which kinda shattered my expectations of this being the best Derby ever.

But then the rain stopped and the racing was way better than I thought it might have been, the track was amazing considering the amount of rain that fell on it.

The Derby winner for 2008 is....

C'EST LA GUERRE


Video: http://www.ellerslie.co.nz/show.cfm?...wf&w=294&h=240

C'est La Who? I was really not expecting that. But he bolted in! 4 lengths, the biggest winning margin in 10 years. Amazing performance!

He's now won 5 out of 8.

Best Derby ever? No. But I think it would be the 3rd best I've been to after Zonda in 98 and Xcellent in 04. Awesome day.