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05-27-2008, 02:46 PM
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belated happy bday ed..
you hear that Seachange is pointed to the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot. What do you make of her chances over a straight 6f against the top Aussies and top Euro sprinters. Im surprised they arent shooting for the G1 Queen Anne over a mile or even the G2 Windsor Forest over a mile restricted to fillies and mares..
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05-27-2008, 10:08 PM
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Thanks.
Yeah it's interesting. Her absolute best distance is probably 7 furlongs, after Dubai Ted Durcan said that he didn't think there were any horses in Europe that could beat her, but unfortunately there aren't really many options for her at that distance.  In NZ she was just so much better than her opposition that most of the time she still won easily over a mile, but I think Dubai showed that against world class opposition it's just a bit too far. I still think she could have won the Windsor Forest Stakes though. But she sprints well in a fresh state (broke 1:07 at Trentham in January, although the times are often questionable there), so I think she'll still be competitive. But the best sprinters will probably be just a bit too quick.
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06-06-2008, 01:59 AM
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Awwww.
Poppy worked quietly up Bury Hill this morning, followed by her usual walk in the forestry. She seems grateful for the company with Takeover Target and Magnus arriving last nite. Poppy has taken quite a shine to Magnus. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sundaystartimes/0a27188.html
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06-09-2008, 09:29 PM
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It's 4 months away, but what the heck...
KELT CAPITAL STAKES 4 October 2008 G1 2040m NZ$2 million Katy Keen Pasta Post Princess Coup Mirkola Lass Ombre Rose Prize Lady Gallions Reach Gaze Magic Cape Nom du Jeu Sterling Prince The Veep Lord Monty Capecover Vosne Romanee Ginga Dude Antipodean Shariat's On Fire Jonbalena Prince Kaapstad Our Star Pupil Fritzy Boy The Pooka Rios Run Like Al Don't Say Clang Leadership The Foreman Mufhasa Insouciant Lovetrista Six O'Clock News Diamond Deck Satinka Il Divo Lunus Mill Vinnie Just Once Tiakinui Princess Annaliese Boundless Crossthestart Izzat/Vital King Pentane Pentathon Red Ruler Spin Around Wow. This looks like it might be one of the best Kelt fields ever. Princess Coup is the favourite at the moment and will probably still be at post time, but there are some real rising stars of NZ racing in there - Katy Keen, Pasta Post, Red Ruler, Boundless, Nom du Jeu... A couple of other interesting names in there - Lovetrista and Diamond Deck. The 2 best-bred horses in NZ, who looked so good early last season but haven't been seen on the track for a few months due to injury setbacks. If they're on their game on Kelt day they could be huge chances too. Not sure what to think about Izzat/Vital King. He was only average here before leaving for Hong Kong, but he looked like a completely different horse over there. Prized Gem won the race in 2002, so it would be awesome if her little boy Nom du Jeu did the same thing in 2008!
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