New Zealand Racing, 2010-11

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yWxqxQJ7a4

[my miss storm cat]

I played it twice but it's 3:40 am here so really can't put any louder...

Barinka / Smoulder / who?

I haven't seen JImmys race yet...

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Fleur de Lune was 3rd - a 3yo filly having her first try in a stakes race!

It was a surprising result, but Barinka is a very good mare, and this was a strong performance.

Banchee was 7th, but only 1.9 lengths away.

Keep The Peace is going out for a break - Shaune Ritchie thinks she must have had enough of racing for a while, just like Jimmy.

I'm still proud of Jimmy - 10 starts this season for 7 wins (3 G1). He won the Hawke's Bay Guineas, 2000 Guineas, Great Northern Guineas, Wellington Stakes, Waikato Guineas, NZ Derby and Rosehill Guineas - no horse has ever won all those races before. He was just tired today. A few months off and he'll be good as new.

[Pedigree Ann]

At least the Derby winner was a NZ-bred, the filly Shamrocker, by O'Reilly, one of your stalwarts, from the fine old NZ family tracing to Lady Gwen.

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Remember Imabayboy? He was a really good 3yo last year and ran in the Derby.

Well, he won a big race in Macau last weekend.
http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/racing/15...es-ride-dating

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Tomorrow is the last G1 of the season. The Easter Handicap at Ellerslie.

20895 Sir Slick 9 102 59.0 Maija Vance (a) Graeme Nicholson, Te Aroha
47337 Vonusti 22 102 59.0 Noel Harris Tim & Margaret Carter, Cambridge
X2904 Mandela 17 101 58.5 Chad Ormsby Moira Murdoch & Dominic Olson, Waiuku
800X0 Firebolt 3 100 58.0 Vinnie Colgan Roger James, Cambridge
17163 Irish Opera 8 100 58.0 Leith Innes Stephen McKee, Ardmore
954X3 My Astron 7 100 58.0 Matthew Cameron Peter Evans, Waipukurau
61311 The Party Stand 11 100 58.0 Craig Grylls Roger James, Cambridge
24306 Dasoudi 1 98 57.0 Danielle Johnson Jon Miller, Pukekohe Park
17111 Veyron 18 98 57.0 Rogan Norvall Linda Laing, Cambridge
04216 Alegrio 5 97 56.5 Jason Collett (a) Richard Collett, Pukekohe Park
08120 Her Royal Highness 19 97 56.5 Grant Cooksley Jakki Good, Waiuku
20940 Casabella Lane 15 95 55.5 Mark Hills Jim Pender, Tauranga
18154 Justanexcuse 6 95 55.5 Robert Hannam Lisa Latta, Awapuni
04578 Alagant Satin 10 94 55.0 Michael Coleman Murray & Bjorn Baker, Cambridge
21888 Fears Nothing 14 94 55.0 James McDonald (a) David Haworth & Matt Dixon, Foxton
16615 Bedlum 24 93 54.5 Mark Sweeney Peter McKenzie, Levin
90X54 Prince Kaapstad 20 90 53.5 Trudy Thornton Richard Yuill, Pukekohe Park
21107 Banchee 12 85 52.5 Sam Spratt John Sargent, Matamata
1314X So Pristine 2 89 53.0 Richard Collett, Pukekohe Park
32X28 Headsup 4 89 53.0 Lance Noble, Matamata
65311 Prime Hit 13 85 52.5 Lee Somervell, Cambridge
07423 No Fear 23 80 52.0 Bruce Wallace, Takanini
72133 New Moon 21 76 52.0 Tony Devcich, Cambridge

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Remember Imabayboy? He was a really good 3yo last year and ran in the Derby.

Well, he won a big race in Macau last weekend.
http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/racing/15...es-ride-dating

Catching up and I was so happy to see this but then I just heard he got injured and it sounds pretty bad poor guy.

Cannot believe the last G1 already.

Good luck Sir Slick, Banchee, Firebolt and Vonusti.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja9iB349Atg

That's an awesome win by Veyron (8 wins now from 13 starts). But oh Sir Slick, I wish someone else trained you! Another amazing G1 3rd placing for the old man.