New Zealand Racing, 2011-12

[_ed_]

Haha, you can probably guess. Poor guy. He'll win one some day.

[my miss storm cat]

Yeah I saw that when I watched the replay.

Someday!

Beautiful win! What a nice girl she is.

[_ed_]

Saturday at Te Rapa is one of the best days every summer. Look at these fields.

G1 Waikato Draught Sprint

1 12121 Mufhasa 7 111 59.0 Stephen McKee, Ardmore
2 X4112 Veyron 3 104 59.0 Leith Innes Linda Laing, Cambridge
3 40X83 Run Like Al 4 99 59.0 Frank Ritchie, Cambridge
4 19612 Undisclosed 5 94 59.0 Danielle Johnson Peter McKay, Matamata
5 26011 Guiseppina 1 104 57.0 James McDonald Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie, Maungatautari
6 X7165 Fazzle 8 98 57.0 Moira Murdoch & Dominic Olson, Waiuku
7 21017 Baby Guinness 6 94 57.0 Craig Grylls Karen Fursdon & Gemma Sliz, Matamata
8 8321X Sangster 2 97 55.5 Jonathan Riddell Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young, Cambridge

Mufhasa won this in 2009 and 2011. He's shooting for three!


G1 International Stakes

1 24433 Hold It Harvey 11 104 59.0 Lisa Allpress Terri Rae, Riccarton Park
2 90511 Six O'Clock News 12 104 59.0 Leith Innes Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young, Cambridge
3 59550 Booming 5 102 59.0 Jeff Lynds, Awapuni
4 0X743 Doctor Fremantle (GB) 7 100 59.0 Jason Waddell Lauren Brennan, Cambridge
5 X5807 Vosne Romanee 3 100 59.0 Jeff Lynds, Awapuni
6 86X00 Goldschatz 4 99 59.0 Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
7 15204 Sum Up 9 88 59.0 Mark Hills Shelley Hale, Cambridge
8 09512 Postmans Daughter 1 103 57.0 Rory Hutchings (a) Don Walker, Pukekohe Park
9 35210 Shez Sinsational 6 100 57.0 James McDonald Allan Sharrock, New Plymouth
10 X3721 Arcenciel 8 85 57.0 Michael Coleman Yves Seguin, Cambridge
11 22151 Rock 'n' Pop 10 85 54.0 Matthew Cameron Jason Bridgman, Matamata
12 33112 Our Famous Eve 2 77 52.0 Glenn Old, Matamata

R 'n' P taking on older horses here.


G2 Sir Tristram Fillies' Classic

1 13114 Planet Rock 15 92 56.5 Hayden Tinsley Peter & Dawn Williams, Byerley Park
2 15311 Chicharita 1 80 56.5 Chad Ormsby Michael Moroney & Andrew Clarken, Matamata
3 71211 Quintessential 3 80 56.5 Lisa Allpress John Sargent, Matamata
4 21115 Zurella 9 80 56.5 Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
5 12484 Abeautifulred 18 78 56.5 Sam Spratt Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
6 14443 Artistic 6 78 56.5 Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
7 33332 Capital Diamond 13 78 56.5 Lisa Latta, Awapuni
8 33112 Our Famous Eve 2 77 56.5 Glenn Old, Matamata
9 42230 ***** O'Reilly 10 73 56.5 Samantha Collett Don Sellwood, Cambridge
10 99411 Leica Duell 14 72 56.5 Mark Hills Bryce Revell, New Plymouth
11 10146 Forgive No Forget 5 71 56.5 Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
12 61225 Divine Spice 16 68 56.5 Stephen Marsh, Cambridge
13 X7234 Classcoroc 12 66 56.5 Noel Harris Graeme Hughes, Te Rapa
14 213 Raziyya Of Sydney 7 65 56.5 Matthew Cameron Jason Bridgman, Matamata
15 0X104 Astucious 11 64 56.5 Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
16 19424 Hope So 17 64 56.5 Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
17 61 Toss Up 4 63 56.5 Leith Innes Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
18 90451 Speedy Rocket 8 63 56.5 Jeff McVean & Emma-Lee Browne, Cambridge

Planet Rock's the big star here, but she's not proven at the distance and it's so even apart from her.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Saturday at Te Rapa is one of the best days every summer. Look at these fields.

G1 Waikato Draught Sprint

1 12121 Mufhasa 7 111 59.0 Stephen McKee, Ardmore



G1 International Stakes

2 90511 Six O'Clock News 12 104 59.0 Leith Innes Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young, Cambridge
3 59550 Booming 5 102 59.0 Jeff Lynds, Awapuni
4 0X743 Doctor Fremantle (GB) 7 100 59.0 Jason Waddell Lauren Brennan, Cambridge
5 X5807 Vosne Romanee 3 100 59.0 Jeff Lynds, Awapuni
6 86X00 Goldschatz 4 99 59.0 Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
9 35210 Shez Sinsational 6 100 57.0 James McDonald Allan Sharrock, New Plymouth
11 22151 Rock 'n' Pop 10 85 54.0 Matthew Cameron Jason Bridgman, Matamata

First off, you GO Mufhasa!!!!!

I don't know a lot of the names in the filly race but ummm the field for the International? I would die seeing all those horses at once!

Amazing!

Why did I think Goldschatz was hurt or retired?

Six O'Clock News is on quite a roll these days and hooray of course but you know who would be so cool if they won (illiterate)?

Vosne Romanee.

I wish I were going!

[_ed_]

I think Goldschatz did have an injury, but NZ beaches work miracles sometimes.

It would be so good to see VR win, but he hasn't looked like doing that for a while now. But I'd love it if he did!

Early odds for the two G1 races...

International:

Hold It Harvey 7
Six O'Clock News 12
Booming 8.50
Doctor Fremantle 13
Vosne Romanee 26
Goldschatz 81 (!!)
Sum Up 26
Postman's Daughter 11
Shez Sinsational 3f
Arcenciel 41
Rock 'n' Pop 3.80
Our Famous Eve 16


Sprint:

Mufhasa 1.90f
Veyron 4.80
Run Like Al 21
Undisclosed 31
Guiseppina 3.20
Fazzle 18
Baby Guinness 31
Sangster 14

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Oh, and good news about Eagle Mountain: http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...g-track-career

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Goldschatz 81 (!!)

Wow that is nuts.

Fantastic news about Eagle Mountain!

How's Jimmy doing? Any updates lately?

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Jimmy's having some time off. It sounds like he might be back around late March/early April.

I now own 3% of three horses! They are...

http://www.nzracing.co.nz/GoRacing/H...le.aspx/264961 Pinzaara, trained by Stephen McKee (trainer of Sunline and Mufhasa!)

http://www.nzracing.co.nz/GoRacing/H...le.aspx/254021 So Regal, trained by John Sargent (Red Ruler's trainer!)

And an unnamed 2yo filly trained by Peter and Dawn Williams, who train Planet Rock and Shuka.

Exciting! Pinzaara races Wednesday next week, actually. I'm gonna try and get off work early and see if I can be there.