Welcome to the USA, Habibi!

[_ed_]

She is amazing - considerably better than Crossing The Line, who you may remember. If she's fully recovered from that leg injury and acclimatises to US conditions, I'd expect her to do really, really well. I hope so, anyway! Brilliant filly.

Go Habibi! All NZ racing fans are behind you 100%.

One of my favourite shots of her in action - although even this doesn't quite do justice to her stride.

[my miss storm cat]

Finally!

This notice is to inform you that one or more of your horses has worked out.

Habibi (NZ) (5-Year-Old Mare)

Date: February 13, 2014
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 38:80 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 3/3

[outofthebox]

Reading up on her story and it noted that she was sold to majority owner Augustin stable and would be trained by Graham Motion. Apparently she has had quite a time to acclimate and is now in California. Who trains for Augustin stable in California?

[my miss storm cat]

I guess she's with Dan Blacker...

http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...ion-for-Habibi

[my miss storm cat]

Growing concerned and was wondering if anyone had heard anything about her in the past month?

Thanks in advance.

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Current Workouts

Track Date Course Distance Time Note Rank

Santa Anita 3/8/2014 Dirt training 4F 49.60 Handily 3/3
Santa Anita 2/23/2014 Dirt 3F 37.40 Handily 13/25
Santa Anita 2/19/2014 Dirt 3F 39.40 Handily 5/9
Santa Anita 2/13/2014 Dirt 3F 38.80 Handily 10/10

[my miss storm cat]

Habibi nearing race fitness in California

http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...-in-California

Habibi (NZ) 05/29/2014 SA 6F 1:16.20 Turf Firm H

05/18/2014 SA 5F 1:03.40 Turf Firm H
05/08/2014 SA 5F 1:01.40 Turf Firm H
05/01/2014 SA 5F 1:04.40 Turf Firm H
04/25/2014 SA 4F :52.20 Dirt Fast H
04/17/2014 SA 4F :50.80 Dirt Fast H
04/10/2014 SA 3F :38.40 Dirt Fast H

(Not to sound like an idiot, ed, but did you write the Informant piece?).

[_ed_]

I did, yeah.