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Loved your Ali Baba piece and desperately hope he wins. Nice field for Farm Boy and Pondarosa Miss tonight (Jimmy Mac too.. can't forget him!).  ... and of course good luck to Tomorrowland  , Storming the Tower and to Barbaric as well.Love the Valley Girl story as well... the stuff of dreams.
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#232
02-24-2016, 09:31 PM
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I guess it's that time again...
RANGIPO  gelding, Styker-Holloway Trainer: Tony Pike (no Derby wins) Jockey: Vinnie Colgan (Roysyn 1995, Zonda 1997, Hades 1999, Redoute's Dancer 2007, Habibi 2013 - all-time record) 11 starts 6 wins 0 seconds 1 third NZ$234,570 1st Great Northern Guineas 1st Waikato Guineas 1st Avondale Guineas 3rd Levin Classic 4th Wellington Stakes This horse keeps exceeding expectations! He's by a sprinting sire and it looked like a mile would be too far for him, but he's getting better and better with every race. He loves a tight battle down the stretch and never surrenders. With three G2 wins leading into the Derby, his form is pretty similar to Jimmy Choux, Silent Achiever, Puccini and Mongolian Khan. All of those were very hot favourites for the Derby, and all of them won. So you'd think his odds are too high at 5-1! But there's still that doubt about stamina. He's proven us wrong a few times already, but 2400 metres is a long way. Can he do it? Odds: 5 Last edited by _ed_ : 02-24-2016 at 11:05 PM.
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#233
02-24-2016, 09:36 PM
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GET THAT JIVE
 gelding, Street Sense-Cobbley Trainers: Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman (Mongolian Khan 2015) Jockey: Opie Bosson (Mongolian Khan 2015) 6 starts 1 win 3 seconds 2 thirds NZ$57,250 2nd Great Northern Guineas 2nd Foal Stakes 3rd Waikato Guineas 3rd Avondale Guineas He hasn't won a race since his debut, be's never finished further back than third, which makes him one of the most consistent horses in this group. He's got the same owner-jockey combination as last year's winner Mongolian Khan (plus the same owners as Turn Me Loose!), and I love how strong he's been looking towards the end of his races. I think he'll get the distance. Odds: 6
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#234
02-25-2016, 09:00 AM
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Oh thank you!!! I just assumed you wouldn't have time for it this year and am very grateful and excited to see the rest!
This is pretty much the only racing I have followed lately and it always takes me a little bit to catch up so hooray... very excited to see the others and THANK YOU!!!!!
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#236
02-25-2016, 09:03 PM
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VALLEY GIRL
 filly, Mastercraftsman-Leigh Valley Trainers: Donna Logan (Habibi 2013) & Chris Gibbs Jockey: Danielle Johnson (no Derby wins) 6 starts 3 wins 0 seconds 1 third NZ$236,125 1st Herbie Dyke Stakes (G1 against older horses) 3rd Eight Carat Classic 4th Trevor Eagle Memorial 5th Royal Stakes My opinion is that this filly's win in the Herbie Dyke was the best performance all season by any of the horses in this Derby field. She was amazing that day. Her trainers have reported that she's made excellent progress since that win, and they would know - in the last three years the Logan team has gone to the Derby with Habibi (1st 2013), Rising Romance (2nd 2014) and Volkstok'n'barrell (2nd 2015). We know this horse has the talent, and I believe she has the stamina as well. In an even group, Valley Girl is my top choice for this year's Derby. Odds: 8 Last edited by _ed_ : 02-25-2016 at 09:34 PM.
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#237
02-25-2016, 09:21 PM
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BRIGHTON
 colt, Buffalo Man-Gore Bay Trainer: Nigel Tiley (Ring The Bell 1980 as jockey, Look Who's Talking 1994 as trainer) Jockey: Lee Tiley 11 starts 2 wins 1 second 2 thirds NZ$93,900 1st Champagne Stakes 2nd Avondale Guineas 3rd John Grigg Stakes 4th New Zealand 2000 Guineas 5th Foal Stakes 6th Karaka Mile 7th Bonecrusher Stakes 8th Great Northern Guineas 11th Wanganui Guineas I'm not sure what to think about this horse. He's run quite a few bad or disappointing races, but some of his performances have been sensational. Did you see his finish in the Avondale Guineas?! I think the distance will be fine for him, and if he can repeat that Avondale Guineas run, he could be a great chance in this race. Odds: 8
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#238
02-25-2016, 09:27 PM
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PROVOCATIVE
 filly, Zabeel-Betwixt Trainer: Tony Pike (no Derby wins) Jockey: Leith Innes (Wahid 2006) 4 starts 2 wins 0 seconds 0 thirds NZ$18,275 6th Avondale Guineas Her win at Ellerslie two starts ago was unbelievable. Front-runners were winning that day, but she came from the back and blew them away. I thought she would be hard to beat in the Avondale Guineas, but she got a long way back and had too much work to do in the stretch. But she was finishing well, and she is definitely one of the leading chances in this race. Zabeel has sired three Derby winners - Zonda (1997), Hades (1999) and St Reims (2002). This is the first Derby since the legendary sire died in September 2015.
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