New Zealand Racing, 2014-15

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I like Miss Mossman - the only G1 winner in the field and she gets in with the bottom weight!

She loves Te Rapa and prefers tracks that race that way around.

Daffodil has had four foals so far. Snowdrop has won two races, but Daisy Chain hasn't done much in her two starts.

A 2013 foal by Savabeel sadly died as a baby, but she has a 2014 filly by Savabeel and will have another Savabeel foal in this coming spring.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

I like Miss Mossman - the only G1 winner in the field and she gets in with the bottom weight!

She loves Te Rapa and prefers tracks that race that way around.

Daffodil has had four foals so far. Snowdrop has won two races, but Daisy Chain hasn't done much in her two starts.

A 2013 foal by Savabeel sadly died as a baby, but she has a 2014 filly by Savabeel and will have another Savabeel foal in this coming spring.

Thanks for the update and aww... sorry to hear it.

Happy that Thorn Prince won but that was too bad Miss Mossman had to scratch. Hope she is alright (and Natuzzi too! Just read about him and Postman's Daughter. Can we assume she is now retired or will they continue racing her a couple more times? Any ideas?).

Cannot wait to watch replays.. thrilled Storming the Tower, Spin Doctor and Flower Bomb all hit the board (especially Storming the Tower as I totally did not expect he would).

It's good to be wrong!

[my miss storm cat]

Whoa Thorn Prince... that was an amazing run!

VERY nice for Storming the Tower (Reese Jones really never gets much of a mention, does he?) and oh I do love Blathwayt what with his awesome face and tail but oh wow that was just on an whole other level watching Thorn Prince.

[my miss storm cat]

Here's hoping Habibi is (finally) back to her old self at Woodbine tomorrow.

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No joy. She's not the same horse.

But, yeah, Thorn Prince was spectacular! Big weight on his back but he didn't care.

[my miss storm cat]

I don't even want to watch the replay...

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First list of awards finalists...

Champion Two-Year-Old: Dal Cielo, Marky Mark, Rocanto, Serena Miss.
Champion Three-Year-Old: Mongolian Khan, Platinum Witness, Turn Me Loose, Volkstok’n’barrell, Werther.
Champion Sprinter (up to 1500 metres): I Do, In Style, Sacred Star, Whosyourmaster.
Champion Middle-Distance Horse (1501-2100m): Iamishwara, Puccini, Sakhee’s Soldier, Silent Achiever, Soriano.
Champion Stayer (2101m+): Maygrove, Mongolian Khan, Rising Romance, Rock Diva, Werther.

Stayer was the one I was really unsure about, but I see Mongolian Khan is nominated! I thought it would be just the older horses.