New Zealand Racing, 2009-10

[my miss storm cat]

Awww thanks ed cause I really did want to see it (the end of it anyway).

That tail.

She is brilliant!

Poor Translated. That's a shame.

[my miss storm cat]

Do you mind filling in the last sentence?

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/n....aspx?id=45214

[_ed_]

Haha! March 6. Same day as the Derby - Katie Lee's great, but I don't think she can win both!

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Haha! March 6. Same day as the Derby - Katie Lee's great, but I don't think she can win both!

[_ed_]

Our first Derby contender...

MONACO CONSUL

3 c High Chaparral - Argante
8 starts - 3 wins, 1 second
Trainers: Mike & Paul Moroney
Major wins: G1 VRC Derby, G1 Spring Champion Stakes
Odds: 4-1

Replays:
Best: VRC Derby (1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-VQPJW8hM
Last Start: International Stakes (7th): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpbZptRFPKU

+ Amazing in October/November
+ Distance will be no problem
+ Trainers have won the Derby twice in the last 10 years (Cut The Cake & Xcellent)

- 10th and 7th in last two starts. But some have said that 7th in the International wasn't as bad as it sounds - watch the replay and see what you think!
- Stable's not in great form at the moment

Verdict: If he shows up on Derby day in the form he was in four months ago, he's a huge winning chance. But he's looked like a different horse in his last two races, and time is running out for the stable to turn things around and get him back to his best. If they can do that, he's a serious contender. But I'd have him at about 12-1 at the moment.

[my miss storm cat]

Oh cool ed... I was hoping you'd be doing this again this year.

[_ed_]

Miss Lee...

KATIE LEE

3 f Pins - Miss Jessie Jay
15 starts - 7 wins, 5 seconds, 2 thirds
Trainers: Graeme & Debbie Rogerson
Major wins: G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas, G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas, G2 Eight Carat Classic, G2 Sir Tristram Fillies Classic, G3 Eclipse Stakes
Odds: 9-1

Replays:
Best: New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Hyvcnk1EI
Last start: Sir Tristram Fillies Classic (1st): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw8Pob1BIHg

+ Simply awesome
+ Best horse in NZ
+ Amazing competitiveness and will to win - when she sees another horse gaining on her, her tail swishes and she tries even harder.

- Distance: pedigree suggests she might not handle it.

Verdict: The best horse in the race. The only question is the distance, and a lack of stamina in her pedigree might be what stops her from winning. But her ability will take her a long way, and you won't see her give up in the last few strides. The crowd will go crazy if she can do it. I think her 9-1 odds are about right.