New Zealand Racing, 2010-11

[my miss storm cat]

Are you okay, ed?

I have no idea where you are in relation to the earthquake.

Everything okay with you?

[_ed_]

I'm fine. I'm up near the top of the North Island, and the earthquake was down in Christchurch, about halfway down the South Island. And luckily my friends that I stay with when I go down there are in England at the moment.

It's so amazing that no one was killed. The destruction is incredible. I go down to Christchurch every year for the 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas, and I can hardly recognise photos of roads I've walked along heaps of times.

[_ed_]

Soooo close. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To1ZAN4kdmA
Nice effort by Cellarmaster as well.

The fillies race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2kWUdKhdtA

And also our biggest steeplechase, which was won for the THIRD time by Hypnotize. He's only the second horse in history to do that. This was a great race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA0KDfMjU4o

[my miss storm cat]

I'm glad you're okay. I live in LA so I know what it's like, seeing places that don't look the same.

Amazing that everyone is alright!

Those races were great and wow Hypnotize! Why do I not know that name? Just so awesome!

Thank you cause am still recovring from last night.

Let's see...

I was so busy changing something at Flemington that i forgot all about Randwick. I pretty much never change my plays but I decided to change Shocking for Speed Gifted. Great move.

(edit - Just to be clear I put the ones I liked over Heart of Dreams. I really didn't think it would be either Shocking or Speed Gifted but had to use one and being an idiot...)

Meanwhile I remembered to check Randwick results later and, since I didn't play him this time, Lion Tamer decided to win and he paid very nicely.

A grand evening all around.

[clyde]

^^^^ Don't worry,it's not you.



It's her.

[_ed_]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Meanwhile I remembered to check Randwick results later and, since I didn't play him this time, Lion Tamer decided to win and he paid very nicely.

I didn't either. I didn't think he would handle the wet track. But I was very happy to be wrong! Great win.

[_ed_]

Katie is confirmed.

Spring Plate, Saturday:

1 43310 Cent Per Cent (AUS) 2 97 58.0 Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
2 0114X Rendzina (AUS) 6 96 57.5 Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
3 2463X Sanjeev 5 94 56.5 Ngaire Fraser, Cambridge
4 2310X Katie Lee (AUS) 1 90 55.0 Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
5 6X51X She Rules 3 90 55.0 Brett McDonald, Cambridge
6 2147X Vincent Mangano 4 90 55.0 Peter McKay, Matamata
7 2226X November Rain 7 88 54.0 Tasha Collett (a) Richard Collett, Pukekohe Park

The 1200m might be a little bit short for her, and Vincent Mangano, November Rain and Cent Per Cent are nice horses, but she's a class above these guys.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Katie Lee
She Rules