New Zealand Racing, 2011-12

[my miss storm cat]

"... but here's one for the good guys..."

Such a great race caller for all of the races.

Wow Vonusti was flying at the end!

I just watched it four times. Don't tell anyone!

Nice move by Aspinal who I hate to say I've never heard of. It didn't last but what a nice girl she is.

Wow, Durham Town was awesome!

You are SO lucky... full fields of fantastic horses week after week....

Can't imagine actually getting to go.

... and the Derby!!!!! So amazing and yeah I would have asked which was the best you had been to.

I didn't realize you were actually there for Xcellent but then why wouldn't you have been?!

Did you see the statue? Does it do her justice?

Originally Posted by _ed_

He seems to really love the Darley Plate - he was 3rd in it last year and 2nd in it in 2010 as well.

Maybe he'll win it next year!

[_ed_]

The statue's unveiled on Cup Day, which is Wednesday. I'm really looking forward to seeing it!

Field for the Cup...

1 05110 Six O'Clock News 6 104 59.0 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young, Cambridge
2 55082 Booming 20 102 58.0 Hugh Bowman Jeff Lynds, Awapuni
3 04112 Titch 12 103 57.5 Opie Bosson Kevin Myers, Wanganui
4 05023 Spiro 3 102 57.5 Chad Ormsby Sylvia Kay, Levin
5 21013 Shez Sinsational 19 105 55.0 Allan Sharrock, New Plymouth
6 31141 Single Minded 11 98 54.0 Craig Grylls Graham Richardson, Matamata
7 24341 The Jungle Boy 17 98 54.0 Shaun Clotworthy, Byerley Park
8 18403 Blood Brotha 8 94 54.0 Raymond Connors, Wanganui
9 00604 Back In Black 1 92 54.0 John Steffert, Te Aroha
10 03449 Castle Heights 21 91 54.0 Donna & Dean Logan, Ruakaka
11 90385 Loose Change 23 91 53.5 David Haworth & Matt Dixon, Foxton
12 58207 Aussieaussieaussie 4 86 52.5 Mark Sweeney Kevin Hughes, Riccarton Park
13 64020 Yours 22 86 52.5 Bill Thurlow, Waverley
14 94131 Options 7 96 52.0 Alysha Collett (a) Peter & Dawn Williams, Byerley Park
15 86070 Innocent Lady 24 89 52.0 Trudy Thornton Graeme & Mark Sanders, Te Awamutu
16 10512 Peace Lilly 9 87 52.0 Kelly Myers Ralph Manning, Cambridge
17 38414 Jafa Jack 13 85 52.0 Shane Hapeta, Byerley Park
18 02398 Top Spot 16 83 52.0 Masa Tanaka Graham Richardson, Matamata
19 21125 Maythehorsebemagic 18 83 52.0 Brad Peterson, Cambridge
20 84064 Aruriteson 10 82 52.0 John Williams, Pukekohe
21 62531 Dadzadreamer 2 81 52.0 Graham Richardson, Matamata
22 53421 Barbadine (USA) 14 81 52.0 Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie, Maungatautari
23 81615 Endor 5 80 52.0 Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
24 11186 Guns At Five 15 80 52.0 Chris Wood, Cambridge

Shez Sinsational will be the favourite, I think. But I love Single Minded's efforts so far this year, and it would be so great to see Six O'Clock News win a G1.


One of the other stakes races on Wednesday (and the reason the statue is going to be unveiled that day!) is the Sunline Vase.

1 31125 Our Famous Eve 15 79 56.5 Glenn Old, Matamata
2 44435 Artistic 3 78 56.5 Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
3 11273 Joy's Choice 6 74 56.5 Opie Bosson Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
4 22307 ***** O'Reilly 13 73 56.5 Samantha Collett Don Sellwood, Cambridge
5 72311 Glad 11 72 56.5 Matthew Cameron Jason Bridgman, Matamata
6 X4125 Mosh Pit 7 72 56.5 Lisa Allpress Graham Richardson, Matamata
7 69171 Ruby Lips 17 70 56.5 Michelle Wenn Richard Coxon, Matamata
8 12250 Divine Spice 8 65 56.5 Stephen Marsh, Cambridge
9 4152 Splitsecond 2 65 56.5 Hugh Bowman Roger James, Cambridge
10 16274 Innovation 14 64 56.5 Ralph Manning, Cambridge
11 4651 Deliciano 9 63 56.5 Leith Innes Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie, Maungatautari
12 77614 Manhattan Mam (AUS) 16 63 56.5 Richard Collett, Pukekohe Park
13 06185 Please Release Me (AUS) 10 63 56.5 Vanessa & Wayne Hillis, Matamata
14 38031 Torque It 4 63 56.5 Robert Priscott & Clayton Chipperfield, Te Awamutu
15 33317 Vaayala 5 62 56.5 Sam Spratt Murray Baker, Cambridge
16 19307 Zah Girl 12 62 56.5 Shaun Clotworthy, Byerley Park
17 46 Robben Island 1 49 56.5 Richard Otto, Te Awamutu

Joy's Choice and Artistic for me in this one.

[my miss storm cat]

That is awesome and cannot wait to hear about it.

Good luck to ***** O'Reilly because it cracks me up every time I see (or rather don't see) her name (yes I am very immature ) and to the usual suspects...

Six O'Clock News, Shez Sinsational, Titch, Booming, Jungle Boy, Single Minded and Aussie.

Really though I hope it's Six O'Clock News.

[_ed_]

It sounds like the Derby winner has come through the race really well.

http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...-Derby-victory

"After trotting her up I took her for a pick on the lead. She put her head down to graze for a while and then decided to have a roll then a squeal when she leapt to her feet."

"This morning I decided to give her a light trot and canter under saddle just to be doubly certain. Everything about her tells me she is a very happy horse."

[_ed_]

Shez Sinsational won the Cup! Amazing performance by Six O'Clock News, and Booming ran so well too. Artistic took the Sunline Vase, and Fazzle won the Westbury Classic.

I went to see the unveiling of the statue. It's amazing! I took a photo:

[my miss storm cat]

Oh thank you for posting the picture - it must have been a bittersweet moment - and yes I wanted to wait and be surprised but just now read on RP that she won!

Awesome!

I need to go watch replays.

[_ed_]

Fields for Saturday, the last day of another great Derby week:

Mr Tiz Trophy (3yo sprint)

1 11135 Antonio Lombardo 11 92 58.0 Danielle Johnson Peter McKay, Matamata
2 11633 Burgundy 9 80 56.5 Matthew Cameron Jason Bridgman, Matamata
3 30591 Ginner Hart 14 82 56.0 Alexander Fieldes, Wanganui
4 41223 Precision King 5 81 56.0 Jonathan Riddell Murray Baker, Cambridge
5 115 St Yazin 4 75 56.0 Opie Bosson Chris McNab, Cambridge
6 23411 Witz End 8 75 56.0 Samantha Collett Jim Collett, Matamata
7 14211 Civics Rock 3 74 56.0 Leith Innes Ralph Manning, Cambridge
8 62500 Caipirinha 12 70 56.0 Robert Priscott & Clayton Chipperfield, Te Awamutu
9 3712 Jubilate 10 65 56.0 Masa Tanaka Graham Richardson, Matamata
10 13003 Holy Moly 1 76 54.5 Michael Coleman Roger James, Cambridge
11 06X11 Scarlet O'Hara 7 79 54.0 Lisa Allpress Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
12 1115 Xanadu 2 78 54.0 James McDonald Ken & Bev Kelso, Matamata
13 4X249 Ready Steady 13 75 54.0 Sam Spratt Andrew Scott, Matamata
14 X4L54 Queen Boudicca 6 64 54.0 Craig Grylls Jason Price, Matamata



G1 Diamond Stakes (2yo)

1 2141 Choice Bro 12 80 56.5 Matthew Cameron John Sargent, Matamata
2 2613 Warhorse 4 75 56.5 Opie Bosson Jason Bridgman, Matamata
3 11105 Travino 1 74 56.5 Jason Waddell Peter McKay, Matamata
4 13 Croatia 9 68 56.5 Harry Kasim (a) Mark Brosnan, Matamata
5 215 Mai Guru 8 64 56.5 Leith Innes Kevin Hughes & Dean Wiles, Pukekohe Park
6 354 Roof Of Reckoning 7 55 56.5 Trudy Thornton Rudy Liefting, Pukekohe Park
7 3 King Zeus 6 51 56.5 Jonathan Riddell Donna & Dean Logan, Ruakaka
8 5211 Rollout The Carpet 11 78 54.5 James McDonald Jeff McVean & Emma-Lee Browne, Cambridge
9 124X3 Seleno 2 75 54.5 Lisa Allpress Moira Murdoch & Dominic Olson, Waiuku
10 12623 Silk Pins 3 75 54.5 Michael Coleman Keith & Brendon Hawtin, Te Awamutu
11 1 Soriano 10 64 54.5 Sam Spratt Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
12 9X26 Coat du Roan 5 52 54.5 Danielle Johnson Leo Molloy, Byerley Park



G1 New Zealand Stakes (GREAT field)

1 11211 Veyron 11 109 59.0 Mark Hills Linda Laing, Cambridge
2 43324 Hold It Harvey 6 104 59.0 Jason Waddell Terri Rae, Riccarton Park
3 X7437 Doctor Fremantle 5 100 59.0 Opie Bosson Lauren Brennan, Cambridge
4 456X0 Showcause 3 99 59.0 Darryl Bradley Frank Ritchie, Cambridge
5 58076 Vosne Romanee 4 99 59.0 Matthew Cameron Jeff Lynds, Awapuni
6 49512 Riomoral 9 94 59.0 Phillip Turner (a) Karyn McQuade, Matamata
7 51245 Postman's Daughter 1 101 57.0 Rory Hutchings (a) Don Walker, Pukekohe Park
8 11412 Lady Kipling 8 100 57.0 Lisa Allpress Murray Baker, Cambridge
9 178X1 Scarlett Lady 7 99 57.0 James McDonald Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
10 82373 Inferno 2 97 57.0 Michael Coleman Ken & Bev Kelso, Matamata
11 42329 Shuka 10 83 54.5 Sam Spratt Peter & Dawn Williams, Byerley Park