Welcome to the USA, Habibi!

[my miss storm cat]

I guess she's with Dan Blacker...

http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...ion-for-Habibi

[my miss storm cat]

Growing concerned and was wondering if anyone had heard anything about her in the past month?

Thanks in advance.

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Current Workouts

Track Date Course Distance Time Note Rank

Santa Anita 3/8/2014 Dirt training 4F 49.60 Handily 3/3
Santa Anita 2/23/2014 Dirt 3F 37.40 Handily 13/25
Santa Anita 2/19/2014 Dirt 3F 39.40 Handily 5/9
Santa Anita 2/13/2014 Dirt 3F 38.80 Handily 10/10

[my miss storm cat]

Habibi nearing race fitness in California

http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...-in-California

Habibi (NZ) 05/29/2014 SA 6F 1:16.20 Turf Firm H

05/18/2014 SA 5F 1:03.40 Turf Firm H
05/08/2014 SA 5F 1:01.40 Turf Firm H
05/01/2014 SA 5F 1:04.40 Turf Firm H
04/25/2014 SA 4F :52.20 Dirt Fast H
04/17/2014 SA 4F :50.80 Dirt Fast H
04/10/2014 SA 3F :38.40 Dirt Fast H

(Not to sound like an idiot, ed, but did you write the Informant piece?).

[_ed_]

I did, yeah.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

I did, yeah.

Very nice!

Congrats again on your new position and continued success (and affection) to both you and Habibi..

[_ed_]

Thanks!

Sounds like she's running this week:
http://www.racenet.com.au/news/10094...ut-on-Thursday

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Thanks!

Sounds like she's running this week:
http://www.racenet.com.au/news/10094...ut-on-Thursday

Thanks for this... here's the (rather nice, little ) field:


Santa Anita Park - Thursday, June 5, 2014
Race 4 - Post Time - 2:30 PM
Santa Anita Park ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING $80,000

Purse $65,000. (Plus $19,500 – CBOIF - California Bred Owner Fund). For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward Which Have Never Won $10,000 Three Times Other Than Maiden, Claiming Or Starter Or Which Have Never Won Four Races Or Which Have Not Won A Sweepstakes At One Mile Or Over In 2014 Or Optional Claiming Price Of $80,000. Three Year Olds, 119 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners of $45,000 at a mile or over since May 6 Allowed 2 Lbs. Non-winners of two races other than Maiden, Claiming or Starter at a mile or over since April 6 Allowed 4 Lbs. Claiming Price $80,000 (Maiden and Claiming races for $62,500 or less not considered). . One Mile. (Turf) (Rail at 24 Feet)


1 Kathleen Rose (CA) 4/F L $0 E A Maldonado 120 M Machowsky
2 Theatre Star (KY) 4/F L $0 D Van Dyke 1155 T F Proctor
3 Redressthebalance (IRE) 4/F L $0 K J Desormeaux 120 G Papaprodromou
4 Spring Bloom (CA) 5/M L $0 C S Nakatani 120 R Becerra
5 Habibi (NZ) 5/M $0 B Blanc 120 D Blacker
6 Unusual Hottie (CA) 5/M L $0 J Talamo 120 J Mullins

(I will behave myself and not say anything bad about Brice Blanc and maybe for once he will, well.... maybe he'll be under the weather and she can have a proper jockey!).

(From NZ Racing)...

News

Derby winner Habibi back on track

4 June 2014, 9:32 a.m.

New Zealand Derby winner Habibi will make her North American debut on Thursday. Trained by Dan Blacker for new owner George Strawbridge, she will step out in a fillies’ and mares’ event over 1600 metres at Santa Anita where she will be opposed by five rivals. Formerly prepared by Dean and Donna Logan to win six of her nine starts, Habibi hasn’t raced since she suffered a fractured hind pastern when fourth in the Australian Oaks. The daughter of Ekraar underwent lengthy rehabilitation in New South Wales before she transferred to hew current California base. Her short-term aim is the Grade One Santa Anita Gold Cup on June 28.