New Zealand Racing 2013-14

[my miss storm cat]

Happy Oaks Day, ed, and thank you for all of this!

Hope you nail it and that all the girls come home safe.

Great fields today (very excited for the 7th and 8th races especially) but if I start wishing luck will be here all day.

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Miss Mossman?!

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by _ed_

Miss Mossman?!

Really??!! Okay I'm surprised!

I just watched the replay with Zurella (aaaah I wanted her to win) and wow Natuzzi! That was awesome! Was rooting for Antonio but wow that a super nice win.

Cannot wait to see the Oaks replay but am having a problem with the site now damnit so hopefully soon...

Yeah I am surprised though but good for her and huge congrats to her people.

[my miss storm cat]

Just watched it and glad Chop Chop got 4th.

Actually the one I was going to post as who I'd probably bet and forgot to was the last place finisher.

Well good for the Miss Mossman and for Miss Selby as well.

Just so not the way I thought that race would play out!

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Even three days later, I’m still having trouble believing what I saw in the Oaks! I didn’t rate Miss Mossman very highly at all, but she came out and destroyed them! Three and a half lengths, and the fastest Oaks since 2004. Just stunning! Incredible.

I had a look back through her past races. There are a lot of really bad races there, but a few good ones too – she won her maiden by nine and a half lengths, and her other win was by more than three. So when she’s good, she’s really good.

Just hope she decides to be good a bit more often from now on. Cos there’s no doubt she was the best horse on Saturday. No excuses for any of the others. She was just better than them. So I hope it’s not a fluke!

[my miss storm cat]

I did the same and went back to watch a few of her races and am still just completely blown away.

Yes, I hope she continues to be THIS good!

I have not seen anything on Final Touch and am hoping for the best as I know you are. Hope this is a good sign.

Let me know how Pinzaara and Archie are doing and what is coming up in the next week or two when and if you can!

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I look for news on Final Touch every day, but I haven’t heard anything for about two weeks. I really do think no news is good news, so I think we can be optimistic. Poor girl. Hope she’s doing OK.

Pinzaara came through her great win brilliantly, and she’s running again this Saturday at Tauranga. Can’t wait! It’s a high-quality field – Queens Rose, Orbity, Urban Angel, In Style… *gulp*

But Stephen said she’s training fantastically well at the moment and couldn’t be any better. So I really hope she does well again. Either way, so proud of her and what she’s achieved this season.

Archie’s coming along really nicely. Jason says he’s going to be better as a 3yo, so I’m not expecting much from him until then. But he’ll have a trial on March 25.

I also have one more horse that I have a small share in now, also with Jason Bridgman. She’s a beautiful little 2yo filly named Auriol (stable nickname Doll), and she’s trialling on March 25 as well. Exciting times!