New Zealand Racing, 2014-15

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Stratocaster! That was an incredible performance. Wow. Trying to find the words to do justice to it in an article now. That's some horse.

[my miss storm cat]

Oh yea! Happy to hear he won impressively and also that Amun Ra hit the board. Can't wait to catch the replay later!

edit Just saw something on Twitter about Ponderosa Miss. How awful.

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Yeah, that was so sad. Best wishes to her for a speedy recovery. That really cast a bit of a shadow over the whole day.

But what a wonderful performance from I Do, yet again. Just a fantastic mare.

[my miss storm cat]

So happy for her connections and cannot wait to see all the replays.

Blizzard! Haha I was surprised!

[my miss storm cat]

If I ever own a horse I want Opie to ride! What a beautiful win by I Do and wow, Ms. O'Reilly! Very nice!

I just can't watch the race with Ponderosa Miss (any updates?) but can I ask you something? Was it Marco Chui's fault? I mean that is a serious question but in your heart of hearts...

I remember him well from his many episodes in HK.

[my miss storm cat]

Finally all caught up and I saved Antonio Lombardo for last. What a nice win that was. I wanted Puccini, of course, but nice to watch.

Oh and lest I forget the replay of that last barrier trial... whoa that was cool! Too bad Recite didn't look as good for her race.

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Encouraging news about Pondarosa Miss: http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...Pondarosa-Miss

I do believe it was Marco Chui's fault. Obviously it was an accident, but he didn't check before moving his horse outwards. They cut right in front of Pondarosa Miss, and she had nowhere to go.

Marco Chui was given a one-month suspension after the race. Some of the other people in the press room said they thought he was lucky it wasn't longer.