And Ocean Park wins in Australia!

AAAAHHHHHHH HAHAHAHA NO WAY I AM SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have seen zero results... are you kidding?????

I just watched the replay....

Overjoyed!!!!!!!

A perfect 10 is right! That was brilliant.

Can I ask you something? The jockey on Fears Nothing... did he seem s little ummmm reckless to you?

Will save The Hombre and Fritzy for later. :)

I hadn't noticed the ride on Fears Nothing. I'll have a look.

I feel bad for saying it but like right at about 1:21.... it actually could be Green Supreme, I'm not sure.

I guess just a split second of rough riding... that's all. Don't mind me. :D

Very nice race with Fritzy and The Hombre and oh! Ginner Hart! What anice horse. :)

First stakes races of the season at Ellerslie this Saturday. :D

Race 2:
1 325X9 Demophon 2 93 58.0 Christopher Dell (a2) John Sargent, Matamata
2 06911 Rusty Devil 8 93 58.0 Erin Leighton (a4) Philip Johnson, Avondale
3 13421 Civics Rock 3 92 57.5 Leith Innes Ralph Manning, Cambridge
4 3310X Zankuro 6 90 57.0 Andrew Calder Don Sellwood, Cambridge
5 X7616 Trapiche 4 87 56.0 Opie Bosson Richard Otto, Te Awamutu
6 86169 Te Toro Lass 10 92 55.5 Mark Sweeney Graeme & Mark Sanders, Te Awamutu
7 16138 Happyto Keepa 12 88 55.0 Rogan Norvall Jocelyn Burley, Cambridge
8 3290X Shuka 11 83 55.0 Danielle Johnson Peter & Dawn Williams, Byerley Park
9 X1009 Time Legend 9 83 55.0 Shohei Shirahama (a2) John Bell, Cambridge
10 X2242 Faraway Eyes 7 82 55.0 Alysha Collett (a) Michael Lawlor, Takanini
11 64098 Fastnfree 1 82 55.0 Leanne Isherwood Bill Pomare, Rotorua
12 31353 Ginja Ninja 5 82 55.0 Mark Du Plessis Ben Foote, Byerley Park

Welcome back, little guy!


Soliloquy Stakes

1 431X Misstrum 4 73 56.5 Leith Innes Roger James, Cambridge
2 333X1 Twilight Granita 13 70 56.5 Jason Waddell Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Cambridge
3 322 Kisses 6 65 56.5 Trudy Thornton Mark Fraser-Campin & Chris Campin, Cambridge
4 124X7 Ray's Girl 1 65 56.5 David Walker Rudy Liefting, Pukekohe Park
5 42412 Regalia 7 65 56.5 Rory Hutchings (a) Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
6 51X5 Decorah 15 64 56.5 Sam Spratt Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Cambridge
7 1 Perfect Start 9 64 56.5 Shohei Shirahama (a) Vanessa & Wayne Hillis, Matamata
8 13 Best Command 5 63 56.5 Andrew Calder Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue, Cambridge
9 16 Elysium 14 63 56.5 Michael Coleman Lance Noble, Matamata
10 4X416 Hollywood Angel 10 63 56.5 Mark Du Plessis Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young, Cambridge
11 1 Kelly O'Reilly 12 63 56.5 Vinnie Colgan Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue, Cambridge
12 X6922 Superefficient 11 54 56.5 Opie Bosson Don Sellwood, Cambridge
13 455X2 Marmi 2 52 56.5 Matthew Cameron Gary Alton, Cambridge
14 52 Universal 8 52 56.5 Craig Grylls Stephen Autridge, Matamata
15 4 North Of Sunset 3 50 56.5 Samantha Collett Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie

Lots of well-bred fillies who have looked really good in lower grades. This should be an interesting race.


Bonecrusher Stakes

1 313X4 Warhorse 8 84 56.5 Matthew Cameron Jason Bridgman, Matamata
2 0X373 Swiper The Fox 2 74 56.5 Leith Innes Leo Molloy, Byerley Park
3 7X101 Macka's Back 6 71 56.5 Vinnie Colgan Gary Alton, Cambridge
4 1252 Dorian Grey 1 67 56.5 Mark Du Plessis Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
5 31 Neo 13 64 56.5 Andrew Calder Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Cambridge
6 8351 Artifact 5 63 56.5 David Walker Rudy Liefting, Pukekohe Park
7 71257 Hayleys Comet 12 63 56.5 Craig Grylls Andrew Scott, Matamata
8 02X15 King Zeus 10 63 56.5 Opie Bosson Donna & Dean Logan, Ruakaka
9 1 Zinko 11 63 56.5 Alysha Collett (a) Moira Murdoch & Dominic Olson, Waiuku
10 23X2 Reminiscing 7 54 56.5 Michael Coleman Keith & Brendon Hawtin, Te Awamutu
11 48X23 Cornelius 4 53 56.5 Ben Foote, Byerley Park
12 236 Flicka Of Gold 3 52 56.5 Tasha Collett Stephen McKee, Ardmore
13 2 Wowowow 9 52 56.5 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young, Cambridge

I think this looks easy enough for the champion 2-year-old.

Oh no. :( http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...out-of-service

Get well soon, TP.

Awww that's a shame.I'm sorry to hear it. Hope he'll be okay.

I would say good luck to Warhorse but I doubt he needs any so on that note, good luck to Shuka (hooray) oh and Bruce and Buckles in Races 1 and 3 respectively. :)

How is Katie these days? Is there every any news?

Miss her!

Katie is due to give birth to a son/daughter of Fastnet Rock in the next few weeks. A valuable little baby!

Buckles - nice pick! Shuka was 2nd (isn't he always?), but came from waaay back. Really nice run. Misstrum was a super winner of the Soliloquy, and Warhorse left it late but just got up and won the Bonecrusher. Great day!

Thanks for results ed! I hadn't checked yet (and for Katie news).

Buckles! :D

Oh what a nice horse Warhorse is and yea for the rest.

I'll assume Brucie didn't do well but will check results and stuff a little later. :)

He was a close 4th in his race, and a little unlucky not to be 2nd or 3rd.

Awww oh well, next time!

I shall watch all replays tomorrow. :)

Thanks ed!

WOW! Look who's back in a $25k race at Te Rapa on Friday.

1 9480X Eagle Mountain 15 104 61.0 Stephen McKee, Ardmore
2 1136X Silent Achiever :tro: 12 101 57.5 Vinnie Colgan Roger James, Cambridge
3 6021X Sum Up 13 96 57.0 Rogan Norvall Shelley Hale, Cambridge
4 32300 Worthing 9 94 56.0 Gary Alton, Cambridge
5 260X3 Undisclosed 10 93 55.5 Jason Waddell Peter McKay, Matamata
6 21111 High Kin 6 96 55.0 Michael Coleman David Greene, Te Rapa
7 6407X Zara Dancer 16 92 55.0 Mark Hills Bruce Wallace, Takanini
8 X3729 Master Power 11 91 55.0 Mark Du Plessis Chris Wood, Cambridge
9 29385 Nicole Amy 3 94 54.0 Masa Tanaka Mark Brosnan, Matamata
10 61380 Happyto Keepa 2 88 54.0 Sam Spratt Jocelyn Burley, Cambridge
11 1100X Cissy Bowen 14 87 54.0 Ben Foote, Byerley Park
12 81055 Miko 7 87 54.0 Scratching Moira Murdoch & Dominic Olson, Waiuku
13 0117X Wisecrack 5 87 54.0 Cameron Lammas Ken & Bev Kelso, Matamata
14 10095 Time Legend 8 83 54.0 Shohei Shirahama (a) John Bell, Cambridge
15 40980 Fastnfree 4 82 54.0 Alysha Collett (a) Bill Pomare, Rotorua
16 4369X Rochallen 1 78 54.0 Mark Sweeney Graeme & Mark Sanders, Te Awamutu

Eagle Mountain's another interesting runner here. Disappointed I can't be there!

And it's Spring Classic day at Hastings on Saturday, which I will be going down there for. :)

G2 Hawke's Bay Guineas

1 32121 Move Faster 2 82 56.5 David Walker Rudy Liefting, Pukekohe Park
2 11X1 Sacred Falls 1 78 56.5 Leith Innes Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue, Cambridge
3 X3734 Swiper The Fox 7 74 56.5 Michael Coleman Leo Molloy, Byerley Park
4 25X12 Southern Lord 3 72 56.5 Opie Bosson Alan Tait, Matamata
5 557X3 Travino 11 72 56.5 Jason Waddell Peter McKay, Matamata
6 122 Addictive Habit 6 70 56.5 Hayden Tinsley Lee Somervell, Cambridge
7 50X33 Taoist Master 5 65 56.5 Damian Browne John Sargent, Matamata
8 912X5 Julinsky Prince 4 64 56.5 Jonathan Riddell Fraser Auret, Marton
9 13327 Silverdale 8 64 56.5 Craig Grylls Stephen Autridge, Matamata
10 1 Touch Win 10 64 56.5 Vinnie Colgan Roger James, Cambridge
11 423X1 Mighty Matt 9 63 56.5 Mark Du Plessis Mike Breslin, Awapuni

Good field, but Sacred Falls will be the hot favourite. I also expect Touch Win, Southern Lord and Move Faster to run well.


G3 Traderacks Stakes

1 X2023 Fritzy Boy 7 104 60.0 Hayden Tinsley Alby MacGregor, Opaki
2 530X1 Antonio Lombardo 12 97 56.5 Opie Bosson Peter McKay, Matamata
3 3X409 The Hombre 9 97 56.5 Jonathan Riddell John Bary, Hastings
4 184X4 Aspinal 1 98 55.0 Leith Innes Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue, Cambridge
5 026X8 Capone 2 90 54.5 Jason Waddell Danica Guy, Matamata
6 81055 Miko 3 87 53.5 Robert Hannam Moira Murdoch & Dominic Olson, Waiuku
7 117X5 Pellegrini 8 87 53.5 Mark Du Plessis Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Cambridge
8 4X507 Baby Guinness 4 91 53.0 Craig Grylls Karen Fursdon & Gemma Sliz, Matamata
9 121X1 Papilio 6 90 53.0 Darryl Bradley Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie, Maungatautari
10 32191 Showing Off 5 88 53.0 Alex Forbes (a) Danica Guy, Matamata
11 46X05 Royal Queen 10 87 53.0 Andrew Calder Jim Campin, Cambridge
12 61X11 The Knight 11 85 53.0 Lisa Allpress John Bary, Hastings

Whoa, nice field! Maybe Antonio.


G1 SPRING CLASSIC

1 15X78 Green Supreme 4 99 59.0 Mark Du Plessis Graham Richardson, Matamata
2 97017 Back In Black 12 97 59.0 Sam Spratt John Steffert, Te Aroha
3 00X05 He's Remarkable 2 97 59.0 Vinnie Colgan Roger James, Cambridge
4 31X05 Flemington 13 91 59.0 Mark Hills Lucy Tanner, Awapuni
5 56X47 Fears Nothing 6 88 59.0 Hayden Tinsley David Haworth & Matt Dixon, Foxton
6 33X61 Carrick 3 97 57.5 Leith Innes Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue, Cambridge
7 75070 Shez Sinsational 14 106 57.0 Opie Bosson Allan Sharrock, New Plymouth
8 3X182 Fleur de Lune 9 105 57.0 Jason Jago Lee Somervell, Cambridge
9 43X54 Guiseppina 8 103 57.0 Jonathan Riddell Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie, Maungatautari
10 38X26 Postman's Daughter 5 102 57.0 Danielle Johnson Don Walker, Pukekohe Park
11 15725 Zennista 7 101 57.0 Darryl Bradley Lisa Latta, Awapuni
12 04X49 Villifye 15 99 57.0 Craig Grylls Graham Richardson, Matamata
13 41964 Art Beat 11 98 57.0 Noel Harris Vanessa & Wayne Hillis, Matamata
14 551X0 Dolmabache 10 98 57.0 Jason Waddell Steven Ramsay & Julia Ritchie, Maungatautari
15 3X323 Xanadu 1 101 55.5 Michael Coleman Ken & Bev Kelso, Matamata
16 12X05 Quintessential 16 100 55.5 Damian Browne John Sargent, Matamata

Hoping for Shez Sinsational to be back at her best in this.

Agree on Sacred Falls and Antonio (I kinda wish the nice owners of Mr. The Hombre would put him in an easier spot one time so he can get a win. I know that isn't right, thinking that way, but he always seems to be almost as good as the best horses in the field. Am I crazy?)...

Oh my God this field? How many G1 winners are here?

Yes I hope it's Ms. Sinsational too but soooo many nice horses here.

You are so lucky to be going!!!!! Wish I were.

YEA!!!!!!!

Hahahaha Are you kidding me?

Fritzy Boy won????!!!!!

Fantastic! :)

And She IZ Sinsational!!!!! How exciting for you to have been there!

Results are so slow to come and I have no idea past the first 4 so please let me know where Mr. The Hombre ended up and that everyone made it home safely.

Oh and how good was Sacred Falls this time?

Will watch replays tomorrow. About to run out for a bite but had to check on the kids in NZ and I am just thrilled and can't even imagine how great it is to be there!

Lucky!

edit - Oh Aspinal... she was the girl who came flying at the end in some race Vonusti was in. I'll have to watch her replays. What a nice girl!

Finally watched two of the replays anyway...

Absolutely spectacular win by SS and oh wow Fritzy Boy... that was really nice.

Watching The Hombre this time looked like a merry go round but with one oversized horse. :D

You are SO lucky to have been there!

Sacred Falls... wow. That was unbelievable. He's a very special horse.

And it was so great to see SS back on her game! She's amazing. Four G1s for her now.

What an incredible effort by Fritzy Boy! 60kg on his back - I think that was a weight-carrying record for this race.

Good luck to Mufhasa.

I don't think he'll win this one but expect him to be right behond Ms. Joyous.

Of course if I'm wrong that's fine. :)

What do you think, ed?