New Zealand Racing, 2009-10

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Yesterday was a really nice G2 race. Tell A Tale ran very well but couldn't quite catch Wall Street - a son of Montjeu who has now won 6 out of 9 and looks outstanding.

Replay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giqGv-F5HBw

Now here's the field for Katie Lee's attempt at history in the 1000 Guineas...

1 8X311 Katie Lee (AUS) 4 90 56.0 Opie Bosson Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
2 63312 Comme Tu Veux 2 78 56.0 Richard Yuill, Pukekohe Park
3 X4126 St Germaine 7 77 56.0 Mark Du Plessis John Sargent, Matamata
4 30X32 Eileen Dubh 14 76 56.0 Jonathan Riddell Francis Finnegan, Woodville
5 211 Keep The Peace 10 76 56.0 Hayden Tinsley Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge
6 5X134 Aspinal 19 75 56.0 Chad Ormsby Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue, Cambridge
7 41810 Masquerade 17 75 56.0 Buddy Lammas Stephen McKee, Ardmore
8 01102 Queen Sabeel 20 75 56.0 Michael Walker Graeme & Debbie Rogerson, Tuhikaramea
9 X9571 Gofonze 15 74 56.0 Kelly Myers Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
10 9X226 Te Akau Rose 5 74 56.0 Jamie Bullard Mark Walker, Matamata
11 2211 Te Toro Lass 1 73 56.0 Noel Harris Graeme & Mark Sanders, Te Awamutu
12 Lime green & peacock blue halves, chequered sleeves & quartered cap 7X894 Lesley Brook 9 72 56.0 Chris Johnson Terry Kennedy, Wingatui
13 813 Our Ella Belle 6 70 56.0 James McDonald (a) Mark Walker, Matamata
14 7X12 The Grey Storm 13 69 56.0 Andrew Calder Ross Elliot, Cambridge
15 6X248 Croix Du Sud 11 68 56.0 Kylie Williams Mark Walker, Matamata
16 45271 Howbaddouneedit 3 68 56.0 Jason Laking Tarsha & Michael Stokes, Waikuku
17 155 Our Tigress (AUS) 18 68 56.0 Craig Grylls Mike & Paul Moroney, Matamata
18 233 Sandie 8 68 56.0 Leith Innes Mark Walker, Matamata
19 2255 Ekstra Dane (B1) 12 59 56.0 Bryce Revell, New Plymouth

It's a very good field of fillies, but if Katie Lee is as good as I think she is and as good as she looked last Saturday, she should be the one.

Here are the odds:

$2.00 Katie Lee
$6.50 Keep The Peace
$7.00 St Germaine
$12.00 Our Ella Belle
$21.00 Aspinal
$21.00 Eileen Dubh
$26.00 Comme Tu Veux
$26.00 Te Toro Lass
$31.00 Gofonze
$31.00 Masquerade
$31.00 Our Tigress
$31.00 Queen Sabeel
$31.00 Te Akau Rose
$51.00 Sandie
$61.00 Lesley Brook
$61.00 The Grey Storm
$81.00 Croix Du Sud
$101.00 Ekstra Dane
$101.00 Howbaddouneedit

[my miss storm cat]

Hope she does it!!!!!

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OHMYGOD...

Sir Slick Wins in New Zealand
New Zealander Sir Slick has put paid to a controversial spring campaign in Australia with victory on home soil in the Group Three Tauranga Stakes.

At his 106th start, eight-year-old Sir Slick won the 1600m feature by 2-3/4 lengths from Casa de Campo.

Trainer Graeme Nicholson was incensed when vets ruled Sir Slick out of the Cox Plate on October 24 on the grounds he was lame.

The gelding ran last in the Group One Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington a week later after which vets again said he was lame.

Nicholson had intended to run him in last week's Emirates Stakes but took the horse home instead.

Sir Slick has now won 21 races including 13 over 1600 metres and has amassed more than $1.8 million prizemoney.

http://www.virtualformguide.com/cgi-...14sirslick.txt

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Here's the replay of Sir Slick's win. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a horse that's happy to be home. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2f2wrkVkZE

And the 1000 Guineas? Wow...can't even think of words for it. So I'll just post the replay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kosgY57Ucfw

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[my miss storm cat]

Wow and Wow, ed!

Was almost in tears watching the old man and oh that girl!!!!!

Fantastic!!!!!