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Unfortunately it's because Australian authorities took too long to approve his visa.
http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...ydney-campaign It's all sorted now, but too late for this weekend's race. He'll be back on next time Veyron runs, though! Did you see Wattle Bay's race yesterday? |
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Oh ed I completely forgot (so thank you!) and yes I just watched it... wow that was so nice seeing him win! With respect to Mark Sweeny who usually has the mount that was a really nice ride Dylan Turner gave him.
Too bad about Rogan... |
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The good news is he got his name back.
Bad news... well maybe it's not bad BUT I wish he'd be sent home to race. http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/s....aspx?id=68172 |
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Yeah, I miss him! But it's good he's got the old name back.
No stakes races this weekend. Bit of an anticlimax after the Foxbridge last week! But at least the first G1 race of the season is now less than 10 days away. Also, we're seeing a whole bunch of nice 3yos coming out. There was another one yesterday. http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/4...ce-Detail.aspx Love this time of year. |
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I still need to catch up on some of the replays and news.
I did look at the nims for the Makfi though and oh... that is some list of names!!! |
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Yeah, so exciting.
Current odds: Final Touch 4.5 Xanadu 5 Mufhasa 8 Nashville 10 Survived 12 Fleur De Lune 14 Sangster 14 Brave Centaur 16 Postman's Daughter 16 Thunderbird One 16 Full Of Spirit 18 Rollout The Carpet 18 Silent Achiever 18 Pimms Time 21 Miss Pelear 26 Fritzy Boy 30 Taurus 41 All others 50+ |
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Veyron!
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SO thrilled for him and Linda and the whole team. http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...n-Laings-faith |
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Ed I could watch that replay all weekend, over and over, I am so happy.
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So amazing. I don't know why I was surprised - I was at the track for four of his five G1 wins, so I know exactly how good he is. I just for some reason didn't expect him to run so well this time. I feel bad for doubting him! Great, great horse.
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Quote:
Even if I had won nothing I'd be so happy. One of my favorites and it means everything that he did it (and Streama... good girl!). |
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Rogan's back on!
http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing...t-Sydney-start Their loyalty is amazing. But thanks to Christian Reith for doing a great job as the substitute! |
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Happy to hear that and yes, you're right... thank you to Christian Reith for a fine ride.
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Hastings fields.
The Makfi is of course amazing. But look at the 3yo race that opens the card! Four undefeated horses, and some of them are rated so highly - El Roca and Sir Andrew are both entered for the Caulfield Guineas. Then there's Touche, who was so good last season, and Laced Up, who's Jimmy Choux's little sister. |
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Laced Up? Great name!
Can't wait! |
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Makfi field:
Scratchings are due to the rain-affected track. Odds: Final Touch 4.50 Xanadu 5.50 Survived 8.50 Thunderbird One 9 Nashville 10 Postman's Daughter 14 Full Of Spirit 14 Sangster 18 Fleur de Lune 18 Rollout The Carpet 18 Fritzy Boy 21 Pimms Time 21 Miss Pelear 26 Taurus 31 Kekova 41 No Excuse Maggie 41 Amberio 41 Capital Diamond 60 |
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Whoa that field is TOO good!!!!!
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First off congrats cause I know you had to have had this.
I just watched the replay and am confused... what happened with Miss Pelear and Thunderbird One? Survived is such a nice horse... pleasure to watch him win and nice run by Full of Spirit, of course. Another brave run from Fritzy but oh... the one who took my breath away was Final Touch, way out wide, and that extra gear she found. Great race. I hope every one (Miss Pelear, Thunderbird One and poor Leigh!) is alright. Happy to see The Filly won her race... haven't yet watched the replay but will get to it! |
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Survived was fantastic - very impressive win. But, yeah, Final Touch's performance was the standout. How did she get 3rd from that far back? Phenomenal.
As for Thunderbird One and Miss Pelear, here's what happened. It's kind of hard to explain, but I'll try! Thunderbird One has a tendency to misbehave in the starting gate, so a member of the gate staff was holding on to him and keeping him still. They then let go of him just before the gates opened. That caused Thunderbird One to think, "Time to go!" And he charged forward, slamming against the gate. For some reason, that caused both his gate and the one next to it to lock shut while all the others opened. So he and Miss Pelear were hugely disadvantaged and didn't get a fair start. And Thunderbird One was still reacting from hitting the gate, so he bucked and dislodged his rider. No one was hurt, luckily, but it was an unfortunate situation. Stewards declared Thunderbird One and Miss Pelear non-runners because they were denied a fair start. |