weasel57

Ista Kereem -2009

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My understanding is that VSB is in Oz in the care of Rosemont. There was talk of him coming back to NZ to race here, but they may see no sense in that. Retired to a green place somewhere?

Swiss Whisper(s)

Ummm..Vegas Showgirl???

people i know have acquired a Zabeel mare ex El Habeeba, ex Habibti (1/2 sister to Eight Carat), in foal to Sweyness ..v interesting duplications in the pdigree

 Race 1 1.50pm Race 4 Awapuni Higgins Classic 2000m 3yo Group 3 14 BB Race 2 2.30pm Race 1 Rosehill T L Bailleu Hcp 1400m 2yo Group 3 2 Race 3 3.00pm Race 6 Awapuni Manawatu Sires Produce 1400 2yo Group 1 4 Race 4 3.10pm Race 2 Rosehill Neville Sellwood Stakes 2000m 4yo Up Group 3 2 Race 5 3.50pm Race 3 Rosehill Tulloch Stakes 2000m 3yo Group 3 1 Race 6 4.20pm Race 8 Awapuni City Of Palmerston Nth Awapuni Gold Cup 2000m Open Group 2 6 Race 7 4.30pm Race 4 Rosehill Emancipation Stakes 1500 Fillies and Mares Group 2 2 Race 8 5.10pm Race 5 Rosehill Star Kingdom Stakes 1200m 3yo & Up Group 3 11 Race 9 5.50pm Race 6 Rosehill Vinery Stakes 2000m 3yo Fillies Group 1 8 Race 10 6.30pm Race 7 Rosehill HE Tancred Stakes 2400m WFA Group 1 3 Race 11 7.10pm Race 8 Rosehill Doncaster Prelude 1500m 3yo&Up Group 3 7 BB

an interesting point...probably true, but equally true (?) to say the Waikato/Akld trainers wouldn't survive without Ruakaka and Hastings tracks to race on. At the most recent Ruakaka meeting (mid May) the track was in the best nick ever!

He is showing maturity and tactical nous beyond his years ...he is going to be riding a LOT of horse over the next three months and will quickly rise up the ranks. Good luck to him.

update: a winning double yesterday at Riccarton (one hotpot, one at good odds), so: 3 wins from 63 rides in May so far. (plus 7 minor placings) May strike rate (SR) 21 (c/f Season SR: 9.00 coming from 110 wins from 990 rides. Since 1 March: 27 wins from 286 (SR: 10.6) Having won 12 races in March and 12 in April, and only 3 this month (2 of them yesterday if you believe in the law of averages or swings and roundabouts, Sam should win at least another 6-9 races in the next two weeks.

I'm pickin he'll retire disgracefully or in disgrace or both.

Goodwood Handicap 6 Voodoo Lad BRC Sprint 13 Test The World Doomben Cup 7 Satano Rasen Bright Shadow 4 Swampland many thanks

a full book yesterday at Ruakaka ... One dividend-payer ..results: 7 5 9 7 10 4 3 5 you guessed 12 before the next winner, Gruff...up to 15 now!

no doubt you and CJW will be hoping Sam's horror run continues... CJW the only one with a hope of catching her, (assuming she does not get injured)

Spot on, LZ re maturity, track, training methods etc ... From my calcs, Tavistock females have won 24 races this season in NZ so far; 3 wins from 6yo; 10 from 5yo; 8 from 4yo; and 3 from 3yo fillies (Milseain, Cead Mile Failte and Fancy More). Apart from Oaks-placed Milseain, Tavistock's best female performers in NZ are Tomelilla (mostly on a/c of Group 3 win yesterday, over $86k in stakes this year, $130k+ overall, Rating 83); Galaxy Miss (7 wins; over $120k, R88, Stakes placed); Night Nurse (6 wins $120k, R83); others coming through the ranks are Zanyetta (3 wins) and Donna Anne Billy (winner yesterday and now 4 from 22 starts). Strangely enough - and perhaps the exception that proves the rule - a 4yo Tavistock mare, Rikki Tikki Tavi (R81), is Tavistock's highest earning female this season ($89k), having won 4 times, including 3 at Ellerslie over 1200m last summer, all on Good 3 tracks.