No one else is probably following them, but the Australasian Breeders Crown semi finals are on tonight, and I got my first look at Lombo Pocket Watch, which has - after tonight - won 16 out of 17, his only failure a result of broken gear.
In saying that, I wasn't super-impressed with his win tonight. Sure, things didn't go his way with the wide draw, and having to sit five back in the one-out line before moving up to be parked, but he still didn't kick on like a super star. His expected rival, the Kiwi prodigy Gotta Go Cullen is racing in 20 minutes, but has a much harder draw - here's hoping he has an easy run into the final so we can see the match-up. Then again, I'd prefer Lombo Mandingo (great names... ) to win this heat, as it would mean I'm 4/6ths of the way to winning $800.
Highlight of the night so far has been the Kiwi filly One Dream, which absolutely hammered them after breaking wildly behind the mobile at the start.