** Official Cricketweb Horseracing thread **

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My well-performed miler returned to the races today for the first time since February, and he ran a beauty of a race for fourth over a distance short of his best.

He's in a bit of a tricky area this season, where he'll probably carry too much weight in handicaps, but he may not quite have the class for weight-for-age. He's not going to be easy to place.

But with seven wins from 20 starts (including a Group Two handicap), it's fair to say he's already far surpassed any expectations I could have had when I bought a 5% share of a $13,000 yearling purchase. Anything else from here is a bonus.

 

[Athlai]

@_Ed_ @Smudge

Guide my hand

 

[ashley bach]

Helluva short priced fav is Deauville legend @3.7, cant remember anything as short since Makybe Diva in 2005.
Hope it runs down the track to at least give the trifecta a wee bit of spice.
Just drifted out to 4.6 in the last hour, all the money pouring on Realm of flowers from 14 into 8, that's huge movement.

 

[ashley bach]

You beauty Deauville legend made his run too early. Got 27% of 17,668, better than a kick in the arse.

 

[Shady Slim]

You beauty Deauville legend made his run too early. Got 27% of 17,668, better than a kick in the arse.

welcome back here my good man, hope you're doing well

 

[_Ed_]

@_Ed_ @Smudge

Guide my hand

Sorry, was snowed under in work and didn't see this in time.

I would have suggested the favourite anyway (one of the better-credentialled European raiders to come down in the last few years), so my inattentiveness actually saved you money.

 

[Athlai]

I lost money either way haha

 

[Smudge]

Sorry, was snowed under in work and didn't see this in time.

Likewise. Was at work at 6.30am, and got home just after 6pm, only to deal with more media queries. Biggest day of the year for sure!

I had $5 each way on Gold Trip, which helped me return a small profit on the Cup in among all my other random bets.

 

[thierry henry]

Likewise. Was at work at 6.30am, and got home just after 6pm, only to deal with more media queries. Biggest day of the year for sure!

I had $5 each way on Gold Trip, which helped me return a small profit on the Cup in among all my other random bets.

Our good journo/agent mate (who as we know is no gallops man) tipped our whole group Gold Trip and I was the only one too cynical to properly back it ?

 

[thierry henry]

….also spent the weekend in a campervan in the infield at the Kaikoura trots. Bloody good time and ‘my’ horse (that I own a tiny share of) even had a win.

 

[social]

Got 18-1 on the winner

$5 on the nose of a nag that I had never heard of

Good wife blew my winnings on champagne for her mates before the next race

 

[Smudge]

Our good journo/agent mate (who as we know is no gallops man) tipped our whole group Gold Trip and I was the only one too cynical to properly back it ?

Shame he didn't follow it through himself... (I take it you heard what he did...)

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Not seen it but presume the favourite didn't stay which isn't surprising considering he had never run that far before. Was surprised it was favourite at all never mind being so short in the betting. Interesting that the O'Brien bunch never bothered at all this year.

 

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Two-Time Champion Ouija Board Dies at 21

In addition to two Eclipse Awards, Ouija Board was named 2004 European Champion 3-year-old filly, European Horse of the Year in 2004 and 2006, and 2006 European Champion Older Horse.

www.bloodhorse.com

Aw man. Loved following that mare during her globe-trotting career.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

She was fantastic. Brilliant horse

 

[_Ed_]

Devastating to hear that apprentice jockey Megan Taylor was killed in a fall at Ashburton today. To have two tragedies like this in NZ within the space of a few months is hard to come to terms with.

 

[thierry henry]

This absolute knob appeared on my TV this arvo, apparently owned the Group 1 feature winner at Pukekohe


Naturally I backed the thing that ran second to win

 

[_Ed_]

You always try not to get too carried away when young horses are dominating against their own age group, because they're all maturing and strengthening at different rates and things can suddenly look very different once they get a bit older. But jeez, it's been a while since I've been as impressed by a performance as this one yesterday.

Kiwi filly Legarto remains unbeaten after stunning G2 win

It may not have been the easiest watch for those who took the short odds about Legarto on Monday, but the exciting New Zealand filly made it five wins from five starts with another stunning victory.

www.racenet.com.au

 

[Smudge]

Looks like our filly will start favourite in the NSW Pacing Oaks next week after her heat win last night.

 

[_Ed_]

Fantastic. Best of luck for the big one.