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Interdominion 2015
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Hang on bigshot, I was correct about Philadelphia Man wasn't I? You declared "my eye never lets me down and me eye says this is the best horse out of Victoria in years"
Ummm ................ I think we saw the answer to that. You were clearly incorrect |
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Now if we can get back on topic and stop talking to the aftertimer, I might address some proper harness form assessors.
How about the Auckland Cup field Friday night! Now that is grades above what we saw in the Inter Sunday, a much stronger race. Adore Me vs Christen Me and plenty of depth there with Sky Major, Smolda, Terror To Love, Ohoka Punter. That is the sort of race we want to see in our flagship event! |
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AUCKLAND CUP 6:00 PM, Sat 07 Mar 201
CYMACH 61.00 SMOLDA 14.00 JASON RULZ 26.00 LANCEWOOD LIZZIE 35.00 SKY MAJOR 7.50 OHOKA PUNTER 14.00 ELIOS 26.00 PEMBERTON SHARD 101.00 TERROR TO LOVE 11.00 LEWY RISK 101.00 CHRISTEN ME 3.40 BORDER CONTROL 17.00 ADORE ME 2.10 |
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I don't agree that I was necessarily incorrect, as I said straight after his Shepparton Cup performance that he wasn't right in my opinion as he noticeably shortened stride after a very easy run in front for a horse of his quality, his performance was that far below his Horsham cup performance at his previous run it wasn't funny, a race in which he thrashed pointlessly the subsequent Hunter cup winner, not to mention for a reason who may or may not have had a legitimate excuse.
On that basis I had plenty on him in the shep cup and got my fingers burnt but not one cent after that and his two subsequent efforts ndicated that my assessment of him not being right was pretty much spot on as does the fact that he hasn,t raced since, unless he had a virus or was bleeding or some other relatively minor ailment I seriously doubt if you'll see him again inside the next 6 months or perhaps even considerably longer. Again correct me if I wrong but the fact that he was clearly sore or whatever again is hardly an accurate indication of his ability and I still think if he's right and sadly I fear that won't occur very often that he is the most exciting horse to come out of Victoria in years. You can put an additional addendum to that also as I will never ever back him with hands of stone nathan jack driving him either, once he was on there was no way in hell I was backing him. |
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think they're lucky beautide is not in it.
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I think they're lucky BitBliss! isn't in it
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In his defence not that he deserves it but I will give it to him anyway, there's not much doubt that bitobliss was a horse of enormous potential but he clearly had big problems and eventually succumbed to them, still don't think he was quite as good as some thought he was but he was a very, very, nice horse when right.
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Smolda the Forgotten Horse
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wasn't he going like a busted arse though for whatever reason lloydy back round NZ cup time?
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Sniff, so gracious, Lets,
The Roger Federer of our forum |
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Then again Terror to Love goes better in NZ as well.
Im just over the NZ trainers all get Busted using Blue Magic and Everything but nothing happens How many times the man in Blue caught |
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Smolda the forgotten horse!? It's super short every start while endlessly getting beat. If you backed it every start you'd be about -75% on your investments. I can't believe it will actually be double figures in a race soon, it seems like a law of nature will be broken.
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Is Adore Me too short?
Great mare but after running 1.47 and change, and then having to travel back home to race 6 days later, seems like a lay all day to me. (if a market was put up !!!!) |
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The greatest mythical 1.47.7 of all time. Surprised Ive Gottalife did not go over after sitting parked in 1.50 and change.
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Still would have broken 1.50 any day of the week. Poor Frith would be hurting today.
And yes that race has a lap on the Inter. |
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I haven't seen the race other than the last 100m as unfortunately we had a telstra outage in our area and I missed most of the early program as had no foxtel signal ( haven't seen the replay yet either) but hate to see what time beautide would have run in those conditions against that opposition over the mile, remember the conditions changed later in the day
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She is probably too short. I think it has become clear that her and CM are the best two horses in Australasia (not by a long way mind). It is just great to see so much depth in the race. These are the horses we wanted in the Inter to make it a real Inter!!!!!!!
The race is probably as much about how Adore Me/Christen Me/Terror To Love have handled the tough racing over the last few months as anything else. Smolda, Ohoka Punter and Sky Major come off very different preps and may not be so battle scarred. Regardless, it is a great race ahead. |
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Probably the most riveting race as it panned we have seen this season the Auckland Cup.
And hopefully those who have taken pot shots at Christen Me are now conceding. He is BEYOND ANY DOUBT the best horse in the Southern Hemisphere now. The undisputed champ  |
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Now that is a proper race. Mick Guerin pre race "I will be stunned if Christen Me beats her". Yep good comment
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Embarrassed to say....I forgottttttt
 Thought it was tomorrow night....  |
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Probably my fault, sorry.
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Is this the best season of a horse that people question as the best around ever:
Wins: Miracle Mile Victoria Cup Auckland Cup NZ FFA Bendigo Cup |
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What about the Boort Cup
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Probably my fault, sorry.
It is indicative of your importance on this forum.....  |
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OK, cya.
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Paid well Aussie.
Never watched race or had a Bet. Never looked at Odds, I thought would be $2 Adore Mes Run was against nothing last start Hope u got plenty |
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Now it seems we will never know ...
Adore Me fans will claim she was not defeated this time - rather injured in running, and incredibly game. Christen Me fans have the ca$h in their pockets - hard to deny or argue, he should not be diminished by her misfortune. As they say in the classics -- that's racing -- and now that can be bar stool conversation forever more !! Good stuff. |
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Tragedy we won't see her again. Showed she was a champion this season, most of all in the NZ Cup. Didn't run anything but astonishing races her entire prep from that time on. More than one of her performances were just out of this world |
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I'm no horseman but you have to wonder if making her race so soon after such a fast run with a flight was the right thing. 20/20 vision after the event of course but I'd be amazed if it did not play a part.
Greed is a sin isn't it? |
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dead right AD, her runs this prep were outstanding.. some truly incredible performances.
Best mare of all time?? not sure a NZ Cup and a string of filles/mares races put it beyond doubt. |
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I was actually thinking yesterday where she rates as far mares go. I thought she is far and away the best since Blossom Lady, and if she had another season like she just had she would surpass Blossom Lady. Unfortunately she can't now
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fractured sesamoid bone when running second, beaten a nose in the Cup at Alexandra Park.[/b]
at the 450m mark WOW!! Champion mare Adore Me retired 08 March 2015 by Michael Guerin Champion mare Adore Me has been retired after sustaining an injury. New Zealand’s champion racing mare Adore Me has been retired after suffering a career-ending injury in Friday night’s Auckland Trotting Cup. The Australasian record holder for a mile by a pacer, Adore Me suffered a fractured sesamoid bone when running second, beaten a nose in the Cup at Alexandra Park. “The injury is in no way life threatening but the prognosis for her racing again wasn’t good after she was x-rayed yesterday,” said co-trainer Mark Purdon. “And she is so valuable the decision to retire her to stud was obvious.” Just seven days ago Adore Me set the record for the fastest mile by a pacer outside of North America when she clocked 1:47.7 at Menangle, outside Sydney. She then recorded one of the bravest performances of her career when she finished second in Friday’s Cup after galloping briefly at the 450m mark, which is when her injury is thought to have occurred. Adore Me was New Zealand’s champion three and four-year-old of the last two seasons but her career went to another level when she smashed the world record for 3200m standing start winning New Zealand’s greatest harness race, the New Zealand Cup at Addington in November. She then recorded a series of huge summer performances which left little doubt she is the greatest female harness horse produced in the Southern Hemisphere. The five-year-old enters retirement after 36 starts for 26 wins and seven placings for $1,677,032 in earnings, including 12 group one wins. She will be bred from starting later this year. |
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no doubt a great loss to the feature racing for the next year or so
in maybe a touch of irony, her 1.47 ran on a ridiculously hard menangle track might may have made her as a broodmare but ended her career on the race track?? |
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The greed of backing her up ended her career.
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