Dogs

Who is this Nomates character, always seems very negative about racing in NZ, yet always seems to have an answer for everything.  Sounds like you must have upset him about something lol

That can't be based on wins.  Probably due to Dundeel.  He had a big year that year.  

No I was quoting what other negative types have said.  They call them duds but they're good enough to win a third of Te Akau's stakes against the best the South Island has to offer.

La Dorada (NZ) (Super Seth) is one of two three-year-old fillies taking on the older horses in the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. New Zealand filly La Dorada will attempt to become the third of her age group to win the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley.  A Group 1 winner as a two-year-old, La Dorada joins fellow three-year-old filly Esha (Extreme Choice) when makes her seasonal return in the Moir Stakes (1000m) on Saturday, looking to join She Will Reign (Manhattan Rain) and Coolangatta (Written Tycoon) as three-year-old filly winners.  La Dorada will start for the first time in Australia on Saturday having had four starts in New Zealand, for three wins, including the Karaka Millions and the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m).  All the filly’s four starts have been at 1100m and beyond, but Ben Gleeson, the assistant trainer for Mark Walker, believes La Dorada has the pace to be successful at 1000m first-up.  It was a toss-up where to kick-off La Dorada’s campaign as she was also entered in the Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m) also on Saturday’s program.  “We could have run her in the Atlantic Jewel, but she would have had 59-½ kilos which is tough for any filly,” Gleeson said.  “She is quite small in stature, and we were more worried about her bottoming out with the big weight, so take away 9-½ kilos, we thought we would have a crack at the Group 1.  “She is arguably the best two-year-old in New Zealand and we saw that form come over last season, with a horse like Bellatrix Star (Star witness) and Savaglee (NZ) (Star witness), they were up to Group 1 standard.  “She is probably, on form, better than Bellatrix Star, so if she can show her true colours, there is no reason why she can’t win a big race.”  The walker-trained Bellatrix Star defeated the older sprinters in the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield last spring before going on to finish second in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.  Gleeson said La Dorada had been prepared for Saturday’s return at Cranbourne and had had two jump outs to have her ready.  “She’s had two nice jump-outs and some nice gallops,” Gleeson said.  “Laura Winks who rides her, and she used to ride Imperatriz and Bellatrix Star. It’s good to get her opinion, her judgement is incredible, and she said she is more than up to the standard here.”  Gleeson said La Dorada could potentially go to the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on September 26 or revert to the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m) for three-year-old fillies that same night.  The Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield next month is the long-term plan.  “She’s by Super Seth and we think she’s a Thousand Guineas filly, but it’s not a very good program for her,” Gleeson said.  “We could go to the Scarborough or Manikato and then a strong trial into the Thousand Guineas, but she’s not a filly that would cop four or five runs in a prep because she is so small.  “If she was to get to a Thousand Guineas here, that would be great, but we could also take her home for the Thousand Guineas back there.”  Apprentice Luke Cartwright has been entrusted with the ride on Saturday.  Cartwright rode one of the stable’s first winners after setting up a small base at Cranbourne which has expanded in recent years.  “He comes in and rides gallops and does a lot of work,” Gleeson said.  “If you remove the apprenticeship tag next to his name, he is arguably one of the most promising young jockeys in Australia and he deserves his chance.  “We had options of other jockeys, but we chose him.”  View the full article

Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) will follow the successful path of former stablemate Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) into October’s A$20 million The Everest (1200m), with the dual Group One winner to begin his spring campaign in Sydney on Saturday. Trainer Ciaron Maher on Monday confirmed Jimmysstar’s spring will begin on Saturday in the $1 million Gr.3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) Randwick, which would allow the horse two prep runs before The Everest on October 18. After the Concorde, it is planned Jimmysstar will run in the $1 million Gr.2 Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on October 4. “I was toying with whether to kick him off in this race or in two weeks’ time but just the way he’s prepped up, it would be a similar preparation to what Bella did,” Maher told Racing.com. “He can run here, and then in the Premiere, and then two weeks into The Everest.” Maher said he expected racing fans have not yet seen the best of the former New Zealander. “It was a real breakout prep last campaign – in four Group Ones, he was able to secure two and wasn’t too far away in the other two,” he said. “I feel he’s got a bit more to come, and he’s certainly trialled up in good order. “You can just ride him where he’s comfortable and let him hit the line as we know that he will improve off that first-up run. “He likes that little bit of freshness on his side too, so the aim will be a couple of prep runs and then hopefully have him right to go.” Jimmysstar was bred by Wairarapa couple Pete and Chrissy Algie in partnership with Masterton’s Little Avondale Stud. Stud proprietors Sam and Dame Catriona Williams along with the Algies remain in the ownership of the star galloper. View the full article