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Love it. My grandpa at Amberley races when it was still equalisator days. Florin if you picked the winner. With 3yo grandchild now it's lollipop!

Neither have I I think if I felt the need to, I'd get a new one.

I don't have her improving from the Guineas at all in her two runs this year. On my ratings her runs this year are exactly the same. Older horse good R75 level and maybe open class competitive. Lengths off Well Written. How do you reach a conclusion that she has improved a lot?

They all have a chance as @Chief Stipe said. Even Black Caviar might have gone amiss in a race. If you can assess that chance more accurately than the bookies, then you can make a profit. That's the fundamental principal behind successful punting.

Peak performance is around ~4.5 years old A major study using Beyer Speed Figures found that Thoroughbreds reach their peak racing age at about 4.45 years, with performance improving up to that point and gradually declining afterwards. [pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] My 10 years of performance data for NZ concurs alongside my personal observation. Might be different in Oz.

Where do you get that from? I thought peak performance was the 4yo year for both mares and geldings.

Just had a look myself at the run. I thought it was pretty good. I'd be happy with that if she were mine.

I wouldn't know. Don't really follow Oz racing that closely but like to hear how kiwi horses are doing over there. Do you know, or what do you think, or are you saying that 2 G3 placings is it?

So, what are your view on her @Chief Stipe?

Dead wrong again. My passion for the sport also drives me to want to make it successful and enjoyable in it's own right,for all participants including the horses.

You've obviously never tried to catch up with a horse float that got 10 minutes start on you on a longer trip.

Trained a handy black mare ... Colfix?

4 hours according to google maps.

Sorry, but it has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not I race horses.