LOGAN RACING HAVE 8 STARTERS AT ELLERSLIE ON NEW YEARS DAY. 7 IN GROUP RACES.
Race 4 the Stella Artois Royal Stakes 3 YO SW 2000m $100000 sees Adis start from barrier 8 ridden by Cameron Lammas. The 3 year old Mastercraftsman filly is owned by LS Dye, LJ Green, and RA Verry. She has had 3 starts for 0-0-2. She ran 3rd at Te Aroha when coming home strongly on 23rd Nov and 7th at Ellerslie on 11th Dec. She has been working really well and is improving all the time. Can be right in this.
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http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45397/3/Race-Detail.aspx Te Aroha
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45485/1/Race-Detail.aspx Ellerslie
Race 5 the Jamieson Park Great Northern Guineas 3 YO SW 1600m $100000 sees Romancer start from barrier 1 ridden by Vinnie Colgan. The 3 year old Redwood gelding is owned by A Gibbs, JA Gibbs MNZM, D Logan, D and K Milliken, OTI Management Pty Ltd , Stirling Bloodstock Ltd and Mrs LA Warwick. He has had 3 starts for 2-1-0. He won the Schneider Electric Mufhasa Stakes on 3rd Dec after winning the Northpine 1200m at Ruakaka on 12th Oct. The one to beat.
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http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45319/9/Race-Detail.aspx Ruakaka
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45465/4/Race-Detail.aspx Ellerslie
Race 7 the Rich Hill Mile Open Handicap $100000 sees All Roads start from barrier 1 ridden by Rosie Myers. The 5 year old Road To Rock gelding is owned by BF and Mrs F Broom, TW Cole, AA Fraser, DJ Gordon, JC McLeod, RW McDuff and M Shuker. He has had 14 starts for 5-2-0. He is talented and could surprise here. Won at Ruakaka on 27th Aug , then again on 10th Sept and 6th at Waikato after beginning awkwardly.
Click on the link to watch his last runs
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45303/8/Race-Detail.aspx Ruakaka
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45296/4/Race-Detail.aspx Ruakaka
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45478/6/Race-Detail.aspx Waikato
Race 8 the Laser Plumbing Te Puke City Of Auckland Cup Open Handicap 2400m $200000 sees St Jean start from barrier 23 ridden by Johnathan Parkes. The 7 year old Entire is owned by James Purcell, Peter Carroll, Colin McKenna, Michael Moore, Kingsley Peach, Murray Sargeant, Tim Wallace, David Miller, Leonard Leahy and Jodi Leahy. He has had 17 starts for 5-2-2. His 2 New Zealand starts have been for 6th in the OMF Stakes at Ellerslie on 1st Nov and 10th in the Waikato Cup on 10th Dec. Aimed at the Auckland Cup and will hopefully feature here.
Click on the link to watch his last starts
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45345/6/Race-Detail.aspx Ellerslie
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45478/7/Race-Detail.aspx Waikato
Also running is Candle In The Wind who will start from barrier 7 ridden by Cameron Lammas. The 7 year old Darci Brahma mare is owned by VS Cronnin, F Gianone, GS Racing Ltd , I R Gwyn, K Hannam, PD and PD Jeffereys, and AB Skelton. She has had 31 starts for 7-3-2. Her last start was in the Waikato Cup on 10th Dec where she ran 4th carrying 56.5 kg and was caught on inside ground. She carries 53kg here and loves Ellerslie. Lets hope we are drinking from the Cup on Sunday afternoon.
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http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45478/7/Race-Detail.aspx Waikato Cup
Also running is Zafrenzy who will start from barrier 4 ridden by Trudy Collett. The 6 year old Savabeel mare is owned by Mrs CA, MC, MK and TP Dravitzki, Mrs KM Megchelse, LE and TM Vincent. She has had 37 starts for 4-5-6. Her last 2 starts were on 3rd Dec over 2200m at Ellerslie where she finished 2nd and then again at Ellerslie on 26th Dec she ran 3rd (1st in 1 more stride) over 2100m. Distance will suit and she should be right in this.
Click on the link to watch her last runs
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45465/1/Race-Detail.aspx Ellerslie
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45357/10/Race-Detail.aspx Ellerslie 26 Dec
Race 9 the Sistema Railway Open SW and P 1200m $200000 sees Astara start from barrier 14 ridden by Mark Du Plesis. The 3 year old Dalghar filly is owned by Nevan Botica and has had 8 starts for 3-1-0. She ran 5th in the 1000 Guineas at Riccarton on 12th Nov after winning the Soliloquy Stakes 1400m at Ellerslie on 22nd Oct . Hard to win a Railway from a wide draw but this is a very good horse who can jump well and put herself there with a luxury weight of 51 kg. Capable of winning this.
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http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45333/7/Race-Detail.aspx Soliloquy Stakes
http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45367/7/Race-Detail.aspx 1000 Guineas
Race 10 the Otakiri Reserve 1600m Rating 75 Benchmark $50000 sees Greencast start from barrier 11 ridden by Matt Cameron. The 4 year old Iffraaj gelding is owned by Lena Ang. He has had 10 starts for 3-1-2 and won his last start at Matamata over a mile on 14th Dec. Should be right in this.
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http://www.nzracing.co.nz/RaceInfo/45487/9/Race-Detail.aspx Matamata