SPIDERGIRL vs HABIBTI

[Maorisidol]

Will be a very interesting dual this one. Habibti has proved her worth against the boys in NZ and of course against our Blitzthemcalder posting a sprintlane win over him after he did a lot of work.
Spidergirl is racing exceptionally well rating 1:59.7 over 2190m at her last race which i think i heard may have been a track record...?
Will SpiderG lead? Victorian trotters dont all have a great record first up at Menangle.
Will Duchess Ella fly over both of them with the right run?
And Maori Time looks quite special after only 2 races, held up last run against SpiderG.
Either way will be a great race, looking forward to it.

[Viv Strangman]

Ash, I am only hoping they interview Robert Patterson, the owner of Habiti. One of the real characters of Nz racing. I know one thing. He will definitely throw the best party, win or lose.

[aussiebreno]

Ash, I am only hoping they interview Robert Patterson, the owner of Habiti. One of the real characters of Nz racing. I know one thing. He will definitely throw the best party, win or lose.
The bloke could almost live on the coattails of a Twilight star - and if he throws a party I'm sure most wouldn't mind some of the Twihards going along.

[Viv Strangman]

Stunning win. Thrilled for (Bolty) Patterson. Spends a small fortune on the industry and good to see him getting a wee bit back

[Maorisidol]

Stunning win. Thrilled for (Bolty) Patterson. Spends a small fortune on the industry and good to see him getting a wee bit back

yes Viv, top win as almost expected but she certainly did go even better than most expected i think. She dominated.
Tough effort by Spidergirl, did a fair bit of work but regardless winner too good at this point.
Will be great to see her in the NSW Derby this weekend against the boys. infact there are 5 fillies nominated and 4 boys!! Hows that for a turnaround!
Roy Hobbs is entered and he was quite impressive last weekend at Melton against older but weakish opposition in comparison.
Will again be a good race.

[Maorisidol]

Habibti wins NSW Derby.
Clearly too good, pretty much untouched to the line.
Spidergirl had easier run than last week so was closer but flat out.
Our Dreamlover didn't 100% run straight in the straight should have got 3rd.
Roy Hobbs buckled under pressure.
Kiwis gotta b happy with that trip to Oz!
Might make Royal Aspirations connections think about a trip over here???!!!!!

[Viv Strangman]

Habibti wins NSW Derby.
Clearly too good, pretty much untouched to the line.
Spidergirl had easier run than last week so was closer but flat out.
Our Dreamlover didn't 100% run straight in the straight should have got 3rd.
Roy Hobbs buckled under pressure.
Kiwis gotta b happy with that trip to Oz!
Might make Royal Aspirations connections think about a trip over here???!!!!!
Dominating win again. Just goes to show how good Blitzemcalder and Royal Aspirations are.
The harness jewels this week will be another chance for these two to stake their claim to 3yr old of the year in Nz. Unfortunately the draw has really complicated things. Royal Aspirations failed to go in his one start on the track. In the past at trials at Ashburton he has seemed uncomfortable with the surface. Having drawn 1 he is going to face plenty of early pressure due to these perceived troubles. With Blitzemcalder drawn to follow him out it could all turn to custard in a hurry. That first 200 metres on jewels day will have all the connections with their fingers crossed. For everyones sake I hope they get to show the public yet again how good they are.
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[Maorisidol]

Will b good to see Habibti do some work and not just lead virtually unchallenged this week.
I am sure she should win again, but the field in general has more depth than her first two races here...

[Maorisidol]

Well, work she did and based on the track conditions and where she came from it was a top effort to get second to Steal a Sixpence who led and had a great run in front.

[broncobrad]

Under the circumstances, I thought Habibti went super, doing all the work and was still putting in at the end whilst the winner got all the breaks. Doesn't happen often enough but when the girls can match it with the boys the races take on a new meaning.

[Maorisidol]

Clearly too good again this time, can't be beaten against the girls.
Nice vacation in Australia,
Won $20,000 NSW Oaks
Won $20,000 NSW Derby
Won $3,750 VIC Holmfield
Won First prize in the $60,000 VIC Oaks
Three wins and a second that she probably should have won, great effort.
Wonder if shell be back for the Vic Derby?
She'll have to meet the one Aussie that has her measure tho, Blitzthemcalder.