ADORE ME - we do

[Messenger]

1.47.7 from the death
Speechless

[Richard prior]

Unbelievable, So much for getting down near 1.50. All hail ADORE ME!!!

[Mark Croatto]

I hate SKY, potentially a world record for a mare and have to put up with some crap distance race from Bathurst :-(

[brent_L]

I hate SKY, potentially a world record for a mare and have to put up with some crap distance race from Bathurst :-(
My sentiment exactly. Words can't really describe how pissed off I am about this coverage of the so called best card of harness racing in Australia.

[brent_L]

On a positive......agree with the above. What a great horse, let alone a great mare!!

[Richard prior]

I hate SKY, potentially a world record for a mare and have to put up with some crap distance race from Bathurst :-(

Yes that's a real bummer Mark, They should have stayed with Menangle and flicked Bathurst over to Sky 2.

[Mark Croatto]

On a positive......agree with the above. What a great horse, let alone a great mare!!

Agreed Brent, a staggering performance really. Also, did it with ease in the finish and as a race went, one of the best I've seen in a while.

[Race For Fun]

Amazing run from an amazing mare. What can you say, 10 off the gate, death seat all the way and beat some very good mares with a bit in hand. I wonder how much faster she could have gone?

[Messenger]

I am trying Kyle's 9/Win tip now but overall I think today has been a mistake - too much competition unless we follow the Netball lead

[Messenger]

9/Win is the go

[Smoken]

Astonishing!!! Will the record be broken within the next four years?

[Messenger]

It would be nice if we had the MM in a fortnight's time with Beau v Adore

[Richard prior]

Would be a mighty race Kev!!

[Smoken]

That would be a race of like to see... Who wins?

[Adaptor]

Adore Me: Wow..... We should have kept Dayspring..foaled in Australia in 1906.
Branches of this family are still about in Victoria: descendants of Amfloo as well as Gentle Brook


Tail Female for Adore Me (2009)
Tail Female
Gen Name DoB Sex Family Sire Dam
0 Adore Me 2009 U305 Bettors Delight Scuse Me
1 Scuse Me 1993 U305 BGs Bunny Super Smooth
2 Super Smooth 1989 U305 Smooth Fella Time Lag
3 Time Lag 1982 U305 Farm Timer Gold Heritage
4 Gold Heritage 1960 U305 Fallacy Daisy Gold
5 Daisy Gold 1942 U305 Gold Bar Daisy Scott
6 Daisy Scott 1938 U305 U Scott Daisy Pointer
7 Daisy Pointer 1920 U305 Logan Pointer Dayspring
8 Dayspring 1906 U305 California Daybreak
9 Daybreak 1895 U305 Vancleve 2438 Moonbeam
10 Moonbeam 1889 U305 Childe Harold 414 Gracie
11 Gracie 1878 U305 Speculation 928 Henrietta
12 Henrietta 18-* U305 Alexander 491 (Richards) Nora
13 Nora 18-- U305 Glencoe W1038 (thor) U305
14 U305 U305

Adore Me:
http://www.classicfamilies.net/HorseDetails.aspx?HorseID=10152128

Looks like another one of those NZ families that was started in Australia from a mare imported from the US.

[Danno]

Went down for a look and to catch up with a couple of bonza blokes today......Adore Me, jesus H christ! first three quarters in pretty much 27 flat, 27 flat, 27 flat and then she let her loose!!!!!!! home in 26.5! the most amazing performance by a horse I have ever witnessed...amazing, amazing!

[djgood]

Went down for a look and to catch up with a couple of bonza blokes today......Adore Me, jesus H christ! first three quarters in pretty much 27 flat, 27 flat, 27 flat and then she let her loose!!!!!!! home in 26.5! the most amazing performance by a horse I have ever witnessed...amazing, amazing!

Words can't describe it , she was 3 and4 wide the first 500 metres till she got to the death ! What would she have run against the pegs?

[Richard prior]

Went down for a look and to catch up with a couple of bonza blokes today......Adore Me, jesus H christ! first three quarters in pretty much 27 flat, 27 flat, 27 flat and then she let her loose!!!!!!! home in 26.5! the most amazing performance by a horse I have ever witnessed...amazing, amazing!
Simply astonishing Dan and it might be a big call but the best might be still to come from the Mighty Mare.

[littlelenny]

Kev it definitely would be a super match up two true champs.
Watching the way the super mare went today I don't think there would be any horse currently racing in Australasia that would of got within a length of her today. Beautides win was impressive but I think the mighty mare stole the show, to reel off that last quarter of 26.5 after doing all the work outside the leader just left everybody speechless.
I hope we get to see a lot more of her here in Aus because she is a very special and gifted standardbred.

[Maorisidol]

The most amazing run for the day!
Maybe ever on an Australian track!

[Pena]

For all my negativity AM and Beau were just unbelievable.

[gutwagon]

I think Adore Me could have ran a world record time for aged mares on a 1400m (7/8 mile) track. The only faster time I can find was on a mile track. Can anyone on here confirm or disprove this ? Thanks.
I thought it was a great days racing and the club should be congratulated. Was a bit disappointed with the ID final , not enough moves for my liking !

[Messenger]

I think Adore Me could have ran a world record time for aged mares on a 1400m (7/8 mile) track. The only faster time I can find was on a mile track. Can anyone on here confirm or disprove this ? Thanks.
I thought it was a great days racing and the club should be congratulated. Was a bit disappointed with the ID final , not enough moves for my liking !
I will blame that on Morgan too - who is going to go next when HERCULES gives up

[djgood]

I think Adore Me could have ran a world record time for aged mares on a 1400m (7/8 mile) track. The only faster time I can find was on a mile track. Can anyone on here confirm or disprove this ? Thanks.
I thought it was a great days racing and the club should be congratulated. Was a bit disappointed with the ID final , not enough moves for my liking !

Yes world record on 7/8th track

[teecee]

Kev it definitely would be a super match up two true champs.
Watching the way the super mare went today I don't think there would be any horse currently racing in Australasia that would of got within a length of her today. Beautides win was impressive but I think the mighty mare stole the show, to reel off that last quarter of 26.5 after doing all the work outside the leader just left everybody speechless.
I hope we get to see a lot more of her here in Aus because she is a very special and gifted standardbred.


That is probably unlikely. A win in Friday's Auckland Cup is about all that is left for her now.

[p plater]

The most amazing run for the day!
Maybe ever on an Australian track!

Ash, make that the most amazing RACE any day. The first 8 mares all broke 1.50

[Richard prior]

I wonder if Charlie and the other owners have spoken about retiring her?? Would love to see her back for the next MM.

[teecee]

I wonder if Charlie and the other owners have spoken about retiring her?? Would love to see her back for the next MM.


The other owners are his daughter and son-in-law. I suspect he may not want to risk her much longer with others in the family starting to shine brightly to hold his interest.

[Smoken]

Ash, make that the most amazing RACE any day. The first 8 mares all broke 1.50

Thare amazing!! Was the track on fire before the weather changed?

[p plater]

Smoken, from what I can see the 1st race ran 1.53.4 to beat Abettorpunt's world record of 1.54.0 for 2400m
The 3yo filly's Oaks also set a new world record of 1.54.2 to beat La Machane's 1.56.7 by 2.3 seconds also over 2400m
And Adore Me breaks Smoken Up's record by 0.8 seconds
That was 3 records in the first 4 races.
Race 5 the Derby missed the record for 3yo colts/geldings by 0.2 seconds
That either a super fast track or clock

[Smoken]

Thanks for that Bailey. That really says it all, but none the less, amazing effort! I wonder what condition the track was when Trigger ran 1.48.5?

[aussiebreno]

Saloon Passage runs 1.50.7, home in 27.1 in an M0 and gets beat. Fast track!

[p plater]

Saloon Passage runs 1.50.7, home in 27.1 in an M0 and gets beat. Fast track!

That should win any day, the winners previous best was 1.53.6.
Hang on, the previous M0 record was 1.51.2 by Iam Mr Brightside.....that's 4 records in first 4 races

[Smoken]

What a gigantic time difference in the stats!! Wow!!!

[Messenger]

That should win any day, the winners previous best was 1.53.6.
Hang on, the previous M0 record was 1.51.2 by Iam Mr Brightside.....that's 4 records in first 4 races

The winners previous best was when he was 1m behind that previous record

[Greg Hando]

And Beautide was just outside record in Inter final as well

[Toohard]

Went down for a look and to catch up with a couple of bonza blokes today......Adore Me, jesus H christ! first three quarters in pretty much 27 flat, 27 flat, 27 flat and then she let her loose!!!!!!! home in 26.5! the most amazing performance by a horse I have ever witnessed...amazing, amazing!

Us too Danno!! Sorry missed you before you left. Someone very kind took Luke up into the members for that race. He had a prime seat to watch it and glad he did. Thought she had to stop but just kept finding more. A few people standing around me (left in the outer by son) were saying what I was thinking when she kicked clear and race over "Let her run". Guess temptation was to grab hold and ease her down, but let her run she did and that was just breathtaking.

[aussiebreno]

And Beautide was just outside record in Inter final as well
Top 3 time for the distance at that track I would imagine.

[Amlin]

Received some interesting observations on Adore Me's time on my email - what do you think?


"Take nothing away from an outstanding performance from Adore Me but direct comparisons based on time is folly. The track was obviously in very good order but environmental conditions were outstanding for running fast time when she raced. Low pressure system, temp in the high 30's extremely humid, not a breath of wind and a thunderstorm imminent means very low air density and is exceptionally conducive to fast times-It doesn't get any better.

Smoken Up's record was in race 9 on a night meeting on the 30 of April. Without looking up the weather records I think it's pretty safe to say that even if the track was as good Smoken Up didn't enjoy the same exceptional climatic conditions for running fast time that Adore Me did."

[p plater]

Received some interesting observations on Adore Me's time on my email - what do you think?


"Take nothing away from an outstanding performance from Adore Me but direct comparisons based on time is folly. The track was obviously in very good order but environmental conditions were outstanding for running fast time when she raced. Low pressure system, temp in the high 30's extremely humid, not a breath of wind and a thunderstorm imminent means very low air density and is exceptionally conducive to fast times-It doesn't get any better.

Smoken Up's record was in race 9 on a night meeting on the 30 of April. Without looking up the weather records I think it's pretty safe to say that even if the track was as good Smoken Up didn't enjoy the same exceptional climatic conditions for running fast time that Adore Me did."

As mentioned in previous posts, the track was on fire and yes these conditions could be part of the reason for so many records.

Adore Me toyed with them and deserves her record......question is, what would some of our very speedy past Champs have done under similar conditions. As mentioned before with all due respect to the mares, if the first 8 all bettered 1.50, then could our past Champs have gone world record times.

[Smoken]

I reckon Trigger could have gone 1.46 something . As for the other past Champs, who knows?

[Messenger]

If you missed it in the Ah NZ thread, teecee posted that the mighty mare has been retired from racing as she actually fractured a sesamoid bone in the Auckland Cup.
She had nothing more to prove and what a breeding gem she should be

[Danno]

Shame the mare had to end her career that way, we were at Menangle the other day and her performance was simply mind blowing, I hope she has a long and happy future.

[teecee]

http://www.hrnz.co.nz/news-and-events/latest-news/2897-on-to-the-next-chapter

[Richard prior]

The whisper is that Adore Me is in foal to Sweet Lou after missing with Christian Cullen a couple of times, Just noticed that the Harnesslink news has the same very subject posted.

http://www.harnesslink.com/International/Change-of-consort-for-Adore-Me

[Messenger]

Does anybody know where one can find a list of stallions standing in NZ

Something like Aus does

http://www.harness.org.au/ausbreed/studs/INDEX2.HTM

(I realize that many of the NZers are on this list too)