I remember this time last year a user on this forum asked everybody to nominate 3 horses that they think will be the ones to watch this spring, the response last year was excellent, so i thought it would be a good idea to do it again, as it was very interesting to hear everyone's point of view and who knows, you might even find a winner or two. I will start it off.

1. Sixty Seconds
2. Delago Brom
3. Silver Baron

I'll have a crack.

Half Hennessy
Rain Gauge
North Boy

Hope i can find a winner or 2 there.

A very hard question to answer at this stage of the game as we are yet to see some emerging stars - especially from NZ. (And I'm not referring to Sunline). :wink:


[ This Message was edited by: Equine Investor on 2002-09-10 16:37 ]

As my first intro to the forum, these are my 3 Spring horses to follow.

Hey Pronto * * *
Coupe * *
Cognac Trader *

I look forward to seeing an interesting forum stable build up from everyone's suggestions here.

That's half the challenge of picking them now EI, surely you have seen plenty of horses by now and in the last 12 months to pick at least 3. It is only for a bit of fun after all.

O.K. Don't want to be a party pooper so here goes....

Sixty Seconds
Forlorna
Benarrivo

Sounds like a good idea,

* Thorn Park
* Republic Lass
* Half Hennessy

Underperformers of the spring:

Victory Vein - Will probably get flamed for this, but compared to the other 3YO's she has been less than impressive (in my eyes). I predict she won't win a decent Group 1 this Spring.

Northerly - he will get lapped in the Cox Plate on his current form. Best chance this spring is if he contests the Caulfield which my sources say is increasingly likely. The word is that Fred knows he has lost a bit of his brilliance and the persistence with blinkers off is to teach him to settle well enough to get 2400m and possibly 3200m. Time will tell!

Just read that Thorn Park will be given a break until the Autumn. Replace him in my list with Titanic Jack. Being by Encosta De Lago I don't expect we will see his best until 1400-1600m. He's my tip for the Caulfield Guineas.

Delago Brom
Magical Miss
Lonhro

I like these three:

Dress Circle
Purple Groove
Cyclades

Not necessarily the best of the best, but could pick up a couple of feature races between them, and hopefully at a good price.

1. UNIVERSAL PRINCE
2. PIPER STAR
3. COCKTAIL EVENING

Have pondered for days on this, so here goes after some more serious thought.

Equine Investor
TESTAROSSA, and
Big Orange

Gave serious thought to others including Paddy who it seems is in the spelling paddock (I assume getting ready to take on the lesser cattle after the Spring carnivals), and Magic Flute who seems to have quit after posting first successful week (wallet would have liked a couple more weeks MF, before you focused solely on making all that money for yourself) :wink:


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[ This Message was edited by: Sandgroper on 2002-09-17 09:43 ]

Hmm, interesting selections Sandgroper! Must say the early form on Equine Investor and Testarossa has been a bit disappointing and Big Orange didn't even nominate for the big race. :smile:

Of course it is still early and late nominations are still being accepted so there is plenty of time for these runners to come good!

Do you think Hermes will be able to carry his impressive first week form into the Spring or is he just a one day wonder? Given he hasn't been sighted since that big run one can only assume he is carrying a minor injury or is resting up for another big effort.

Must admit my money is on the QTab system to perform well and Shy is putting in some very consistant performances, but the short odds could make it difficult for her to keep it going. Longbow was very impressive in the barrier trial a few weeks ago and I wouldn't be surprised to see him dash to the front at some stage if he gets a bit of luck in the run. And of course don't discount Becareful - he has had a lot of minor placings recently - if he can convert some of those to winners he could be a danger :grin:

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[ This Message was edited by: becareful on 2002-09-17 10:30 ]

:lol:

Equine Investor had his preparation interrupted by a hoof bruise and the jockey slaughtered him in his second run from a spell. Won a recent barrier trial nicely but is looking for a longer distance.

Could be a good bet at big odds in wide open field!
:lol:

Just to clarify. My (tongue-in-cheek) spring stars selections are the top three members of our stable forum who I am predicting will excel over the spring carnival, with their public postings of tips & selections.

Agree becareful that Hermes would be the warm favourite currently in the tipping competition. Seems to be resting on his laurels at the moment, but in the end will still have to pick full quota like everyone else.

Seems the tipping comp is going well. Does seem though that some starters may reach the tipping limit well before the finishing post.

Although not a starter this time around, I'm sure all contestants would agree with me, the great job being carried out by EI and becareful in the background.

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[ This Message was edited by: Sandgroper on 2002-09-18 11:56 ]