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Today we saw 8yo ZIPPING (Danehill - Super Scene) make history by winning his third consecutive Sandown Classic (2400 m).
Just two weeks ago, he was lying on the Flemington turf trapped under the barrier stalls at the start of the Mackinnon Stakes. This was to have been his last run prior to his fourth tilt at the Melbourne Cup. With the field falling away, and following a solid 3rd in the Cox Plate, Zipping was given a second-to-none chance of taking out the 2-miler. He'd run 4th in 2006, 4th in 2007 and 9th in 2008.
It's no secret that I'm an unabashed fan of Zipping. I first put him up in the headlines when I saw him run 3rd of 16 in a Wednesday handicap at Sandown in March 2006. My comment on the "old" forum was "it wasn't Nikolic's fault, but the horse should have won clearly." I've followed Zipping closely since then. I've not backed him many times, but when I have backed him I can't recall him ever letting me down.
Zipping has now won close to $3 mill. He's had 39 starts for 13 wins, 2 seconds and 7 thirds.
His low number of starts (for an 8yo) can be attributed to his many minor set-backs, plus the fact that his owner has aimed him at the Spring Carnival in recent years.
Notwithstanding a record that can be matched by few other Australian racehorses, Zipping has his "knockers" - you know, the narks who get no joy seeing someone or something succeed. Perhaps it's because of their dislike of the Williams style, or maybe they themselves are failures, or maybe it's because Zipping has a unique style of racing and doesn't win every start.
I don't understand the "knocks" for Zipping.
Here's a thread where you can record your views on Zipping and register as a fully-fledged knocker.
UPDATE 15.11.10
46 starts for 16 wins 3 seconds and 7 thirds. 
Group 1 wins: 2010 Australian Cup (8yo), 2010 Turnbull Stakes (9yo) 
Group 2 wins: Sandown Classic (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), 2006 Moonee Valley Cup 
Listed wins: 2006 Naturalism Stakes 
Prizemoney of $4,531,000 
Winning Riders: Nick Hall (3), Nick Ryan (3), S Arnold (2), M Rodd (2)
photo from www.horseraceaustralia.com [ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ]
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2010-Feb-01, 03:51 PM
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His little brother might out shine him  |
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dubbledee
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2010-Feb-01, 04:06 PM
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Your backing him for the Aus Cup, I take it DD?
I wouldn't be assuming anything, Mark.  |
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2010-Feb-01, 04:06 PM
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Fully fledged knockers.
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2010-Feb-01, 04:09 PM
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I've always thought the BMW was the obvious race for him, but Lloyd views any racing outside Melbourne as irrelevant so we'll probably never know...
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2010-Feb-01, 05:09 PM
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I've always thought the BMW was the obvious race for him, but Lloyd views any racing outside Melbourne as irrelevant so we'll probably never know...
Not true - he sends his second string hacks like Gallic up for your hurdlers flat that is the Sydney Cup every now and then. (This was just an anti-Sydney joke - Gallic was actually a gutsy brave animal) |
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2010-Feb-01, 07:10 PM
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Much as I'd like to, it's actually preety hard to argue the case for the Sydney Cup  |
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2010-Feb-01, 07:17 PM
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I think he is in work hoping jumps racing resumes  |
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2010-Feb-01, 07:18 PM
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Not true - he sends his second string hacks like Gallic up for your hurdlers flat that is the Sydney Cup every now and then. (This was just an anti-Sydney joke - Gallic was actually a gutsy brave animal) We were happy tp have the Diva here for our jumpers flat and she fell in by a nostril  |
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2010-Feb-01, 07:50 PM
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IMO he's a great group 2 WFA horse over 2400m
He's not a great stayer ie. group 1 horse.
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2010-Feb-01, 08:15 PM
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I've always thought the BMW was the obvious race for him, but Lloyd views any racing outside Melbourne as irrelevant so we'll probably never know...
I think this has been obvious for about 3 years, but Lloyd has this idea that you can't have an Autumn & a Spring prep, and has tried to win a Cox Plate/Melbourne Cup with him. I hope they haven't seen the light only to find the horse past his best. |
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2010-Feb-01, 08:45 PM
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Fully fledged knockers.
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2010-Feb-01, 08:50 PM
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We all have our problems, chuggers.
Start exercising!!!
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2010-Feb-01, 09:15 PM
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We were happy tp have the Diva here for our jumpers flat and she fell in by a nostril From another Vic - they were just up there for an exhibition gallop. |
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2010-Feb-28, 11:54 AM
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Heavens above!! ZIPPING is almost fav in fixed odds for the Australian Cup.
Must be a weak affair this year.
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