Welcome to New Zealand for the running of the Blood Bond Stakes Grade II One mile Firm Turf $150,000 Fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. A field of 10 mare go to the starter here.

1 163037 IN DEEP SPACE(IRE) redcar S Dahl 7/1

Tees Stables trained 5yrold mare by GALILEO (IRE) x BLUSHING GROOM(FR) x DANZIG she has raced 24 times for 11 wins and $257,936

She was unraced at 2yrs but hit the ground running at 3yrs winning her first 5 starts all in allowance company between 6f - 8.5f one of them on dirt she was never further back than 5^th in 9 starts she also showed her trainer that stakes racing was not going to be beyond her started the 4yrold season with a stakes win over 7f in The OPENING BUTTON Memorial-Stk 102 sp she also won two allowance races at 8f 95sp and 8.5f 103sp this year she has had 2 allowance wins at 8f in 111sp and 101sp found the 7f of the EQUINICS The Alpine Sprint a little to short and back to a mile must be in this. Likely to race in front from this barrier.

2 162170 NO BILLY BRED(ENG) zimzam Z Hawkz 9/1

HAWKZ IRISH RACING trained 4yrold mare by MEDICEAN (GB) x SEATTLE SLEW x SMARTEN she has raced 13 times for 4 wins and $294,940 this lightly raced mare has been improving with age and as a 4yrold and over a mile should only get better this season won a couple of minor sprints at 2yrs she jumped up in performance at 3yrs winning first up The BUTTERED CAPTAIN Challenge-Stk 7.5f 90sp ran 2^nd in the Germany 1000 Guineas-G2 8f 99sp then won The ALBERTA GOLD Memorial-Stk 8f 102sp in her last race at 3yrs she ran 2^nd in the Leviathan Turf-G2 8f 107sp this season she has had 2 runs for 4^th in an allowance mile 105sp and last time out stormed home from well back although only 8^th was not far from the winner in EQUINICS The Hong Kong Mile G1 8f 103sp. A back runner she will need luck in the running and be powering home late.

3 70787 ISLAND IN THE SUN(KY) astapor O Rann 9/1

Given Stables: Fire and Blood trained 5yrold mare by SEEKING THE GOLD x BELONG TO ME x PEINTRE CELEBRE (IRE) a very consistent mare she has raced 29 times winning 10 and $341,586 in earnings won once at 2yrs in a msw 8f at 3yrs raced through the allowance grades winning 4 between 8-10f showed further improvement at 4yrs where she won the Cleopatra Club-Stk 8f 105sp this year she has won two 9f allowance races from two starts in 99sp and 103sp respectively. This is her first run in graded company and it will be interesting to see how she goes she is trained by a very experienced trainer and he must think she is ready.

4 99659 READY TO ROLL(KY) rori A Whalen 6/1

Pierchinski Stables trained 4yrold by EL PRADO(IRE) x FORTY NINER x SEATTLE SLEW 20 starts for 5 wins for this mare and $242,991in stakes won her first two races at 2yrs in sprints at 3yrs stepped up in distances winning two allowance races and also placed in The Pin Cushion Valley View-Stk 8.5f 101sp this year she has stepped up to stakes racing winning The TRIESTAR Stakes 7f 113sp and placed in The DIXIELAND LASS Special-Stk 7f 105sp and a last start 3^rd The Coolmore-G2 7.5f 106sp if the extra ¨ö furlong is no problem she will figure in the finish. Will race in the leading devision here.

5 115596 SO IT'S LIKE THAT(KY) sdmfstc P Ruzek 9/1

Black Label Stables trained 4yrold mare by FORESTRY x FORTY NINER x NIJINSKY II 9 wins from 22 starts and a huge $2,080,295 bankroll raced 9 times at 2yrs for 8 wins and a 2^nd earning her 2008 Champion 2yo Filly on Turf in the Eclipse Awards her wins included the Fauster's Juvenile Cup-G1 6f the EQINICS Leukemia Society G1 6f and the Breeders Bowl Juvenile Turf Filly-G1 8f 93sp then lost a bit of that lustre when only battling through the 3yrold season may be just about to recapture her 2yrold form now she is 4 and her runs this year must be encouraging her trainer that better times are ahead likely to get back in the running and storm home.

6 128868 FIRED IT UP(KY) genesis N Chamberlin 7/2

Revelation Stables trains this 6yrold mare by PINE BLUFF x FAPPIANO x DEPUTY MINISTER the favourite for this race she is bred to win many dirt races but as often happens in this great game it is turf that she has excelled on she has won 15 races from 42 starts and $581,537 in earnings loves a mile and class looks no problem for her she has won The FORTY PIGEON Bonanza-Stk 8f 105sp The SUNNYBANK LADY(GB) Stakes 8f 111sp and this year she is 2 from 2 including the Sexy Muffins Classic-Stk 109sp and last time out an open allowance 8f 106sp the worthy favourite she will attend the leaders and take some beating in the stretch.

7 163816 INCESSANT(KY) circusham GD Mate 5/1

Circusham Stables trained beautifully bred 4yrold mare by AWESOME AGAIN x SEATTLE SLEW x KINGMAMBO ob breeding one we would all love to own she has raced 16 times for 10 wins and $956,245 in stakes she won 3 from 5 at 2yrs then when she turned 3 she went on a 4 race winning spree all over 8f the first 2 in allowance company then sent into graded racing she won the Si' Senorita Special-G3 105sp and The Sandy Ring-G2 107sp and in her last race that year the Carrot Classic-G3 8f 106sp then up another level this year she won The Kyoto Highway-G3 8f 116sp first up love the mile and to me looks the one they all have to beat here.

8 161162 TWELVE BENS(KY) trotter11 P Chamberlin 11/1

Empire City Racing trained 4yrold mare by GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (IRE) x GONE WEST x NORTHERN DANCER 14 races for 4 wins so far $125,530

In earnings won a mile msw at 2yrs and then at 3yrs she won 3 allowance races dad 2 stakes places at the end of that season has shown little this year and other are preferred here. Will get back in the running from this draw.

9 154939 VINDICTIVE EDEN(KY) ashworth F Inzamam 4/1

Balata Golf Resort trained 5yrold mare by VINDICATION x DANZIG x GONE WEST she has won 6 of her 20 starts and $278,570 in earnings unraced at 2yrs she ran all her 3yrold races on dirt with good success in allowance company winning 3 races at 4yrs was swapped to turf after 3 placed runs and she seems equaly as good on both surfaces a win in The JOS HOLLANDIA Memorial-Stk 8f 104sp on turf was good reward last time out resoundingly won The JESSIE IN THE VIEW Memorial-Stk 8.5f 110sp on that effort she would be right in the fight here.

10 172661 WESTMEAD MOTIVE(ENG) pigeon6 M Goff 22/1

Wests Tigers trains this 4yrold mare by MOTIVATOR (GB) x FUSAICHI PEGASUS x STORM CAT 13 starts for 5 wins and $115,725 in earnings has been well positioned by her trainer but all racing has been in allowance races and she is 2 from 2 and if she could handle the jump up in class might surprise at long odds.

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