{"id":72605,"date":"2025-10-31T15:50:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=72605"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:50:27","slug":"gr-2-new-zealand-drinking-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=72605","title":{"rendered":"Gr.2 New Zealand Drinking Device"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
New Zealand (NZ)Sunday, November 2, 2025<\/strong> — 3:15:00 PM EST | Race ID : 3505136<\/strong><\/td>    <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>0% Chance of Precipitation<\/td><\/tr>
New Zealand Drinking Device<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Grade II \/ Group 2*CPU – Purse : $375,000<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Restricted to 3 Year Olds and Older<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
16 Furlongs | ~3200 Meters | Two Miles<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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1.Nicomund The Red<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner\/Trainer:albarrado<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 year old gelding by Camelot has a record of 5 wins, 5 seconds, and 1 third in 22 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $75,000. His best career performance came as a 4 year old in a 9f 4k starter allowance race where he led every step of the way en route to an easy 5 length victory over a field of 7 earning him a career best 107 speed rating for the win. Consistent gelding has hit the board in 11 of 22(50%) in his career but he has been a non factor in two stakes tries and he will face graded stakes company for the first time here. He will contribute to the early pace but class and distance are a major question for this horse who has had most of his success in the claiming ranks. He is hard to make a case for in this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.Vapeur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner\/Trainer:xpansion95<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 year old Grade One winning mare by Contrail has a record of 10 wins, 8 seconds, and 1 third in 22 career starts with lifetime earnings approaching $3.5 million. Her best career performance came in the 2024 14f Gr.1 Equinics-The Fifinella where she sat near the back of the pack ,over 11 lengths off the pace early, before looming into contention around the far turn and exploding down the stretch to win by 6 1\/4 length earning her a 115 speed rating for her lone career Grade One victory. Extremely consistent mare has hit the board in 19 of 22(86%) including 11 of 14(79%) in graded stakes races including 5 victories. Accomplished mare comes into this race rated #5 in the Long Distance Turf Filly\/Mare Division and she has won back to back graded stakes races coming into this race. Veteran mare is in excellent form and she is my Top Pick here against the boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Baba Khorkore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner\/Trainer:hershal39<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 year old stakes winning horse by Galileo has a record of 7 wins, 7 seconds, and 4 thirds in 22 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $675,000. His best career performance came in the 2024 Gr.1 Kabal Prix where he sat in mid pack, over 10 lengths off the pace, before rallying to finish 2nd beaten 1 1\/2 length earning him a 106 speed rating for the effort. Consistent horse has hit the board in 18 of 22(82%) including 5 of 9(56%) including 2 stakes victories. Accomplished runner is coming off a one year layoff so fitness will be a question for this 6 year old but he loves the distance and he has run well against top competition in his career. If he can return to form he is a Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Fitzy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner\/Trainer:laq<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 year old horse by Flying Artie has a record of 2 wins, 5 seconds, and 2 thirds in 29 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $120,000. His best career performance came as a 3 year old in a a restricted Australian bred 2L allowance going 8.5f where he closed from over 8 lengths off the pace to win by 1\/4 length over a field of 8 earning him a 106 speed rating for his second and last career victory. Veteran runner is the most experienced horse in the race with 29 starts but he also has the least amount of wins with 2 and he has been winless for the last two seasons without factoring much at all over the last 2 years. He simply does not belong in this level of competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Woodland Venture<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner\/Trainer:aintree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 year old stakes winning horse by Galileo has a record of 6 wins and 3 thirds in 21 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $250,000. His best career performance came last season in a 13f stakes race where he flanked the early pacesetter, took command at the top of the stretch, and pulled away to win by 4 3\/4 lengths over a compact field of 5 earning him a career best 113 speed rating for his lone stakes victory. Solid marathon runner has some respectable finishes in graded stakes races and he catches a small field here but he looks to have lost a step as a 5 year old and he will need to run back to his best form to be considered a win candidate here. In the Mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.Bobby Vinton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner\/Trainer:hershal1021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 year old Grade One winner by Galileo has a record of 10 wins, 1 second, and 7 thirds in 22 career starts with lifetime earnings over $1.5 million. His best career performance came in the 2024 16f Gr.1 Longchamp Marathon where he sat in mid pack, over 10 lengths off the pace, before storming home to a dominant 6 3\/4 length victory over a field of 13 earning him a 108 speed rating for his lone career Grade One victory. Consistent horse has hit the board in 18 of 22(82%) including 9 of 13(69%) in graded stakes races with 4 victories. He will be making just his 3rd start of 2025 and his first since February(8 month layoff) and his form has tailed off so he will have to prove he can reclaim some of the magic that made him one of the best in the division last season. He must be respected based on his back class and accomplishments and considered a Contender<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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