Lang to determine if Kiwi mare is the real deal

17 February 2012 - Chris Lang trained five-year-old New Zealand trotting mare Dealornodeal is the $3.50 second favourite in Sunday’s Girls On Fire Time Trials at Bendigo. But it’s more than her ranking in the TAB Sportsbet Fixed Odds betting market that has created interest in her Lord’s Raceway debut.  Not only is  Dealornodeal NZ now prepared by Australia’s premier trotting stable, the striking black mare is raced by one of Australasia's most successful galloping trainers, Graeme Rogerson. Five years ago Rogerson established a fully outfitted harness training stable, and now has a sizable interest in harness racing. He has set up a fully equipped and self sufficient harness training facility within his Tuhikaramea (Hamilton, NZ) based thoroughbred training establishment and formed a training partnership with well credentialed horseman Steven Reid. The daughter of Dream Vacation joined Lang’s Nagambie stable last month after a run of outs in New Zealand. Her last victory was back in October when she scored from a standing start over 2500 metres and she last raced in her home country on 6th January finishing last of six behind the classy trotter Sovereignty.  Her recent form has all been in top company against horses the calibre of I Can Doosit and Springbank Richard but Lang is reserving his opinion on whether the mare will measure up here. “She may be alright, we’ll wait and see,” he said. Lang has elected to time trial Dealornodeal NZ solo in her 8:00 timeslot on Sunday. Some of the competitors will use galloping pacemakers in the time trials – TAB Sportsbet will operate Fixed Odds Betting on the Girls On Fire Time Trials with the Chris Lang Jr. trained Miss Warbucks, the $1.90 favourite after an opening price yesterday of $1.75.  Cold Sister, the USA mare trained by David Aiken is now third favourite at $4:00. Group 1 winner Miss Warbucks races tonight in the Gr1 Dullard Cup at Tabcorp Park Melton. The first time trial (Last Sunrise NZ) is scheduled to start at 6:05pm, TT 2 (Candy Digger) at 6:32pm, TT 3 (Sultry Lady USA) - 6:52pm, TT 4 (Cold Sister USA) -7:00pm, TT 5 (Prettylilangeleyes) - 7:20pm, TT 6 (Dealornodeal) - 7:41pm, TT 7 - Miss Warbucks) 8:31pm