Japan: American-bred Testa Matta takes February Stakes at 18-1
Testa Matta, the only American-bred in a field of 18, scored an upset win in Sunday’s $2.45 million February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse.
Steve AndersenFeb 19, 2012
Testa Matta, the only American-bred in a field of 18, scored an upset win in Sunday’s $2.45 million February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse.
Black Caviar extended her unbeaten streak to 19 races in Saturday’s $802,000 Lightning Stakes at Flemington Racecourse in Australia, a race that could have been her last in that country for several months.
Mahbooba, won for the seventh time in 15 starts, taking the Balanchine Stakes on Friday at Meydan in Dubai.
Master of Hounds ran okay, but it was another Mike de Kock-trained horse, Viscount Nelson, who won the Group 2, $250,000 Al Fahidi Fort on Thursday night at Meydan in Dubai.
Transcend, the runner-up in the 2011 Dubai World Cup, will be favored to defend his title in Sunday’s $2.4 million February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse, a prep for this year’s Dubai World Cup.
Mahbooba should be expected to turn the tables on First City when the two meet for the second time this winter in the Group 2, $200,000 Balanchine Stakes for fillies and mares on Friday at Meydan in Dubai.
Black Caviar will try to stretch her unbeaten streak to 19 races when she runs on one week's rest in the $802,500 Lightning Stakes at Flemington in Australia.
Master of Hounds is one of 13 horses entered in the Group 2, $250,000 Al Fahidi Fort Stakes on Thursday night at Meydan, a race that comes up just one week after Master of Hounds finished third in the Maktoum Challenge Round 2.
Black Caviar’s unbeaten streak stands at 18 races after a shockingly easy win in Saturday’s Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes at Caulfield, Australia.
Trainer Saeed bin Suroor won four races on Thursday's card at Meydan, highlighted by a 1 1/4-length score by Mendip in the Group, $250,000 Round 2 Maktoum Challenge.