To the Glory scores in Kyoto Kinen
To the Glory signaled that he will be a force to be reckoned with in Japan this year when he beat a top-class field in the Grade 2, $1.4 million Kyoto Kinen at Kyoto Racecourse on Sunday.
Alan ShubackFeb 14, 2011
To the Glory signaled that he will be a force to be reckoned with in Japan this year when he beat a top-class field in the Grade 2, $1.4 million Kyoto Kinen at Kyoto Racecourse on Sunday.
The Grade 2, $1.4 million, Kyoto Kinen, to be run at Kyoto Racecourse on Sunday at 1 3/8 miles on turf, has become a keen pointer to Japanese hopes in Dubai in recent years.
Zanzamar was an unlucky runner-up in the Group 3, $250,000 UAE 2000 Guineas at Meydan on Thursday night as Splash Point took advantage of his rival’s trouble in escaping with a one-length victory.
Calvin Borel has been selected to represent the United States in the Meydan Masters jockey competition at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Feb. 17-18.
Southern Hemisphere 3-year-olds, technically 4 years old on the Northern Hemisphere calendar, hold the key to the Group 3, $250,000 UAE 2000 Guineas at Meydan on Thursday night.
Dim Sum ushered in the Year of the Rabbit before a festive Chinese New Year’s crowd of 96,000 at Sha Tin on Saturday as he held off the late challenge of the 3-5 favorite, Sacred Kingdom, by a neck to land the Group 1, $578,000 Chairman’s Sprint Prize.
Bold Silvano gave trainer Mike de Kock his fourth win of the night with a handy triumph in Round 2 of the Group 3, $200,000 Maktoum Challenge at Meydan on Thursday.
Sacred Kingdom, Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year in 2010, will step back up to six furlongs on Saturday at Sha Tin in the $577,000 Chairman’s Sprint Prize, a Hong Kong Group 1 sprint he won in 2008 and 2010.
The Ben Cecil-trained Crowded House and the Team Valor-owned Gitano Hernandez are among five Group 1 or Grade 1 winners in Thursday night's Maktoum Challenge at Meydan.
Beauty Flash confirmed his recently acquired position as the Hong Kong’s leading miler at Sha Tin on Sunday, although he had to work much harder to win the $1 million Stewards Cup than he did when winning the more prestigious Hong Kong Mile on Dec. 12.