DUBAI Ushba Tesoro, ridden by jockey Yuga Kawada, produced a stunning finish to secure his first win outside Japan, with a commanding performance in the US$12 million (S$16 million) Dubai World Cup (2,000m) on Saturday. The Noboru Takagi-trained 10-1 chance was one of eight...
Algiers, the 11-4 second fancy prepared by UK trainers Simon and Ed Crisford, was in the lead and looked good for victory in the Group 1 feature on dirt.
Having started the race at the back, it was a brilliant finish. He crossed the line 2 3/4 lengths in front of Algiers.Country Grammer, the 9-4 favourite and defending champion trained by US Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, finished seventh.Japan’s Panthalassa , the Saudi Cup winner in February, was in 10th place.“I just tried to focus on maintaining the horse’s rhythm and just to keep him from the middle of the pack,” he added.
“I was on the horse for the first time today, but it was a tremendous honour to ride him as there was a lot of pressure as the leading Japanese jockey heading into the race.”Even though the son of Kitasan Black was never challenged from start to finish, he still managed to set his own pace and took nearly a second off the course record with his 2min 25.65sec demolition.“Race after race, he’s going up the rankings of the horses I have ridden.
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