Wright-on-Co wins the Kihan Hi G3

2019-11-24 13:25:15
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Wright-on-Ko scored his first win in the third category, demonstrating his speed at the Kiha Nahai Six Furlong in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday (November 24th).

Mitsuju-kun's Shimmerdal son finished his final race at the Kinland Cup G3 in Sapporo in August, and was held in ninth place among 18 races by his rider Yoshiru Furukawa.

Wright-on-Ko was directed to the outside at the turn towards the straight track and ran at high speed in the track and reached the front in the last half-furlong, and continued to stay away from rivals in the final stages of the race, winning 1.75 length from the "I Love Teller" in time Hit 1 minute and 8.8 seconds on a dry floor.

Harry Sweeney, President of Godolphin Japan, said: “It was a very good performance from Wright-on-Koo, taking off on a far off track, and ended the race away from his rivals, just pushing hands and legs, which is not easy in a race of 18 participants at high speed. Six furlong.

"He is certainly more mature this year, having not won or been out of balance in any of the three races he played last year, but he has won four races this year, added more than $ 1 million to his finances, and in the summer we felt his abilities when he finished the Keenland Cup. The A3 at Sapporo quickly finished fourth and we were expecting a high performance.

"He will now rest for the rest of the year and we will be looking for his G2 or G3 race in late February or early March before we consider a trip to Dubai or the Takamatsunomiya Kinin G1 race.