Galoppo & Charme | Passione, Natura, Attualità, Pronostici dell'ippica
Galoppo & Charme | Passione, Natura, Attualità, Pronostici dell'ippica
Description: Korea Racing Blog
For the second year in a row, Calm Strong was sent off in excess of 20/1 in the KNN Cup, the final leg of the Queens’ Tour Spring and Summer Series for fillies and mares. And for the second year in a row, she made a mockery of those odds, racing home in front to complete a year on year double while hot favourite Raon The Spurt was back down the track in a disappointing 7 th .
Last year Calm Strong made all, holding off the fast finishing Wish Me by a neck while the odds-on Raon First started slowly and then briefly threatened before wilting. This time around, the favourite – another Raon – Raon The Spurt got a beautiful start and looked to have the race fully under control as the field headed into the straight.
Once in sight of home, Choi Bum-hyun pulled the trigger on the favourite. And nothing happened. It quickly became apparent that today was not to be Raon The Spurt’s day and Calm Strong, who had settled stalking her, took up a lead she wouldn’t relinquish. The fast-finishing Mahameru came home 2 nd , three-quarters of a length in arrears while Gangseo Giant, the only three-year-old in the race, was 3 rd . Longshot Yellow Cat, under a first Busan ride for Kim Tae-hui, was an excellent 4 th .
Galoppo & Charme | Passione, Natura, Attualità, Pronostici dell'ippica
Galoppo & Charme | Passione, Natura, Attualità, Pronostici dell'ippica