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Toting Hiroshi Kitamura, Ascoli Piceno streaks to a stakes record-setting win within the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1)
Third favourite Ascoli Piceno claimed the $1,071,000 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1) Sunday at Hanshin Racecourse, marking her third win in as many profession begins whereas reducing the stakes report to 1:32.6.
The profitable time for the 1,600 meters (about one mile) on turf rated nearly as good to agency was simply simply 0.3 seconds off the course report.
After breaking her maiden in her debut begin at Tokyo in June, the Daiwa Main filly stepped up at school and instantly gained her first graded stakes within the Niigata Nisai Stakes (G3) on Aug. 27, then struck on the elite degree Sunday for proprietor Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. and coach Yoichi Kuroiwa.
The race acquired underway with Chicago Sting despatched to the entrance, adopted by Nanao urgent the tempo on her outdoors whereas Ascoli Piceno traveled two-wide and in midpack. Nonetheless behind a gaggle of horses when getting into the straight, Ascoli Piceno switched a path out for clear working and dueled with Corazon Beat down the center of the stretch.
After lastly pinning the pacesetter 100 meters out, Ascoli Piceno shook off the cussed Corazon Beat and dug in strongly, holding off the late-charging Stellenbosch by a neck.
“The secure employees did an excellent job and he or she was in superb situation, so I had each confidence in her,” mentioned profitable rider Hiroshi Kitamura. “The filly broke higher than in her earlier begin, was relaxed in the course of the race, and responded properly within the stretch. I used to be a bit nervous for a second that we had been going to get caught, however she gave her all, all the best way to the road.”
Fifth choose Stellenbosch, ridden by Christophe Lemaire, was reserved round tenth proper behind the eventual winner and though struggled for room in early stretch, launched the quickest late kick to catch Corazon Beat 100 meters out however was a neck quick on the wire and completed second.
Second selection Corazon Beat settled in round sixth, circled vast into the lane and dueled with the winner however lacked the ultimate kick and missed the runner-up seat whereas securing third one other 1 1/4 lengths again.
Race favourite Safira ran on the skin and beside the eventual runner-up within the early phases and misplaced floor when shifted out vast on the final flip, however she closed strongly choosing off her rivals to complete fourth, three lengths behind Corazon Beat within the area of 18.
Ascoli Piceno was bred by Northern Farm from the Danehill Dancer mare Ascolti.
Previous winners of the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies embody many profitable Grade 1 champions, corresponding to 2006 winner and 2008 and 2009 Horse of the Yr Vodka; 2008 champion and 2010 Horse of the Yr Buena Vista; and final yr’s victor Liberty Island, who subsequently turned the seventh filly to brush Japan’s fillies’ Triple Crown and went on to lately mark a decent runner-up effort in opposition to Equinox within the Japan Cup (G1).
