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| Courtesy Carrot Club |
Well, it took a while, but 'Misto' finally showed what he was capable of, largely thanks to a predetermined battle plan to let him go and dictate the pace from the front. He'd shown in his first outing that this was his style, and every time Genki Maruyama tried to race him in traditional fashion, he disappointed. His move to dirt, combined with Makoto Saito (the trainer) giving the ride to Hironobu Tanabe, revived his spirits a fair bit, and today, with an inside gate draw and a start that allowed him to dominate the race, Saito-san's faith and hard work was properly rewarded with a fine win - he beat his nearest rival by one-and-three-quarter lengths, and the favourite by two-and-a-half. The Secretariat blood running through his veins came to the fore today...
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