The Next Move

Courtesy Sunday TC

Following his stunning win in the Breeder's Gold Junior Cup yesterday (his third win in a row as it happens), the next move for Pop Label is to get him ready for the 'Sunrise Cup' on the 15th October, and then the 'Hokkaido 2-year old Yushun' during the first week of November.

Tipping the scales at just over 500kg and starting as second favourite at 2.7:1, it was fascinating to watch him adapt to the slow early pace last night, and then fearlessly find a route through the gaggle of horses in front of him to take victory by three-quarters of a length. It was a very impressive performance to say the least - impressive enough for the Hokkaido Racing authority to call him 'The King of the Two-Year Olds'...