Crown Pride saunters to Korea Cup spoils
Monday, 11 September, 2023 17:01
On the 10th, the Korea Cup international G3 1,800m dirt at Seoul Racecourse, turned out to be a big day for Japanese runners.
Yuga Kawada deputized aboard Japan's Crown Pride (4-yo colt, Koichi Shintani Stable). The duo annihilated the field to win by 10 lengths from Gloria Mundi (5-yo colt, Ryuji Okubo Stable) with Ryusei Sakai in the irons. The race was run in 1:51.1 min.
2022 victor, Winner's Man (5-yo colt, Choi Ki Hong Stable) finished in third place a further five lengths behind.
Crown Pride is by Reach the Crown out of Emmy's Pride by King Kamehameha.
Since winning the UAE Derby as a three-year-old, he had been runner-up four times in major races. He finally was able to show off his true ability. His career record is four wins from 12 starts (including 2 major wins).
Yuga Kawada deputized aboard Japan's Crown Pride (4-yo colt, Koichi Shintani Stable). The duo annihilated the field to win by 10 lengths from Gloria Mundi (5-yo colt, Ryuji Okubo Stable) with Ryusei Sakai in the irons. The race was run in 1:51.1 min.
2022 victor, Winner's Man (5-yo colt, Choi Ki Hong Stable) finished in third place a further five lengths behind.
Crown Pride is by Reach the Crown out of Emmy's Pride by King Kamehameha.
Since winning the UAE Derby as a three-year-old, he had been runner-up four times in major races. He finally was able to show off his true ability. His career record is four wins from 12 starts (including 2 major wins).