It feels like he's improving and he'll continue to improve and all being well he'll have a good future." I'm sure he's going to be more comfortable when he gets over more ground. "I'm sure he's not just an out and out six furlong (1200m) sprinter. We were lucky we got a nice draw, was able to follow Cylinder through and it all just went beautifully for us. "I'm sure he's going to be better when he goes up in trip. "Shinzo won well last week, he's a very talented colt, he's got a super attitude. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be here,'' Moore said. "Tom (Magnier from Coolmore) called me last week at this time and asked if I'd like to come down. Ryan Moore won earlier in the day taking the Group I ATC Ranvet Stakes on UK raider Dubai Honour and made it a Group I double on Shinzo. "We have finally won the Golden Slipper, but I just want to make sure ‘Fly' and Chad are OK.'' I have to make mention of Chris Waller, he has had so much faith in this colt. "Thank God for Ryan Moore, he is on another level, he is so patient. "We asked Ryan Moore to come out and ride Shinzo at short notice and what can you say about him. This is the race we wanted to win more than any other this year. "I'm just hoping Learning To Fly and Chad Schofield are OK. "It's hard to enjoy the moment,'' Magnier said after the win. “I guess that takes things to a different level of pressure, they need results, and they chose me to try to find a Group I Golden Slipper winner and we've managed to do it for them."Ĭoolmore and partners purchase a significant number of colts every year at the yearling sales and have tasted success with dual Group I winner Home Affairs, but Shinzo is a homegrown product, foaled, raised and educated at the Jerry’s Plains headquarters. He's a very good colt and I appreciate the owners for trusting me, not just with him but with a lot of other good horses, young bull horses. "Today, fourth-up after a confidence-boosting win last week, he knew exactly what to do. ![]() T We knew we had a Group 1 horse, we just didn't know what distance and our team backed ourselves to know we could get speed into him because he'd just learned to race,'' Waller said. ![]() Shinzo enjoyed a good run in transit on the fence from gate one under Ryan Moore and powered to the line to beat the favourite Cylinder (Exceed and Excel) by more than a length with King’s Gambit (I Am Invincible) and Don Corleone (Extreme Choice) in third and fourth. Undefeated filly Learning to Fly was slow to begin and was back running third last until she clipped heals and lost her rider Chad Scofield (both horse and rider emerged unscathed), so she was out of play early with colts going on to fight out the finish. With many other key runners trying to hold on to career best form, Shinzo was just arriving at his peak and we saw it today. ![]() If their videos are any indication of how the competition will go in Texas, they’re sure to be incredibly ridiculous and entertaining.Widely regarded as the most open Golden Slipper for years, the $5million high octane dash at Rosehill on Saturday delivered drama and delight as champion trainer Chris Waller collected his first Golden Slipper trophy with a homebred colt for Coolmore trained to the minute.Ī maiden coming into the Group III ATC Pago Pago Stakes last Saturday, Shinzo turned in a game changing performance to zoom home from last and win, securing his place in the Golden Slipper field. Though there aren’t any videos on YouTube from past ostrich and camel races at Retama Park, there are a few uploads from Canterbury Park in Minnesota on their Extreme Day of races. The Texas race track even intends on having a special Snapchat filter in place so people can take selfies of themselves alongside a cartoon ostrich and camel to celebrate the weird event and let their friends know what they’re up to. Bring the whole family to experience the great food and fun this Saturday,” they wrote on their Facebook page. “General admission is only $6 kids (12&under), seniors (62+) and military only $3. This isn’t the first time the track has hosted these odd races, and they want everyone to know that it’s O.K. ![]() Retama will play host to both camel and ostrich races! They will occur “…after the sixth and eighth horse races.” of the day. KSAT reports that a unique event will be taking place at the Retama Park Race Track in Selma, Texas (outside of San Antonio) on Saturday.
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