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WINNING MOMENTS

“优仕达”绝地冲刺

YoshidaThe Rise of
2017 G3 HILL PRINCE STAKES 希尔普林斯锦标三级赛
2018 G1 OLD FORESTER TURF CLASSIC STAKES 欧佛斯特草地经典锦标一级赛

2018 G1 Old Forester Turf Classic Stakes 欧佛斯特草地经典锦标一级赛

With so much attention placed on CHC’s stakes victory. At the 1⅛-mile (1.800m) turf event,
Kentucky Derby victory, many may not have Yoshida maneuvered through a narrow opening in the
noticed another huge win that took place at the final 200m to score a win in the USD500,000 Hill
same venue on the same day when CHC’s Yoshida obtained Prince Stakes.
his first G1 victory in the Turf Classic at Churchill Downs.
After several close attempts early on in his career, Yoshida Breaking from post 2, Yoshida was racing in third with
finally broke out in late 2017 when he captured the G3 Hill Lucullan in fourth, while Frostmourne and Secretary At
Prince Stakes at Belmont Park. War took up lead positions. Turning into the stretch, Bricks
and Mortar rallied, causing Yoshida to fall behind to fifth.
During its 110-year history, Belmont Park in Elmont, Perhaps this was the impetus that spurred Yoshida on to
New York has played host to some of the g reatest persevere for the win - in the final 200m, he got up to record
championship races and is widely known as the home of a neck victory in the Grade 3 stakes race. Yoshida’s win has
the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown. improved his record after finishing as runner-up in two
It was here that CHC’s Yoshida earned his f irst graded previous graded stakes tries.

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