Making a huge statement for Japanese racing, Cesario demolished an international field of 3-year-old fillies in winning the $750,000 American Oaks (gr. IT) on the Hollywood Park grass Sunday.
A granddaughter of Sunday Silence, the strapping dark bay filly Cesario parlayed a victory in the Japanese Oaks (Jpn-I) into an invitation to the American Oaks and became the first Japanese-bred horse to win a grade I stakes race in the United States.
Ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga for trainer Katsuhiko Sumii and owner Carrot Farm, Cesario set a stakes record in the four-year-old event, completing the 1 1/4-mile test in 1:59 while winning by four lengths.
Carrot Farm is made up of 230 partners who paid $350 (American) apiece for their shares in Cesario.
Breaking from the extreme outside in the 13-horse field, Cesario got a great spot in third as Thatswhatimean and Isla Cozzene vied for the early lead. Cesario tracked the live pace all the way into the far turn, were she edged up on the outside of Thatswhatimean, who inherited the lead from Isla Cozzene briefly. By the time they hit the head of the stretch, Cesario was firmly in control and she widened through the lane while under urging in a most impressive effort.
The early fractions were :23 1/5, :46 1/5 and 1:11 3/5.
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30 сен 2024
