The birthplace of the 40-year-old long-distance famous horse, the 40th daily sports competition will be held

Sep 26, 2024

 The birthplace of the 40-year-old long-distance famous horse, the 40th daily sports competition will be held
Nutplay crossing the finish line at the 39th daily sports boat held in 2023. Courtesy of the Korea Racing Authority



Let's Run Park Seoul, Korea Racing Authority (Chairman Jung Ki-hwan), will hold the grand race of the 40th Daily Sports Cup (L) with 7 races on the 29th. Founded in 1983, Korea's first race to win the grand prize for media service, 'Daily Sports Bae' marks its 40th anniversary this year. It boasts the second longest history among the grand races currently in effect, following the 1982 'Grand Prix (G1)'.

Numerous long-distance famous horses have been born in 'Daily Sports Boat', where long-distance events of 1,800 meters or more have been held over the past 40 years. Representative daily sports competition winners 'Chadol (1987)', 'Chunpung (1991)', and 'Full Picture (1997)' have won the much-awaited 'Grand Prix' trophy since their victory. Last year, the three-year-old horse 'Nutplay', who has shown a stable driving on the three-way stage, competed in the 39th daily sports event and won the race with a thrilling turnaround at the end of the race, leading to another great race. The winning trophy of the Daily Sports Cup, which marks its 40th anniversary, introduces which racehorse will win and the three major competitors that attract fans' expectations.

 The birthplace of the 40-year-old long-distance famous horse, the 40th daily sports competition will be held
은파사랑. Courtesy of the Korea Racing Authority
▶ Eunpa Sarang (11 Jeon 3/1/2, Ratings 69, 3rd generation Korean male chestnut, Buma: Hansen (Mi), Moma: Morning Love (Han), Ma: Lee Mi-kyung, Cho Teacher: Seo In-seok)



He made a name for horse racing fans by winning the best stage in the first half of the year and 'Korean Derby', which can be challenged only once in a racehorse's lifetime. Jockey Moon Sung-hyuk, who was with Eunpa Sarang, also tasted the joy of winning the grand prize race for the first time through 'Korean Derby'. Since Majuwa and his assistant teacher were also the first winners of the G1 race, not many people expected an unusual event.

Although there have been two races since winning the Derby, he finished fourth in the 2000m grand race and third in the 1400m general race, showing a somewhat disappointing performance. But 'Daily Sports Boat' is the same 1800m race as Derby. Expectations are high whether Eun Pa-rang, who has been playing in the rear of the race slowly and showing a tense match with a last-minute draw, will show a thrilling turnaround in this race.



 The birthplace of the 40-year-old long-distance famous horse, the 40th daily sports competition will be held
한강파워. Courtesy of the Korea Racing Authority
▶Hangang Power (19 Jeon 5/2/3, rating 74, Korean male 4th generation brown, Buma: Cowboycal (mi), Moma: Black Power II (mi), Maji: Nagidu, assistant teacher: Kwak Young-hyo)

Since his debut in 2022, he had only won one game until the end of last year, but he has been on a scary rise this year as he enters the age of four. In the last seven races, he has won four times, including 'Sports Dong-Abae', and won two second places, showing a strong commitment to the game. In the previous race, which was 1,800 meters long, he led the race from the front from the beginning. Even after rising to the lead alone in the last straight line, he showed flexible steps to the finish line, winning second place and a whopping 10 horse-to-wire victory. Whether to continue the good momentum in Daesang race, horse racing fans are paying attention.



 The birthplace of the 40-year-old long-distance famous horse, the 40th daily sports competition will be held
블랙벨트. Courtesy of the Korea Racing Authority
▶Black belt (13, 5/2/3, rating 79, Korea (Fo) male 3rd generation brown, Buma:SPEIGHTSTER (Mi), Mom:Levin Empires (Sun), Ma:Lee Kang-woon, assistant teacher:Rikadi)

Black Belt, which debuted last year, has competed 13 times so far, ranking in the top five in all races except once, and is a filial piety race that has earned prize money. Among them, he has shown stable ability by winning 3 yuan in 10 races. However, there is a possibility of being shaken by the recruitment of competitors because the last-minute steps tend to become heavy. This is the first time that he has participated in the Daesang race, but since he holds the record of 1,800 meters, which is the fastest among horses, he is expected to pay a lot of attention to the black belt.

In addition, 'Winning Concord' and 'FirePower', which have recorded a 100% winning percentage (the probability of winning the top three) over the past year, also announced their participation. The line-up of participating horses is more prominent than ever, such as 'Uptown Wiz' who won the South African Trophy race three weeks ago, 'Sports Chosun Bae(L)'Extreme Autumn' to shake off the disappointment of the second place. You can find out which racehorse will win the honor of the championship on the 29th at Let's Run Park Seoul or The Derby-on application.



wman@sportschosun.com