The 18th Gyeongsangnam-do Governor's Cup (GIII) 'Wonderful Slu' to achieve 2 consecutive wins
Oct 24, 2024
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This race received great attention as a confrontation between Seoul's "Wonderful Slu" (4-year-old mare, Riccardi assistant teacher)" and Busan and Gyeongnam's "Joyeong" (4-year-old mare, assistant teacher Kim Young-kwan)" 'Wonderful Slu' is the Gyeongsangnam-do Governor's Cup 'Defending Champion', but after winning the KNN Grand Prix in June, it was sluggish in the long-distance race, falling to fourth place in the 2000m general race.
In particular, 'Happy Journey', which won the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor's Cup in September, and 'Flying Star(3rd-year-old mare, Song Chang-oh)', which has recently shown good pace, challenged strongly, and 'Wonderful Slu' could not be guaranteed to win.
When I opened the lid, the contents of 'Wonderful Slu' shone. Early in the race, 'Flying Star', 'Happy Journey' and 'Haenam Hammer' formed the lead, and it was expected to be a three-way race. However, just before the 300m finish line, 'Wonderful Slu' showed explosive backing and won a dramatic victory. Initially expected to check the solo performance of 'Wonderful Slu', 'Happy Journey' and 'Flying Star' have been reduced to two consecutive wins by the Gyeongsangnam-do governor of 'Wonderful Slu' and two consecutive wins by the Queen's Tour in the second half of the year.
In an interview right after the race, jockey Moon Se-young said, `I've been struggling with leg injuries, but I've been able to overcome them through intense training. I was going to keep my distance from the leading group and take the lead in the last straight line, but the operation was effective" "Thank you to the horse for doing his best to the end..." he said.
wman@sportschosun.com
