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Danon The Kid Remains Undefeated With Year-End Triumph In Hopeful Stakes Sponsored by:
Danon the Kid remains undefeated with his triumph in the G1 Hopeful Stakes
Race favorite Danon the Kid claimed this year s Hopeful Stakes at Nakayama in Japan, giving his sire Just a Way (by Heart s Cry) his first G1 title. The bay colt has emulated this year s Triple Crown victor Contrail in capping off his debut campaign undefeated with three consecutive wins after claiming his debut start in June, he scored a graded win in the Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes (G3) on Nov. 23.
Trainer Takayuki Yasuda captured his 12th JRA-G1 title, his first since the 2013 Sprinters Stakes with Lord Kanaloa, while jockey Yuga Kawada claimed his 15th, celebrating his latest victory just a week earlier with Grenadier Guards in the Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes.