By Laura Coventry
Updated: May 28, 2021, 11:53 am
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Uberleben and Mirco Demuro win the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) by one length
Winning her first graded stakes in her seventh career start, K. Thoroughbred Club Ruffian s Uberleben handed the white filly Sodashi her initial defeat in Sunday s 82nd running of the Grade 1, $2.3 million Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) at Tokyo Race Course.
Ridden by Mirco Demuro for trainer Takahisa Tezuka, the 3-year-oid filly by Gold Ship (a grandson of Sunday SIlence) scored by one length over Akaitorino Musume as the 8-1 third betting choice in the field of 18 runners. Hagino Pilina finished third, a nose behind the runner-up and 1 1/4 lengths ahead of Tagano Passion in fourth. Sodashi, the eye-catching white daughter of Kurofune who came into the race unbeaten in five starts, finished eighth after being forwardly placed until deep stretch. Coming off a victory in the G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas), Sodashi was the 9-10 favorite.
Ward Records 2,000th Training Victory in North America bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Trainer Wesley Ward
Trainer Wesley Ward, 53, recorded his 2,000th-career win Thursday night at Churchill Downs when Ken and Sarah Ramsey s Gold for Kitten rallied for a rail-skimming victory in Race 6 under jockey Chris Landeros.
“I was actually moving a bunch of mares and foals from one place to another at my farm in Lexington when it happened,” Ward told the
Daily Racing Form. “It s a great accomplishment, very humbling.”
Ward was born into a racing family, according to the Keeneland media guide. His father, Dennis, is a former jockey who is now a trainer and occasionally saddles horses for his son. His grandfather, Jim Dailey, was a steeplechase rider and later a popular outrider in New York for 29 years.
Mighty Heart Named Horse of the Year in Canada bloodhorse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bloodhorse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.