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“Lamborghini” Fantastic Value Drives To Easy Jeju Governor’s Win

“The horse is a Lamborghini!” jockey Seo Seung-un remarked as he was led back to scale after Fantastic Value crushed fifteen rivals to emphatically win the Jeju Governor’s Cup (1400M KOR-G3), the first leg of the Queens’ Tour Fall/Winter at Seoul Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.

Nobody had told Fantastic Value that this race had been billed as one of the deepest and most competitive of the season. Sent off fourth best in the market behind Gladius, defending champion Boryeonglightqueen, and this year’s Luna Stakes winner Clearly Winner, Fantastic Value broke from gate eight of sixteen and quickly went to the lead and from then on, it was a procession.

Under Seo Seung-un, the 2025 Korean Oaks winner continually extended her lead and had the race wrapped up a furlong from home, Seo having the luxury to ease down as Fantastic Value comfortably secured a first Group win for trainer Son Byeong-chul, who only set up in his own right this summer.

“I’m really happy to win this for the new trainer” Seo Seung-un went on to tell KRBC, following his Lambourghini comment to the assembled crowd. “There was no specific decision made that I should aim to lead to or sit back or anything, just to do what felt best on the day and (Fantastic Value’s) condition was excellent so I thought it is ok to go to the lead.”

“She was champion filly at three, since then there have been some ups and downs, but she felt very good in a trial, so I had a really good feeling about this.”

Fantastic Value won the Luna Stakes and the Korean Oaks in 2025 before coming up short as Boryeonglightqueen – who is now in the care of Fantastic Value’s original trainer Lim Keum-man – won the final leg of the Triple Tiara, the Gyeonggi Governor’s Cup, last June. Fantastic Value somewhat lost her way after that, before roaring back in to form by winning the Ttukseom Cup (1400M KOR-G2), the second leg of the Queens’ Tour Spring/Summer in April.

The ever-dependable Raon Forest got the closest in 2nd place with 80/1 chance Yeosu Super Star finishing in 3rd, the same as she had in the KNN Cup at the end of May, at similarly big odds.  Among the pre-race favourites, Gladius was 10th, while Boryeonglightqueen ran on late but only managed to get up to 8th. Clearly Winner was a fair 4th while Jeulgeounyeojeong, who won this race in both 2023 and 2024, was a decent 5th on her second start back following a nine-month layoff.

A four-year-old by Afleet Express and out of Union Belle (by Dixie Union), Fantastic Value moves on to seven wins from eighteen starts. The Queens’ Tour resumes in a month’s time with the Gyeongnam Governor’s Cup (2000M KOR-G3) at Busan on October 23rd.

There is no racing in Korea next weekend due to the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) holiday. Racing will return on Friday October 2.

Queens’ Tour Fall/Winter: Jeju Governor’s Cup Preview & Form Comments

The Queens’ Tour Fall/Winter series for fillies and mares kicks off on Sunday at Seoul Racecourse and the Jeju Governor’s Cup (1400M KOR-G3) is shaping up as one of the most intriguing – and trickiest – puzzles of the year so far. SEE HERE FOR FULL PREVIEW OF ALL 17 RACES ACROSS SEOUL & YEONGCHEON ON SUNDAY.

Boryeonglightqueen is the defending champion (Pic: KRA)

All the big hitters of the division are there, including the defending champion BORYEONGLIGHTQUEEN, as well as the 2023 and 2024 winner JEULGEOUNYEOLJEONG. Others who have won Queens’ Tour races in the past and take their chance include GLADIUS, who was such an impressive class 1 winner last month, as well as the evergreen RAON FOREST and Ttukseom Cup winner FANTASTIC VALUE.

Then there is the three-year-old generation, who take on their elders for the first time. All three winners on the Triple Tiara series line up. CLEARLY WINNER won the Luna Stakes before running 2nd to CATCH RACE in the Korean Oaks. Both face off again and they are joined by Gyeonggi Governor’s Cup winner SUN RISE.

Here is a full run-down of the full field of sixteen who will go to post for race 8 at Seoul on Sunday with a local post time of 15:40:

1. SUNRISE – 4th in the Oaks, she won the final leg of the Tiara, the Gyeonggi Governor’s Cup, over 2000M in June. 2nd at class 3 level over a mile in her latest when closer to the pace than usual, she may not be a top line favourite here but can be a minor money chance.

2. CLUB Q – A winner of five from ten, all of them coming over this distance and at up to class 3 level. First time in elite filly and mare company today, this has been jockey Kim A-hyun’s career defining horse so far and she returns from injury to partner her. A very strong finisher, she could run into some money.

3. ONEULDO SMILE – A winner of six from twelve, two at this distance, but she struggled in the Spring/Summer series and hasn’t raced since May. She came back into work on August 20th but didn’t offer too many clues in a trial at the start of this month. Others favoured but should be on the early pace.

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KOREA RACING REPORT – SEPTEMBER 11-13: JUVENILE SERIES KICKS OFF / YEONGCHEON RACECOURSE SUCCESSFULLY STAGES INAUGURAL CARD

THE 2026 KOREAN JUVENILE SERIES BEGAN OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE FIRST SEOUL LEG OF THE SERIES ON SUNDAY WAS THE GWACHEON MAYOR’S TROPHY AND MAJOR FURY made Hope K look good with a neck success under Seo Seung-un (writes Luke Humphreys).

Major Fury (near side) holds off Clutch Derby in the Gwacheon Mayor’s Trophy (Pic: KRA)

Major Fury (Revolutionary) had won his first two starts before being best of the rest behind Hope K, a subsequent winner on international weekend, in the Rookie Stakes in August and with no Hope K to worry about, he got the prize after trailing the long-time leader and eventual 2nd placed Clutch Derby throughout.

“I was able to pick up the ride as trainer Kim Dong-kyun had also entered Samjeong Chef which Jang Chu-youl elected to ride,” Seo Seung-un told in-house broadcaster KRBC. “He looked like a good horse to ride and after riding him today I think he is a very smart and good horse. I only rode in Seoul (instead of Yeongcheon) today because of this ride, so I am grateful for the opportunity. The trainer’s instructions were to just sit behind the leaders and then make a run. Jang Chu-youl also told me about the horse as he had ridden him previously so I would like to thank him.”

The Korea Cup disappointment last week of home hope Clean One, who was subsequently found to have fractured his off-fore sesamoid, was still laying heavy on Seo.

“Because the results at last week’s Korea Cup were poor, as a jockey, I sincerely want to apologise to all horse racing fans regarding the fact that I did not ride well. I felt extremely sorry. It is in the past, but I had to focus more than usual this week and thankfully still got satisfactory results.”

Seo also made comments on him riding regularly in both Seoul and the Yeongnam (Busan and now Yeongcheon) region.

“It has been three months (since the integrated freelance jockey system was established) and of course, when I first came here to Seoul for regular meetings, not everyone would be able to give me many opportunities because it came suddenly but as a month or two passed, I have been given a lot of opportunities.”

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Korea International Races 2026: Full Preview

The 9th editions of both the Korea Cup (1800M) and Korea Sprint (1200M) are set for Sunday at Seoul Racecourse. Japan and Hong Kong are both represented while there is a strong local challenge as well. Both races are local Group 1 contests, with the Korea Sprint holding international Group 3 status while for the first time this year, the Korea Cup will be run at international Group 2 level. SEE HERE FOR FORM COMMENTS FOR KOREA CUP AND KOREA SPRINT AND HERE FOR ALL 16 SUNDAY RACES.

Korea Cup

The Korea Cup has attracted a relatively small field of nine. Hong Kong’s Romantic Thor had to pull out so it leaves seven local-trained horses taking on two visitors from Japan, including the defending champion. DIKTAEAN closed late last year for victory and the NAR superstar is back with solid claims to repeat.

“Winning overseas is difficult, coming form Japan to Korea, then the training process and then winning” reflected Naoki Nishida to KRA broadcaster KRBC. Nishida traveled with Diktaean a year ago and is back in Seoul with the horse again. “He’s turned eight now and at that age sometimes you can see a decline, but trainer (Katsunori) Arayama strongly believes he is as good as ever.”

“Last year there was a big gap from Chancheng Glory and Ramjet, but you saw how he finished. This year, even if there is a bigger gap for him to cross, I am confident he can do it again.”

Takayuki Yano, who dashed back from rising work on Diktaean in Seoul to ride a winner in a Stakes race at Oi on Wednesday evening, will again be in the saddle.

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Korea Cup 2026 – Form Comments

Korea Cup (1800M)

Form Comments

1. FUNNY WILD (KOR) – The top locally bred three-year-old takes his chance here. He won the first and final legs of the Triple Crown; the KRA Cup Mile over 1600M and Minister’s Cup at 2000M, with a 3rd place in the Derby between them. In total he has five wins from nine starts and while regular jockey Seo Seung-un understandably opts for Clean One, there is no reason why he can’t sit behind the early speed and run into some minor money.

2. UNJU GUY (KOR) – Runner-up in the 2025 Korean Derby, he has won up to 2000M and class 2 level. With a 5th, 2nd and 4th in three starts as class 1 he is establishing himself as a regular prize money winner if not quite at an elite level. He likes to race on or close to the pace although that will be testing here. Not the worst.

3. WONPYEONG STORM (USA) – Began his career with five straight wins up to class 2 level before struggling when tested in Group company. He showed signs of a recovery with a win and a 2nd in the last three starts of his three-year-old campaign, but it has been a hugely disappointing 2026 for him, finishing down the field in all three starts, two of them at Group level. He will probably be sent to challenge for the lead here and to hang on as long as he can.

4. DAEJI CHOICE (KOR) – Since getting a win and a 2nd in the first three months of last year, he has been in absolutely no form at all. Regularly participates in big races but always finishes well back. This is his first start since April so he may have benefited from a proper break and he looked well enough in an August trial, but he is hard to have here.

5. BIG MUSICAL STAR (KOR) – Enters in very good form having won his latest two in May and June at Busan’s longest two distances of 2200M and 2000M but both times leading all the way. That brings his rating comfortably into class 1 territory and while this is his first time in Group company, on the evidence of those past two efforts, he should be aiming for at least a top five finish here.

6. AMAZING KHAN (KOR) – Takes his chance following a smart seven-length win at class 2 level in June when close to the pace throughout. That was just his third win, but he has nine further placings to his name. He has only raced once over 1800M finishing in 2nd place, and while this is his first time in this kind of company, he is another who can have top five aspirations.

7. CLEAN ONE (USA) – The big local hope, he capped his three-year-old campaign with a nine-length demolition in the Grand Prix last November, having his rivals, including Japan’s Yumeno Honoo, off the bridle almost four furlongs from home. He has raced just twice in 2026, registering easy wins in the G3 Herald Business over 2000M and G2 Busan Mayor’s Cup at 1800M. Rivals he beat in those races including Global Hit, Speed Young and Success Baekpa are swerving this race. A real talent, he can take a few strides to get going but has a tempo about him that few locals can match. A chance.

8. DIKTAEAN (JPN) – The defending champion went on to win the Tokyo Daishoten last December and while he has a 5th and a 3rd in just two starts this year his effort in the latter, the Teio Sho in June was arguably better than his one in the 2025 edition of the same race. With this clearly being the big target of his season, then it is possible he will have come on again for that run. Likes to settle behind the speed and run on and there will certainly be pace to run at.

9. SUNDAY FUNDAY (JPN) – Enters off a Listed win in the Mercury Cup over 2000M at Morioka in July when making all the running, he also won at G3 level on the Nakayama dirt in March. A serious JRA horse, he likes to be on pace and while he has the challenge of starting on the outside of Diktaean and Clean One, there is every chance that if he gets off to a good start and gets to the lead, that he won’t be caught.

Korea Sprint 2026 – Form Comments

Korea Sprint (1200M)

Form Comments

1. BEOLGYOUI KKUM (KOR) – It was all the way back in July 2024 that Beolgyoui Kkum last won a race, but he has established himself as a regular minor money winner at class 1 level, generally finishing in the top five in big handicaps. He was an on-pace 4th at odds of 90/1 in the G3 SBS Sports Sprint, but was 7th in the SROA Chairman’s Sprint and then well back in the G3 Owners’ Cup in June. Goes best on pace but doesn’t look a winning threat in this company.

2. VINCERO CAVALLO (KOR) – Swept last year’s Sprint Series and won the first two legs of this year’s but came unstuck in the final one when 3rd to Born Dia and was then well-beaten in a class 1 tune-up in July. Whether that’s a blip, rather than a more significant loss of form is key. 6th in this race two years ago, he missed a prep for last year’s edition and came in undercooked. At his best, he is a winning contender, but plenty of question marks and the draw may not be ideal for him if he gets stuck in traffic.

3. AMERICAN STAGE (USA) – Well traveled four-year-old who finished 4th behind Bentornarto in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar last October and in the same position in the G2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint in February. Most recent effort a 5th in the G3 Ibis Summer Dash at Niigata over 1000M. Differs from most Japanese contenders for this race in that he is a true sprinter rather and a horse who gets at least 1400M. He draws beautifully, he has loads of speed and if he gets to the lead, he may be hard to catch. No questioning the international campaigning credentials of his stable.

4. FINAL K (USA) – Won five of his first seven starts before suffering and injury that kept him off the track from June of last year to April of this. He picked up right from where he left off, winning at class 1 level over 1200M before finishing a creditable 6th in the G2 SROA Chairman’s Sprint in May. He then took a narrow class 1 win, coming from midfield in June. He will need to go up another level here but shapes as the potential wildcard among the local challengers.

5. MUNHAK BOY (KOR) – Looked a potential star a year ago and took big race glory when winning the G3 Kookje Shinmun over 1400M at Busan last October. He hasn’t kicked on since though and has been well back in all four starts of 2026, including two trips to Busan for the G2 Busan Mayor’s Cup at 1800M and G3 Owners’ Cup at a mile. Dropped back to sprinting but hard to see him making an impact on recent form.

6. SILVER RAIN (KOR) – Broke through at Listed level as a juvenile and has steadily worked his way through the grades as a sprinter. He scored a breakthrough 5th place in the G2 SROA Chairman’s Sprint in May before running 3rd behind Final K at class 1 level in June. 2nd last time out when giving away a lot of weight at class 2 level. He hasn’t won since October 2025 and doesn’t shape as a winning chance here.

7. DRAGON WELDS (USA) – Up and coming sprinter from Japan, who is three for three in 2026, racing on pace each time, most recently winning the Listed Tokyo Sprint over 1200M at Oi in April. He comes in fresh having not raced since but Japanese visitors have successfully pulled that off before in this race and while he is yet to be tested among the elite at home, he could well be ready. Big chance.

8. WINNER CLEAR (KOR) – Known for having beaten Clean One in a Listed Juvenile event two years ago, he has stayed at sprint distances. He kicked off this year with a win at class 1 level and then took part in all three legs of the Sprint Series, finishing 2nd, 5th and 2nd. He likes to come from off the pace so he will be challenging late and should beat plenty, but the winner may have already gone. One of the best local hopes.

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KOREA RACING REPORT: AUGUST 21-23

AT SEOUL ON SUNDAY A 1200M CLASS 2 WAS THE LAST OF THIRTY-FIVE THOROUGHBRED RACES ACROSS KOREA FOR THE WEEKEND AND RAON SILENCE recorded a comfortable win from an on-pace role giving jockey Jo Jae-ro a second winner of the day and a fifth winner for the weekend (writes Luke Humphreys).

Raon Silence (Musket Man) had been caught on the line at her previous start and chased home Roshe the time prior but proved too good by four-lengths as the 2.2 favourite with Drone Killer, 7.3, and Spalta, 6.8, doing the chasing for the minors with Excellent Tan, 8.1, and Star Trek, 7.5, in 6th and 8th places respectively.

Jo Jae-ro had earlier rode a winner that was just as impressive in the shape of SINGSING NASHE (Nashville) who produced one of the more impressive two-year-old performances of the season so far with an excellent seven-length front-running victory in Race 2 (1000M Class 4) which followed up his thirteen-length trial win on July 23. Whilst the track was fast the time of 58.8 seconds was outstanding and was just a half-second slower than both the class and course record.

Race 9 (1800M Class 3) saw GENERAL WIND (Yeonseung Daero) bounce back to form with a four-length success from the front under Furkan Yuksel justifying an odds-on quote of 1.6. General Wind has proven to be a smart type when controlling the race from the top however had bombed out at his previous start when unable to take the lead away from The Derby winner Hwang Geum Eo Jang and subsequently working hard but he had almost no competition this time not just in the run but also at the finish.

A Spanish named colt with a Spanish speaking jockey were the winners of Race 4 (1300M Class 5) with QUERENCIA (Concord Point) and Luis Quiroz eventually getting on top in a three-way photo finish. The winning trainer was Jung Ho-ik who completed a double when GLOBAL SERVE (To Honor And Serve) landed Race 7 (1200M Class 4) and that completed a double for Kozzi Asano as the Tony Castanheira trained FLYING SMART (Old Fashioned) earlier had won Race 5 (1300M Class 5) by a nose as the 3.0 favourite despite coming from midfield and receiving kickback.

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GANGPUNGMA TASTES GROUP GLORY AT LAST IN KRA CUP CLASSIC

He’s an enigma no longer. Gangpungma, the horse who always has an excuse, finally needed none as he roared clear of Global Hit, Success Baekpa and Speed Young, to win the KRA Cup Classic (2000M KOR-G2) at Seoul Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.

Gangpungma (Pic: KRA)

As the eleven-strong field entered the home straight, the four big guns of Korean racing – in the absence anyway of the clearly better but scarcely raced Clean One – fanned across the track having seen off the seven lesser lights. Defending champion Success Baekpa led, but it seemed set up for Global Hit, ominously showing signs of his best form, to take advantage, Speed Young meanwhile was close and dangerous.

Instead, the day finally belonged to Gangpungma. Back with trainer Kim Dong-chul, his trainer license restored, back with the pounds piled on and weighing in at 572kg, this time starting well and being much closer to the speed and avoiding traffic, Gangpungma broke his Group race duck at last.

“I’ve been riding him for three years now and for the last two I have thought he surely has a big race win in him, but something always seems to happen” winning jockey Jo Jae-ro, who has partnered him in all but one of his races, told KRBC. “Be it the race pace or bad luck, nothing seems to go right, but it has never been about ability with this horse.”

“Well done to the stable, they got him physically at his best, with the weight back on but in very good condition with it. The start was good this time, and we were able to get all the way to the third corner without using too much energy.”

“I thought just stay close to those three Busan horses (Success Baekpa, Global Hit and Speed Young) and then see what happens. 90% of the race went how we planned (and) Gangpungma did the rest at the end.”

Looking forward to the future, and September’s Korea Cup, the jockey was under no illusions that it would be as straightforward: “The Korea Cup will absolutely not unfold in the same way as today’s race.” said Jo. “The pace will be much stronger, and it will be all about choosing when to try to catch up to that pace. But I trust the stable to prepare well and we will give it a good go.”

After five months on the sidelines, Kim Dong-chul is training again and has Gangpuungma back as his stable star: “I always felt just a few percent had been lacking with him” Kim Dong-chul told KRBC. “2nd, 3rd, always just missing out. I think that today, he was where he should have been in the previous races, on the outside and close instead of stuck inside, and the jockey was quite firm about what he wanted to do this time.”

Gangpungma and Jo Jae-ro (Pic: KRA)

As for what’s next. “We’ll check how he is and then go for the Korea Cup or if not, the President’s Cup.”

A six-year-old, Gangpungma is by Peace Rules and out of Wonder Dreamer (by Hawk Wing). The victory moved him on to ten wins from twenty-eight starts.

Racing now takes a short summer break with all three tracks dark next weekend. Racing returns to Korea at Busan on Friday August 7th.

KOREA RACING REPORT – JULY 24-26: KOZZI TREBLES, DERBY WINNER BEATEN, SUPER AERO MAKES WINNING RETURN

ON SUNDAY AT SEOUL GANGPUNGMA FINALLY BROKE HIS BLACK TYPE DUCK WITH A BRILLIANT VICTORY IN THE PRINCIPAL LOCAL PREPARATION RACE FOR THE KOREA CUP.  ON THE UNDERCARD JAPANESE JOCKEY KOZZI ASANO rode A TREBLE WITH THE PROGRESSIVE HERO CHEETAH his main winner in the concluding 1200M Class 3 (writes Luke Humphreys).

Gangpungma beat Global Hit in the KRA Cup Classic (Pic: KRA)

The Tony Castanheira trained Hero Cheetah (Yaupon) MADE it three wins from five starts and that one loss aside. he has looked very smart. He was the 4.6 second favourite and scored by one-and-a-quarter lengths over the 2.8 favourite Korean Dream who attempted to lead throughout and lost no admirers in 2nd.

The other two victories for Asano came with CHAOS (To Honor And Serve) who won Race 2 (1200M Class 6) before MUNHAK CHUKJE (Blame) made it back-to-back course, distance, and grade victories in Race 7 (1600M Class 4). After finishing 3rd at his previous two attempts Chaos broke through at the fourth time of asking, leading throughout to score by three-quarters of a length as the 3.6 second choice over the 1.9 favourite Pieonari whilst Munhak Chukje scored by one-and-a-quarter lengths over the resuming 2.4 favourite JD Gangja.  Other favourites included KRA Cup Mile 3rd placegetter Chocolate, who was a never nearer 7th.

The other jockey with multiple success on the day was apprentice Woo In-cheol who led for most of the way to score by four-lengths on 3.7 favourite ISIMNYEON SEWOL (Mischieviously) in Race 5 (1400M Class 5) before landing Race 8 (1800M Class 4) on GLOBAL COMPUTING (Cloud Computing) who was recording his first win at start nine. That was the upset of the day with Global Computing returning 24.4. He defeated the hat-trick seeking 5.4 second favourite Pasa Spark by a half-length with 7.5 third favourite Shining Road in 3rd. The two pacesetters in the race were the 2.0 favourite Gwanaksan Sky, who was previously unbeaten bar his 9th place in the Derby, and 7.6 fourth market choice Parisui Bulkkot and they burned their petrol too early and were beaten a long way from home ending up in 7th and 10th places in the full field of eleven.

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KOREA RACING REPORT (JULY 17-19) – HERO FIGHTER, BIWOL CLAIM CLASS 1 VICTORIES / SLING STAR MAKES IT FIVE IN A ROW / MOON SE-YOUNG TRAINS FIRST WINNER

AT SEOUL ON SUNDAY A HYBRID CLASS 1 WAS THE MAIN EVENT WITH HERO FIGHTER landing the prize for Kozzi Asano and Tony Castanheira (writes Luke Humphreys).

Hero Fighter (American Freedom) scored by a narrow margin over One Punch Dragon who was returning to form after a couple of average runs following five consecutive wins last season. Vet Captain, who was dropping back in trip after racing over further in better races at his previous two starts, was a never nearer 4th whilst the 1.4 favourite G B Vault disappointed at his first Class 1 run only running 5th and never really looking like a winning chance.

SPARK THUNDER (Hansen) was a two-and-a-half length winner for Andre da Silva in Race 7 (1600M Class 3) proving too quick for the Oaks and Gyeonggi Governor’s 3rd placegetter Tiger Roar who was a two-and-a-half length 2nd as the 1.6 favourite. Tiger Roar after not the cleanest of starts was ridden through to lead from the inside gate by Jo Jae-ro, who was riding for the first time, but was eventually caught for speed over a distance short of her best. To her credit she did kick back in the final 200M after looking unlikely to get anywhere near Spark Thunder.

The victory of Spark Thunder completed a double for trainer Lee Shin-woo after the in form YONGBIGYO (Nitrous) earlier won Race 4 (1300M Class 5) from the front as the 2.0 favourite and that was the first of two wins on the day for owner Jung Sung-jin who later had YONGBI HERO (Goldencents) score in Race 8 (1400M Class 4). Yongbi Hero had gotten close to Sling Star, to be mentioned later, and Comeback Holymoely at his previous two starts and continues to race in good form. Kim Yong-geun was the winning rider on Yongbi Hero and he completed a double when SMILING PRINCE (Smiling Tiger) was a soft three-length winner of Race 10 (1400M Class 3). Lala K could not follow up his previous 1200M victory as he finished 9th of the ten runners.

Owner Lee Kang-woon had a race-to-race double on the card in Race 2 and Race 3 with his charges winning both divisions of the 1300M Class 6 maiden with BROWN JACKPOT (Shackleford) landing the first of them by five-lengths under Kim Hyo-jung, who has bounced back from injury in good form, before WHITE JACKPOT (Hansen) was a four-length winner for Johan Victoire and Luigi Riccardi.

An exciting juvenile prospect was unleashed in Race 1 (1200M Class 6) with this year’s Derby winning jockey Lee Dong-ha riding CLUTCH DERBY (Cairo Prince) to a brilliant nine-length front-running victory in impressive time. Clutch Derby only pulled further clear from his rivals and followed up his trial victory on July 2 where he led and won by seven-lengths. The Choi Yong-geon prepared colt looks one to keep a close eye on. 

Lee Dong-ha followed up in Race 6 (1400M Class 4) on RAON NIZHINSKII (Shackleford) which drew clear late to score by five-lengths over 3.3 favourite Flutter who attempted to lead throughout and was looking to bounce back to winning ways after defeats in his previous two starts, including the KRA Cup Mile (Korean 2000 Guineas), with Kim Hyo-jung returning as his rider but was grabbed in the last 200M and finished 2nd.

AT BUSAN ON SUNDAY WHAT WILL EFFECTIVELY BE THE BUSAN TRIAL RACE FOR THE KOREA SPRINT TOOK PLACE AS RACE 7 AND THE PROGRESSIVE BIWOL scored by two-and-a-half lengths as the 5.6 second favourite.

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