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Soseuldaemun Faces Tough Task In Open Derby

Korean Derby 2011: Final Preview

It’s Derby Day and this race is anybody’s. Soseuldaemun comes to Seoul on Sunday to attempt to win the second leg of the 2011 Triple Crown in the 14th Korean Derby. He’ll have thirteen out to stop him.

The Seoul Racecourse paddock is ready for the 14th Korean Derby

Does a competitive field mean we have a weak crop of three-year olds this year? We’ll decide that at the end of the season, for now we can savour the prospect of a genuinely unpredictable race. It’s going to be a gorgeous day – albeit slightly breezy – and there’s sure to be a massive crowd in attendance.

Here’s the final run-down of the runners, pedigrees, race records, riders and a comment on their chances:

Korean Derby (KOR.GI) – Seoul Race Park – 1800M – May 15, 2011 – 16:35

1. Shoot In [Exploit – Doneitmyway (Northern Flagship)] – (5/3/2/0) – Shin Hyoung Chul
Half-brother of last year’s winner Cheonnyeon Daero, he was a late entrant and is improving all the time. Won’t be among the favourites but could spring a surprise after taking the lead early on.

2. Singgereounachim [Exploit – Singgereoun (Mr. Adorable)] (9/3/1/2) – Jo In Kwen
Won so easily last time out that there’es surely more to come. A strong chance.

3. Useung Touch [Menifee – Jenny Tudor (Gulch)] (Filly) (6/3/1/1) – Choi Si Dae
An unknown quantity at this distance, the filly will be at long-odds. She’ll start quickly and is the fastest horse in the race, but will she stay?

4. Sun Hero [Menifee – Strategic Reward (Bold Revenue)] (9/4/2/1) – Moon Se Young
Last year’s champion juvenile is proving tough to handle in races at three and a dreadful performance in the Cup Mile makes him hard to recommend for anything more than an outside chance at a place.

5. World Winner [Yankee Victor – Wakired (Red Ransom)] (11/2/3/2) – Jo Sung Gon (Busan)
Although untried at the distance, it shouldn’t be a problem but despite winning his last two, has shown nothing to suggest he’s capable of he massive improvement required to win here.

6. Soseuldaemun [Meisei Opera – This Ole Way (Vigors)] (10/3/3/1) – Toshio Uchida (Busan)
The KRA Cup Mile winner and on-course for the Triple Crown. He will be well-fancied and with Uchida on board, cannot be discounted.

7. Yeongung Icheon [Concept Win – Saratogasplash (Wild Again)] (9/3/2/1) – Park Tae Jong
Jockey Park has won the Derby twice before but it would be a major surprise if he added another here.

8. Champion Belt [Exploit – Telegraph Road (Royal Academy)] (6/2/2/2) – Lim Sung Sil (Busan)
An intriguing late entry, his dam also produced the very talented Blue Pin and Northern Ace, and his two recent wins suggests plenty more to come. Could be worth an each-way bet at decent odds.

9. Daeseung Yegam [Silent Warrior – Tolp’ung-Yegam (Land Rush)] (10/3/1/1) – Kim Myoung Sin (Busan)
Too inconsistent to recommend here. Will be one of the outsiders.

10. Cheonji Horyeong [Buster’s Daydream – Sorority Jazz (Dixieland Band)] (9/2/3/1) – Chae Gyu Jun (Busan)
Half-brother to 2008 winner Ebony Storm and fourth in the Cup Mile, many believe there is plenty more to come from Cheonji Horyeong. Should be there or thereabouts.

11. Geuma Champ [Vicar – Stormcloudrising (Stormy Atlantic)] (7/2/3/1) – Jung Ki Yong
A month ago it was Geuma Who? But an impressive second behind Super Rich last month has put him right into contention. Has looked fantastic in trackwork and will have a lot of backers.

12. Double Light [Menifee – Iruda (Glorify)] (8/3/3/1) – Cho Kyoung Ho
All around the most complete looking horse. Second in the Cup Mile, he will most likely be the favourite.

13. Gwangyajeil [Vicar – Hurricane Havoc (Jade Robbery)] (6/4/0/0) – Oh Kyoung Hoan
An impressive winner of his last two starts, if he’s on form, he has every chance

14. Prime Galloper [Strodes Creek – Apple G (Carson City)] (7/3/4/0) – Hwang Soon Do
Some decent performances behind him but nothing to suggest he can beat some of the better known names. An outsider.

So, who’s it going to be? This is a very open race so there is plenty of scope for betting. Gyongmaman will be losing a little bit of money on likely outsiders Champion Belt and Useung Touch. While he’ll be watching to see if any of Double Light, Soseuldaemun, Gwangyajeil or Geuma Champ offer any unexpected value, he will be sure to have a win bet on Singgeureounachim.

Sunday May 15

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 18:05 (including the 2011 Korean Derby at 16:35)
Busan Race Park: 6 races from 12:30 to 17:00

Derby Saturday Preview: The JRA Trophy

This could turn out to be a very Japanese weekend. This afternoon at Busan Race Park, jockey Toshio Uchida was victorious in five of the nine races on the card, including a seven-length triumph in the feature race on Mupae Star.

Toshio Uchida - Five Timer today

On Sunday, Uchida will be at Seoul to ride Soseuldaemun in the Korean Derby. Soseuldaemun, by the Japanese sire Meisei Opera, won the KRA Cup Mile, the first leg of the Triple Crown at Busan last month and, while the Derby will be a very different prospect, few would fancy betting against Uchida to pull it off.

While the Derby is on Sunday, Saturday has its own feature in the form of the twentieth running of the Japan Racing Association (JRA) Trophy at Seoul Race Park.

Open to class 2 foreign-bred horses, the race attracts a mixture of young up and comers as well as those who have never quite made it to the big time. There’s no Japanese bred runners in the race – there’s not that many in Korea in fact – but it is nevertheless an intriguing race.

It’s the younger ones who’ll be fancied. Such is life. Celebrate Tonight has won three of his six starts and should find the six furlongs perfect. Baekhomujeok, Ppoppai, Mass Media’s Tea and Magic Party are also three-year olds with impressive strike rates. Of the older horses, Fortunata may have the best shot. Here is a full list of the runners with pedigree, sex, age, race records and riders:

JRA Trophy – Seoul Race Park – 1200M – May 14, 2011 – 16:30

1. Fortunata (USA) [Eurosilver] F 4 (15/2/1/3) – Cho Kyoung Ho
2. Celebrate Tonight (USA) [Songandaprayer] C 3 (6/3/1/1) – Oh Kyoung Hoan
3. Es Four (USA) [Smarty Jones] C 3 (6/3/0/0) – Jung Ki Yong
4. Baekhomujeok (USA) [Sharp Humor] C 3 (5/3/1/0) – Choi Bum Hyun
5. Bichui Jeonsa (USA) [Thunder Gulch] H 5 (29/1/1/6) – Jun Duck Yong
6. Magic Party (KOR) [Artie Schiller] F 3 (8/5/1/0) – Jang Chu Youl
7. Imperial Girl (USA) [Imperialism] F 3 (10/2/0/3) – Jo In Kwen
8. Dream Heart (USA) [Dream Run] G 5 (35/0/4/7) – Lee Keum Joo
9. Kkochyeol (USA) [Essence Of Dubai] F 3 (8/1/5/0) – Jung Pyeong Soo
10. Mass Media’s Tea (USA) [Mass Media] C 3 (6/3/1/0) – Moon Se Young
11. Ppoppai (USA) [Rockport Harbor] C 3 (7/4/0/1) – Park Tae Jong

We’ll be back tomorrow with a review of the JRA and a final look forward to Sunday’s Korean Derby.

It’s set to be a beautiful weekend in Seoul. Come Racing!

Saturday May 14

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 17: 40 (JRA Trophy at 16:30)
Jeju Race Park: 10 races from 12:30 to 18:00

Sunday May 15

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 18:05 (Korean Derby at 16:35)
Busan Race Park: 6 races from 12:30 to 17:00

Weekend Preview: The Derby

Soseuldaemun travels to Seoul to to attempt to secure the second leg of the 2011 Triple Crown as he takes on a full field in the Korean Derby at Seoul Race Park this Sunday.

Soseuldaemun and Toshio Uchida Head The Derby Field (Picture: KRA)

The KRA Cup Mile winner is one of six challengers heading north from Busan to take on the best the capital has to offer.

While starting as an outsider in the Cup Mile, he’ll be among the favourites as he bids to come one race closer to emulating the great J.S. Hold in sweeping the Triple Crown.

Here is the full list of runners, pedigrees, race records and riders:

Korean Derby (KOR.GI) – Seoul Race Park – 1800M – May 15, 2011 – 16:35

1. Shoot In [Exploit – Doneitmyway (Northern Flagship)] – (5/3/2/0) – Shin Hyoung Chul
2. Singgereounachim [Exploit – Singgereoun (Mr. Adorable)] (9/3/1/2) – Jo In Kwen
3. Useung Touch [Menifee – Jenny Tudor (Gulch)] (Filly) (6/3/1/1) – Choi Si Dae
4. Sun Hero [Menifee – Strategic Reward (Bold Revenue)] (9/4/2/1) – Moon Se Young
5. World Winner [Yankee Victor – Wakired (Red Ransom)] (11/2/3/2) – Jo Sung Gon (Busan)
6. Soseuldaemun [Meisei Opera – This Ole Way (Vigors)] (10/3/3/1) – Toshio Uchida (Busan)
7. Yeongung Icheon [Concept Win – Saratogasplash (Wild Again)] (9/3/2/1) – Park Tae Jong
8. Champion Belt [Exploit – Telegraph Road (Royal Academy)] (6/2/2/2) – Lim Sung Sil (Busan)
9. Daeseung Yegam [Silent Warrior – Tolp’ung-Yegam (Land Rush)] (10/3/1/1) – Kim Myoung Sin (Busan)
10. Cheonji Horyeong [Buster’s Daydream – Sorority Jazz (Dixieland Band)] (9/2/3/1) – Chae Gyu Jun (Busan)
11. Geuma Champ [Vicar – Stormcloudrising (Stormy Atlantic)] (7/2/3/1) – Jung Ki Yong
12. Double Light [Menifee – Iruda (Glorify)] (8/3/3/1) – Cho Kyoung Ho
13. Gwangyajeil [Vicar – Hurricane Havoc (Jade Robbery)] (6/4/0/0) – Oh Kyoung Hoan
14. Prime Galloper [Strodes Creek – Apple G (Carson City)] (7/3/4/0) – Hwang Soon Do

We’ll have a final run-down of all the challengers and their chances, along with predictions, on the blog on Saturday evening.

Saturday sees the JRA Trophy at Seoul – full run down of runners and riders tomorrow – while on Sunday at Busan, last year’s Derby winner Cheonnyeon Daero is in action.

Here’s what’s happening when and where this weekend:

Friday May 13

Busan Race Park: 9 races from 12:00 to 18:00
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 13:30 to 17:30

Saturday May 14

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 17: 40 (JRA Trophy at 16:30)
Jeju Race Park: 10 races from 12:30 to 18:00

Sunday May 15

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 18:05 (Korean Derby at 16:35)
Busan Race Park: 6 races from 12:30 to 17:00

Weekend Preview

Jumong vs Bally Brae Part 3, Larrycat, Mister Park

Back when he had a full head of hair and only one stomach and chin, a pre-teen Gyongmaman used to complain to his parents that while there was a Mother’s Day and a Father’s Day, there was no “Children’s Day.” Invariably the response came back that “Every day is Children’s Day”.

It was Childrens' Day in Korea today. This chap will no doubt have stayed home to study the weekend's form

Well here in Korea today actually was “Children’s Day” and it meant a public holiday. Seoul Race Park’s infield was open and hosting the usual brand of Korean family oriented daftness that these occasions call for. No racing though. That begins on the peninsula tomorrow.

While in the US it is Derby weekend, here in Korea, we’re still a week away from the big one. However, while it might be expected to be a low-key weekend of racing, it’s anything but. We have an absolute belter of a main event at Seoul Race Park this Saturday while the “best horse in Korea” runs at Busan on Sunday.

Four weeks ago, Jumong (Johar) levelled things up with his older brother Subsidy’s great rival Bally Brae (Yarrow Brae) after the older horse had beaten him earlier this year. At the time we said a decider was necessary, and that is what we’re going to get in the nine furlong feature race. However, there’s a problem for the two of them and his name is Larrycat (Fantasticat). Second in the Grand Prix Stakes last year, the four-year old will be carrying top weight in the handicap but on his day, could have the beating of both.

Mister Park

Speaking of the Grand Prix, the current champion and de-facto holder of the title of best horse in Korea, Mister Park (Ecton Park) makes his third appearance of 2011 in the feature race at his home track of Busan on Sunday. And for the first time, except of course for the Grand Prix, he’ll take his chance against exclusively imported horses. While in theory it’s a tougher challenge, it also means he’ll have to carry less weight (although this race is actually an allowance or conditions race, rather than a handicap).

Mister Park will be looking for hs fourteenth straight victory and jockey Lee Dae Yeon, who surprisingly gets the ride, has the biggest opportunity of his career when the race comes under orders at 17:00 on Sunday.

There’s also big action for the ponies at Jeju in the shape of the “Seongsan Ilchul” or “Sunrise Stakes” on the Island on Saturday.

Here’s what’s happening when and where around the peninsula this weekend:

Friday May 6

Busan Race Park: 9 races from 12:00 to 18:00
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 13:30 to 17:30

Saturday May 7

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 17:30
Jeju Race Park: 10 races from 12:30 to 17:30

Sunday May 8

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 18:00
Busan Race Park: 6 races from 12:30 to 17:00

Weekend Preview: Kookje Sinmun Stakes

Youth and Experience Clash at Busan

An unbeaten colt will be joined by two other outstanding three-year olds, a host of proven winners and one track legend as some of Busan’s best foreign horses line up for the Kookje (Gukje) Sinmun Stakes this coming Sunday.

Lion Santa (Lion Heart) has won all five of his starts to date in impressive style and puts his perfect record on the line against another recent import Viva Ace (Macho Uno) and three-year old filly Royale Embrace (Chapel Royal) who have both racked up impressive win records of their own in their time here. Top weight in the handicap will be carried by Aussie bred Seonnyang Yongsa (Catbird) while fellow antipodean Dudeurim (Delago Brom) also has claims in the seven-furlong sprint.

Then there is Admiral Reigart (General Royal). At nine years old, the Admiral is three times the age of the young pretenders. He’s been a stalwart of the track since its opening in 2005 and while his win record of nine from sixty-seven starts is more creditable than outstanding, he’s in the best form of his life with two wins and to second place finishes from his last four starts. Remarkably, Sunday’s race will be his first outing at a sprint distance since April 2005 and he can’t be discounted from shocking the young upstarts.

The Kookje Sinmun – named for a Busan Newspaper – is the highlight of a busy weekend of racing on the peninsula. The Derby is just two weeks away so none of the contenders for that race are in action however, there’s still plenty to be going on with both at Busan and Seoul.In the capital, the feature race is on Sunday when Ace Galloper headlines a competitive handicap.

It’s been an odd week weather-wise with a few downpours mixed in with generally sunny skies. That’s set to continue over the weekend although there’s the chance of a thunderstorm in Seoul on Saturday. Come Racing…but bring a jacket. Here’s what’s happening when and where this weekend:

Friday April 29

Busan Race Park: 9 races from 12:00 to 18:00
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 13:30 to 17:30

Saturday April 30

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 17:30
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 12:30 to 17:20

Sunday May 1

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 18:10
Busan Race Park: 6 races from 12:30 to 17:10

Here is a full run-down of the Gukje Sinmun Stakes (Name/Pedigree/Age/Sex/Weight/Race records/Jockey):

Kookje Sinmun Stakes (Hdcp) – Busan Race Park – 1400M – Sunday May 1, 2011 – 16:15

1 Mystery Boy (USA)[Ecton Park – Mysterious Moll (Bates motel)] 4-C-54kg – (10/5/3/0) – Jo Chang Wook
2 High Best (USA) [Domestic Dispute – Sunday Thunder (Thunder Gulch)] 5-H-50kg – (20/5/1/2) – Kim Nam Sung
3 Hudson River Line (USA) [Not For Love – New Years Eve Gala (Slavic)] 4-C-52kg – (17/7/2/0) – Kim Tae Kyung
4 Hey Sexy (USA) [El Corredor – Miss Royal Spirit (Royal Academy)] 5 -G-50kg – (23/3/4/1) – Jo Chan Hoon
5 Global Champ (AUS) [Charge Forward – Amarocco (Brocco)] 4-C-54kg – (24/5/3/4) – Mun Jung Won
6 Lion Santa (USA) [Lion Heart – Santa Fe Strip (Phone Trick)] 3-C-52.5kg – (5/5/0/0) – Kim Dong Young
7 Viva Ace (USA) [Macho Uno – Dancing Lake (Meadowlake)] 3-G-52kg – (7/4/3/0) – Song Keong Yun
8 Isidae Gangja (KOR) [Lost Mountain – Angel (Land Rush)] 5-G-52kg – (27/5/7/3) – Choi Si Dae
9 Peolpeol (AUS) [Barely A Moment – What’s The Buzz (Brocco)] 3-G-50kg – (12/5/1/1) – Park Geum Man
10 Field Tripping (USA) [Trippi – Lilly’softhefield (Struggler)] 4-C-50kg – (12/3/3/3) – Kim Young Min
11 Admiral Reigart (USA) [General Royal – Entoria (Stop The Music)] 9-H-56.5kg – (67/9/14/7) – You Hyun Myung
12 Royale Embrace (USA) [Chapel Royal – Embracing Krissy (Kissin Kris)] 3-F-51.5kg – (7/5/1/0) – Chae Gyu Jun
13 Seonnyang Yongsa (AUS) [Catbird – Silicon Glory (Le Glorieux)] 5-G-58kg – (31/10/7/5) – Jo Sung Gon
14 Dudeurim (AUS) [Delago Brom – Ravissante (Rechabite)] 3-C-55kg – (13/4/6/1) – Toshio Uchida

Friday Night Wine & Winners

An eleven race card to get stuck into tomorrowat Seoul but first off a word about today’s racing at Busan where the feature event was won by Toshio Uchida on the 3/1 favourite Lucky Dancer. Lucky Dancer’s trainer was Peter Wolsley and with the win, the Australian moves up to third, behind only Kim Young Kwan and Baik Kwang Yeol, in terms of number of winners saddled over the past year with 43. With a number of quality horses in his stable, that elusive Stakes win can’t be far away.

Back On Top: Toshio Uchida(Pic: KRA)

As for Uchida it was business as usual with two winners. The Japanese jockey has recorded 39 victories since his return to Korea last November and is now back firmly established as the track’s top rider.

On to the business at hand and ss usual, we are mainly looking for value that for a small win bet (2,000won) and a larger place (4,000won) should provide a decent return even if not many actually win. Both Singgerounachim and Manchester Miss should be heavy favourites so don’t bother with the place on them. And remember, Gyongmaman bets for his meals but eats instant ramen every day – here’s why this week:

Saving the Kendall-Jackson to toast some winners on Saturday

Race 1: Sylvia Green (1)
Race 2: A.P. Plus (8)
Race 3: Neulsarang (12)
Race 4: Aragaya (10)
Race 5: Bravo Together (7)
Race 6: Hanhyeolhwasin (9)
Race 7: Singgerounachim (8)
Race 8: Richmond Hwanhui (1)
Race 9: Wonerful Sun (3)
Race 10: Cheonun (1)
Race 11: Manchester Miss (5)

It’s been a wet twenty-four hours in the capital but things should have dried out by the time racing gets underway at Seoul on Saturday at 11:10. There are eleven races through to 17:30 with three races being simulcasted from the pony race meeting on Jeju Island.

Weekend Preview

Here’s what’s happening when and where on a weekend where Bulkkot Gisang (Langfuhr) makes her class 1 debut at Busan and Tough Win (Yonaguska) is in action at Seoul:

Friday April 22

Busan Race Park: 9 races from 12:00 to 18:00
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 13:30 to 17:30

Saturday April 23

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 17:30
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 12:30 to 17:20

Sunday April 24

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 18:00
Busan Race Park: 6 races from 12:30 to 17:00

Weekend Preview: Ttukseom Cup

Dangdae Bulpae, Cheonnyeon Daero, Yeonseung Daero, Namdo Jeap Come To Seoul

Korean horse racing is, if truth be told, generally just the most popular of the three legal gambling games on the peninsula. And the only one open on the weekend. Be it the Korean Derby or a class 6 maiden, for the vast majority of punters every race is just a number, another punting opportunity.

Not that this is much different to anywhere else but the huge crowds and the atmospheric summer evenings notwithstanding, the sterility of some big race days in Korea can be quite off-putting to the race fan. The KRA knows how to hype a race with slick video packages but the feeling is always unavoidable: apart from connections, very few people actually care about the name of the horse that wins the race. It’s the numbers in the quinella that count.

Triple Seven wins last year's Ttukseom Cup

This Sunday, however, is one of the few days on the racing calendar where history gets honoured in the shape of the GIII Ttukseom Cup, so named to remember of the location of the old Seoul Racecourse on the north bank of the River Han. It’s a race which has been run every year since the current track opened in Gwacheon in 1989 with winners including the great J.S. Hold, who claimed the race when it was run as the first leg of the Triple Crown series in 2007.

Classic Winner Dangdae Bulpae has never lost at Seoul

This year marks a new chapter in the race as for the first time, horses from Busan have been invited to the capital. And the Southern track is sending its A-Team in the shape of three classic winners; Namdo Jeap, Cheonnyeon Daero and Dangdae Bulpae who will all drop down to seven furlongs along with prolific winners Yeonseung Daero and Triple Sinhwa for an assault on the Cup. Seoul, still reeling after its best three year olds suffered a shock reverse in the KRA Cup Mile a fortnight ago, will have a hard time keeping the trophy on home soil. Its best hope may come in the shape of last year’s winner Triple Seven. The big race is underway at 4:35pm on Sunday and is race 9 of 11 at Seoul. See below for a full list of runners and riders but first, here’s what’s happening when and where this weekend:

Friday April 15

Busan Race Park: 9 races from 12:00 to 18:00
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 13:30 to 17:30

Saturday April 16

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 17:40
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 12:30 to 17:20

Sunday April 17

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 18:05
Busan Race Park: 6 races from 12:30 to 17:05

* The Ttukseom Cup will be run over seven furlongs and is open to Korean born horses aged four years old and up. Two mares, Golden Rose and Tamna Hero will be involved. Here’s a run down of the runners, pedigree, race records (races/1sts/2nds/3rds), riders and home tracks of all fourteen runners:

Ttukseom Cup (KOR.GIII) – Seoul Race Park – 1400M – Sunday Apr 17, 16:35

1. Dangdae Bulpae (KOR) [Biwa Shinseiki – Indeed My Dear (Alydeed)] – (15/10/1/1) – Jo Sung Gon (Busan)
2. Best Holls (KOR) [Fierecely – Onethindime (Tactical Advantage)] – (15/5/1/2) – Jung Ki Yong (Seoul)
3. Suseong TX (KOR) [Concept Win – Oktong-I (Kyoei Blossom)] – (21/7/4/4) – Moon Se Young (Seoul)
4. Triple Sinhwa (KOR) [Capital Spending – Claudia’s Secret (Crafty Prospector)] – (15/6/6/0) – You Hyun Myung (Busan)
5. Golden Rose (KOR) [Buster’s Daydream – Pop’s Apple (Digangi’s Grinder)] – (21/5/3/3) – Moon Jung Kyun (Seoul)
6. Tamna Hero (KOR) [Creek Cat – The Big C (Deputed Testamony)] (25/8/4/3) – Chae Gyu Jun (Busan)
7. Wangson (KOR) [Distilled – Eastern Tide (Far Out East)] – (17/8/3/1) – Cho Kyoung Ho (Seoul)
8. Tamnahwanhui (KOR) [Al Naba – Bulbijihye (Pro For Sure)] – (18/5/3/1) – Kim Cheol Ho (Seoul)
9. Yeonseung Daero (KOR) [Creek Cat – Sensationalkris (Cryptoclearance)] – (30/13/6/4) – Choi Si Dae (Busan)
10. Namdo Jeap (KOR) [Ft. Stockton – Wandering Katie (Tejano)] – (27/8/7/4) – Kim Dong Young (Busan)
11. Baengnyeonbong (KOR) [Al Naba – Sansovino Art (Mister C.)] – [(25/7/2/7) – Oh Kyoung Hoan (Seoul)
12. The Almighty (KOR) [Capital Spending – Dauntless Cat (Mountain Cat)] – (15/5/3/0) – Ham Wan Sik (Seoul)
13. Triple Seven (KOR) [The Groom Is Red – Impudence (Grand Lodge)] – (34/12/4/7) – Choi Bum Hyun (Seoul)
14. Cheonnyeon Daero (KOR) [Creek Cat – Doneitmyway (Northern Flagship)] – (19/7/7/2) – Park Geum Man (Busan)

Friday Night Soju & Selections

So the wine really didn’t work last week. This week, we’re going for something altogether more Korean. Soseuldaemun put Seoul to the sword last week by claiming the KRA Cup Mile – the first leg of the Korean Triple Crown – for Busan, but there’s a competitive eleven race card in the capital this Saturday.

Radioactive Sandstorms Expected This Weekend is the kind of headline that Gyongmaman has always wanted to be involved in and it looks like it’s going to happen. Here’s what he will be losing what little remains of his money on:

Race 1: Bunsuryeong
Race 2: Golden Ticket
Race 3: SS Icheon
Race 4: Euro Gangse
Race 5: Triple Gamdong
Race 6: Noble Harmony
Race 7: Wingwing
Race 8: Dan Land
Race 9: Ppopai
Race 10: Holy Dreamer
Race 11: Maskan

Gyongmaman doesn’t do favourites. The majority of this lot are not going to win. So he recommends a small amount (maybe 2,000 won) on each to win and a smaller amount (maybe 4,000won) to place. You’ll not get rich but with any luck, you won’t go bankrupt either. Radioactive or not, it’s going to be a little bit sandy but nevertheless, come racing! Here’s what’s happening when and where on Saturday and Sunday:

Saturday April 9

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 17:30
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 12:30 to 17:30

Sunday April 10

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 18:00
Busan Race Park: 6 races from 12:30 to 17:00

Weekend Preview: April 8, 9, 10

It’s going to be alternately wet and/or dusty. Here’s what’s happening when and where:

Friday April 8

Busan Race Park: 9 races from 12:00 to 18:00
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 13:30 to 17:30

Saturday April 9

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 17:30
Jeju Race Park: 9 races from 12:30 to 17:30

Sunday April 10

Seoul Race Park: 11 races from 11:10 to 18:00
Busan Race Park: 6 races from 12:30 to 17:00