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「代茶冬青」躲过对手撕咬赢一级赛

「代茶冬青」躲过对手撕咬后胜出先行锦标赛(Forego Stakes),成为了种公马「莫叔叔」的第9匹一级赛冠军子嗣。

「莫叔叔」
「莫叔叔」 Picture: Coolmore

上周六在美国萨拉托加赛马场举行的七弗隆赛事先行锦标赛上,出自练马师史蒂夫·阿斯莫森之手的四岁公马「代茶冬青」表现出色,以一马头之先拔得了头筹,将库尔摩尔育马场旗下种公马「莫叔叔」的一级赛冠军子嗣数改写为了9匹。

出闸之后,作为大热门的「代茶冬青」很快便冲到了最前方,之后它一直守着这个位置。过弯之时,前段在「代茶冬青」外侧不远处跟进的「佛罗伦萨火」开始上前施压。在直路上,「代茶冬青」和「佛罗伦萨火」齐头并进了不短的时间,谁能最后摘得桂冠,当时情势并不明朗。

然而,在直路的后半段,戏剧性的一幕出现了:「佛罗伦萨火」在有望争冠的情况下,突然开始向左转头去撕咬内侧的「代茶冬青」,因为咬不到,它尝试了几次,整个过程延续了好几秒。最终,「佛罗伦萨火」多余又危险的动作影响了自己的走势,导致它只能屈居亚军。

"真是有点吓人,"冠军骑师小里卡多·桑塔纳赛后说道,"以前我从来没有碰到过这种事,当时我能想到的只是'不要停止催策'。"

11月6日在德尔玛赛马场举行的育马者杯短途大赛上,「代茶冬青」和「佛罗伦萨火」可能会再次同场竞技。

「莫叔叔」曾做过穿梭种公马,现在只在库尔摩尔位于美国的育马场——阿什福德育马场(Ashford Stud)配种。截止目前,它共有73匹子嗣赢过锦标赛。


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