Generale Uno was the winner today of the Asahi Hai St. Lite Kinen race, which was held as usual at the Nakayama racecourse (Chiba, Japan).
A new and exciting Monday horse racing in the country of the rising sun; today in particular it was the day of the Asahi Hai St. Litle Kinen, without a doubt the highlight of the turf day that was held at the Nakayama racecourse.
The great protagonist of the same has been Generale Uno, with the mounts of the local jockey Hironobu Tanabe. The three-year-old horse crossed the finish line in a time of 2'12'1 ". The second position went to Legend, who was ridden by the Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, and finally the third position was taken by Grail, riding the Yasunari Iwata. Breathtaking - mounted by Mirco Demuro - and Oken Moon - mounted by Hiroshi Kitamura - have qualified in fourth and fifth position.
We will remember that the Asahi Hai St. Lite Kinen is an important race classified in Group 2, and that it takes place every year in mid-September; it can compete copies of 3 or more years of age and its route is 2,200 meters. It has a large economic endowment of 117,540,000 yen, which is equivalent to almost one million euros of which 54,000 yen are for the winner.
Other notable victories in the day at Nakayama were those of Flawless Magic (Christophe Lemaire) in the Shiroi Tokubetsu (1800 m) and that of Kitasan Gamba (Keita Tosaki) in the Urayasu Tokubetsu (1200 m). An intense day with twelve races that have filled the hippodrome with fans of a sport that is gaining more and more followers in this country.