Snort-
Snort-!
Koichi knew they were approaching the final turn.
At this point, the other jockeys gradually began driving their horses forward to accelerate.
As the horses accelerated into the turn, they would naturally drift outward.
Although he had begun accelerating, Gold Ship was still running along the inside, with no intention of moving out.
Moving up early to seize a position would have been fine, but once they rounded the turn, all the other horses would fan out.
If he moved out now, he would most likely end up eight or nine horses wide.
Catching Gentildonna from that position would be extremely difficult.
So!
He chose to charge straight through on the inside.
The outside was clearly more crowded than the inside now, but breaking through along the rail still required perfect timing. Besides, the inside footing was poor today.
Koichi had learned that from the earlier races, but he still chose to trust Gold Ship.
From what he knew of Gold Ship, the horse could surge forward even on the inside!
"Eishin Flash has cleared the fourth turn, and Hit the Target, some distance behind, has also rounded it in second."
"Gentildonna is picking up speed!"
Previously boxed in, Gentildonna used the turn and her own speed to break free of Japan Jordan's blockade.
Once Ryan Moore got clear, he naturally gave her a crack of the whip, then drove her forward.
He had to admit that, given the pace of this race, he was thoroughly satisfied with Gentildonna's performance.
First place.
The two-length gap was quickly erased, and Gentildonna smoothly took the lead on the home straight.
Yutaka Take and William Buick also swiftly applied their whips and drove their horses forward.
Their positions were still quite good. The key now was to hold them over this