Do Deucewinner of the Tokyo Yushun/Japan Derby (G1) in 2022, making his seasonal debut in the Kyoto Kinen (G2) at Hanshin Racecourse February 12th.
4 year old pony of the cry of the heart ran twice in France in the second half of the 2022 season. After finishing fourth on September 11 in the Prix Niel (G2), the foal is owned by Masaaki Matsushima’s Kieffers Co. finished 19th in the October 2 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), as Do Deuce struggled to handle the bottomless land at longchamp.
Do Deuce, who skipped the Japan Cup (G1) in November and Arima Kinen (G1) in December, has had an easy two months at the Northern Farm’s Shigaraki branch since his return. from France, and returned to Yasuo Toomichi’s warehouse at the Ritto Training Center on December 26 to continue his full training.
Do Deuce has been blown once a week since then, and Yutaka Take rode him on February 1 for the first time since the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, when Do Deuce was blown in six hooks and speed up to 80.3 seconds.
Toomichi plans to ship Do Deuce to Dubai in March for the Dubai Turf (G1).
In addition to Do Deuce, the field of Kyoto Kinen includes EfforiaThe Japanese Horse of the Year 2021 comes fifth in Arima Kinen on December 25, and killer ability2021 Hopeful Stakes (G1) winner who captured Chunichi Shimbun Hai (G3) at Chukyo December 10th.
