Dry beer jumped to the top of the leaderboard in the “Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby” with a decisive win over Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki Racecourse on December 15.
The The sinister minister colt remains undefeated after three starts, all on land. The Kawasaki point was his first on a dry track, his first time 1,600 meters (about 1 mile) and his first time in the lights.
Discarded by Keita Tosaki and coached by Mitsunori Makiura, the Dry Stout colt earned 20 points when it received an invite to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) on May 7 at Churchill Downs. Burn, a Godolphin bred by Discreet cat , won eight points for second place. Praelude and Sekifu, got four and two points for third and fourth place.
Dry Stout, among the A fleet mare Must buy item . He backed that up with a win at Oxalis Sho on November 13 on a good track at Tokyo Circuit, while also adding a long run and winning five more stages.
The added 200 meters of the Kawasaki race were no problem. The Dry Stout broke well, at the rate set by Kaikano Kieki and draw in the match, win the 2 1/2 length difference, with powers. The explosion showed interest while rising second mid-half but failed to cut deeper into the winner’s margin.
The Dry Stout was bred by Shimokobe Farm and raced in the colors of YGG Horse Club Co. He is one of only five horses in the 14-horse race track based at a racetrack run by the Japan Racing Association. Others come from Kawasaki or other races run by the National Racing Association.
No horses compete in the first leg of the series, Cattleya Stakes on November 27 at Tokyo Circuit, taking part in Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun
Consigliere won 10 points by defeating Cattleya Stakes and staying in second place on the leaderboard. Burns joins that list with 3rd place. He currently has two wins and two seconds after four starts.
The outcome of the series probably won’t be determined until it’s over as the number of points offered increases at each stop along the way. The Hyacinth Stakes on February 7 at Tokyo Racecourse raise the advance to a 30-12-6-3 scale and the series ends with a Fukuyru Stakes match on April 2 in Nakayama with the winner awarded 40 scores and minor ratings get 16, 8 and 4.
Churchill Downs begins the series after Lani won the 2015 Cattleya and then finished third in the 2016 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1). It doesn’t affect Run for the Roses much.
Master Fencer placed fourth in the series and accepted an invitation to the 2019 Derby as the top three earners declined the honor. The Just a road colt crossed the rope in seventh place, and was sixth after being eliminated Maximum security .
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