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“I believe in Forever Teenage, I never thought I would lose the race. This is the best moment in my life. “ – Jockey Ryusei Sakai
Japan's Forever Teenage (JPN) (Real Steel (JPN) -Forever Darling of Congratulations) Defeated Hong Kongs Romantic Warrior (Irish) in the 20 -million dollar -Audi -Cup (G1) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse.
The head-to-head so many had materialized in a fascinating tactical struggle. The Massive Two jumped out prominently when Walk of Stars (GB) found the early parliamentary groups of Ryusei Sakai and Forever Teenage, while James McDonald and the romantic warrior decided to change a little to change the first time he tried to keep out of the setback.
McDonald remained a sudden step with 400 m and it looked very much as if the record earner in the world was lending a significant additional sum for transport.
However, he could never shake off Sakai's attention, the Mount of which had won the Saudi derby of last year's Saudi derby on the track, and wore his opponent in the last phase in a winning time of 1: 49.099. There were 10 and a half lengths back to reach the third -placed USHBA Tesoro (JPN).
Yahagi, Sakei and owner Susumu Fujita had already won the 2 million dollar -how -show cup with Shinperor (FR) on the map, while Yahahi landed the Saudi Cup 2023 with Panthalassa.
Forever teenage, bred by northern race, won 8 out of 10 starts and over $ 14 million. Last year he was just missing Kentucky Derby (G1) when he was third with a head, his first loss of career. In November he was third with a 109 Beyer Speed figure in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1). The Saudi trophy followed its victory in December in the Tokyo Daisoten.
The first dam forever Darling won the Santa Ynez Stakes (G2) in 2016. She is half a perspective of heavenly love, which won the class 1 alcibiades in 2017, and her second foal is Sierra Leone, winner of the 2024 Breeder 'Cup Classic (Classic (Breeders' Cup G1). Debby Oxley owned the second dam, darling, My Darling, a winner and a daughter of the Canadian star and the deputy minister of the top Sire (by Vice Regent).
Quotes
Yoshito Yahagi, trainer, forever teenage, 1.: “This is my second victory in the Saudi trophy, but no matter how many victories you have in the Saudi trophy, it is still a great feeling. I had no trust; I believed in him.
“You know when he came here to run in the Saudi derby, he was not in the best condition and he still won. Since then he has improved a lot and was in better condition today. I would like to thank all people of the Saudi Cup who support us. We will go to the Dubai World Cup. “
Ryusei Sakai, jockey, forever teenage: “He jumped very well from the wide gate in 14 and had a nice position without any problems. It was my tactic to be in this situation. I believe in Forever Teenage, I never thought I would lose the race. This is the best moment in my life. “
James McDonald, jockey, romantic warrior, 2.: “He went incredibly well. I was very proud of him. He flowed well into the race and used his swing well, so it was a great effort.
“He was brave in the defeat, the race worked perfectly for us, he got a bit of setbacks, only beautifully round. I can say with certainty that I didn't stop, I haven't changed my step speed at all. It only shows what great horse is teenage forever and what kind of race was. “
Danny Shum, trainer, romantic warrior: “He went well. It was his first time on the dirt and he ran enormously. Really good. The winner is a very good horse and didn't beat us very much. It was his first run on the dirt and only hit by Forever Teenage, and this horse is a very tough field horse.
“We were only hit by one head. What can you do I tried something like this for the first time with romantic warriors and hopefully some other coaches and owners will do it [follow me]. We did the best we could. We hope to win every time, but the race is the race. He tried his best, it was a really good race and most people enjoyed the races.
“James was satisfied with him, so I'm satisfied with him. Great run. He hit the third horse the length. He will return to Dubai to achieve the Dubai lawn. Definitely lawn. “
Joel Rosario, Jockey, Rattle N Roll, 5.: “My trip was good and it usually ran in the back and he came with a run, but he just couldn't come to these horses. This is a slightly different group than last time, but he led his race. He came in the end, but he ran as if he had a quarter and a quarter [2000m]. “”
