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Its been confirmed that Japan's Masquerade Ball, who won the Tenno Sho Autumn and was a Head from beating Calandagan at the Japan Cup, will not do the Dubai Sheema Classic (because of the removal of that race from the Japan Cup bonuses), but instead will be doing the Hanshin Osaka Hai G1 the week after the Sheema Classic before heading to the UK, specifically Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire to take part in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in a potential Rematch of titans with Calandagan.
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It was revealed on the 28th that Masquerade Ball (beautiful horse, Tezuka Hisashi, 3-year-old male), who won this year's Autumn Tenno Sho, will be aiming for the Osaka Hai (April 5th, Hanshin, G1, 2000m turf) and the British G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (July 25th, Ascot, 2390m turf) next year.
Teruya Yoshida (78), the representative of Shadai Farm (Chitose City, Hokkaido), which produced the horse, revealed this to our newspaper in an interview. He reported the plan to investors at a victory celebration for the Tenno Sho Autumn held by the horse's owner, Shadai Race Horse, on the 14th.
He plans to head to the King George from the Osaka Hai, and explained, "Considering the burden on the horse, we are thinking of running him in a domestic GI race before traveling to the UK. It would be difficult for the horse to return to Japan using the GI in Dubai and then go overseas again." He added, "Trainer Tezuka has said that this horse will be sharp from his first race (after a break), so I don't think there will be any problems even if he doesn't run a preliminary race (overseas). The distance of the King George is also suitable, so we should be able to expect great things from him." Masquerade Ball finished in a close race in the Japan Cup, finishing second by just a head to this year's King George winner, Karandagan, and is also a horse that is expected to do well in the overseas GI races.
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It was revealed on the 28th that Masquerade Ball (beautiful horse, Tezuka Hisashi, 3-year-old male), who won this year's Autumn Tenno Sho, will be aiming for the Osaka Hai (April 5th, Hanshin, G1, 2000m turf) and the British G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (July 25th, Ascot, 2390m turf) next year.
Teruya Yoshida (78), the representative of Shadai Farm (Chitose City, Hokkaido), which produced the horse, revealed this to our newspaper in an interview. He reported the plan to investors at a victory celebration for the Tenno Sho Autumn held by the horse's owner, Shadai Race Horse, on the 14th.
He plans to head to the King George from the Osaka Hai, and explained, "Considering the burden on the horse, we are thinking of running him in a domestic GI race before traveling to the UK. It would be difficult for the horse to return to Japan using the GI in Dubai and then go overseas again." He added, "Trainer Tezuka has said that this horse will be sharp from his first race (after a break), so I don't think there will be any problems even if he doesn't run a preliminary race (overseas). The distance of the King George is also suitable, so we should be able to expect great things from him." Masquerade Ball finished in a close race in the Japan Cup, finishing second by just a head to this year's King George winner, Karandagan, and is also a horse that is expected to do well in the overseas GI races.
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