Show shopping cart Checkout. Image: Magical Hope; www. When the steadily improving Magical Hope, a daughter of the galloping world star Frankel, scored for the third time in a row, jockey Adrie de Vries defended a neck lead against the approaching Bubble Sign after an early advance in the straight. We were in front a little early, but it was enough," said a delighted Adrie de Vries after the career highlight so far for the three-year-old horse he steered.
Bubble Sign got stronger and stronger and might even have made it a little further. The favorite New York City briefly had the lead on the home stretch, but was no longer able to counter the attacks of the competition.
Third place was nevertheless a respectable performance. Trainer Sarah Steinberg: "Elastic ground would have suited her better, but she performs consistently and will still be able to win a race like this. A similar career seems inevitable, as the style of the second career winner in only his third start was breathtaking. He had remained in his breeder's possession at the BBAG, which Manfred Ostermann from Ittlingen Stud must have been pleased about: "He showed incredible speed," said the furniture entrepreneur.
Louvre did not disappoint me. He was ridden with a lot of confidence, showed a fascinating final sprint and should have a good future ahead of him. Argentum ran very well in second place, especially as he had to carry considerably more weight than Louvre. From the top, True and Quick defended third place against De La Luna, who had always been in the mix. There was little to see of the highly rated Olympia.
Leger in Dortmund. Northern Monarch 9. Zoey, Azamastan and Arturo completed the foursome that paid The second four-horse race was also won by the outsider, the already nine-year-old gelding Tabularasa The four-way bet brought in 2, On a great day for Cologne-based trainer Peter Schiergen and Germany's best female race rider Sibylle Vogt, the three-year-old Narokan 2.
