Dolkong representing South Korea for owner Lee Tae In and trainer Simon Foster won the Curlin Handicap (L) opening his UAE account at the third attempt.
The 5-year-old gelded son of Afleet Alex has been a winner six times in his career. The colt was foaled in the US, is trained by an Australian and had Frenchman Olivier Doleuze in the saddle.
“We thought they would go quick, but perhaps not as fast as they did,” Foster said. “Olivier is a class jockey and has given him a great ride. The horse is starting to mature and improve with age because he has not had that many races. We will have to look at (Al Maktoum Challenge) Round 3 on Super Saturday for him, now.”
Doleuze, added: “I am very happy for everyone for the connections. I am lucky to ride this horse last time when he ran a very good race. Since then I have been working on him and he looked like he really improved from the first time that I rode him. Today he showed what I was expecting him to show. He has already had a fantastic Carnival, he won a very good race today and everyone is happy. Now everything from here is a bonus.”
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Curated from Press Release by ERA