16th Gyeongsangnam-do Governor's Cup, Queen's Tour 'Raon the Spurt' Victory

Raon the Spurt and jockey Choi Beom-hyun (third from the left) are taking a commemorative photo with officials after crossing the finish line.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Doo-yeol] On the 27th at 4:40 PM, the '16th Gyeongsangnam-do Governor's Cup (GⅢ)' main race was held at LetsRun Park Busan·Gyeongnam.

This event was the final race of the 'Queens Tour' series to select the best filly of the year, featuring 14 domestic horses and 2 foreign horses, a total of 16 fillies competing for a total prize of 450 million KRW over a distance of 2000m.

The winner of the race was the 3-year-old filly 'Raon the Spurt', participating in the 'Queens Tour' series for the first time, with a race record of 2 minutes 6.8 seconds. Following were 'Flat Wave', 'Eodigana', 'Queens Tour', and 'Ecopia' finishing in 2nd to 5th places respectively.

Jockey Choi Beom-hyun, who rode 'Raon the Spurt', said in a post-race interview, "I was very nervous because many strong horses participated in this race, but fortunately, I got a good gate number and was able to comfortably take the lead as planned. Thanks to the horse's strong finishing power, we were able to run well until the end. I am grateful to the horse."

The video of this Gyeongsangnam-do Governor's Cup race can be viewed again on the Korea Racing Authority's horse racing information website under the 'Busan·Gyeongnam Racing - Race Results' tab.

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