Korea Racing Authority, Gyeongnam Governor's Cup GIII 'Wonderful Slew' Achieves 2 Consecutive Wins

Jockey Moon Se-young rode ‘Wonderful Slew’ to victory in the 18th Gyeongsangnam-do Governor’s Cup (GIII) held at LetsRun Park Busan-Gyeongnam on the 20th, achieving a consecutive win in the event.

The Gyeongsangnam-do Governor’s Cup, the second stage of the Queens Tour Autumn-Winter Series, featured 13 top-class fillies competing fiercely for the future queen horse title.

This race drew significant attention as a showdown between Seoul’s ‘Wonderful Slew’ (4-year-old filly, trainer Ricardi) and Busan-Gyeongnam’s ‘Jeulgeoun Yeojeong’ (4-year-old filly, trainer Kim Young-kwan). Although ‘Wonderful Slew’ was the defending champion of the Gyeongsangnam-do Governor’s Cup, she had shown poor performance in long-distance races, finishing 4th in a 2000m general race after winning the KNN Cup in June.

‘Jeulgeoun Yeojeong,’ who won the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor’s Cup last September, and ‘Flying Star’ (3-year-old filly, trainer Song Chang-oh), who has recently been in good form, posed strong challenges, making ‘Wonderful Slew’s’ victory uncertain.

When the race began, ‘Wonderful Slew’s’ experience shone through. Early in the race, ‘Flying Star,’ ‘Jeulgeoun Yeojeong,’ and ‘Haenam Hammer’ formed the leading group, suggesting a three-way battle. However, with 300m remaining to the finish line, ‘Wonderful Slew’ displayed explosive finishing power and claimed a dramatic victory.

Jockey Moon Se-young said, “I had a hard time mentally due to a leg injury, but I was able to overcome it through intense training. I planned to keep a distance from the leading group and make my move in the final straight, and the strategy worked well. I am grateful to the horse for giving her best until the end.”

Wonderful Slew is crossing the finish line at the Gyeongsangnam-do Governor's Cup.

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