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Star Of Arabia - the story of a seriously keen colt"Star Of Arabia was bought and picked as a chestnut. With nothing known about him he was entered straight into two Maiden Plates." "The first race in Hong Kong was over ambitious and turned out a dissapointment, but what could one expect from such a juvenile. With just a couple of training runs under his belt he trailed behind by 8 lengths at the first turn and was dragged through the winning post in one but last place. His second trip turned out to be a braver effort than the first. A 1200m sprint on turf in England, the jockey took him by the reins and showed him the lead until the fuel tank ran low about 300m out and he trailed in 5th." "Star Of Arabia appeared to prefer turf to dirt but lacked stamina to see out the distance. He was rested during the week but given regular training." "Friday was the day for him show some teeth. He was nominated to run in a 1000m 3 year old colt only claimer on turf in America. 8 ran but only 2 competed. He came out flying but was challenged on the outside all of the way until the home straight was in view. Now who had more puff? Star Of Arabia or the challenger Baccardi? Star Of Arabia showed he would one day be a star. By the 100m pole, Baccardi looked like he was running on the spot as Star Of Arabia kept up steam and powered forward to be dominate the field, win by 3 lengths and claim the $29 purse." "Did the inside draw help him? Perhaps, but he clearly enjoys the green stuff and with more experience could be considered for a Graded race. But first he would have to skip the maidens and run a few turf courses to find his natural home. He was always an opportunistic horse." |
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