"African Gold" with the "Godolphin" logo asks for the Japanese title "Osaka-hi"

The African Gold horse, with the Godolphin logo, under the supervision of coach Masato Nishizuno, is looking forward to its first victory in the world's highest-ranked Group 1 races, when it competes on Sunday in the Oska High race at the Japanese Hanshin Racecourse.

The half-brother of the winner of the Dubai World Cup "African Story" is running Sunday's mile and a quarter mile race (2000 metres), after he topped the "Kyoto Knin" race last February for "Group 2" horses from start to finish, achieving a great victory over With the "Hanshin" track, but a longer distance of 200 meters, adding through it the fifth victory in his career.

African Gold had previously competed in the Group 1 race, when it was runner-up last December in the Shuneichi Champion High race.

African Gold faces a challenge from 14 elite horses at a distance of 2000 metres, in Osaka High, with the local pony "Eforea" owned by the "Karut Farm" under the supervision of coach Yoichi Chikato, who was recently crowned the "Horse of the Year" in the Japanese racing season. As a result of his winning of four victories out of the five races he competed in his career, the last of which came in the "Group 1" races, when he was crowned last December at the "Nakayama" track, the "Arima Kenin" race.

Coach Nishizuno said in a press statement, “African Gold achieved a good victory in its last matches, and we decided to include him in the Osaka High race after giving him a break, and he showed good levels in his last training on the Woodship track.”

He added, "African Gold does not show a good closing speed in the races, so it is better for him to occupy an advanced position at the start of the race, as he did in his last participation, and it is assumed that the inner track at the Hanshin track suits him."

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