“Al-Satwa” sweeps its competitors in the Japanese “Port Island Stakes”

The horse "Al-Satwa" with the "Godolphin" logo and the supervision of coach Takashi Saito swept 11 of his competitors, and took the victory in the "Port Island Stakes" race dedicated to the horses of the "Lested" category for a mile (1600 meters), which took place today, Sunday at the Japanese "Shokyo" track. .

Five-year-old Satwa, who is a descendant of the stallion "Rollership", added his second victory in the "Listed" category after his victory last March in the "Osakago Stakes" at the Japanese "Hanshin" track.

The jockey, Hideaki Miyuki, succeeded in leading the "Satwa" to record a good start from the race gate, and put quick pressure on the front horses, before moving with him strongly to catch the lead early, and enhance his advantage in the last stages, and crossed the finish line in first place with a time of one minute and 37 seconds. And 10 parts of a second, 0.75 lengths ahead of the second-placed Japanese horse "Vigenier", owned by "Carrot Farm" under the supervision of coach Kunihiko Watanani and led by jockey Fuma Matswama.

Godolphin’s president in Japan, Harry Sweeney, commented on Al-Satwa’s victory, saying in a press statement: “A remarkable improvement for (Al-Satwa) with his age, as he has previously won four times at a distance of 2000 meters and once at a distance of 1800 metres. Before reasserting his abilities at a shorter distance in the (Port Island Stakes) race, and snatching a victory in a distinctive style, after he imposed his dominance on the race from its early stages to the finish line.”

He added, "It is possible to push him in the future to compete for the same mile (1,600 meters) and go to the (Fuji Stakes) race for horses of the second category (Group 2)."

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