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CALIFORNIA SPANGLE BEATS THE WORLD IN G1 AL QUOZ
The Straits Times
|April 01, 2024
Hong Kong ends 10-year drought at Dubai World Cup Night, first for Cruz and Avdulla
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California DUBAI Spangle charged to a record-breaking victory for Hong Kong in the US$1.5 million (S$2.02 million) Group 1 AI Quoz Sprint (1,200m) at Meydan Racecourse on March 30.
The Starspangledbanner gelding defeated a world-class field to provide leading Hong Kong trainer Tony Cruz and Australian jockey Brenton Avdulla with career highlights.
Clocking Imin 07.5sec, the bold front runner overpowered his rivals to better Wildman Jack's track record of 1:07.61, defeating Star Of Mystery (Frankie Dettori) by three-quarter length with Diligent Harry (Richard Kingscote) a similar gap away in third.
Hong Kong's other runner, John Size's Sight Success, finished fifth, 21/2 lengths behind the winner.
"He ran like a champion today," said Cruz, 67. "It means everything. Every trainer in their career has to win big races elsewhere, it's part of your job.
"You've got to achieve something great in your life and you've got to win big races, not just the small ones.
"The big ones are the ones that count the most - that's what racing is all about.
This story is from the April 01, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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