So what happened to Casino Drive

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

All the hooplah, and then....

Any reports on what happened, what the trainer said, and where this horse is going?

.......this should be good......

Excerpt, JRA press release...


In an unexpected move, Casino Drive set the pace in the 1 1/4 mile Classic after Victor Espinoza took him to the lead straight after the break.

Mr. Kazuo Fujisawa, trainer of Casino Drive, said after the race that leading was something he never imagined. “The horse always races from behind, and that was the plan before the race. Even in the lead the horse seemed to be traveling well, but it was just too fast. The horse running second in the middle stages also found nothing when the swoopers came”.

He added that the horse pulled up tired but well and is likely to be flown back to Japan on the 1st November, and will be spelled for the rest of the year.