Do Deuce Gives Legendary Take a Fourth Arima Kinen

[Wandering Eyes]

Having only recently returned from injury, Yutaka Take put a terrific ride on 21-5 second favourite DO DEUCE (JPN) (c, 4, Heart's Cry {Jpn}–Dust and Diamonds, by Vindication), who kicked on sharply when asked entering the Nakayama straight and managed to outfinish a very game 4-year-old filly Stars on Earth (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) for his fourth victory in the 'Grand Prix', the G1 Arima Kinen, Sunday afternoon. Outfooted and relegated to the tail of the field, with 5-2 pick Justin Palace (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) bringing up the rear, 2022 G1 Tokyo Yushun hero Do Deuce traveled strongly as Titleholder (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) opened a long lead through the middle stages as was widely expected. That retiring 5-year-old took the Arima Kinen field into the final 600 metres and still appeared to be going well, but the swoopers began to descend entering the final quarter-mile. Titleholder was brave on the lead, but just couldn't quite see it out, as Do Deuce rolled home to score cosily, giving Take an 81st elite-level success on the JRA. Stars on Earth was given a positive ride from gate 16 by Christophe Lemaire and went down swinging from between horses in second, while Titleholder managed to hold off Justin Palace for third. Shahryar (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), like Do Deuce a winner of the Tokyo Yushun (2021) was fifth, while reigning Derby winner Tastiera (Jpn) (Satono Crown {Jpn}) was eighth. Two-time graded-stakes winner Dust and Diamonds, also runner-up to Groupie Doll in the 2012 GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint for Padua Stables and Richard Santulli, changed hands for $900,000 at that year's Fasig-Tipton November Sale and won the GIII Sugar Swirl S. in a single racetrack appearance for Borges Torrealba Holdings and Three Chimneys Farm. The mare foaled MGSP Much Better (Pioneerof the Nile) for that operation. She was later purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for an even $1 million in foal to Pioneerof the Nile at the 2016 Keeneland November Sale. Lifetime Record: 13-6-1-1. O-Kieffers Co Ltd; B-Northern Farm; T-Yasuo Tomomichi.

 

The retiring TITLEHOLDER looked to have the G1 Arima Kinen won…

…until Yutaka Take and DO DEUCE swamped to take the prize! #ドウデュース | #武豊 | #有馬記念 | #競馬pic.twitter.com/08XARLt3ba

— World Horse Racing (@WHR) December 24, 2023

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