Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted January 10, 2019 Journalists Share Posted January 10, 2019 Walking Thunder (c, 3, Violence-Street Show, by Street Boss) posted his third straight open-length victory to remain unbeaten in an eye-catching performance in Meydan’s UAE 2000 Guineas trial going a mile on the dirt on Thursday. Fast from the gates, Walking Thunder and jockey Connor Beasley sat off the flank of Power Link (Data Link) down the backstretch. Pulling even with that rival rounding the bend, the hooded dark bay pulled clear with a few slaps of the whip at the top of the straight and was soon about 10 lengths clear and winning geared down. Manguzi (Fr) (Planteur {Ire}) was second, and the G1 Jean-Luc Lagardere winner Royal Marine (Ire) (Raven’s Pass) checked in a tame fourth, not appearing overly enthusiastic about his first try on the dirt. A 5 1/4-length debut winner at Meydan going 1400 metres on Nov. 1, Walking Thunder added to that with a 4 1/2-length score over this track and trip on Dec. 12. He was a $42,000 OBS April purchase by trainer Ahmed bin Harmash, signed for by his assistant Alessandro Marconi from Q Bar J Thoroughbreds. This was the first carnival winner for the Phoenix Ladies Syndicate, an affiliate of Phoenix Thoroughbreds. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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