Rahy's Attorney, the 4-year-old Canadian mile champion who is scheduled to run in the Grade 1 Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse, arrived safely at NaritaAirport on Tuesday, November 11.
The Ian Black trained gelding landed at 7:44 a.m. and was transported to the JRA Horseracing School Quarantine Center in Shiroi City at 10:17 a.m., completing a 24-hour trip from Toronto. Rahy's Attorney will compete in the Mile Championship on November 23.
“His condition has not changed since he was back home,” said exercise rider Tyler Gaskin. “He has overcome the transportation and is doing very well. If he can maintain his form after all of the transportation (Canada to Narita/Shiroi to Kyoto), I think he can run fairly well in the race. He is a clever horse, so as long as he can give it his best, he will have a chance to finish near the top.”
Rahy's Attorney has marked 7 wins in 18 starts, notching his first Grade 1 victory in his previous start, the Woodbine Mile Stakes, on Sept. 7. In that race, he defeated North America's top-ranked miler Kip Deville to keep his perfect record (4-0) alive in a 1,600-meter race. Earlier in the year, he also won the Connaught Cup Stakes (Grade 3).
The Mile Championship will be run over 1,600 meters on the right-handed turf course at Kyoto Racecourse.
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