Epicharis Third in Leopard S.

Epicharis | Christie DeBernardis

Epicharis (Jpn) (Gold Allure {Jpn}), runner-up in the G2 UAE Derby on Dubai World Cup night at the end of March at Meydan, could only manage third in Niigata's G3 Leopard S. after a troubled run (Video). The 1-2 chalk raced in fifth in between horses through 1000 metres in 1:01.70. Full of run with no place to go in deep stretch, pilot Christophe Lemaire steered him up a gap in the rail, but it was too late, as Rose Princedom (Jpn) (Roses in May) crossed the wire first, 1 1/4 lengths to the good of Salsa Dione (Jpn) (Gold Allure {Jpn}). Epicharis settled for third three-quarters of a length behind. Previously, the U. Carrot Farm-owned sophomore had traveled to the U.S. to take part in the June 10 GI Belmont S., only to be scratched the morning of the race with lameness in his right foreleg.

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