2022 G1 Dubai Turf dead-heater Panthalassa (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) will be pointed at the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup in Riyadh on Feb. 25, www.tospo-keiba.jp reported on Tuesday. The news was revealed by the 5-year-old's trainer Yoshito Yahagi. Panthalassa, who races for Hiroo Race Co., Ltd., was originally aiming for a defence of his G1 Dubai Turf title. If his Saudi expedition goes well, Panthalassa will then head to the G1 Dubai World Cup on Mar. 25.
Yahagi told Tospo-Keiba, “He is rated 121, and a one-turn left-handed 1800 meters is the best condition for Panthalassa. I think it will be an interesting challenge.”
Since his Meydan victory, he was unplaced in June's G1 Takarazuka Kinen, but ran second in both the Aug. 21 G2 Sapporo Kinen and the Oct. 30 G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn). In his most recent start, Panthalassa was 10 in the G1 Hong Kong cup.
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