Rulership (Jpn)

Backed down to 2-1 favoritism while trying to remain undefeated, Three H Racing's Dolce More (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) did not disappoint, coming home a neck winner over Danon Touchdown (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) in Sunday's G1 Asahi Hai Futurity at Hanshin. Exiting Post 2, Dolce More broke alertly but was eased back to ground-saving third behind All Parfait (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}) and Granite (Jpn) (Danon Ballade {Jpn}). Turning for home while still behind the pace, the colt shifted outward while in search of running room, took over soon after...

Fresh off an Aug. 20 newcomers' victory going 1500 metres at Sapporo, Dolce More (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) subdued longtime leader Granite (Jpn) (Danon Ballad {Jpn}) to take the G3 Saudi Arabia Royal Cup at Tokyo on Saturday. Sent off as the 5-1 second choice, the colt settled in an ideal perch, as 39-1 longshot Granite ran off and hid from the field, spotting them at least 10 lengths. However, his lead began to look shaky with 400 metres remaining, and Dolce More was gaining on his erstwhile rival with every...