Yume no Honoo / Kochi Prefectural Governor's Award / Winning Single Ticket / 2024 The annual year-end "Kochi Prefectural Governor's Award" at Kochi Racecourse is a 2400m race held once a year. With a first-place prize of 16 million yen, it's the highest amount excluding the JpnIII "Kurofune Sho," making it a fitting grand prix race to close out the year. This year, Yume no Honoo is poised to maintain its position as the main contender. Last year, the horse became the fourth Triple Crown winner in Kochi Racecourse history and also earned the title of Horse of the Year. This season, now four years old, there have been some ups and downs, but the horse has been carefully managed and is back on this stage. Above all, the fact that it regained its characteristic performance in the preliminary race, the "Nagahama Tokubetsu," is significant, and it's a race where it aims to win two years in a row, a feat last achieved by Spell Marron in 2020. Yume no Honoo, ridden by jockey Hiroto Yoshihara, the horse's main rider, was reluctant to enter the gate in this race, but the start was successful, and it smoothly took a good position from the outside. Taking the lead at the third corner, it maintained a dominant performance and won, leaving a three-length gap ahead of the fourth-favorite, Rocky Thunder, who had made an early charge from behind. The winning time was 2 minutes 49.6 seconds (good). Yume no Honoo's pedigree is Battle Plan as the sire, Telephotograph as the dam, and Hearts Cry as the sire of the dam. This year-end grand prix marks its second consecutive win and its ninth graded stakes victory overall. The dream continues endlessly. -------------------------------------------------- ● You can see a list of horse racing-related content here. ↓ #HorseRacingRelatedList・777