Secret stays strong in Shaheen
Saturday 28 March 2015 15:37, UK
Secret Circle just came out on top in a furiously-run race for the Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan.
Lucky Nine, Rich Tapestry and Secret Circle set an incredibly fast pace from flag fall.
Secret Circle, trained in America by Bob Baffert, led a furlong out under Victor Espinoza and held on gamely from the Ryan Moore-ridden Super Jockey.
Espinoza said: "We had a nice, clean trip on the outside."
Espinoza went on: "He handled the surface particularly well and it reminds me of the Churchill Downs track. It's the same kind of surface.
"I got a really good tow into the race and when we went to the front it was just a case of whether we could hang on.
"That makes up for two or three near-misses for the horse over the turn of the year."
