Workforce turns in nine furlong, when he continued his preparation for the Arc
The ever so consistent 4-year-old bay colt, Workforce, worked under the watchful eye of trainer Michael Stoute as he continued his preparation for the Group 1 flat horse race Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on 25 September, 2011, at Longchamp.
The race is run over a distance of 2,400 meters, approximately 1 ½ miles on grass, and it reels in runners of 3-year-old and beyond excluding geldings.
The son of King’s Best, out of Soviet Moon by Sadler’s Wells, Workforce will be defending his title in the Arc, and also went on to win the Derby last year.
Workforce worked on a massive length of nine furlongs with stable mates Dux Scholar and Confront. It started off with Confront leading the Michael Stout trio.
Dux Scholar than made his move edging out Confront, but Workforce made a decisive move and led three furlongs out, narrowly finishing ahead of Dux Scholar.
Ryan Moore rode Workforce, who still hasn’t healed from his arm injury he picked up at Glorious Goodwood race course, and despite still not being entirely recovered he took Workforce to turn in a few furlongs.
K Abdulla trained colt landed his last race on 26 May, 2011, at Sandown in the Group 3 Piper Heidsieck Champagne Brigadier Gerard Stakes, over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs on a ground labelled good to soft.
Workforce took on a field of seven other runners, under his regular jockey Ryan Moore as the pair took keen hold early in the race tracking the leaders.
They went 2nd two furlongs out and closed in with fierce pace, finally led 120 yards to go and stayed on strongly to win by a length over Poet.
After the Sandown win, Workforce turned in a couple of runner up finishes in his next two starts. So You Think got the better of him in the Group 1 Coral Eclipse at Sandown on 2 July, 2011, over 1 mile and 2 furlongs on a ground labelled good.
Next up was Nathaniel in the Group 1 King George IV and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at the Ascot on 23 July, 2011. Nathaniel defeated Workforce there by 2 ¾ lengths, and handed his second runner up finish in two consecutive races.
However, Sir Michael Stoute is happy with the work he has turned in, as he face So You Think again in the Arc on 25 September, 2011.
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