Yulong Win G1 Met Mile at Saratoga

Tara Madgwick - Sunday June 8

Yulong have made high profile bloodstock investments all over the world and while they have a US trained miler headed to Royal Ascot in Carl Spackler (IRE), they have another currently racing in North America and Raging Torrent carried their colours to victory at a rain soaked Saratoga to win the Group I Metropolitan Mile (1m).

Trained by Doug O’Neill and ridden by Frankie Dettori, Raging Torrent made the pace and could not be caught beating the favourite Fierceness by two and a half lengths.

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The four year-old stallion Into Mischief son Maximus Mischief now has the overall record of seven wins from 14 starts.

 

Last seen winning the Group II Godolphin Mile at Meydan on Dubai World Cup night, Raging Torrent was already a Group I winner Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita last year and will now be targeted towards the Breeders Cup meeting.

Raging Torrent was a winner on Dubai World Cup night - image Grant Courtney

"He’s been in great form,” said Doug O’Neill.

“We intentionally gave him that time off after the Malibu and were shooting for the Godolphin Mile after that. Usually when you make a plan, God laughs, especially in this business, but Raging Torrent is just one of those unique horses who you can make a plan (for) and he comes through and does it. Incredible.

"If he comes out of it good, the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile will be a logical goal and maybe a race between now and then. The plan is to take him to California on Tuesday and play it by ear."

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A $75,000 OBS April 2YO Sale purchase originally, Raging Torrent now runs for Yulong in partnership with Craig Dado.

He is the only winner from his dam Violent Wave, a winning half-sister to Group III winner The Nth Degree.

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