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Yastrzemski on target in Penang Gold Cup

PENANG: Dec 28, 2014

Cross-border racing at Penang may have ended this year due to the dramatic drop in prizemoney but it was a former Singapore galloper who triumphed in the RM350,000 Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup over 2000m here today.

YASTRZEMSKI, who only resumed racing two months ago after being out of action for more than 15 months, easily defeated eight other runners in this end-of-year classic.

Ridden by Sofhan Latif, the New Zealand six-year-old won by two lengths from MONEY MACHINE.

YASTRZEMSKI cost NZ$145,000 as a yearling and won three of 16 starts in Singapore. His last appearance at Kranji was in June last year.

Now trained by Frank Maynard, the six-year-old beat one home in his Malaysian debut in October but quickly stepped it up to win at Sungei Besi the next start.

YASTRZEMSKI then finished second to SISTER IN LAW in the Chairman's Guineas Trophy at Sungei Besi two weeks ago and stepped it up once again today.

It was the second success in the Gold Cup for Maynard who saddled NEW KUALA DIPANG to victory in 2007.

For Sofhan, it was his third win in the Gold Cup, having scored on CONFIDENCE V in 1996 and LOUIS THIRTEEN in 2003.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE: Tote No / Horse / Trainer / Jockey / Position

1	BENCHMARK 73 - 1400M
5	LEMON LAW	J Tan	HS Gill	1
	(3 ch.am.c Limehouse - Hot Line by Capote)
3	Halo Inspire	PK Leong	Salee	2
4	Snow Mountain	T Gillespie	Aify	3
6	Wind Of Success	SH Tan	CC Wong	4

2	CLASS 5 - 1400M
4	GOOD CODE	J Tan	HS Gill	1
	(6 b.am.g Good Journey - Relative Shade by Distant Relative)
8	Providence	HS Lim	J Shankar	2
1	El Comandante	KL Chong	KK Chin	3
3	Propitions Gold	Wong	Yan	4

	LORENZO JEWELLERY TROPHY
3	CLASS 4 - 1300M
1	BABY POLO	B Ng	K Eirwan	1
	(5 b.nz.g Danske - Film by Fuji Kiseki)
3	Dawn Prospect	Seet	KT Cheng	2
2	Cool And Manly	BT Lim	HS Gill	3
7	Black Viscount	SH Tan	CC Wong	4

4	CLASS 4 - 1300M
2	FASTNET STAR	A Scott	J De Souza	1
	(5 b.a.g Fastnet Rock - Dinkum Star by Happy Giggle)
4	Evertrust	SH Tan	CC Wong	2
8	Undoubtedly Clever	N Azman	KT Cheng	3
10	Canadian Lad	Pereira	HS Gill	4

	WILLIAM INGLIS & SON TROPHY
5	OPEN (SW) - 1700M
3	ILUMINADO	A Scott	R Burnett	1
	(7 b.arg.g Body Glove - Brillosa by Cleante)
2	Balotelli	HS Lim	Salee	2
10	Luxurious Choice	Seet	K Eirwan	3
1	Black And White	Wong	J Shankar	4

	YANG DI PERTUA NEGERI GOLD CUP
6	OPEN (SW) - 2000M
7	YASTRZEMSKI	Maynard	Sofhan	1
	(6 b.nz.g Keeper - Passive Rose by Zabeel)
2	Money Machine	S Edwards	J Shankar	2
8	Stormy Bruce	S Cook	Woodworth	3
3	Littlebitofjoy	E Goh	M Hanif	4

7	CLASS 5 - 1400M
1	MR LUCKY	SH Tan	CC Wong	1
	(6 gr.a.g Bradbury's Luck - Stately Rose by Cossack Warrior)
9	High Peak	HS Lim	J Shankar	2
6	Prince Islander	PK Leong	KL Lee	3
4	D'Ultimate Keeper	Danis	CT Lee	4

8	CLASS 5 - 1400M
9	KINGSHIP ADMIRAL	R Lines	SU Lim	1
	(7 b.a.g Rock Of Gibraltar - Ferrari Bo by Perugino)
1	Oil Town Captain	SH Tan	CC Wong	2
3	Ninetyfive Rocket	Seet	KT Cheng	3
2	Astroheat	J Tan	AM Aizat	4