Rainbow Dahlia triumphs in QE II Cup

Rainbow Dahlia triumphed in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup on the muddy Kyoto racecourse. Veteran jockey Yoshitomi Shibata steered the winning horses to complete the 2,200-meter in 2 minutes 16.30 seconds.

Before the neck victory, Rainbow Dahlia had a hard-fought batttle with Verxia down the stretch. Pixie Princess has the fastest finish to get third place.

Rainbow Dahlia, a 5-year-old chestmut mare by Brian's Time out of the Northern Taste mare Arome, has now won six in 28 starts with 232+ million jpn yen in career earnings.