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Mastery Wins Derby Italiano
Monday, 11th May 2009
In Italy, Godolphin's UK-bred colt Mastery (Sulamani-Moyesii, by Diesis) scored a 1.5-lengths victory in the €666,000 (A$1.24m) Gr2 Derby Italiano (2200m) for 3YOs at the Capannelle in Rome. Mastery (ridden by Frankie Dettori for trainer Saeed Bin Suroor) defeated fast-finishing fellow UK-bred colt Turati (Lomitas-Torrigiana, by Celtic Swing) & another colt Jakkalberry (Storming Home-Claba Di San Jore, by Barathea). Mastery took his record to 2 wins & a placing from 4 starts for €379,583 (A$706,000) earnings.