Salem Bin Ghadayer is enjoying an excellent season and he celebrated his second G3 UAE Oaks (Presented by DP World) win when Mimi Kakushi took her winning spree to three in a row at Meydan on Friday.
Facing fresh opposition in the form of the Doug O'Neill-trained Ami Please, the daughter of City Of Light sat just on the heels of that rival and was well-placed to challenge her at the top of the straight. A brief battle ensued, but Mickael Barzalona had a bit to spare on Mimi Kakushi, who won by a length and a quarter.
“She's a very classy filly and she does everything we ask her to,” said Barzalona. “The longer trip was in her favor. [Ami Please] was much faster away than us and my filly was happy to sit behind. At the end I felt like I had plenty in hand.”
Bin Ghadayer added: “She was my favourite filly and she improved again tonight,” he said. “To be honest, I thought this race would be even easier than the Guineas as she wouldn't be under pressure the whole way.
“She was a professional filly from the beginning, especially in her mind, and she's very easy to train. She knows she must give everything in a race.”
“The UAE Derby and the Kentucky Oaks for sure will be on her agenda but we need to discuss it with [owner] Sheikh Hamdan [bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.]”
Mimi Kakushi – what a star for Salem bin Ghadayer & @mickaelbarzalon
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