Zoroastro Beats Five Grade 1 Winners to Win Niigata Kinen
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A horse named Zoroastro won a big race in Niigata, Japan.
The race is called the Niigata Kinen. It is a graded race.
Five other horses in the race had won Grade 1 races before. Grade 1 is the top level.
Zoroastro beat all of them. This was his second graded race win.
The jockey was Miu Iwata. He rode the horse very well.
Zoroastro's trainer is Mr. Miyata. A trainer helps the horse get ready to race.
Mr. Miyata said the result was what he expected.
He said, "This is the result I was hoping for."
This win was Iwata's sixth graded race win this year.
Many people watched the race. It was an exciting day for horse racing fans.
Vocabulary5 words
- graded race
- an important horse race with a special level
- Grade 1
- the highest and most important level of horse race
- jockey
- a person who rides a horse in a race
- trainer
- a person who prepares a horse to race
- Zoroastro
- the name of the winning horse
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Answer key
1. The Niigata Kinen horse race 2. Five 3. False
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A horse named _____ won a big race in Niigata, Japan.
The race is called the Niigata _____.
Five other horses in the race had won _____ races before.
Zoroastro beat all of them. This was his second _____ race win.
The _____ was Miu Iwata.
Zoroastro's _____ is Mr. Miyata.
Mr. Miyata said the result was what he _____.
This win was Iwata's sixth graded race win this _____.
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