Zoroastro Wins Niigata Kinen Horse Race, Beats Five Grade 1 Winners
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A horse called Zoroastro won a big race in Japan. The race is called the Niigata Kinen. This is a grade race. It is a very important type of horse race.
Zoroastro beat five horses that had won Grade 1 races before. Grade 1 is the highest level in horse racing. This win was hard because the other horses were very good.
The jockey was Mikio Iwata. A jockey is the person who rides the horse. This was his sixth grade race win this year. He rides very well.
This was Zoroastro's second grade race win. A trainer takes care of a horse and helps it train. Zoroastro's trainer is Mr. Miyata. He said the result was what he expected. He was happy with the win.
Vocabulary5 words
- Zoroastro
- the name of the horse that won the race
- Niigata Kinen
- the name of a big horse race in Japan
- grade race
- a very important type of horse race
- Grade 1
- the highest and most important level in horse racing
- jockey
- a person who rides a horse in a race
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Answer key
1. Zoroastro 2. Five 3. False
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A horse called _____ won a big race in Japan. The race is called the _____. This is a _____. It is a very important type of horse race.
Zoroastro beat five horses that had won _____ races before. Grade 1 is the highest level in horse racing. This win was hard because the other horses were very good.
The _____ was Mikio Iwata. A jockey is the person who rides the horse. This was his sixth grade race win this year. He rides very well.
This was Zoroastro's second grade race win. A trainer takes care of a horse and helps it train. Zoroastro's trainer is Mr. _____. He said the result was what he expected. He was happy with the win.