Adaay In Asia After Race Report

Unfortunately, Adaay in Asia did not perform as expected this afternoon at Keeneland, finishing fourth in a five-horse field, beaten by 8 3/4 lengths. Your 4-year-old broke evenly and was soon last a few lengths behind the leaders under a decent pace. Turning for home, she made some ground but was never able to be a key contender in the final stretch. 

She never threatened the leading trio, beaten by 6 lengths for third. We discussed with jockey Flavien Prat following the race who reported that Adaay in Asia was very keen throughout the early stages of the race and he was not able to get her to relax. Unfortunately, she was never able to quicken when Flavien asked her to keep up with the pace. 

After being rank in the early stages it's never easy for a horse to finish up with their true run as a certain amount of energy was wasted. 

Following the race, she was discovered to have a very mild issue (not an injury) causing a noise similar to a human hiccup. She will go through a normal cool-out process and will be treated with electrolytes. This is something more commonly seen when running with Lasix due to the natural dehydration. This could have also played a big factor in the performance. 

Adaay in Asia will remain with Ben Colebrook for a few days at Keeneland and we will see how she exits today’s effort before making any decisions. Trainer Christophe Clement was expecting a much better performance and we will also discuss with him and our partner group regarding any future plan.