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Turf ace Gio Ponti aims for Classic

By David Grening
Daily Racing Form

Monday, October 5, 2009

ELMONT, N.Y. - Though Gio Ponti fell short of winning his fifth consecutive Grade 1 turf race on Saturday, trainer Christophe Clement said he feels his horse has nothing left to prove on the grass. Thus, Clement and owner Shane Thomas Ryan will give Gio Ponti a new challenge by taking on some of the best horses in the world in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 7 over Santa Anita's Pro-Ride surface. Clement hopes that Gio Ponti's wins in the Frank Kilroe at Santa Anita, Manhattan, and ...

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