There were no excuses from the rider after the former New Zealander Happyanunoit finished second in a group one race in the United States yesterday.
Happyanunoit, who was trained at Matamata by Mike Moroney, was sent out the favourite in the $US500,000 ($1.1 million) Beverley D Stakes (1900m) for fillies and mares at Arlington Park in Chicago but went down by a length.
Brice Blanc, the rider of Happyanunoit, said his mount had every chance.
" I never really had any traffic trouble."
Happyanunoit earned $US100,000 ($223,000) for second.
- NZPA
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