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You think he is going to win a G1 2yo race in Aus? I agree he can be considered a star if he does so. None of these overblown 2yo races they get away with winning in NZ that's gives them cult like status with the chief. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Favoured at 90 cents on the dollar, Eri King (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) ran to the money, winning the G3 Radio Nikkei Hai Kyoto Nisai Stakes at Kyoto on Saturday by 1 1/4 lengths over the closing Giovanni (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}). Claudiai (Jpn) (Saturnalia {Jpn}) was third, another length behind. Breaking widest of all in stall eight, the near-black colt soon found himself punching the breeze out by his lonesome in a tracking fifth as Water Clark (Jpn) (Water Build {Jpn}) showed the way into the right-handed bend. The pace was steady with a quarter-mile split of :24.70 and a half-mile in :49.40. Kept on cruise control by Yuga Kawada, Eri King began to make up ground through 1000 metres in 1:01.90. Water Clark's advantage shrank as noses pointed for home, and Kawada appeared to be sitting on go with Eri King. Given a shake of the reins, he went into overdrive in pursuit of the pacesetter and Sarakosth (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), who had stalked in second the hole way. In charge by the 100-metre mark, Eri King survived the rallying effort of Giovanni for the victory. The colt won a Kyoto newcomers' contest over 1800 metres of yielding ground in June with Sarakosth second, before making it two in a row at Chukyo over this trip on Sept. 21. In the latter start, he defeated Giovanni. Pedigree Notes Fresh off the news that Kizuna will stand for ¥20,000,000 at Shadai Stallion Station next year, Saturday's winner became his 36th overall stakes winner and 24th group winner. In 2024 alone, the son of Deep Impact (Jpn)'s progeny have bolted up in 21 stakes, with Justin Milano (Jpn) winning the G1 Satsuki Sho in the spring. Also on Saturday, Kizuna colt Natural Rise (Jpn) threw his hat in the ring on Japan's Road to the Kentucky Derby when he won the Cattleya Stakes (allowance). An A$1,400,000 Inglis Chairmans Sale purchase by Katsumi Yoshida in 2020 before beginning her broodmare career in Japan, G1 Queensland Oaks heroine Youngstar has a weanling filly by Contrail (Jpn) as her second foal, with Eri King her first. Youngstar is a half-sister to G1 Flight Stakes scorer Funstar (Aus) (Adelaide {Ire}), while her Galileo (Ire) half-sister Baggy Green (Aus) is the dam of four stakes winners including top-level winners Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park {NZ}) and No Compromise (NZ) (Pins {Aus}). Third dam was the outstanding racemare User Friendly (GB) (Slip Anchor {GB}), a winner of the G1 St Leger, G1 Irish Oaks, G1 Oaks, G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and G1 Yorkshire Oaks. She was also second in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Saturday, Kyoto, Japan RADIO NIKKEI HAI KYOTO NISAI STAKES-G3, ¥63,020,000, Kyoto, 11-23, 2yo, 2000mT, 2:00.90, fm. 1–ERI KING (JPN), 123, c, 2, Kizuna (Jpn) 1st Dam: Youngstar (Aus) (G1SW-Aus, $766,777), by High Chaparral(Ire) 2nd Dam: Starspangled (Ire), by Danehill 3rd Dam: User Friendly (GB), by Slip Anchor (GB) 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. (¥210,000,000 Ylg '23 JRHAJUL). O-Susumu Fujita; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Mitsumasa Nakauchida; J-Yuga Kawada; ¥33,294,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, ¥56,620,000. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Giovanni (Jpn), 123, c, 2, Epiphaneia (Jpn)–Barefoot Lady (Ire), by Footstepsinthesand (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-KR Japan; B-Taihei Farm (Jpn); ¥13,084,000. 3–Claudiai (Jpn), 123, c, 2, Saturnalia (Jpn)–Mon Coeur (Jpn), by Deep Impact (Jpn). 1ST BLACK-TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. O-K's Japan; B-Kasamatsu Farm (Jpn); ¥8,342,000. Margins: 1 1/4, 1, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.90, 5.50, 7.70. Also Ran: Water Clark (Jpn), Three Kings (Jpn), Take It All (Jpn), Sarakosth (Jpn), Laurel Orb (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Kizuna’s Eri King Remains Undefeated In Kyoto appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Making his first start since breaking his maiden impressively over 1700 meters (about a mile and a sixteenth) at Sapporo Racecourse in July, Natural Rise (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) swept widest of all into the long Tokyo straight and held off a late bid from Clay King (Jpn) (Nadal) to take out Saturday's Cattleya Stakes (allowance), the first of four races that comprise the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. Natural Rise picks up 10 Kentucky Derby points for the victory. Sent off the 13-5 second betting favorite behind fellow impressive debut winner Snappy Dresser (Union Rags) at 3-2, Natural Rise was off slowly from gate 12 and wanted to be closer in the run than his rider Takeshi Yokoyama wished, tugging fairly hard for rein while racing in the clear in the journey to the turn. Still hard held on the bend, the colt was given his head and made ominous headway six or seven deep at the top of the lane. Accelerating sharply to lead in hand entering the final 400 meters, Natural Rise opened a bit of a break and was home first in solid time to remain perfect in two tries. Clay King, the distant third choice in the field, raced worse than midfield and inside for most of the opening six furlongs and got home well once clear to beat T O Elvis (Volatile) for the place spot. Snappy Dresser was one of the last away and raced in heavy traffic in upper stretch, but finished powerfully to be fourth. Winner of the 2013 G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) and that year's champion 3-year-old colt, Kizuna raced exclusively on the turf, but is the sire of G2 Godolphin Mile winner Bathrat Leon (Jpn), Teleos Bell (Jpn), a two-time listed winner on dirt, and Alice Verite (Jpn), who was a respectable fourth behind Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) in the Nov. 2 GI Breeders' Cup Distaff. Kizuna's half-brother Sunday Break (Jpn) (Forty Niner) won the 2002 GII Peter Pan Stakes and was third in that year's GI Wood Memorial Stakes and GI Belmont Stakes for trainer Neil Drysdale. Natural Rise is the first winner from his dam, who was purchased in utero by Narvick International for $285,000 carrying the filly that would become Lady Madonna at the 2015 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. His SW & GSP third dam Rebridled Dreams (Unbridled's Song) produced MGISW Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway), MGSW/GISP Farrell (Malibu Moon), GISW J. B.'s Thunder (Harlan's Holiday) and European SW & MGSP Doncaster Rover (War Chant). Lady Madonna has a yearling filly by Henny Hughes and a weanling filly by Le Vent Se Leve (Jpn). Saturday's Results: CATTLEYA STAKES (Alw), ¥30,400,000 ($196,414), Tokyo, 11-23, 2yo, 1600m, 1:36.4, gd. 1–NATURAL RISE (JPN), 123, c, 2, Kizuna (Jpn)–Lady Madonna (Jpn), by Distorted Humor. (¥33,000,000 Wlg '22 JRHAJUL). O-Hiroyuki Yoshioka; B-Grand Stud; T-Keizo Ito; J-Takeshi Yokoyama; ¥16,000,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $148,141. 2–Clay King (Jpn), 123, c, 2, Nadal–Queen Amaranthus (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn). O-Silk Racing Co Ltd; B-Tenei Horse Park Ltd; T-Eiji Nakadate; J-Christophe Lemaire; ¥6,400,000. 3–T O Elvis, 123, c, 2, Volatile–Stopshoppingdebbie, by Curlin. O-Tomoya Ozasa; B-Jeff & Melissa Prunzik (KY); T-Daisuke Takayanagi; J-Katsuma Sameshima; ¥4,000,000. Margins: 3/4, 1 3/4, 2. Odds: 2.60, 5.20, 15.20. The post Kizuna Colt Lands First Blow On Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Goffs chief Henry Beeby has lauded a memorable November Breeding Stock Sale that saw Godolphin pay €1 million for a Sea The Stars (Ire) colt in the foal session and Alex Elliott go to €725,000 for Shamardal mare Her Honour (Ire) in what proved to be an eventful Saturday at Kildare Paddocks. The curtain came down on the Breeding Stock Sale on Sunday, where the Kevin Prednergast-trained Profit Refused (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}) led the way at €45,000 to Rochestown Lodge Stud. Gouache (Ger), the dam of Goliath (Ger), who was a €5 million buyback on Saturday, remains unsold but that high-profile disappointment couldn't detract from what was overall strong trade at Goffs, especially in the foal department. Beeby commented, “What a week. Goffs November 24 will be remembered in many ways but mostly for the frenetic, electric and superb trade for the cream of the Irish foal crop we presented in our Foal Sale. “As ever we are supremely grateful to every vendor for the ongoing trust that is placed in us with each entry. It gives us enormous pleasure to see so many being well rewarded, and we are excited to learn that several of the best foals are already pencilled in for the Orby Sale next year. That is a key point for us as we strive to provide a top of the market option for Irish breeders and vendors of yearlings. We have demonstrated time and again, and in so many different categories, that Goffs is the measure of any entity when we have the horses but, as we say so often, we're nothing without the horses. So, the commitment of several big pinhookers to return to Orby is significant and we are pleased that our long-standing Customer Loyalty Scheme is helpful in this respect.” He added, “Our Breeding Stock Sale was never going to come anywhere near last year's truly historic sale which, of course, was headlined by the once in a generation Niarchos Draft. However, leaving that aside we are perfectly content with trade for the better mares we offered and enjoyed a vibrant trade fuelled by a truly international buying bench. “Naturally we were disappointed not to secure a sale for Gouache, the dam of Goliath, but I repeat that we have total respect for the right of any vendor to value their stock as they see fit, and it is absolutely their prerogative to place whatever reserve they want and then let the market decide. On this occasion a sale was not possible although we will continue to work for the vendor, and it may be that a private sale is agreed in the coming days. Indeed, our work does not stop when the gavel falls as was clearly shown with yesterday's top lot, Her Honour as we quickly brokered a deal between vendor and the ultimate buyer at a price that suited both parties despite her not selling in the ring.” Concentrating solely on Sunday, Beeby acknowledged that a 79% clearance rate, €445,500 turnover, €7,816 average and €5,000 median was a “sobering” experience. He concluded, “Today was obviously a rather sobering end to a big week but, as throughout the sale, those that appealed were hard enough to buy and we will only redouble our efforts to persuade more to support the sale. This business can be brutal on occasions, but Irish breeders may rest assured that Goffs will not rest in our efforts to provide a vibrant global marketplace for them. That is what we live to do and what we love to do.” Given last year's sale featured the anomaly of the Niarchos dispersal, which saw Alpha Centauri and Alpine Star make €6 million apiece, Goffs released comparative figures omitting the Niarchos horses for the November Sale. The breeding stock section of the November Sale featured 126 more horses in 2023. And that's not including the Niarchos horses. On that metric, the turnover was down by 19% to €11,295,000, the average climbed 6% to €51,341 while the median rested at €725,000. Meanwhile, taking the entire November Sale as a whole and excluding the Niarchos draft again, the clearance rate was up by just 1% to 77%. Meanwhile, the turnover climbed 10% to €43,935,000, the average by 24% to €43,365 and the median by 23% to €27,000. The post “What A Week” – Beeby Lauds Memorable Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Sam Agars SOARING BRONCO - R6 (12) Has raced without luck recently and can deliver here with Purton on board Jay Rooney SOARING BRONCO - R6 (12) Had plenty of excuses last time out but looks to get his chance today Jack Dawling FIRST LOVE - R8 (11) Penultimate start suggests there is more to come from this four-year-old Phillip Woo NEW FUTURE FOLKS - R3 (2) Has run well and looks ready to salute after a soft trial win in blinkers Shannon (Vincent Wong) SAVVY BRILLIANT - R9 (2) Scored well over this C&D last start and can repeat the dose Racing Post Online SOARING BRONCO - R6 (12) Had no clear run in the home straight last start and Purton takes the reins Tom Wood VOYAGE SAMURAI - R7 (12) In great form and should get the perfect run behind the speedView the full article
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