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Southport Tycoon ridden by Mark Zahra winning the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley. (Photo by George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos) Dual Group 1 winner Southport Tycoon will return to the scene of his Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) victory when he contests Friday night’s Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. The Ciaron Maher-trained four-year-old finished second in last year’s edition of the Group 2, and assistant trainer Jack Turnbull believes Southport Tycoon is ready to go one better. “He’s proven at The Valley fresh; he’s in good form and 1200 metres is not a problem. Fitness won’t be a problem,” he told Racing.com. Turnbull added that the ownership group, including Widden Stud, and Maher would assess Southport Tycoon’s autumn targets, weighing the options of sticking to sprint trips or targeting feature mile races, given his other Group 1 win came in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m). “He will tell us whether, as an older horse, if he’ll be a better sprinter or if he’s looking for a mile; we will be guided by his form,” he said. If they choose the 1600-metre route, Turnbull mentioned possible targets like the Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) or the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) in Sydney. Horse racing news View the full article

2024 Goodwood winner Benedetta. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Benedetta will begin her preparation for the season in the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on February 15. The five-year-old daughter of Hellbent, who has won eight of her 16 career starts, secured her first elite-level win in last year’s Group 1 Goodwood (1200m) and has more top-level goals this campaign. With less than a month until the Lightning, Benedetta will trial in the coming weeks as trainer Jason Warren intensifies her preparation. “We’re really looking forward to her. At this stage we’re looking at running her in the Lightning,” the trainer told Racing.com. “She will have a trial in a couple of weeks, she’s really building her fitness well. “She’s furnished into a lovely mare now.” Horse racing news View the full article

Knight’s Choice. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner Knight’s Choice could make his first two appearances in 2025 in the Group 1 All-Star Mile (1600m) on March 8, followed by the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) on March 29. However, the John Symons and Shelia Laxon-trained five-year-old will need to be granted a wildcard entry into the All-Star Mile by the Racing Victoria and Victoria Racing Club racing panel to compete. “Those races, the All-Star Mile and the Australian Cup, are both suitable stepping stones and hopefully the track won’t be rain-affected and firm enough for him to be competitive. They are weight-for-age races, so they will be a good test,” Laxon told Racing.com. “After Melbourne, there’s some nice races in Sydney for him but that will be dependent on the weather.” Laxon also noted that the Queensland Winter Carnival, featuring races like the Group 2 Q22 (2200m) and the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m), where he finished second and fourth last year respectively, will again be considered depending on the conditions. Horse racing news View the full article

Cavalieri remained unbeaten in three starts when she prevailed in the La Canada Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park, Jan. 19 for owner Speedway Stables and trainer Bob Baffert. View the full article

Running on the grass of the Santa Anita Park for the second time in three starts, Toupie made it look easy in capturing the $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes (G3T) Jan. 19.View the full article

Cavalieri remained unbeaten in three starts when she prevailed in the La Canada Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita, Jan. 19 for owner Speedway Stables and trainer Bob Baffert. View the full article

Lambert spoke at Gluck Equine Research Center Jan. 19, as part of the Cauthen Seminar Series, in Lexington. He released new studies on horses who suffered hind limb and carpal fractures. View the full article

by Michael Guerin Hall of Fame driver Ricky May couldn’t work out what he was more impressed with after Sunday’s $25,000 Donegal House Marlborough Cup. Because he was mighty impressive with the untapped giant winner Wild Willow but just as full of praise for the two trainers holding him together. Wild Willow made it five wins from just 10 starts but well over two years apart in the grass track Cup, overcoming an early check to do it. That saw him settle lengths off the pace but the big son of Art Major just kept trucking to record a great staying win over the late flying Tempo Warrior. “He had to be good to win that because he got that little check at the start,” said May. “He has always had a motor and he has the attitude to go with him and if they can keep him sound he has to be a chance in a race like the Country Cups Final.” Wild Willow looked a good horse from early in his career when trained by the All Stars, beating among others Dalton Shard when he won his maiden at Kaikoura then pacing 2:55 for 2400m at Ashburton winning his next. It would be nearly 18 months before he was seen again. He broke down and was tried by other trainers before eventually ending up with Warren Stapleton and son Dean. The two have worked their magic on Wild Willow and he has won three of six with them. The pair were even savvy enough to make a shoeing and gear change after Wild Willow failed on the first day when touching a knee on the home bend. “That was a great bit of training but you have to marvel at the job they have done with him,” says May. “I know Dean does a lot of the work with him as well but Warren is there every day working on his legs and they have saved his career. “A lot of work goes into a horse like this so they deserve plenty of credit.” The day’s $20,000 Trotting Cup continued a fine summer for Mark Jones and Samantha Ottley when Helloveamoment grabbed Regal Sierra right on the line in the culmination of the Seddon Shield Districts trotting series. Raced by the Garters in their well-known red and black colours, Helloveamoment was recording his eighth win in 58 start and his next victory will take him over the $100,000 stakes mark. The other star of Sunday’s programme was junior driver Wilson House, who drove four winners including three for his father, trainer Michael House. View the full article

by Brigette Solomon New Plymouth trainer Brodie Ellis was thrilled to train his first winner today at Otaki when Cool Phelan took out the Kapiti Coast Harness Racing Club Trotting Cup. “It’s been a long time coming after running a lot of placings along the way” said Ellis, “This girl has given us some good thrills already and it was pretty awesome to get my first win in a cup race, it definitely made the drive home tonight a pretty good one.” Driven by Dylan Ferguson, Cool Phelan started the 2200 metre race off the front line and stepped quickly off the mark to find the lead with The Gardner’s Pride and Quercus Rubra trailing. Ferguson set a solid pace out in front with the remaining runners and back markers not tacking on to the front runners until entering the home straight. While Cool Phelan was on tired legs over the final 100 metres, she had done enough to hold on and win by a 3.3 length margin ahead of Quercus Rubra and Highview Rockn Roll who were solid in defeat. “I was expecting a good run from her going on her recent form and we knew we’d be starting off the front line when we entered this race, so I was confident she’d be thereabouts” said Ellis “She’s been getting more confident in her standing starts too and was great today which really helped put her in a good spot.” “She’s owned mostly by family and friends and it’s really great to have them involved and get a cup win for them.” Ellis first became involved in harness racing through his uncle Keith Chittenden who was a local Taranaki trainer, and he fondly remembers spending weekends at the stables as a youngster. He later was involved in getting the Taranaki Kidz Kartz up and running despite only being able to compete for a couple of years before aging out of the pony races. After his uncle passed away in 2017, Ellis was eager to remain involved in harness racing and first took out his trainer’s licence in 2020. Prior to today’s win, he had managed thirteen placings from the handful of horses he has trained. “I can remember going with Nana to Uncle Keith’s stables every weekend so I grew up helping him out and since then I’ve always loved it” said Ellis “Now days I still help out at Kidz Kartz when I can, but between training and caring for the horses plus running my car detailing business there’s not too many hours left in the day.” “I have four unqualified horses at home, either spelling or youngsters, so it’s been really nice to have Cool Phelan to race and be competitive while we wait for a few others to get to the track.” Meanwhile, the Grant Plumbing Ltd Wellington Cup Mobile Pace was won by the Michael House trained Gotta Elect Bill who was driven by junior driver Harrison Orange. From the extreme outside of the barrier, Orange was unwilling to settle back in the field and pressed forward with Gotta Elect Bill to sit outside the leader Lord Delmar. Orange applied pressure to the leader from the 600 metre mark, and upon entering the home straight Lord Delmar was travelling the stronger of the two and drew ahead by half a length. In the battle up the straight Gotta Elect Bill dug deep to draw level with the leader who was running out slightly requiring correcting, and it was enough for the House trained runner to get ahead and win in a photo finish. The House and Orange combination were also successful earlier in the day with Tasi Ahnau scoring his maiden victory in the Railway Hotel Otaki Mobile Pace. The pair are developing a good association having combined for six winners since the start of the year. Grass track racing continues at Otaki on Tuesday. View the full article

After 19 years of dominance in the Karaka sales auditorium as the leading buyer at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale, Te Akau Racing principal David Ellis will return to the South Auckland venue later this week in a bid to make it an even 20. He whet his appetite for buying quality yearlings at Magic Millions’ Gold Coast Yearling Sale earlier this month where he was on the buyers’ sheet for 21 yearlings. “Overall, it was a really good sale,” Ellis said. He was particularly taken by lot 37, the Snitzel colt out of Group One-winning mare Toffee Tongue, who is a full-sister to multiple Group One winner and Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther, Group Three winner Gobstopper, and Group One performer Milseain. Ellis went to A$625,000 to purchase the colt out of Bhima Thoroughbreds’ draft and he believes they will have plenty of fun racing him out of their Cranbourne barn. “He is one of the nicest colts I have bought,” Ellis said. “We thought we would have to pay a lot more for him, he has been very popular. He is going to race from our Cranbourne stable and we will get him ready for a race like the Blue Diamond (Gr.1, 1200m).” Ellis didn’t let the dust settle following his Gold Coast trip, returning to New Zealand to continue his on-farm inspections of Karaka-bound yearlings, and he is looking forward to fine-tuning his short-list this week. “I have been spending the last week looking at yearlings in the Waikato and Auckland and there are some really top yearlings there and I am really looking forward to the sale,” he said. “We have got a short list that Reece Trumper, Marcus Corban and I have identified. We will get them vetted and we will finish up with a short list again, and we will go and inspect them this week at Karaka. “We will try to buy the best colts and fillies in the sale.” Prior to the yearling sale commencing, Ellis will head to Ellerslie on Saturday where Te Akau Racing trainers Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson will be out to continue their dominance at the renowned Karaka Millions meeting, with the stable having won seven of the last eight editions of the Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m). “We didn’t win one last year, but we finished second with Damask Rose and she is one of the favourites for the three-year-old race this year,” Ellis said. “We will have three, possibly four in the Karaka Millions 2YO race. “We have got Blake Shinn, one of the all-time great jockeys in Australia coming over to ride for us with Craig Williams.” Te Akau will also be well-represented on the undercard, with Group One-winning stablemates Move To Strike and Captured By Love set to feature in the Gr.3 Cambridge Stud Almanzor Trophy (1200m) and Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) respectively. “We have got a really exciting team racing on Saturday night. It is one of the great nights of racing in the world,” Ellis said. “It is certainly a very exciting time for people to be investing in New Zealand racing. With the prizemoney going up to the level it has, it’s very exciting.” View the full article

Backed down to even-money favoritism with a pair of victories already under her belt, Speedway Stables' Cavalieri (Nyquist–Stiffed, by Stephen Got Even) fought off second choice Alpha Bella (Justify) to collect her first taste of black-type in the GIII La Canada at Santa Anita Sunday. Hounding Chatalas (Gun Runner) through opening fractions of :23.69 and :47.33, the Bob Baffert trainee put the screws to ger rival approaching the quarter pole, was clear in early stretch and continued to grind it out to hold off Alpha Bella by 1 1/2 lengths at the wire. Final time for the 1 1/16-mile test was1:44.15. A two-length winner first out going a mile at Del Mar in August, the half-sister to GSW Affirmative Lady (Arrogate) returned to run off to a 3 1/2-length score in a one-mile Santa Anita optional claimer Oct. 12. Sales history: $900,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record 3-3-0-0, $138,000. O-Speedway Stables LLC; B-Alaster Thoroughbreds Co LLC; T-Bob Baffert. The post Nyquist’s Cavalieri Stays Perfect in Santa Anita’s GIII La Canada appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Impressive maiden winner Patch Adams faces off with grade 1 winner and Eclipse finalist Gaming on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park Jan. 25.View the full article

Tampa Bay Downs will conduct six stakes races on the first two Saturdays in February, with track officials hopeful of attracting a number of top horses in training.View the full article

White Abarrio, who won Gulfstream Park's richest race for 3-year-olds in capturing the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) in 2022, takes aim at an even more lucrative prize there when he competes Jan. 25 in the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1). View the full article

Ka Ying Rising surges to record-breaking success. Photo: HKJC David Hayes anointed Ka Ying Rising as “probably the best horse” he has trained, while Zac Purton described the speedster as a “really special horse” after the four-year-old’s incredible record-breaking win in the HK$13 million Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Clocking 1:07.20 in a phenomenal display of sustained speed, Ka Ying Rising lowered the track record for the second time this season, eclipsing the 1:07.43 he posted on November 17, to secure his 10th win from 12 starts and leaving Hayes and Purton awestruck. Pitted against seven rivals, all drawn to his inside, Purton drove Ka Ying Rising out of the barriers and crossed the face of the field inside 200m to lead Magic Control and Victor The Winner – and was never headed – clocking 23.30s for the first 400m before unleashing a devastating mid-race split of 21.54s to have the race at his mercy. Rounding the home turn, Purton flicked Ka Ying Rising into overdrive, and the gelding responded with a blistering 10.59s burst from the 400m mark before easing down the -1000 favourite with , to finish 3.25-lengths ahead of Helios Express, with Howdeepisyourlove a neck further back. “He did surprise Zac when he jumped well and then went to the lead – to lead those fast horses so easily just shows his versatility. He can take a sit, or he just leads. He’s certainly the best sprinter I’ve had anything to do with and probably the best horse,” Hayes said. “He’s quite freakish what he does. The last 100m today, Zac switched the engine off, so in the two track records he’s broken, he’s actually eased him down the last 100m or 80m. “He just doesn’t lose – and I know he lost twice when he was immature – but now he’s mature, he’s just got that ability to win. He’s got amazing cruising speed and he’ll quicken off it, which is very hard to compete against.” 2025 Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup Replay – Ka Ying Rising https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sha-Tin-2025-Group-1-Centenary-Sprint-Cup-19012025-Ka-Ying-Rising-David-Hayes-Zac-Purton.mp4 Purton, who has ridden a string of champion Hong Kong sprinters during a glittering career, said facts and figures underscored Ka Ying Rising’s extraordinary talent. Asked if the four-year-old was the best sprinter he had ever ridden, Purton said: “He’s right up there. He’s doing things that other sprinters haven’t done, winning with the ease he’s winning with, running the times, he’s running. “We’ve had a lot of champion sprinters grace our turf here and they’ve all had the chance to run the times, he’s run. So, yeah, he’s starting to become a really special horse.” Desperate to avoid a repeat of the HK$26 million Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in December, when Ka Ying Rising triumphed by half a length in his slowest time of the season – 1:08.15 – Purton enacted a simple plan. “Jump, be positive and just work it out as we go,” he said. “They went too slow in December and it allowed the horses to be too close, so today I made sure the man was going to take care of the boys. “He can run sectionals comfortably and kick off it. It’s very unique to have a horse that can do that, but he can. But when you go too slow, it allows the other horses a bit of an opportunity. Today, we made a statement again.” The Centenary Sprint Cup is the first leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series. Hayes confirmed Ka Ying Rising would chase a HK$5 million bonus by winning the HK$13 million Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) on February 23 and the HK$22 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on April 27. Longer term, Hayes is contemplating a tilt at Group 1 The Everest (1200m) – worth a staggering AU$20 million (approx. HK$96.4 million) – at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia on October 18. “It’s the richest turf race in the world, it’s at his distance, so it’s getting more realistic every month we go on. We’ll really start thinking about a pathway towards it after the international race here in April and then after that, he’ll probably just be set for the big sprint,” Hayes said. Horse racing news View the full article

Voyage Bubble powers clear at Sha Tin. Photo: HKJC Underscoring his status as Hong Kong’s premier miler, Voyage Bubble claimed a second straight HK$13 million Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin for jockey James McDonald and trainer Ricky Yiu. Receiving a smooth passage throughout, six-year-old Voyage Bubble settled behind leaders California Spangle and Beauty Eternal after breaking from barrier four. Turning for home, Voyage Bubble quickly made ground to hit the lead with 400m left to run. “I reckon this is the best he’s felt since I’ve ridden him. He strode around to the start with a real purpose and he’s such an easy horse to read,” McDonald said. “He’s superb. He’s just bomb proof, jumps fast, puts himself in a good position and quickens.” Sent off as -125 favourite with , Sunday’s Group 1 is Voyage Bubble’s third after wins in this race last year and last month’s HK$36 million Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m). The uncomplicated Deep Field gelding – owned by the Sunshine And Moonlight Syndicate – now boasts nine wins from 23 starts and earnings of HK$77.87 million. Among his triumphs is a +4500 success in the 2023 Hong Kong Derby (2000m). “When he’s got a real pep in his step, he’s on song and he’s a privilege to ride,” said McDonald, who also won Sunday’s HK$1.17 million Class 4 Beat The Clock Handicap (1200m) aboard Blazing Wind and HK$1.86 million Class 3 Mr Vitality Handicap (1400m) atop Four-Year-Old Classic Series aspirant Bundle Award. 2025 Group 1 Hong Kong Stewards’ Cup Replay – Voyage Bubble https://horsebetting.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sha-Tin-2025-Group-1-Stewards-Cup-19012025-Voyage-Bubble-Ricky-Yiu-James-McDonald.mp4 Voyage Bubble – rated 128 – clocked 1:33.58 in winning ahead of a closing Galaxy Patch (second), Red Lion (third), Beauty Joy (fourth), Beauty Eternal (fifth), Chancheng Glory (sixth), Patch Of Theta (seventh) and California Spangle (eighth). “I’m going to watch the replay a few times, that was a good race to watch. He seems to do his job a little bit easier every time and you can see he’s improving still with every race. He’s just a really talented horse and he’s very straightforward to ride,” Yiu said. The Stewards’ Cup is the first leg of the Triple Crown which carries a HK$10 million bonus on offer to any horse who can also win the HK$13 million Group 1 Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) on February 23 and HK$13 million Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) on May 25. “We’re going to give the Triple Crown a crack. Besides his Derby win, he was second to a very good horse (Romantic Warrior) in the Gold Cup last year. That’s a very good indication that he can go up to that distance no problem,” Yiu said. “We’ll see a lot more from the second leg to see if he’ll be able to get the 2400 (metres). Over the 2400 there could be some overseas horses as well.” Yiu scooped a double at Sha Tin, earlier winning the HK$1.17 million Class 4 Peniaphobia Handicap (1200m) with Sky Joy. River Verdon (1993/94) is the only Triple Crown winner in Hong Kong racing history. Voyage Bubble (2024 & 2025) joins Always Plentiful (1985 & 1986), Electronic Unicorn (2002 & 2003) and Good Ba Ba (2008 & 2009) as the fourth horse to claim consecutive Stewards’ Cups. Horse racing news View the full article

Polices related to President Trump's campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigrants will likely impact tracks, farms, and trainers across the country. View the full article

Lambert spoke at Gluck Equine Research Center Jan. 19, as part of the Cauthen Seminar Series, near Lexington, Ky. He released new studies on horses who suffered hind limb fractures, and carpal fractures. View the full article

Integration will return to the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1T) field for a second straight year after a disappointing fifth-place finish as the favorite in 2024.View the full article

Jockey Kazushi Kimura remains sidelined with swelling, at least through Monday, after being injured in the starting gate prior to last Thursday's fifth race at Santa Anita, said agent Brian Beach Sunday morning. Kimura was aboard Rogue Son (Misremembered) for a starter optional claimer Jan. 16 when, at some point during the loading, his leg got caught between his mount and the side of the gate. The chart notated that Rogue Son was a trainer scratch. Kimura had been booked on eight mounts Sunday, including the GIII Las Cienegas Stakes aboard Ma Rae's Girl (Mendelssohn) for Chief Stipe O'Neill. Mike Smith picked up that mount. The post Kazushi Kimura Recovering after Gate Incident, Remains Sidelined appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Hardly a secret to the betting public at Fair Grounds, Pretty Sassy (Medaglia d'Oro–Pretty City Dancer, by Tapit) blasted back from a last-out fifth sprinting at Churchill Downs in November to score like a good thing, while stamping herself a TDN Rising Star Sunday. Settled in a stalking third as Queen Jubilee (Authentic) and Ruby's Ghost (Ghostzapper) led them through opening splits of :23.91 and :48.22, the grey sister to 3yo champion filly Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) looked like she was itching to go on the far turn but needed the seas to part in front of her. Gaining a slip of daylight turning for home, the even-money choice strode right through and tore down the stretch like her tail was on fire, crossing the wire an easy 7-length winner over her equally-brilliantly bred stablemate Love Song (Ghostzapper-Music Note, by A.P. Indy). Queen Jubilee rounded out the trifecta. Final time for the 8 1/2-furlong test was 1:46.64. Pretty Sassy, out of GI Spinaway Stakes winner Pretty City Dancer, is a half-sister to GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Pretty Mischievous in addition to a full-sister, 3-year-old Ornamental. Godolphin purchased the daughter of Tapit for $3.5 million at the Fasig-Tipton November sale in 2018. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $38,400. O/B- Godolphin (KY). T-Brendan Walsh. The post Medaglia d’Oro’s Pretty Sassy Strolls to TDN Rising Stardom at Fair Grounds appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Senor Buscador, winner of the 2024 Saudi Cup (G1), has been withdrawn from consideration for the Jan. 25 Pegasus World Cup (G1) and has been retired.View the full article

Grade 1 winner Tamara, who was scratched from the Dec. 26 La Brea Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park because of a fever, returned to the work tab Jan. 19 for trainer Richard Mandella.View the full article

Voyage Bubble and Ka Ying Rising flexed their muscles in winning the group 1 features on the Jan. 19 program at Sha Tin Racecourse.View the full article

Japan's road to the Classics shifted up a gear on Sunday with the victory of Nishino Agent (Jpn) (Isla Bonita {Jpn}) in the 2000-metre G3 Keisei Hai at Nakayama. Able to secure an ideal position against the fence, the eventual winner raced in the back third of the field, as Taisei Ricordo (Jpn) (Gold Ship {Jpn}) and Ghardaia (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) battled in the vanguard. Well in hand after six furlongs in 1:10.40, Nishino Agent charged up in between horses and earned several lucky breaks on the far turn. In fourth and closing in determined fashion down the lane, his sustained rally resulted in a neck victory over Dragon Boost (Jpn) (Screen Hero {Jpn}). Mini Transat (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) rallied from last, but could not overcome all his rivals, and settled for a half-length back in third. Placed in his first two starts in August and September, the winner ran fourth in a maiden at Tokyo over this trip on Nov. 3. He broke his maiden by a length as the crowd's pick over 1800 metres at this venue on Dec. 8 and Sunday was his 3-year-old bow. Pedigree Notes Nishino Agent is the seventh stakes winner and fifth group winner for Shadai stallion Isla Bonita. His other group winners are led by Yamanin Salvum (Jpn), who has the G3 Chunichi Shimbun Hai and G3 Niigata Daishoten to his name. The second foal out of Victoria Smile (Jpn) (Novellist {Ire}), Nishino Agent counts G1 Prix d'Astarte heroine Marbye (Ire) (Marju {Ire}) as his great granddam. She, in turn, is the dam of Japanese group winners Marcellina (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), G1 Oka Sho, and Grandezza (Jpn) (Agnes Tachyon {Jpn}), who scored three times at group level and was third in the G1 Mile Championship. Victoria Smile has a 2-year-old filly by Real Steel (Jpn), a yearling colt by Admire Mars (Jpn), and she was covered by Gold Dream (Jpn) last spring. Sunday, Nakayama, Japan KEISEI HAI-G3, ¥78,010,000, Nakayama, 1-19, 3yo, 2000mT, 1:59.90, fm. 1–NISHINO AGENT (JPN), 126, c, 3, Isla Bonita (Jpn) 1st Dam: Victoria Smile (Jpn), by Novellist (Ire) 2nd Dam: Gitana (Jpn), by Dance in the Dark (Jpn) 3rd Dam: Marbye (Ire), by Marju (Ire) 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Shigeyuki Nishiyama; B-Kamii Stud (Jpn); T-Naoto Chiba; J-Akihide Tsumura; ¥41,497,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-1, ¥52,127,000. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Dragon Boost (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Screen Hero (Jpn)–Toko Dione (Jpn), by Empire Maker. O-Miho Mizutani; B-Z Stable (Jpn); ¥16,142,000. 3–Mini Transat (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Epiphaneia (Jpn)–Ichiokuno Hoshi (Jpn), by Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (¥56,000,000 Ylg '23 JRHAJUL). O-Tatsuo Tanikake; B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); ¥10,071,000. Margins: NK, HF, HF. Odds: 48.40, 16.30, 28.60. Also Ran: King No Jo (Jpn), Paatihaan (Jpn), Matenro Move (Jpn), Shimasan Black (Jpn), Scents Bloods (Jpn), Passion Rich (Jpn), Goltzschtal (Jpn), Cosmo Storm (Jpn), Interposer (Jpn), Taisei Ricordo (Jpn), Ghardaia (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video. The post Agent In Charge At Nakayama appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article