Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 27 Journalists Posted October 27 4th-Kyoto, ¥14,250,000 ($93,167), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m, 1:51.9, my. DANON BOURBON (c, 2, Maxfield–Wild Ridge, by Tapit), a $450,000 Keeneland September acquisition by Katsumi Yoshida just over a year ago, launched his career in smashing fashion, becoming the second wide-margin debut winner in Japan for his freshman sire (by Street Sense), and his 16th scorer overall. Sent off as the 22-5 third choice, the early April foal was kicked straight into the lead by Kohei Matsuyama and relaxed nicely on the engine. Still going nicely for the run around the second turn, the dark bay colt quickly put several lengths on his rivals once into the straight and cruised home a 10-length winner. “He broke as well as he was in training,” the winning jockey said. “He maintained his rhythm and traveled in his own pace. When I asked him to go, he responded sharply and pulled away.” Danon Bourbon is a half-brother to three winners, including the stakes-placed Clubhouse (Speightstown), $223,283, and is out of a daughter of three-time Grade III scorer Wild Gams (Forest Wildcat). The latter is also the dam of MGSW 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Cazadero (Street Sense); 2022 GII Remsen Stakes hero Dubyuhnell (Good Magic); and SW Mt. Brave (Malibu Moon). Wild Gams is additionally the granddam of Gastrique (Jpn) (Just A Way {Jpn}), a Group 2 winner at two in Japan in 2022; and of recent Discovery Stakes third Light Forever (Frosted). The yearling relation to Danon Bourbon, a colt by Nyquist, fetched $750,000 at KEESEP last month. Maxfield is already the sire of the Japanese-based 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard Magna Victor, who won his maiden by nine lengths at first asking over 1400 meters in early September. Inbred 4×4 to both A.P. Indy and Storm Cat, Danon Bourbon is also kin to a weanling filly by Mage and the dam was most recently covered by Timberlake. Sales history: $450,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,020. O-Danox Co Ltd; B-Blue Heaven Farm (KY); T-Manabu Ikezoe. The post Danon Bourbon Another Smashing Japanese Winner for Maxfield appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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