Deep Impact Colt Upsets The Yushun

[Wandering Eyes]

Longshot Roger Barows (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) made it a Classic double for the JRHA’s Select Sale when scoring a 92-1 upset in Sunday’s G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby). The bay was a ¥78-million (£561,313/€636,772) purchase at the JRHA’s 2016 foal sale, while last weekend’s G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) winner Loves Only You (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) came out of the following year’s yearling sale.

Roger Barows won on debut last August for Katsuhiko Sumii, the trainer of the Derby favourite and G1 Satsuki Sho (Japense 2000 Guineas) winner Saturnalia (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) as well as the great mare Vodka (Jpn) (Tanino Gimlet {Jpn}), who beat the boys in great races like the Tokyo Yushun, Yasuda Kinen, Tenno Sho Autumn and Japan Cup. Roger Barows won on seasonal debut at Kyoto in January, and was seventh, beaten three lengths, in the G2 Spring S. in March before running second, beaten a neck, in the G2 Kyoto Shimbun Hai on May 4.

Bouncing out of the rail gate, Roger Barows led first time past the wire but was passed on the outside by a keen Lion Lion (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) by the time they hit the bend. While his rival went on by seven lengths down the backstretch, Roger Barows settled in second about five lengths ahead of the main body of the field. Taking aim at the frontrunner as they turned for home, Roger Barows at last got his measure approaching the 300 metre mark. Roger Barows had to pull out all the stops to hold off Danon Kingly (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), with his unlucky stablemate Saturnalia flying late to grab fourth and post the fastest final three furlongs of any horse but tiring a bit in the last half furlong.

“I was hoping for a fast pace, so settling in second behind an early pace was an ideal race for us,” said jockey Suguru Hamanaka. “The colt is a stayer with much stamina so he held on strongly even after the uphill climb and ran persistently all the way to the end. He’s now a Derby horse, so we can count on his future performance.”

Pedigree Notes

Roger Barows’s dam, the British-placed Little Book (GB) (Librettist), is a half-sister to the G1 Cheveley Park S. winner Donna Blini (GB) (Bertolini), now better known as the dam of the great Gentildonna (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Little Book-remarkably in hindsight-had no bids when offered at the 2010 Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale, but she found a new home with Elusive Bloodstock for 7,000gns when offered the following July. It’s amazing what 18 months can do, and by the time Little Book returned to the Tattersalls ring yet again for the 2012 December Mares Sale, not only had her half-sister’s Gentildonna won the Japanese Fillies’ Triple Crown and the G1 Japan Cup, but Donna Blini’s Donau Blue (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was a dual Group 3 winner and dual Group 1 placed. JS Company picked up Little Book for 230,000gns in foal to Invincible Spirit at Tattersalls December and Roger Barows is her second live foal.

Saturday, Tokyo, Japan
TOKYO YUSHUN (JAPANESE DERBY)-G1, ¥416,110,000, Tokyo, 5-26, 3yo, c&f, 2400mT, 2:22.60, fm.
1–ROGER BAROWS (JPN), 126, c, 3, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
1st Dam: Little Book (GB), by Librettist
2nd Dam: Cal Norma’s Lady (Ire), by Lyphard’s Special
3rd Dam: June Darling(Ire), by Junius
1ST STAKES WIN. (¥78,000,000 wnlg’16 JRHAJUL) O-Hirotsugu
Inokuma; B-Tobino Farm; T-Katsuhiko Sumii; J-Suguru
Hamanaka; ¥225,227,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-2-0. Werk Nick
Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Danon Kingly (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Deep Impact (Jpn)–My
Goodness, by Storm Cat. O-Danox Inc.; B-Mishima Bokujo;
¥87,222,000.
3–Velox (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Just a Way (Jpn)–Selkis (Ger), by
Monsun (Ger). (¥48,000,000 yrl ’17 JRHAJUL) O-Makoto
Kaneko Holdings; B-Northern Farm; ¥53,611,000.
Margins: NK, 2HF, HF. Odds: 92.10, 3.70, 3.30.
Also Ran: Saturnalia (Jpn), Nishino Daisy (Jpn), Courageux Guerrier (Jpn), Run for the Roses (Jpn), Red Genial (Jpn), Tagano Diamante (Jpn), Meisho Tengen (Jpn), Meiner Surpass (Jpn), Emeral Fight (Jpn), Naimama (Jpn), Wind (Jpn), Lion Lion (Jpn), Schwarz Riese (Jpn), Satono Lux (Jpn), Admire Justa (Jpn).
Click for the JRA chart and video or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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