Frankel Gets 12th Group 1 Winner In Japan
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Grenadier Guards (Jpn), the first foal out of the 2015 GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint winner Wavell Avenue (Harlington), became Frankel’s 12th Group 1 winner in Sunday’s G1 Asahi Hai Futurity S. in Japan. Stalking the pace off the six-length lead set by Mondreise (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), Grenadier Guards was poised in second by the time they straightened. Grenadier Guards gradually cut down that rival’s advantage in the lane, hit the lead at the furlong marker and held off a rallying Stella Volce (Jpn) (Bago {Fr}) to win by three-quarters of a length in track record time. Favoured Red Belle Aube (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) traveled further back and keenly early before making up late ground to grab third.
Grenadier Guards was making his fourth start for trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida. Second on debut at Niigata on July 26, he dropped back to fourth next out at Chukyo before graduating by three lengths over this course on Nov. 7.
“My concern was to keep him happy and in good rhythm because the colt has a difficult temper and can run off like he did in his second career outing so you have to be careful to keep him controlled, but he has great potential if he can bring out his best and I am looking forward for another good season for him next year,” said jockey Yuga Kawada.
Grenadier Guards is the first foal out of Wavell Avenue, who won the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint and was second in the same race the following year. She was scratched from the 2016 Fasig-Tipton November Sale and bought privately by Katsumi Yoshida’s Northern Farm. Grenadier Guards is the third Group 1 winner in Japan for Frankel, joining Yushun Himba and Hanshin Juvenile Fillies S. winner Soul Stirring (Jpn) and Yasuda Kinen and February S. winner Mozu Ascot. Frankel has three stakes winners in Japan and 23 winners from 43 runners.
Sunday, Hanshin, Japan
ASAHI HAI FUTURITY S.-G1, ¥135,640,000, Hanshin, 12-20, 2yo, c&f, 1600mT, *1:32.30 (Track Record), fm.
1–GRENADIER GUARDS (Jpn), 121, c, 2, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Wavell Avenue (GISW-US, $1,198,125),
by Harlington
2nd Dam: Lucas Street, by Silver Deputy
3rd Dam: Ruby Park, by Bold Ruckus
1ST STAKES WIN. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm;
T-Mitsumasa Nakauchida; J-Yuga Kawada; ¥71,148,000.
Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Stella Veloce (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Bago (Fr)–Oh My Baby (Jpn), by
Deep Impact (Jpn). (¥60,000,000 wnlg ’18 JRHAJUL)
O-Tsuyoshi Ono; B-Northern Farm; ¥28,328,000.
3–Red Belle Aube (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Deep Impact (Jpn)–Red
Fantasia, by Unbridled’s Song. O-Tokyo Horse Racing;
B-Northern Farm; ¥18,164,000.
Margins: 3/4, 1HF, HF. Odds: 16.50, 4.10, 1.50.
Also Ran: Bathlat Leon (Jpn), Blue Spirit (Ire), Lord Max (Jpn), Dura Mondo (Jpn), Kaiser Nova (Jpn), Ho O Amazon (Jpn), Mondreise (Jpn), Super Hope (Jpn), Jun Blue Sky (Jpn), Shock Action (Ire), Ascoltare (Jpn), Bisonte No Bufalo (Jpn), T O da Vonci (Jpn).
Click for the JRA chart and video or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. (fonte : TDN)
Ippodromo del Mediterraneo, Siracusa Galoppo. Scenicroute, Every Promise e Stick Around: conferme su pista
In bella forma e in assoluta scioltezza, Scenicroute esegue perfettamente gli ordini impartiti da Gabriele Cannarella: allunga sul finale e, in totale controllo, respinge il timido attacco di Mission Accomplise. È la cronaca del Premio White Wind, handicap da 11 mila euro per giovani cavalli di 2 anni schierati sui 1200 metri, in un convegno di galoppo ospitato, sabato 19 dicembre, all’Ippodromo del Mediterraneo di Siracusa. La portacolori del team Bosco-Bottone-Cannarella, team già vincitore nella prima competizione con Uncle Wood, cancella così le ultime due più opache prestazioni e si riprende la scena. Chiude la terna Lear Ocean D’Or.
Nel pomeriggio ippico dedicato al galoppo, sono tre i montepremi interessanti e il secondo è legato ad una Condizionata riservata a cavalli di 3 anni e oltre chiamati al confronto sui 1300 metri di pista sabbia: è il Premio Vargas Llosa. Qui, subito a decidere l’andatura del gagliardo gruppo di partecipanti è Every Promise che, per giunta, in dirittura d’arrivo scatta orgoglioso verso il traguardo sotto la monta di un Carmelo Zappulla che non molla l’iniziativa intrapresa. Tutto semplice per l’allieva di Marcello Restuccia che raggiunge così il sesto successo dell’anno, di cui le ultime quattro vittorie in Condizionata. Relegato al posto d’onore il buon Dorkhel, mentre la terza moneta va al duttile Imperial State. Altro handicap da 11 mila euro chiude il convegno. Sui 1900 metri della pista sabbia scattano cavalli di 3 anni e oltre. Lo specialista, top weight, Stick Around non teme né gruppo né perizia. S’innesca un match a tre che l’allievo di Antonio De Luca, con Giuseppe Cannarella in sella, vince arditamente. Si deve arrendere Big Rope giunto secondo e un Laguna Drive, calato sul finale, che occupa il terzo gradino del podio.
Prossimo convegno di galoppo previsto per il 26 dicembre con attese competizioni ricche di montepremi: Premio Città di Siracusa, Memorial Gaetano Francicanava e Criterium d’Inverno.
fonte : Ippomed
