Siblings (and offspring) of well-known horses

lurkey mclurker · Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:41 pm

I've seen some of her prep workouts via Twitter... soooo impressive!!!

Maybe we need to restart the Japan Racing thread we had way back before the (most recent) crash...? Didn't we used to have one?

Starine · Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:32 pm

Fan Dii Na has 'freak' written all over her.

Also:

Siblings square off in Dubai World Cup
http://www.drf.com/news/siblings-square-dubai-world-cup

Northport · Mon Mar 20, 2017 10:43 pm

uma_nosuke wrote:Some more about the rising star, Fan Dii Na, in Japan

(a debut: Kyoto 1800m for 3yo's newcomers on 22nd Jan 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHMQQq1elbY&t=2s
#7, blue cap, jockey: Iwata

(2nd race: Tsubaki sho (Kyoto 1800m, allowance for 3yo's on 19th Feb 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00HhIsR ... DhFxiIJksW
#7, orange cap, jockey: Kawada

Very, very impressive. My heart has a Maurice shaped void in it and I am always looking for the next Japanese sensation

Re: Awardee vs. Lani, I give Awardee the advantage. He won't win it, but you're hard pressed to find a horse more consistent than him, especially when compared to his hooligan younger brother.

http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001122413/record/

BaroqueAgain1 · Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:50 am

Lani.

Honestly, if that brat were an American-trained horse, he'd have been gelded...like last year.
I know he's a nicely-bred Tapit, and he won a UAE Derby - for what that's worth - but he's not that good. At least, IMHO not good enough to justify putting up with his bad behavior. I watched the Al Maktoum Challenge, which is supposed to be a prep for the World Cup, and he was a frigging bastard to load.
He repeatedly refused and, every time one of the gate crew just touched him, he blasted with one or both hind legs...and there was bad intent there. Allah bless that Meydan gate crew, because I think a few of them came far too close to Paradise that night.

And when the race started, he barely ran. I watched his rider work like the devil on him, but he just didn't want to run. Barely caught up with some stragglers in the stretch.
Maybe there's some talent there, but he's sure not showing it. Gelding him might actually get his mind on being a racehorse, and stop all his studdish and dangerous behaviors.
I know, I know...his Japanese connections won't do that. The Japanese seem very permissive with their bad actors, and crazy behavior on-track just appears to create fans. Also, standing a G1-winning son of Tapit is attractive....although IMO breeders would be better off with Creator, who is a better racehorse.

starrydreamer · Tue Mar 21, 2017 6:42 pm

tachyon wrote:
Personally, I thought of a wonder filly Fine Motion(IRE) with her racing style.
One to watch!

Oh Fine Motion! She was so wonderful. Whatever happened to her? Has she had any foals?

tachyon · Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:58 am

starrydreamer wrote:
tachyon wrote:
Personally, I thought of a wonder filly Fine Motion(IRE) with her racing style.
One to watch!

Oh Fine Motion! She was so wonderful. Whatever happened to her? Has she had any foals?

Glad you remember Fine Motion!!

Fine Motion(IRE), a 1/2 sister to the champion Pilsudski(IRE), was infertile, unfortunately.
She has been pensioned at Fushikida Bokujo (Farm) in Hokkaido now.

Here's the replay of the QE2 Commemorative Cup (G1) in 2002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psf1L4-MWBg
1st. (#12) Fine Motion

chart -- she demolished that deep field
http://www.jbis.jp/race/result/20021110/108/11/

Treve · Wed Mar 22, 2017 1:22 pm

I think Deep Impact qualifies as a well-known horse, so Fan Dii Na definitely has her place here.
She is gobsmackingly impressive!

starrydreamer · Wed Mar 22, 2017 2:41 pm

tachyon wrote:
starrydreamer wrote:
tachyon wrote:
Personally, I thought of a wonder filly Fine Motion(IRE) with her racing style.
One to watch!

Oh Fine Motion! She was so wonderful. Whatever happened to her? Has she had any foals?
Glad you remember Fine Motion!!

Fine Motion(IRE), a 1/2 sister to the champion Pilsudski(IRE), was infertile, unfortunately.
She has been pensioned at Fushikida Bokujo (Farm) in Hokkaido now.

Here's the replay of the QE2 Commemorative Cup (G1) in 2002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psf1L4-MWBg
1st. (#12) Fine Motion

chart -- she demolished that deep field
http://www.jbis.jp/race/result/20021110/108/11/

Thanks for sharing! There are definitely few better places to retire than Hokkaido.

Sparrow Castle · Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:34 pm

G‏ @LongBallToNoOne
Woweee....unbeaten filly FAN DII NA (Deep Impact) goes to G1 2000m Satsuki Sho (2000 Guineas) attempts to be first filly to win in 69 years!

Northport · Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:34 pm

That's very exciting. Now I don't have to worry about her and Soul Stirring dead heating for the win in the Oka Sho

Treve · Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:01 pm

Sparrow Castle wrote:G‏ @LongBallToNoOne
Woweee....unbeaten filly FAN DII NA (Deep Impact) goes to G1 2000m Satsuki Sho (2000 Guineas) attempts to be first filly to win in 69 years!

Wouldn't that be something!

lurkey mclurker · Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:23 pm

I am so excited for it!!!

firehorse · Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:59 am

Egg Roll, the first foal from Unzip Me by Kitten's Joy was third yesterday in her debut at Gulfstream. Her stablemate Juno Moon was 1st (2nd dam is Glitter Woman).

lurkey mclurker · Sun Mar 26, 2017 5:10 pm

This could be so exciting too!

Naoya YOSHIDA DVM‏ @NaoyaYoshidaUSA Mar 25

We may be able to see Vivlos, the winner of Dubai Turf, at Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf in Del Mar in November.

Sparrow Castle · Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:23 pm

lurkey mclurker wrote:This could be so exciting too!

Naoya YOSHIDA DVM‏ @NaoyaYoshidaUSA Mar 25

We may be able to see Vivlos, the winner of Dubai Turf, at Breeder's Cup Filly & Mare Turf in Del Mar in November.

I was going to mention something about that yesterday. The tweet I saw was from G‏ @LongBallToNoOne who said Sasaki was pointing CHEVAL GRAND (a colt) to the Breeders Cup Turf. The owner of VIVLOS and CHEVAL GRAND is Kazuhiro Sasaki, a former star closer for the Seattle Mariner's. G's tweet added Sasaki prefers the Breeders Cup as Japan has already won the Melbourne Cup plus Randy Johnson said he will go watch the race if he comes to the USA

. Johnson aka "The Big Unit" is a HOFer who pitched 10 years with the Mariner's. Caught my eye as a big Mariner's fan, lol.

lurkey mclurker · Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:43 pm

Yes!! There was an adorable pic of him hugging Cheval Grand in the winner's circle - I didn't see that he was Vivlos' owner too!

BaroqueAgain1 · Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:32 pm

Vexatious, full sister to Creative Cause and Destin, who finished a closing 3rd to Battle of Midway and Reach the World earlier this month, is entered in the Fairground Oaks on April 1. Maybe Drysdale figured it would be better for his filly to get her Oaks prep against a field that doesn't have Unique Bella in it.

Miss Woodford · Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:31 pm

Bill of Rights, full brother to Colonel John and Mr. Hot Stuff, is up for adoption at New Vocations. If anyone wants a ridiculously handsome trail horse he can be yours for $250.
http://www.newvocations.org/horseprofil ... of-Rights/#

honneerider · Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:01 pm

Mo'ne Davis is entered Tampa Bay Downs on Friday, March 31st, 2017 in Race 6.

YOUR NOTES: 1/2 to Barbaro

lurkey mclurker · Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:32 pm

Someone around here was missing Maurice... have a gander at his 2 yr-old full brother!

top, 2015 Screen Hero x Mejiro Frances; bottom, Maurice