The rise of Sunday Silence

[CorridorZ75]

Blowout does the line proud on Derby Day in Louisville, winning the Distaff Mile.

[Mylute]

Wicked Trick (Hat Trick x Classic Chic, by Sky Classic) was second in the G3 Westchester.

[tachyon]

Ivar was too late, too wide, in the Turf Classic.
Next time!

[Mylute]

Blowout does the line proud on Derby Day in Louisville, winning the Distaff Mile.

Blowout 2016. m. Dansili x Beauty Parlor, by Deep Impact

[tachyon]

2019 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) winner World Premiere(JPN), H5. Deep Impact(JPN) x Mandela(GER) by Acatenango(GER), captured his second G1 title under Yuichi Fukunaga in the Tenno Sho Spring 3200m turf at Hanshin on May 2nd 2021, improving his record to 11-4-1-4.



-- replay (Japanese)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usjmovM7TOU
-- replay(English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Iki_S2Gv5Q
1st 1 World Premiere(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Mandela(GER) by Acatenango(GER)] H5 58 03:14.7
2nd 12 Deep Bond(JPN) [Kizuna(JPN) x Zephyranthes(JPN) by King Halo(JPN)] C4 58 03:14.8 3/4
3rd 3 Curren Bouquetd'or(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Solaria(CHI) by Scat Daddy(USA)] M5 56 03:15.2 2
4th 2 Aristoteles(JPN) C4 58 03:15.2 HD
5th 14 Win Marilyn(JPN) F4 56 03:15.6 2 1/2
6th 5 Diastima(JPN) C4 58 03:15.6 NK
7th 7 You Can Smile(JPN) H6 58 03:16.2 3 1/2
8th 6 Makahiki(JPN) H8 58 03:16.5 2
9th 13 Namura Donovan(JPN) H6 58 03:16.6 1/2
10th 17 Authority(JPN) C4 58 03:16.7 NK
11th 16 Melody Lane(JPN) M5 56 03:17.4 4
12th 10 Ghost(JPN) G5 58 03:17.5 1/2
13th 15 Ocea Great(JPN) H5 58 03:17.5 NK
14th 11 Meisho Tengen(JPN) H5 58 03:18.1 3 1/2
15th 8 Divine Force(JPN) H5 58 03:18.1 NS
16th 4 Shironii(JPN) H7 58 03:18.4 1 3/4
17th 9 Jako Maru(JPN) H7 58 03:19.6 7

World Premiere(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001218645/
11-4-1-4

-- JRA Result
''World Premiere Storms to Victory in Tenno Sho (Spring)''
https://japanracing.jp/_news2021/pdf/210502.pdf

[tachyon]

2019 Japanese Oaks winner Loves Only You(JPN), 2016M. Deep Impact(JPN) x Loves Only Me(USA) by Storm Cat(USA), claimed her second G1 title in the QEII Cup at Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong under Vincent Ho on 25 April 2021 improving her record to 13-6-1-3. It was a 1-2-3-4 for Japan.




@HKJC

-- replay and results from HKJC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDLahQT-UzI
https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/informat ... T&RaceNo=8
1st. Loves Only You(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Loves Only You(USA) by Storm Cat(USA)] M5. 2:01.22
2nd. Glory Vase(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Mejiro Tsubone(JPN) by Swept Overboard(USA)] H6. 3/4
3rd. Daring Tact(JPN) [Epiphaneia(JPN) x Daring Bird(JPN) by King Kamehameha(JPN)] F4. 1-1/4
4th. Kiseki(JPN) H7. 2-3/4
5th. Exultant(IRE) G7. 3
6th. Glorious Dragon(IRE) G6. 3-3/4
7th. Time Warp(GB) G8. 5-1/2

Loves Only You(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001221351/

-- from netkeiba.com
https://news.netkeiba.com/?pid=news_view&no=187719

Loves Only You(JPN) will bypass the G1 Takarazuka Kinen in June.
Her main target this year is going to be the G1 BC Filly & Mare Turf in Del Mar with a prep race either in Japan or in the states!!
Also she might be headed to Hong Kong in December after the BC.

[Ridan_Remembered]

It would be wonderful to see Loves Only You run in one of the Breeders' Cup races and WIN!!!

[tachyon]

Gran Alegria(JPN), 2016M. Deep Impact(JPN) x Tapitsfly(USA) by Tapit(USA), grabbed her fifth G1 title impressively under Christophe Lemaire in the Victoria Mile 1600m turf at Tokyo on May 16th 2021.

She became the first horse in history to sweep all of three JRA G1 races for older horses run at 1600m turf -- Yasuda Kinen, Mile Championship and Victoria Mile.




-- replay (English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGLbEnN8NlA
1st 6 Gran Alegria(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Tapitfly(USA) by Tapit(USA)] M5 55 01:31.0
2nd 8 Rambling Alley(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Blooming Alley(JPN) by Symboli Kris S(USA)] M5 55 01:31.7 4
3rd 1 Magic Castle(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x So Magic(JPN) by Symboli Kris S(USA)] F4 55 01:31.7 NK
4th 14 Dirndl(JPN) M5 55 01:31.8 NK
5th 2 Shigeru Pink Dia(JPN) M5 55 01:31.8 NK
6th 18 Resistencia(JPN) F4 55 01:31.9 NK
7th 11 Danon Fantasy(JPN) M5 55 01:31.9 NK
8th 5 Des Ailes(JPN) F4 55 01:31.9 HD
9th 7 Maltese Diosa(JPN) F4 55 01:32.2 1 3/4
10th 3 Christie(JPN) F4 55 01:32.3 1/2
11th 12 Sound Chiara(JPN) M6 55 01:32.3 NK
12th 10 Red Belle Deesse(JPN) M5 55 01:32.4 NK
13th 16 Ria Amelia(JPN) F4 55 01:32.4 HD
14th 9 Terzetto(JPN) F4 55 01:32.4 NK
15th 17 Smile Kana(JPN) F4 55 01:32.6 3/4
16th 15 Affranchir(JPN) M5 55 01:32.6 HD
17th 13 Pourville(JPN) M5 55 01:32.8 1 1/4
18th 4 Iberis(JPN) M5 55 01:36.5 DS

Gran Alegria(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001220947/
12-8-1-1.

[Gemini]

Gran Alegria(JPN), 2016M. Deep Impact(JPN) x Tapitsfly(USA) by Tapit(USA), grabbed her fifth G1 title impressively under Christophe Lemaire in the Victoria Mile 1600m turf at Tokyo on May 16th 2021.

She became the first horse in history to sweep all of three JRA G1 races for older horses run at 1600m turf -- Yasuda Kinen, Mile Championship and Victoria Mile.




-- replay (English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGLbEnN8NlA
1st 6 Gran Alegria(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Tapitfly(USA) by Tapit(USA)] M5 55 01:31.0
2nd 8 Rambling Alley(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Blooming Alley(JPN) by Symboli Kris S(USA)] M5 55 01:31.7 4
3rd 1 Magic Castle(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x So Magic(JPN) by Symboli Kris S(USA)] F4 55 01:31.7 NK
4th 14 Dirndl(JPN) M5 55 01:31.8 NK
5th 2 Shigeru Pink Dia(JPN) M5 55 01:31.8 NK
6th 18 Resistencia(JPN) F4 55 01:31.9 NK
7th 11 Danon Fantasy(JPN) M5 55 01:31.9 NK
8th 5 Des Ailes(JPN) F4 55 01:31.9 HD
9th 7 Maltese Diosa(JPN) F4 55 01:32.2 1 3/4
10th 3 Christie(JPN) F4 55 01:32.3 1/2
11th 12 Sound Chiara(JPN) M6 55 01:32.3 NK
12th 10 Red Belle Deesse(JPN) M5 55 01:32.4 NK
13th 16 Ria Amelia(JPN) F4 55 01:32.4 HD
14th 9 Terzetto(JPN) F4 55 01:32.4 NK
15th 17 Smile Kana(JPN) F4 55 01:32.6 3/4
16th 15 Affranchir(JPN) M5 55 01:32.6 HD
17th 13 Pourville(JPN) M5 55 01:32.8 1 1/4
18th 4 Iberis(JPN) M5 55 01:36.5 DS

Gran Alegria(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001220947/
12-8-1-1.

Thanks goodness she's in Japan. If she ran in the U.S. she would've been retired after 6 races and bred twice by now.

[tachyon]

Thanks goodness she's in Japan. If she ran in the U.S. she would've been retired after 6 races and bred twice by now.

haha.
Gran Alegria is a club-owned horse who has been fixed to race until the end of her 5yo season (or until March of the following year at the longest) as long as she is sound.
Yes, this is going to be her last year of racing.
She is likely to run next in the G1 Yasuda Kinen 1600m turf at Tokyo in June.
It also sounds like her trainer wants to give her another shot with the additional distance in the G1 Tenno Sho Autumn 2000m turf at Tokyo in October.

[tachyon]

''Remembering Sunday Silence and his lasting influence, 30 years after entering stud''
(written by Nancy Sexton)

https://issuu.com/anderson-co/docs/nat- ... roof_v1/30

''I believe that Sunday Silence was a stallion that possessed the potential to be very successful anywhere in the world,'' reflects Teruya Yoshida.
''We were just lucky to be able to introduce him to Japan as a stallion.''
''He changed the Japanese breeding industry completely, especially as he sired successful sons as race horses and stallions. Those sons again sired successful grandsons.''

https://twitter.com/nancygsexton/status ... 6923840519

[tachyon]

The second-crop sire Gold Ship(JPN)(Stay Gold) got his first G1 winner, as his 3yo filly Uberleben(JPN)[o/o Meine Theresia(JPN) by Roses in May(USA)] captured her first group victory under Mirco Demuro in the G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) 2400m turf at Tokyo on May 23rd 2021!!!





-- replay (English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEUVqsfIfDE

1st 9 Uberleben(JPN) [Gold Ship(JPN) x Meine Theresia(JPN) by Roses in May(USA)] F3 55 02:24.5
2nd 7 Akaitorino Musume(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Apapane(JPN) by King Kamehameha(JPN)] F3 55 02:24.6 1
3rd 8 Hagino Pilina(JPN) [Kizuna(JPN) x Hagino Arc(JPN) by Admire Moon(JPN)] F3 55 02:24.6 NS
4th 4 Tagano Passion(JPN) F3 55 02:24.8 1 1/4
5th 15 Art de Vivre(JPN) F3 55 02:24.8 HD
6th 12 Miyabi Heidi(JPN) F3 55 02:25.0 3/4
7th 1 Kukuna(JPN) F3 55 02:25.0 NK
8th 11 Sodashi(JPN) F3 55 02:25.1 3/4
9th 2 Through Seven Seas(JPN) F3 55 02:25.2 1/2
10th 3 Purple Lady(JPN) F3 55 02:25.3 1/2
11th 13 Fine Rouge(JPN) F3 55 02:25.5 1
12th 17 Slyly(JPN) F3 55 02:25.5 NK
13th 18 Stellaria(JPN) F3 55 02:25.9 2 1/2
14th 5 Cool Cat(JPN) F3 55 02:26.2 1 1/2
15th 6 Win Aglaia(JPN) F3 55 02:26.4 1 1/2
16th 16 Nina Dress(JPN) F3 55 02:27.9 9
17th 14 Stripe(JPN) F3 55 02:28.5 3 1/2
18th 10 Enthusiasm(JPN) F3 55 02:29.1 4

Uberleben(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001265661/
7-2-1-3


Gold Ship(JPN)(Stay Gold) standing at Big Red Farm

-- JRA result
''Uberleben Scores First G1 Victory in Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)''
https://japanracing.jp/_news2021/pdf/210523.pdf

Of side note, Uberleben's victory was a wonderful tribute to Mr Shigeyuki Okada, ex-owner of Big Red Farm, who had passed away in March.
The winner is bred by Big Red Farm, the sire Gold Ship stands at BIg Red Farm and the broodmare sire Roses in May(USA) stands at BIg Red, too.

[tachyon]

Janelle Monae(BRZ), 2017F. Agnes Gold(JPN) x Just Lucky(BRZ) by Spend A Buck(USA), won the G1 GP Zelia Gonzaga Peixoto de Castro, 2400m at Gavea on April 11th 2021, remaining undefeated with 4 wins from 4 starts.
Other Agnes Gold fillies Zarabatana(BRZ) and Non Merci(BRZ) completed the trifecta!!
Janelle Monae became the sixth Triple Tiara winner in Rio and the second filly in history to make it undefeated.


https://www.jcb.com.br/home/noticias/28 ... e-carioca/

-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL47px-WjF8
1st. Janelle Monae (Agnes Gold) https://www.pedigreequery.com/janelle+monae
2nd. Zarabatana (Agnes Gold) https://www.pedigreequery.com/zarabatana2
3rd. Non Merci (Agnes Gold) https://www.pedigreequery.com/non+merci

Awwwwwww...

The Brazilian Triple Tiara winner Janelle Monae(BRZ) will move to the states to continue her campaign under the care of Chad Brown!!!!!!
She is slated to arrive at Miami on June 22nd.

https://www.jcb.com.br/home/noticias/29 ... ra-os-eua/

[tachyon]

Shahryar(JPN), 2018C. Deep Impact(JPN) x Dubai Majesty(USA) by Essence of Dubai(USA), won his first G1 title in the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) 2400m turf at Tokyo on May 30th 2021.
Out of the 2010 BC Filliy & Mare Sprint winner Dubai Majesty(USA), he is a full brother to the 2017 Satsuki Sho winner Al Ain(JPN).
This is the fourth consecutive and seventh Japanese Derby winner for the sire Deep Impact.
Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga won this race two straight year.





-- replay (Japanese)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0zfxjc5a4Y
-- replay (English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wseYygjBFl0
1st 10 Shahryar(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Dubai Majesty(USA) by Essence of Dubai(USA)] C3 57 02:22.5
2nd 1 Efforia(JPN) [Epiphaneia(JPN) x Katies Heart(JPN) by Heart's Cry(JPN)] C3 57 02:22.5 NS
3rd 11 Stella Veloce(JPN) [Bago(FR) x Oh My Baby(JPN) by Deep Impact(JPN)] C3 57 02:22.7 1 1/4
4th 13 Great Magician(JPN) C3 57 02:22.7 NS
5th 16 Satono Reinas(JPN) F3 55 02:22.7 NS
6th 14 Titleholder(JPN) C3 57 02:23.1 2
7th 8 Yoho Lake(JPN) C3 57 02:23.1 HD
8th 7 Gratias(JPN) C3 57 02:23.1 NS
9th 6 Baji O(JPN) C3 57 02:23.3 1 1/4
10th 12 Wonderful Town(JPN) C3 57 02:23.3 NK
11th 4 Red Genesis(JPN) C3 57 02:23.6 1 3/4
12th 9 Lagom(JPN) C3 57 02:23.7 NK
13th 3 Time to Heaven(JPN) C3 57 02:23.8 3/4
14th 2 Victipharus(JPN) C3 57 02:24.3 3
15th 17 Bathrat Leon(JPN) C3 57 02:25.4 7
16th 5 Deep Monster(JPN) C3 57 02:25.7 1 3/4
17th 15 Admire Hadar(JPN) C3 57 02:26.0 1 3/4

Shahryar(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001268912/
4-3-0-1

[BaroqueAgain1]

That was a tremendous finish, with Shahryar just barely getting his nose in front of Efforia, who didn't deserve to lose. A deadheat would have been nice.
Dubai Majesty has become a wonderful broodmare.

[Flanders]

2nd 1 Efforia(JPN) [Epiphaneia(JPN) x Katies Heart(JPN) by Heart's Cry(JPN)] C3 57 02:22.5 NS

Everytime I see the names Katies, I think of Hishi Amazon, and indeed I see that he is related to her. His 2nd dam is her half sister.

[Starine]

I read that this is Deep Impact's 7th Japanese Derby winner.

I tried to imagine what it would be like for a stallion here to sire seven Kentucky Derby winners.

[Retrospectiv]

I read that this is Deep Impact's 7th Japanese Derby winner.

I tried to imagine what it would be like for a stallion here to sire seven Kentucky Derby winners.

Hard to imagine indeed. Of course, how often here do we see a sire with 6 or 7 progeny in a race too?
There's certainly going to be a massive shift in Japanese racing when his last progeny are past prime racing age.
Will be the same in Europe when Galileo is finally pensioned.

[tachyon]

2nd 1 Efforia(JPN) [Epiphaneia(JPN) x Katies Heart(JPN) by Heart's Cry(JPN)] C3 57 02:22.5 NS

Everytime I see the names Katies, I think of Hishi Amazon, and indeed I see that he is related to her. His 2nd dam is her half sister.

Yes!
Katies(IRE), the Irish 1000 Guineas winner, was the super filly who defeated the English 1000 Guineas winner Pebbles(GB) in the 1984 Coronation Stakes in a historic duel, wasn't she?

-- replay of the 1984 Coronation Stakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7klmO1GTjw

Katies(IRE) became a very influential broodmare, too, especially for the Japanese racing, represented by three JRA champions Hishi Amazon(USA), Admire Moon(JPN)[grandson of Katies First(USA)] and Sleepless Night(JPN)[daughter of What Katie Did(USA)] from her descendants.
Now I hope that Efforia(JPN) will be able to claim his championship for his female family, too.


Hishi Amazon(USA)
JRA hero-retsuden poster #43
https://jra.jp/gallery/ads/heroes/index.html

[Mylute]

Snowfall (Deep Impact) won the Epsom Oaks!