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djebel
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Posted: 03 Mar 2018 at 9:47am |
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In preparation of his retirement to stud.
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reductio ad absurdum
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BLOODSTOCK WORLD NANCY SEXTON
Brave Smash hits the heights from obscure Japanese backgroundSon of Tosen Phantom is a successful import by Australian BloodstockIt wasn’t that long ago that Japan was perceived as the home of European or American discards, a likely outlet for either unfashionably bred colts or proven disappointments. Indeed, Sunday Silence was initially slated to stand in Kentucky at Stone Farm, only to head to Japan after efforts to promote the horse to investors proved futile. How different would the international breeding landscape look today if Sunday Silence, that $17,000 yearling with sickle hocks, hadn’t left American shores? Thanks primarily to the achievements and lasting influence of Sunday Silence, the Japanese thoroughbred has come to be respected throughout the world. Over the past two years alone, they have struck at the top level in Europe, Dubai, Australia and Hong Kong, a number of them advertising the influence of the Sunday Silence sire line via Deep Impact in the process. As for Deep Impact himself, he looks set to play a significant hand in this year’s European Classics through Saxon Warrior and September. Like many Australian owners, Australian Bloodstock, the brainchild of Luke Murrell and Jamie Lovett, is well aware of the worth of an internationally sourced roster of horses. For instance, they won the 2014 Melbourne Cup with German import Protectionist, who subsequently landed the 2016 Grosser Preis von Berlin following his return to trainer Andreas Wohler. Another European import, Big Duke, has been Group 1-placed on three occasions for trainer Darren Weir. Particularly notable, however, has been their success with horses sourced out of Japan, an approach which reaped further dividends last weekend when their Brave Smash and Tosen Stardom finished first and second for the Weir stable in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes at Caulfield. Unsurprisingly both descend directly from the ubiquitous Sunday Silence, although while Tosen Stardom is a son of the universally respected Deep Impact, Brave Smash is just one of 73 foals sired in five crops by the obscure Tosen Phantom, a son of the Sunday Silence stallion Neo Universe who owes much of his success to the support of his owner Takaya Shimakawa. Tosen Stardom is a dual Group 1 winner, having captured the Toorak Handicap and Emirates Stakes this season, and has a berth at Woodside Park Stud in Victoria as a result. For Brave Smash, the Futurity marked a first victory at the top level although he did come close to breaking his Group 1 duck several weeks ago when running Hartnell to a short neck in the CF Orr Stakes. Plans now call for him to head to the Doncaster Mile or cut back in trip for the Newmarket Handicap. Looking further ahead, it seems that a repeat crack at the Everest, in which he ran third last year, could also be on the cards. The pair aren’t the only former Japanese runners among Australian Bloodstock’s roster. Waiting in the wings is Hallelujah Boy, another winning son of Tosen Phantom who has kept good company in Japan, and Ittetsu, an Irish-bred stakes-winning sprinter by Invincible Spirit. The outfit also imported the high-class stayer Admire Deus but were dealt a cruel blow when that horse broke down just days before a start in the Caulfield Cup. As the accompanying table shows, Australian Bloodstock’s approach follows a variation of a trend that has been a fruitful path over the years for the more ambitious Japanese owners. Back in 2006, Japanese raiders Delta Blues and Pop Rock fought out the finish to the Melboune Cup and who could forget the manner in which Riichi Kondo’s ill-fated Admire Rakti ran down Rising Romance to win the 2014 Caulfield Cup. More recently, Real Impact was saddled by trainer Noriyuki Hori to win the George Ryder Stakes and run second in the Doncaster Handicap. Brave Smash and Tosen Stardom may now carry the colours of Australian Bloodstock and their partners but both were once in the ownership of Takaya Shimakawa. Natural foods entrepreneur Shimakawa has also campaigned Japanese Grade 1 winners Tosen Jordan and Tosen Ra and is invariably a strong player at the JRHA Select Sale, the venue at which he paid a session-topping 250,000,000yen (£1.678million/€1.9million) for Tosen Stardom in 2012. As befits such a price, Tosen Stardom owns a pedigree that conforms to Japanese fashion as a Deep Impact relation to none other than Tosen Jordan, Shimakawa’s winner of the 2011 Tenno Sho. Brave Smash, however, has quite a different background. Tosen Phantom has never sired more than 25 foals in a year and owes the vast majority of his support to Shimakawa, the breeder of all bar one of his 22 winners. Brave Smash, a member of the stallion’s second crop of 25 foals, is by far the best of his progeny but others have been useful, notably the minor stakes winners Tosen Ramses, one of 17 foals from his first crop, and Ma Cherie Girl, another from his second crop. Brave Smash is the best of seven named foals out of another Shimakawa campaigner in Tosen Smash, a winning half-sister to multiple Japanese Listed winner Tosen Jo O. In fact, he is the best horse within several generations of his pedigree, although he does trace back to the American-bred Scarlet Ink, a 1971-foaled mare by Crimson Satan whose daughter Scarlet Bouquet foaled the important Japanese stallion Daiwa Major and his champion half-sister Daiwa Scarlet. It will be interesting to see where Brave Smash winds up at stud. His talent is beyond doubt but this has long been a world governed by fashion and there will likely be those who question his background. Having said that, Australian breeders embraced champion Maurice, the best son of Screen Hero, upon his first shuttle trip to Arrowfield Stud last year, and should Brave Smash keep adding to his resume, perhaps he too will enjoy a worthy reception when the time comes. JAPANESE-BRED GROUP 1 PERFORMERS IN AUSTRALIA 2005 - 2018 ADMIRE RAKTI (08 c Heart’s Cry - Admire Teresa by Helissio) won Caulfield Cup - Gr.1 BRAVE SMASH (12 c Tosen Phantom - Tosen Smash by Tokai Teio) won Futurity Stakes - Gr.1, 3rd CF Orr Stakes - Gr.1 DELTA BLUES (01 c Dance In The Dark - Dixie Splash by Dixieland Band) won Melbourne Cup - Gr.1, 3rd Caulfield Cup - Gr.1 EYE POPPER (00 c Soccer Boy - Sunday by Sunday Silence) 2nd Caulfield Cup - Gr.1 HANA’S GOAL (09 f Orewa Matteruze - Shanghai Jell by Shanghai) won All Aged Stakes - Gr.1 POP ROCK (01 c Helissio - Pops by Sunday Silence) 2nd Melbourne Cup - Gr.1 REAL IMPACT (08 c Deep Impact - Tokio Reality by Meadowlake) won George Ryder Stakes - Gr.1, 2nd Doncaster Handicap - Gr.1 TOSEN STARDOM (11 c Deep Impact - Admire Kirameki by End Sweep) won Toorak Handicap - Gr.1, Mackinnon Stakes - Gr.1, 2nd Futurity Stakes - Gr.1 (twice), Ranvet Stakes - Gr.1, 3rd Memsie Stakes - Gr.1 TO THE WORLD (11 c King Kamehameha - To The Victory by Sunday Silence) 2nd The BMW - Gr.1 |
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Jamal
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Blocked for a run in the home straight. Could of finished a lot closer in the Futurity Stakes.
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Australian racing is only good up to 1400m in terms of world standards when it comes to depth/quality in numbers
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Just didn't spark up!
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Dubai So Quoz Sprint
Blue Point wins. Brave Smash disappointing. Viddora - good run to get 4th. Illustrious Lad...never up to it. |
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Australian racing is only good up to 1400m in terms of world standards when it comes to depth/quality in numbers
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