Coolmore America's Triple Crown-winning freshman sire Justify (Scat Daddy) was represented by his first two Japanese winners Saturday afternoon at Hanshin Racecourse, his 24th and 25th individual winners overall.
In the afternoon's opening event over 1800 meters, Kazumi Yoshida's 2-year-old colt Jovian, a debut second over the metric seven furlongs on Hanshin debut Nov. 19, stretched out successfully and validated 7-10 favoritism with a seven-length romp in gate-to-wire fashion. Bred in Kentucky by DS Stable LLC, Jovian is a son of Runway Doll (Majestic Warrior) and was purchased for $250,000 out of this year's OBS March Sale after breezing a furlong in :9 4/5. Jovian was ridden to victory by the visiting Cristian Demuro.
First-time starting juvenile filly Awesome Result repeated the dose about 90 minutes later. Sent off the 14-5 second betting choice over the same nine-furlong distance, the daughter of Blossomed (Deputy Minister) settled midfield through the opening half-mile and finished up nicely to graduate by 2 1/2 lengths, defeating the Demuro-ridden favorite Cours Mirabeau (Jpn), a son of successful young sire Drefong. A half-sister to GI Spinaway S. winner Sippican Harbor (Orb), Awesome Result is also kin to Bodacious Babe (Mineshaft), whose son Ju Taro (Arrogate) is already a three-time winner in Japan. Blossomed was acquired by Springhouse Farm in foal to Honor Code for $425,000 at Keeneland November two months after Sippican Harbor's upset at Saratoga in 2018. Read more in Sunday's TDN.
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