Grenadier Guards, 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.
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.
The post Frankel Gets 12th Group 1 Winner In Japan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.
