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Guineas Win Propels Coroebus Up The Longines WBRR

After winning the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas at the end of April, Coroebus (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) moved up to a ranking of 121 in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings. The new mark puts him even with fellow improvers Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music), who won the GI Churchill Downs S. on Kentucky Derby Day and G1 Tenno Sho (Spring) scorer Titleholder (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}). They join Golden Pal (Uncle Mo) and Country Grammer (Tonalist) at that rating, which is a five-way tie for fifth in the standings.

Leading the list are multiple Group/Grade 1 winners Life Is Good (Into Mischief) and Nature Strip (Aus) (Nicconi {Aus}) at 124, while Speaker's Corner (Street Sense) is next at 123. Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro) sits at a mark of 122.

Other newcomers to the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings are G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) hero Geoglyph (Jpn) (Drefong) and GI Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike (Keen Ice), both at 119.

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Geoglyph Leaves Mark in Satsuki Sho

Sunday Racing's Geoglyph (Jpn) (Drefong) closed from off the pace to annex Sunday's G1 Satsuki Sho, the first leg in Japan's Triple Crown. The victory marked the first win top-level win for both Geoglyph and his trainer, Tetsuya Kimura.

Ask Victor More (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) soon went to the front as Geoglyph–in tandem with Danon Beluga (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn})–traveled on the heels of stablemate Equinox (Jpn) (Kitisan Black {Jpn}) mid-pack. Fanned out a few paths wide turning for home, the colt battled for supremacy with the early pacesetter in the final furlong, dug in to overtake his stablemate, gaining a short advantage late en route to a one-length success over Equinox with favored Do Deuce (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn), last season's champion juvenile in Japan, 1 1/4-lengths back in third.

“His start was good and we were able to sit in an ideal position which was crucial in winning today,” said winning rider Yuichi Fukunaga, who also won the Japanese 2000 Guineas with Contrail (Jpn) in 2020. “I already knew that he was in good form when I rode him during workouts and had every belief that, although the colt was fifth pick, he was capable of winning. The colt has the strength to sustain his speed, so I geared him wide launching an early bid before the fourth corner. I'm just glad I was able to do my job. In the upcoming Derby, we'll have to see if he can handle the 400-meter added distance.”

After debuting in June last year, Geoglyph notched two consecutive wins including the G3 Sapporo Nisai S. and capped off his 2-year-old season with a fifth in the G1 Asahi Hai

Futurity S. in December. In his sole prior start this term, he finished runner-up behind Danon Beluga in the G3 Kyodo News Hai Feb. 13.

Pedigree Notes:
Sunday's Classic victory marked the first Group 1 score for U.S. Sprint Champion Drefong, winner of a trio of Grade I races, including the 2016 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint. Geoglyph represents the Japanese-based stallion's first crop of sophomores.

Geoglyph's dam, listed scorer and multiple Group 1-placed Aromatico, is also responsible for a pair of minor winners–Albilia (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}) and Copacati (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}).

Sunday, Nakayama, Japan
SATSUKI SHO (JAPANESE 2000 GUINEAS)-G1, ¥320,750,000, Nakayama, 4-17, 3yo, 2000mT, 1:59.70, fm.
1–GEOGLYPH (JPN), 126, c, 3, by Drefong
1st Dam: Aromatico (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn)
2nd Dam: Nasca (Jpn), by Sunday Silence
3rd Dam: Andes Lady (Jpn), by Northern Taste
O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm; T-Tetsuya Kimura; J-Yuichi
Fukunaga; ¥174,325,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0. *First Group 1 winner for sire (by Gio Ponti).
2–Equinox (Jpn), 126, c, 3, by Kitasan Black (Jpn)–Chateau
Blanche (Jpn), by King Halo (Jpn). O-Silk Racing; B-Northern
Farm; ¥66,950,000.
3–Do Deuce (Jpn), 126, c, 3, by Heart's Cry (Jpn)–Dust and
Diamonds, by Vindication. O-Kieffers Inc.; B-Northern Farm;
¥41,475,000.
Margins: 3, NK, NK; Odds: 8.10, 4.70, 2.90.
Also Ran: Danon Beluga (Jpn), Ask Victore More (Jpn), Onyankopon (Jpn), Justin Rock (Jpn), Lagulf (Jpn), Justin Palace (Jpn), Dante's View (Jpn), Be Astonished (Jpn), Matenro Leo (Jpn), Killer Ability (Jpn), Born This Way (Jpn), Grand Line (Jpn), Tosen Vanno (Jpn).

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Unbeaten Serifos Tries for Group 1 Glory

Undefeated Serifos (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), coming off a last out win in the G2 Daily Hai Nisai S. Nov. 13, will try to give trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida his second consecutive victory in the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity S. at Hanshin Sunday. Leading the trainers' table this year, Nakauchida won the race last year with Grenadier Guards (Jpn). A debut winner at Chukyo last June, the chestnut returned to score in the G2 Niigata Nisai S. in August. Visiting jockey Christian Demuro will be on board.

Also undefeated, Geoglyph (Jpn) (Drefong) kicked off with a first-out win at Tokyo in June before exhibiting late speed to take the G2 Sapporo Nisai S. by four lengths in September. Returned from a pre-training farm to Miho Training Centre in November, he worked six furlongs over woodchip course at Miho Dec. 15, completing the final furlong :11.9.

Yu Ota, assistant to Tetsuya Kimura said, “He ran well in the Sapporo Nisai S., even though he was a bit too relaxed. Returning from the farm recently, he looks sharp, and the jockey reports the horse to be in good shape in training. With two wins over 1,800 meters, there shouldn't be any problem over a mile.”

Geoglyph will be accompanied by Christophe Lemaire, who has ridden the colt in both prior starts.

Looking for his first group title, Danon Scorpion (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) graduated at Hanshin in June before adding that track's Listed Hagi S. (1800m) in October. Trainer Takayuki Yasuda explained, “He is a very talented horse. He also has lots of scope.”

In a recent work over the woodchip course at Ritto Training Centre, the bay covered six furlongs, with the final furlong completed in :12.1 seconds under jockey Kohei Matsuyama.

“He moved better than last week. He showed great acceleration and he is fit going into the race,” said Matsuyama.

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First Stakes Winner For Drefong as Geoglyph Dominates in Japan

The G3 Sapporo Nisai S. featured nine juveniles, but it was the June 26 debut winner Geoglyph (Jpn) (Drefong) who was the star of the show on Saturday, drawing off to win by four lengths.

The first black-type winner for his GI Breeders' Cup Sprint-winning sire, the even-money favourite hopped slightly at the start and was last entering the first turn. Tucked in behind as Top Cast (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) cut out the early running, pilot Christophe Lemaire kept the chestnut in touch with his foes and began to make up some ground as the pacesetter covered five furlongs in 1:00.30.

Geoglyph's rallying rush continued on the far turn and he had moved up to fourth with a quarter-mile yet to travel. The Sunday Racing colourbearer came charging three deep into the lane, took command and skipped away to win as much the best. Ask Wild More (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) closed to take second four lengths back and 1 ½ lengths to the good of fellow closer Tosen Vanno (Jpn) (Vanquish Run {Jpn}).

Pedigree Notes

Drefong, named Eclipse Champion Sprinter Stateside in 2016 and a three-time Grade I winner, has 78 foals from his first crop that are 2-year-olds of 2021. The son of dual Eclipse Champion Grass Horse (2009/2010) and 2009 Eclipse Champion Older Horse Gio Ponti (Tale of the Cat) stands at Shadai Stallion Station.

The fourth foal and runner from his dam, the G1 Shuka Sho and G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. third Aromatico (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}), Geoglyph is the third winner and first black-type scorer. Since foaling Geoglyph, she has a yearling colt by Epiphaneia (Jpn) and a weanling filly by Harbinger (GB) to her credit. Aromatico is out of the Sunday Silence mare Nasca (Jpn), who is a half-sister to MGSW Inti Raimi (Jpn) (Special Week {Jpn}); Group 3 hero San Valentin (Jpn) (Special Week {Jpn}); SW Over the Wall (Jpn) (Dr Devious {Ire}); and the winning dam of MGSW Albert (Jpn) (Admire Don {Jpn}).

Saturday, Sapporo, Japan
SAPPORO NISAI STAKES-G3, ¥59,130,000, Sapporo, 9-4, 2yo, 1800mT, 1:49.10, fm.
1–GEOGLYPH (JPN), 119, c, 2, by Drefong
                1st Dam: Aromatico (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn)
                2nd Dam: Nasca (Jpn), by Sunday Silence
                3rd Dam: Andes Lady (Jpn), by Northern Taste
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Sunday Racing;
B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Takaki Iwato; J-Christophe Lemaire.
¥31,371,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. *1st SW/GSW for his
sire (by Gio Ponti). Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the
   eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Ask Wild More (Jpn), 119, c, 2, Kizuna (Jpn)–La Seleccion
(Jpn), by Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn). O-Toshihiro Hirosaki HD;
B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); ¥12,106,000.
3–Tosen Vanno (Jpn), 119, c, 2, Vanquish Run (Jpn)–Tosen
Sonja (Jpn), by Fantastic Light. O-Takaya Shimakawa; B-S.T.
Farm (Jpn); ¥7,853,000.
Margins: 4, HF, 1HF. Odds: 1.10, 11.90, 22.10.
Also Ran: Only Opinion (Jpn), Top Cast (Jpn), Lubeck (Jpn), A T Makfi (Jpn), Yukino Ojisama (Jpn), Kurino Megami Ace (Jpn).
Click for the JRA chart & video or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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