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‘Omega’ Completes Four-Timer in Daishoten

Omega Perfume (Jpn) (Swept Overboard) maintained his dominance in the G1 Tokyo Daishoten and ran out a half-length winner for the fourth time at Oi Racecourse on Wednesday. The charismatic 6-year-old entire was sent off at 4-5 for the NAR circuit showpiece.

The Reiko Hara colourbearer was content to race near the rear of the pack as Castle Top (Jpn) (Bamboo Ere {Jpn}) cleared his rivals and raced on an uncontested lead. After entering the backstretch, Omega Perfume began to make inroads toward the front, and with less than a half-mile remaining, punched the breeze well out in the centre of the track right behind the pacesetters as the far turn loomed. Another Truth (Jpn) (I'll Have Another) had taken over leadership duties in the meantime, and Omega Perfume sidled closer to the rail on the far turn to save some ground. He was in a good rhythm and poised in third before throwing down his challenge a quarter-mile from the wire. It took him the length of the lane, but he gradually wore down stretch leader Clincher (Jpn) (Deep Sky {Jpn}) to keep his Daishoten winning streak intact. It was two lengths back to Westerlund (Jpn) (Neo Universe {Jpn}) in third, who was a neck in front of fourth-place finisher Mutually (Jpn) (Pyro).

The consistent grey did not begin racing until he turned three, but in addition to winning the Tokyo Daishoten four times (2018-2021), he has also filled the runner-up spot in the Listed JBC Classic at Kyoto on four occasions 2018-2021. Second in the Listed Kawasaki Kinen to start his year in January, he resurfaced with a fifth in the Listed Teo Sho at Oi on June 30 prior to his second-place finish in the JBC Classic on Nov. 3.

Pedigree Notes

Although he stood his entire career in Japan, the late Swept Overboard was a dirt star Stateside, winning the 2002 GI Metropolitan H. and 2001 GI Ancient Title Breeders' Cup H. Omega Perfume is one of two Group 1 winners, six group winners and 10 black-type winners for Swept Overboard.

The first foal produced by the three-time winning Omega Frangrance, Omega Perfume leads the quartet of winners from four to race for the daughter of Gold Allure. She missed to Mind Your Biscuits for 2020, but does have a weanling colt by Epiphaneia (Jpn) and was bred back to Bricks and Mortar.

Wednesday, Oi, Japan
TOKYO DAISHOTEN-G1, ¥136,000,000, Oi, 12-29, 3yo/up, 2000m, 2:04.10, gd.
1–OMEGA PERFUME(JPN), 126, h, 6, Swept Overboard
                1st Dam: Omega Fragrance (Jpn), by Gold Allure (Jpn)
                2nd Dam: Beauty Make (Jpn), by Real Shadai
                3rd Dam: Sailing Beauty (Fr), by Lyphard
O-Reiko Hara; B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); T-Shogo Yasuda; J-Mirco
Demuro. ¥80,000,000. Lifetime Record: 23-10-7-2. Werk Nick
   Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the
   eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Clincher (Jpn), 126, h, 7, Deep Sky (Jpn)–The Fates (Jpn), by
Brian's Time. O-Koji Maeda; B-Hirayama Farm (Jpn);
¥28,000,000.
3–Westerlund (Jpn), 126, g, 9, Neo Universe (Jpn)–Uanme, by
Marquetry. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn);
¥16,000,000.
Margins: HF, 2, NK. Odds: 0.80, 4.70, 30.30.
Also Ran: Mutually (Jpn), Lord Bless (Jpn), Another Truth (Jpn), Turbulence (Jpn), Sunrise Nova (Jpn), Derma Louvre (Jpn), Nonkono Yume (Jpn), Joel (Jpn), Noble Saturn (Jpn), Castle Top (Jpn), A Shin Suleyman (Jpn), Shigenobu (Jpn).
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Tarnawa to Visit Frankel

Breeders' Cup champion Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal), who was retired in November, will visit Frankel (GB) for her first beau, Pat Downes, the Manager of The Aga Khan Studs in Ireland, announced on the Nick Luck Daily podcast.

Bred and raced by His Highness The Aga Khan, the chestnut scored three times at the highest level in 2020, in the Prix Vermeille, Prix de l'Opera and Breeders' Cup Turf. She was second in the 2021 G1 Irish Champion S. to Cartier Horse of the Year St. Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) and also filled that position in the G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe for trainer Dermot Weld.

“The plan for her first season at stud will be that she will travel to the UK to be covered by Frankel, so we are excited about that,” Downes told Nick Luck on the podcast. “That is the decision we've taken. When you actually look at her pedigree for example, she is out of a Cape Cross (Ire) mare, so Sea The Stars (Ire) is not an option for her.

“I would imagine we will send her to France to Siyouni at some point, but we have a sister to her turning two now so we will see how she gets on before making that particular decision.

The options for a filly like Tarnawa are relatively thin on the ground for the start of her stud career.”

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Deep Impact Exacta in Hopeful as ‘Ability’ Prevails

Killer Ability (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) showed plenty of talent to take the G1 Hopeful S. at Nakayama on Tuesday. The 2000-metre affair featured 15 colts in the final Japan Racing Association Group 1 of 2021. It was an exacta for the deceased Shadai kingpin Deep Impact, as Justin Palace (Jpn) was 1 1/2 lengths behind.

Second choice at 2-1, the blinkered colt rated in an ideal position perched in third while saving ground against the rails as Grand Line (Jpn) (Duramente {Jpn}) carved out even splits of :23.90, :48.10 and 1:12.10 while followed by Born This Way (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}). Grand Line's lead shrank and he came back to the field at the 600-metre mark, as Killer Ability appeared poised to capitalize on his dream trip. Born This Way took up the baton with a furlong to cover and Grand Line soon packed it in, but Killer Ability was already at the new leader's throatlatch and soon stormed clear to win going away. Justin Palace rallied for second, with Lagulf (Jpn) (Maurice {Jpn}) third another 1 1/4 lengths behind.

Favoured 'TDN Rising Star' and last out Group 3 winner Command Line (Jpn) went off at 9-5, but was restless in the stalls, broke in the air at the bell and was soon relegated to 11th for much of the journey. He improved on the far turn, but a needed gap did not materialise in the straight and he lost his unbeaten record to be 12th.

“Sitting in the saddle in his workouts two weeks in a row convinced me that he was going to run and run fast,” said jockey Takeshi Yokoyama. “We sat in a good position and when the colt was able to relax in the backstretch, I had all the confidence I needed that he was going to win. I'm sure he will go on to improve further and become stronger. Personally, my goal for this season was to capture a Group 1 title and land 100 seasonal

wins—winning five Group 1 titles is just unbelievable and I cannot thank all the connections and the horses enough for such a wonderful season.”

Fifth at first asking at Hanshin over 1800 metres on June 27, the Carrot Farm runner won a maiden at Kokura upped to this trip on Aug. 28 and was second in the Listed Hagi S. on Oct. 30.
Pedigree Notes
The Hopeful S. winner is Deep Impact's 181st black-type scorer, 145th group winner and 54th winner at the highest level. Killer Ability is the former Shadai resident's second winner of the race, and he is in good company, as his first was 2020 Japan Triple Crown hero Contrail (Jpn). Broodmare sire Congaree, who was a dual winner of the GI Cigar Mile H. in addition to Grade I wins in the Hollywood Gold Cup, Swaps S., and Carter H. and third in the 2001 Kentucky Derby, celebrated his first top-flight winner in this sphere on Tuesday and now has a baker's dozen of stakes winners to date. Now with four grade/group winners to his credit, they have struck in Ireland, Stateside and Peru besides Japan.

Already the dam of the SP Killer Presence (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), 2011 GI Starlet S. heroine Killer Graces produced a yearling colt by Just a Way (Jpn) in 2020 and a mating with Bricks and Mortar did not yield a foal this spring. Originally knocked down for $850,000 to Katsumi Yoshida at the 2012 Fasig-Tipton November Sale, the half-sister to MGSW Chocolate Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}) was bred back to Duramente (Jpn). The fourth dam Middlefork Rapids (Wild Again) landed her biggest victory in the GIII Monrovia H., while her best offspring, the Grade III-winning Michigan Bluff (Skywalker) is the dam of Turkey's Champion Imported 2-Year-Old and 3-Year-old Colt Hakeem (Harlan's Holiday), who was also named the Champion Imported Stayer.

Tuesday, Nakayama, Japan
HOPEFUL S.-G1, ¥135,500,000, Nakayama, 12-28, 2yo, 2000mT, 2:00.60, fm.
1–KILLER ABILITY(JPN), 121, c, 2, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
          1st Dam: Killer Graces (GISW-US, $451,097), by Congaree
          2nd Dam: Heatherdoesntbluff, by Old Trieste
          3rd Dam: Michigan Bluff, by Skywalker
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. 1ST GROUP 1 WIN.
O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Takashi Saito;
J-Takeshi Yokoyama. ¥71,050,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0.
*1/2 to Killer Presence (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), SP-Jpn,
$197,667. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the
   eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Justin Palace (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Deep Impact (Jpn)–Palace
Rumor, by Royal Anthem. 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK
   TYPE. 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (¥190,000,000 Ylg '20
JRHAJUL). O-Masahiro Miki; B-Northern Farm (Jpn);
¥28,300,000.
3–Lagulf (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Maurice (Jpn)–Abandonne (Jpn), by
Falbrav (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. 1ST
   GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (¥18,700,000 Ylg '20 JBBAAUG).
O-Takashi Muraki; B-Smile Farm (Jpn); ¥18,150,000.
Margins: 1HF, 1 1/4, 3/4. Odds: 2.10, 7.80, 28.80.
Also Ran: Fidele (Jpn), Born This Way (Jpn), Matenro Leo (Jpn), Achernar Star (Jpn), Shelby's Eye (Jpn), Grand Line (Jpn), Ask Wild More (Jpn), Onyankopon (Jpn), Command Line (Jpn), Satono Helios (Jpn), Crowned Magic (Jpn), Tyler Tesoro (Jpn).
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Efforia Brings the Joy in Arima Kinen

Classic winner Efforia (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), who was claiming his third Group 1 ring, took the lead in the lane and fended off a stubborn Deep Bond (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) to win the G1 Arima Kinen at Nakayama on Sunday. Last year's winner, Chrono Genesis (Jpn) (Bago {Fr}), who was making her final start, was third. The Carrot Farm-owned winner attracted the most votes to gain entry to the race, where the 10 horses that accrue the most votes from the public compete and the field is completed by horses with the highest earnings.

In between horses once the gates flew, the 3-year-old settled in midfield just behind Chrono Genesis. Panthalassa (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) cut out fractions on the front end many lengths clear, until coming back to the field in the final half-mile. The even-money favourite passed Chrono Genesis shortly before the third and final turn, while Panthalassa's advantage had shrunk to just three-quarters of a length.

With only 1 1/2 furlongs to cover, Efforia began to unwind, with G2 Prix Foy victor Deep Bond (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) to his inside, closely tracked by Chrono Genesis. Deep Bond clawed his way to the lead inside the final 100 metres, but Efforia was going the better of the two late on, just getting the best of that foe by three-parts of a length. Chrono Genesis finally got going, but it was too little too late, and she was a half-length back in third, the same margin ahead of early stretch leader Stella Veloce (Jpn) (Bago {Fr}).

“He wasn't in the same perfect condition today as in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) in which he was 120%, but his potential proved he still could give a remarkable performance even with the added distance–2500 meters was the longest he's ever run. Unlike in the Derby, he was relaxed and positioned well and was able to show his true strength,” said jockey Takeshi Yokoyama.

Flawless barring a second in the G1 Japanese Derby, Efforia first captured a Sapporo newcomer's heat last August, before adding a Tokyo allowance-both over 2000 metres of grass-in November of 2020. Back in action on Valentine's Day, he added the G3 Kyodo News Hai (Tokinominoru Kinen) and the Apr. 30 G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas), before his Derby blip on May 30. Resuming on Halloween, the colt defeated 2020 Japanese Triple Crown hero Contrail (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the 2000-metre G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn), prior to stepping out on Sunday.

Pedigree Notes

Epiphaneia continues to consolidate his position in the Japanese sire ranks, and Efforia is one of three Group 1 winners for the rising star. Besides 2020 Japanese Triple Tiara winner Daring Tact (Jpn), the 11-year-old also has 2021 G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies victress Circle of Life (Jpn), and G2 American Jockey Club Cup scorer Aristoteles (Jpn), second in the G1 Kikuka Sho and the stakes winner Orthoclase (Jpn), twice placed at Group 1 level.

The second foal out of the winning Katies Heart, who did her best work around nine furlongs on the dirt, Efforia is followed by the placed Vangaurd's Heart (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}), a yearling filly by Maurice (Jpn) and a weanling filly by Satono Crown (Jpn). His dam, a daughter of the Listed Prix du Cercle and Remembrance Day S. victress Katies First, was bred back to Epiphaneia this spring. Katies's First, in turn, was a half-sister to Japanese Champion 2-Year-Old and 3-Year-Old Filly Hishi Amazon (Theatrical {Ire}), who also was named the Japanese Champion Older Mare. Sleepless Night (Jpn) (Kurofune), winner of the G1 Sprinters S. in her native land and also a champion sprinter in Japan, is also under the third dam.

Sunday, Nakayama, Japan
ARIMA KINEN-G1, ¥574,800,000, Nakayama, 12-26, 3yo/up, 2500mT, 2:32.00, fm.
1–EFFORIA (JPN), 121, c, 3, Epiphaneia (Jpn)
                1st Dam: Katies Heart (Jpn), by Heart's Cry (Jpn)
                2nd Dam: Katies First, by Kris (GB)
                3rd Dam: Katies (Ire), by Nonoalco
O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Yuichi Shikato;
J-Takeshi Yokoyama. ¥303,360,000. Lifetime Record: 7-6-1-0.
Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the
   eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Deep Bond (Jpn), 126, c, 4, Kizuna (Jpn)–Zephyranthes (Jpn),
by King Halo (Jpn). (¥17,820,000 Ylg '18 JBBAJUL). O-Shinji
Maeda; B-Murata Farm (Jpn); ¥120,960,000.
3–Chrono Genesis (Jpn), 121, m, 5, Bago (Fr)–Chronologist
(Jpn), by Kurofune. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn);
¥75,480,000.
Margins: 3/4, HF, HF. Odds: 1.10, 19.90, 1.90.
Also Ran: Stella Veloce (Jpn), Titleholder (Jpn), Aristoteles (Jpn), Akai Ito (Jpn), Mozu Bello (Jpn), You Can Smile (Jpn), Kiseki (Jpn), Win Kiitos (Jpn), Shadow Diva (Jpn), Panthalassa (Jpn), Persian Knight (Jpn), Melody Lane (Jpn), Asamano Itazura (Jpn).
Click for the JRA chart & video or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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