Satono Aladdin (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}–Magic Storm, by Storm Cat), who won the G1 Yasuda Kinen last year for Satomi Horse Company and trainer Yasutoshi Ikee, will shuttle to Rich Hill Stud in New Zealand as part of a partnership between Shadai Stallion Station and the New Zealand nursery, the stud announced on Wednesday. Successful three times at group level, the Northern Farm-bred also won the G2 Mainichi Broadcast Swan S. and G2 Keio Hai Spring Cup amidst his eight wins in 29 starts. He retired to stand for ¥1,000,000 at Shadai Stallion Station this spring with $4,088,282 in earnings.
“Satono Aladdin is a magnificent looking horse. He had a great turn of foot and his time of 1:31.5 for the 1600m [of the Yasuda Kinen] that day was amazing, just point-two of a second outside the race record,” Rich Hill Stud's John Thompson said. “His pedigree is also top class. The Sunday Silence sire line, especially through his champion son Deep Impact, has become a very sought after international commodity, so Satono Aladdin is a major coup for the New Zealand breeding industry.”
Purchased for ¥130,00,000 (US$1,219,705/£866,853/ €993,154/A$1,583,764) as a weanling by Hajime Satomi out of the JRHJUL sale, the bay is out of Grade II winner and GI Spinaway S. third Magic Storm (Storm Cat). Bred on the Deep Impact/Storm Cat cross that has also produced top-flight winners A Shin Hikari (Jpn), Kizuna (Jpn), Real Steel (Jpn) and Ayusan (Jpn), Satono Aladdin is a full-brother to G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup heroine Lachesis (Jpn), as well as MGSP Flawless Magic (Jpn). GISW Drill (Lawyer Ron) is out of a full-sister to Magic Storm, while Satono Aladdin's third dam is SW & GSP Water Dance (Nijinsky II). This is the extended family of champion and dual U.S. Classic hero Little Current (Sea Bird {Fr}), as well as GISW Prayers'n Promises (Foolish Pleasure).
Rich Hill Stud and Shadai earlier partnered with successful sire Pentire (GB) (Be My Guest), while the duo also bred 2015 G1 Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance (NZ). Satono Aladdin is set to cover a restricted book and his fee will be announced later.
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