Danon Fantasy (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) came from off the pace to win the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies over a mile on Sunday. The Danox Inc. colourbearer was giving rider Cristian Demuro his third Japanese Group 1 win, one better than trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida.
Dropping back to sit third last through the first half-mile in :47 flat, the 8-5 crowd's pick began to rally with a quarter mile to travel. Angled widest of all barring second choice Chrono Genesis (Jpn) (Bago {Fr}), she had moved into third with 200 metres remaining. In charge 50 metres from the line while still dogged by Chrono Genesis, Danon Fantasy held firm to win by a half-length. Beach Samba (Jpn) (Kurofune) was a neck back in third, three parts of a length to the good of Schon Glanz (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).
“The filly was relaxed and when I saw the second favorite come outside us after the fourth corner, I told her it's
time to go, we have to fight, and she responded really well,” said Demuro. “She responds very quickly and has a very good turn of
foot. She's a good horse and I think she will have a very good chance in the Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) next
year.”
A ¥90,000,000 yearling out of the JRHA Sale in 2017, Danon Fantasy played the bridesmaid in a 1600-metre Tokyo newcomer race on June 3, but has been flawless since, breaking her maiden at Hanshin on Sept. 16, and taking the G3 KBS Kyoto Sho Fantasy S. at Kyoto on Nov. 3.
Pedigree Notes…
One of 123 black-type winners and 103 group winners for her Shadai Stallion Station-based sire, Danon Fantasy is the 39th Group 1 winner. Life for Sale, who won twice at the top level in her native land, has a yearling colt by Heart's Cry as her last listed produce. Life for Sale is out of Brazilian MGSP Doubt Fire (Brz) (Ski Champ), a half-sister to South African MGSW & G1SP Ilsanpietro (Brz) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}), Farenheit (Brz) (Spend a Buck), a GSW & G1SP in Brazil, and Brazilian SW & GSP Olympic Leader (Brz) (Know Heights {Ire}). Her fourth dam is Brazilian Oaks heroine Dimane (Brz) (Janus {Arg}). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
Sunday, Hanshin, Japan
HANSHIN JUVENILE FILLIES-G1, ¥125,140,000 (US$1,111,421/£873,453/€975,855), Hanshin, 12-9, 2yo, f, 1600mT, 1:34.10, fm.
1–DANON FANTASY (JPN), 119, f, 2, Deep Impact (Jpn)
1st Dam: Life for Sale (Arg) (MG1SW-Arg, $199,227),
by Not For Sale (Arg)
2nd Dam: Doubt Fire (Brz), by Ski Champ
3rd Dam: My Little Life (Brz), by Ghadeer (Fr)
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (¥90,000,000 Ylg '17 JRHAJUL). O-Danox
Inc.; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Mitsumasa Nakauchida;
J-Cristian Demuro; ¥66,288,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0.
Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Chrono Genesis (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Bago (Fr)
1st Dam: Chronologist (Jpn), by Kurofune
2nd Dam: In This Unison (Jpn), by Sunday Silence
3rd Dam: Rustic Belle, by Mr. Prospector
O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥26,368,000.
3–Beach Samba (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Kurofune
1st Dam: Fusaichi Airedalre (Jpn), by Sunday Silence
2nd Dam: Rustic Belle, by Mr. Prospector
3rd Dam: Ragtime Girl, by Francis S.
(¥56,000,000 Ylg '17 JRHAJUL). O-Makoto Kaneko Holdings;
B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥16,184,000.
Margins: HF, NK, 3/4. Odds: 1.60, 2.60, 7.20.
Also Ran: Schon Glanz (Jpn), Pourville (Jpn), Meisho Shobu (Jpn), Tanino Mission (Ire), Savoir Aimer (Jpn), Red Anemos (Jpn), Tolochenaz (Jpn), Meisho Keimei (Jpn), Rosen Krieger (Jpn), Win Zenobia (Jpn), Love Me Fine (Jpn), Glacier (Jpn), Jodie (Jpn), Belles Soeurs (Jpn), Star Quartz (Jpn).
Click for the Racing Post chart. JRA Video.
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