Akaitorino Musume earned her first black-type and group win in the G3 Daily Hai Queen Cup at Tokyo on Saturday. In midfield three paths off the fence through the initial stages, the 4-1 second choice sat six deep through 1000 metres in :58.40. She cruised into contention at the 400-metre mark, took over a furlong from home and withstood the late runs of Art de Vivre and favoured Kukuna to win by a neck. The same margin separated that duo in second and third, respectively, while A Shin Hiten (Jpn) (A Shin Hikari {Jpn}) was another three-quarters of a length back in fourth.
Off the board in a Niigata newcomer affair in August, the dark bay saluted over the same 1600-metre trip in a maiden at Tokyo on Oct. 17. She made it two on the bounce with a score in the Akamatsu Sho there on Nov. 22. Saturday was her sophomore bow.
Pedigree Notes
Akaitorino Musume's victory on Saturday gave her late sire Deep Impact his 169th black-type winner and 135th group winner. Others bred on the cross of Deep Impact over a King Kamehameha mare include G1 Japanese Derby hero Wagnerian (Jpn) and MGSW & MG1SP Denim and Ruby (Jpn).
The fourth runner, winner and first stakes winner for her Japanese dual champion dam, Akaitorino Musume is a full-sister to the MGSP horse Jinambo (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and the GSP Rhinebeck (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Since foaling the winner, 2010 Japanese Filly Triple Crown heroine Apapane has a Black Tide (Jpn) yearling filly and was covered by that sire last spring.
Saturday, Tokyo, Japan
DAILY HAI QUEEN CUP-G3, ¥67,440,000 (US$642,603/£464,037/€530,141), Tokyo, 2-13, 3yo, f, 1600mT, 1:33.30, fm.
1–AKAITORINO MUSUME (JPN), 119, f, 3, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
1st Dam: Apapane (Jpn) (Ch. 2yo & 3yo Filly-Jpn,
MG1SW-Jpn, $6,487,548), by King Kamehameha (Jpn)
2nd Dam: Salty Bid, by Salt Lake
3rd Dam: Piper Piper, by Spectacular Bid
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Makoto Kaneko
Holdings; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Sakae Kunieda; J-Keita
Tosaki. ¥35,588,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0. *Full to
Jinambo (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), MGSP-Jpn, $833,327; and
Rhinebeck (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), GSP-Jpn, $580,057. Click
for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating:
A+++. *Triple Plus*.
2–Art de Vivre (Jpn), 119, f, 3, King Kamehameha (Jpn)–
Isabel (Jpn), by Deep Impact (Jpn). O-Hideko Kondo;
B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥14,168,000.
3–Kukuna (Jpn), 119, f, 3, King Kamehameha (Jpn)–
Culminar (Jpn), by Deep Impact (Jpn). O-Carrot Farm;
B-Northern Farm (Jpn); ¥8,884,000.
Margins: NK, NK, 3/4. Odds: 3.90, 8.50, 2.20.
Also Ran: A Shin Hiten (Jpn), Isn't She Lovely (Jpn), Stellaria (Jpn), Salvia (Jpn), Happy Awesome (Jpn), Infinite (Jpn), Slyly (Jpn), Miyabi Heidi (Jpn), Kaito Genie (Jpn), Reframe, Main Target (Jpn), Kanari Kiken (Jpn), Leggiadro (Jpn).
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