From Dusk A First Japanese Winner for Bolt d'Oro

From Dusk selling at OBS this past March | Judit Seipert

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5th-Kokura, ¥13,400,000 ($95,295), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT, 1:10.1, yl.
FROM DUSK (c, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Foolish Cause, by Giant's Causeway) was crunched down to 9-10 favoritism to open his account at first asking and gutted it out over a turf course that might have been easier underfoot than he prefers. Away alertly, the dark bay set the pace, but had company to his outside in the form of third choice Yoshi Tanrei (Jpn) (Satono Aladdin {Jpn}) as they raced into the turn. More or less on even terms as they cut the corner into the straight, From Dusk poked his head in front while fairly conservatively handled approaching the final furlong and fought on bravely to score by three-parts of a length. “He had a nice draw and broke well from the gate,” said winning jockey Kohei Matsuyama. “He was very fresh and fit and had plenty left at the finish.” He is the first Japanese starter for his freshman sire (by Medaglia d'Oro) and became his 13th winner at the time. A $200,000 graduate of last year's Keeneland September Sale, From Dusk was knocked down to trainer Hideyuki Mori for $900,000 at this year's OBS March Sale after the Top Line Sales-consigned colt worked a furlong in :9 4/5. On behalf of this owner, Mori also bought Clos de Mesnil (Practical Joke) from Top Line for a sales-topping $750,000 at OBS last March. The filly is a three-time winner from seven starts in Japan. From Dusk is a half-brother to Foolish Humor (Distorted Humor), SW-US, SP-Can, $123,803, and his dam is a half-sister to the late three-time Grade I-winning turf router Get Stormy (Stormy Atlantic). Foolish Cause is the dam of a colt by ClassicEmpire foaled Feb. 9 of this year and was bred back to Bolt d'Oro. Sales history: $200,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $900,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,926. VIDEO (SC 6) (see below)
O-Susumu Fujita; B-Springhouse Farm (KY); T-Hideyuki Mori.

 

 

 

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