Group 1 winner Keiai Nautique (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}–Keiai Gerbera {Jpn}, by Smarty Jones) will stand at Gregory Vayre's Karwin Farm in France next year, Jour de Galop reported on Thursday. Raced by Kazuhiro Kameda, the 6-year-old claimed the G1 NHK Mile Cup in 2018. The deal was brokered by Emmanuel de Seroux and a fee will be announced later.
A winner on debut as a juvenile, the bay was also second in the G2 New Zealand Trophy in 2018 and third in the G2 Fuji S. in 2020. Transferred to the Matthew Smith barn Down Under for his final four starts, he ran fourth three times in group company, including in his career finale, the 2021 G1 Mackinnon S. His record stands at 28-3-2-2, with earnings of $2,115,438.
Bred by Queens Ranch, Ltd., Keiai Nautique is a full-brother to G1 Cantala S., G1 Makybe Diva S. and G1 Toorak H. hero Fierce Impact (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Their dam, G3 Procyon S. and G3 Capella S. victress Keiai Gerbera counts GIII El Encino S. winner Edge (Damascus) as her second dam. At stud, Edge left Boundary (Danzig), a dual Grade III winner and subsequently the sire of dual American Classic hero Big Brown.
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