By Heather Anderson
Omega Perfume (Jpn) (Swept Overboard) maintained his dominance in the G1 Tokyo Daishoten and ran out a half-length winner for the fourth time at Oi Racecourse on Wednesday. The charismatic 6-year-old entire was sent off at 4-5 for the NAR circuit showpiece.
The Reiko Hara colourbearer was content to race near the rear of the pack as Castle Top (Jpn) (Bamboo Ere {Jpn}) cleared his rivals and raced on an uncontested lead. After entering the backstretch, Omega Perfume began to make inroads toward the front, and with less than a half-mile remaining, punched the breeze well out in the centre of the track right behind the pacesetters as the far turn loomed. Another Truth (Jpn) (I'll Have Another) had taken over leadership duties in the meantime, and Omega Perfume sidled closer to the rail on the far turn to save some ground. He was in a good rhythm and poised in third before throwing down his challenge a quarter-mile from the wire. It took him the length of the lane, but he gradually wore down stretch leader Clincher (Jpn) (Deep Sky {Jpn}) to keep his Daishoten winning streak intact. It was two lengths back to Westerlund (Jpn) (Neo Universe {Jpn}) in third, who was a neck in front of fourth-place finisher Mutually (Jpn) (Pyro).
The consistent grey did not begin racing until he turned three, but in addition to winning the Tokyo Daishoten four times (2018-2021), he has also filled the runner-up spot in the Listed JBC Classic at Kyoto on four occasions 2018-2021. Second in the Listed Kawasaki Kinen to start his year in January, he resurfaced with a fifth in the Listed Teo Sho at Oi on June 30 prior to his second-place finish in the JBC Classic on Nov. 3.
Pedigree Notes
Although he stood his entire career in Japan, the late Swept Overboard was a dirt star Stateside, winning the 2002 GI Metropolitan H. and 2001 GI Ancient Title Breeders' Cup H. Omega Perfume is one of two Group 1 winners, six group winners and 10 black-type winners for Swept Overboard.
The first foal produced by the three-time winning Omega Frangrance, Omega Perfume leads the quartet of winners from four to race for the daughter of Gold Allure. She missed to Mind Your Biscuits for 2020, but does have a weanling colt by Epiphaneia (Jpn) and was bred back to Bricks and Mortar.
Wednesday, Oi, Japan
TOKYO DAISHOTEN-G1, ¥136,000,000, Oi, 12-29, 3yo/up, 2000m, 2:04.10, gd.
1–OMEGA PERFUME(JPN), 126, h, 6, Swept Overboard
1st Dam: Omega Fragrance (Jpn), by Gold Allure (Jpn)
2nd Dam: Beauty Make (Jpn), by Real Shadai
3rd Dam: Sailing Beauty (Fr), by Lyphard
O-Reiko Hara; B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); T-Shogo Yasuda; J-Mirco
Demuro. ¥80,000,000. Lifetime Record: 23-10-7-2. Werk Nick
Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Clincher (Jpn), 126, h, 7, Deep Sky (Jpn)–The Fates (Jpn), by
Brian's Time. O-Koji Maeda; B-Hirayama Farm (Jpn);
¥28,000,000.
3–Westerlund (Jpn), 126, g, 9, Neo Universe (Jpn)–Uanme, by
Marquetry. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn);
¥16,000,000.
Margins: HF, 2, NK. Odds: 0.80, 4.70, 30.30.
Also Ran: Mutually (Jpn), Lord Bless (Jpn), Another Truth (Jpn), Turbulence (Jpn), Sunrise Nova (Jpn), Derma Louvre (Jpn), Nonkono Yume (Jpn), Joel (Jpn), Noble Saturn (Jpn), Castle Top (Jpn), A Shin Suleyman (Jpn), Shigenobu (Jpn).
Click for the NAR Chart or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. NAR Video.
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