Gr.1 Blue Diamond winner just like Champion first-season sires Extreme Choice and Pride Of Dubai, but in a faster time.
Fee: $22,000 inc GST | 16.1 hh | 2017
Lord Kanaloa (JPN) x Vasilissa (JPN), by Heart’s Cry (JPN)
Gr.1-winning two-year-old and son of Japanese Horse of the Year, outstanding sprinter and exceptional sire, Lord Kanaloa (JPN).
Brilliant winner of Gr.1 Blue Diamond Stakes, the fastest time recorded by a two-year-old at Caulfield since 2011.
Trained on at three to be Gr.1-placed and win the Gr.3 CS Hayes Stakes.
First yearlings sold for up to $240,000 and are in the stables of leading trainers Chris Waller, Peter Moody and Ciaron Maher.
RUNS 1ST 2ND 3RD EARNED
TOTALS 13 3 1 4 $1,469,450
At 2: MRC Blue Diamond S., Gr.1 (1200m), MVRC Strath Haven Preston 2YO P. (1000m), 2d ATC Todman S., Gr.2 (1200m), 3d VRC Maribyrnong P., Gr.3 (1000m), 4th ATC Golden Slipper S., Gr.1 (1200m)
At 3: VRC CS Hayes S., Gr.3 (1400m), 3d VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1 (1600m), 3d MRC McNeil S., Gr.3 (1200m), 3d MRC Manfred S., Gr.3 (1200m)
King Kamehameha
LORD KANALOA (JPN)
VASILISSA (JPN) TAGALOA
Lady Blossom
Heart’s Cry
Penkenna Princess
1st Dam
Kingmambo
Manfath
Storm Cat
Saratoga Dew
Sunday Silence
Irish Dance
Pivotal
Tiriana
Mr. Prospector
Miesque
Last Tycoon
Pilot Bird
Storm Bird
Terlingua Cormorant
Super Luna Halo
Wishing Well
Tony Bin
Buper Dance Polar Falcon
Fearless Revival
Common Grounds
Proudfoot
VASILISSA (JPN), by Heart’s Cry (JPN). Winner at 1800m in Japan. Half-sister to TRICOLORE BLEU, Danon Gelato, World Impact. Dam of 3 named foals, 2 to race, both winners: TAGALOA (c by Lord Kanaloa) 3 wins. See above. Lomandra (f by Not a Single Doubt) Winner at 1200m in 2022-23, ATC Vinery Yearlings H.
2nd Dam
PENKENNA PRINCESS, by Pivotal. 3 wins-2 at 2-at 6f, 7f, £72,997, €84,136, Newbury Fred Darling S., Gr.3, Newmarket Oh So Sharp S., L, 2d Irish 1000 Guineas, Gr.1, Newmarket Rockfel S., Gr.2, 4th Milano Premio Sergio Cumani, Gr.3. Half-sister to Mystery Ocean
Dam of 9 named foals, all raced, 6 winners, inc:
TRICOLORE BLEU (c Stay Gold) 6 wins-1 at 2-at 1800m, 2000m, 168,102,000¥, Hanshin Osaka Jo S., L, 2d Hanshin Osaka Jo S., L, Tokyo October S., L, Shirafuji S., L, 3d Hanshin Naruo Kinen, Gr.3, Kyoto Andromeda S., L, Cassiopeia S., L Danon Gelato (c Deep Impact) 5 wins at 1800m, 2000m, 107,812,000¥, 3d Nakayama Saint Lite Kinen, Gr.2 World Impact (c Deep Impact) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 2000m, 2200m, 2d Tokyo TV Tokyo Hai Aoba Sho, Gr.2 Vasilissa. Winner. See above.
3rd Dam
TIRIANA, by Common Grounds. Placed at 3. Half-sister to HEAD OVER HEELS. Dam of 11 named foals, all raced, 8 winners, inc: PENKENNA PRINCESS (f Pivotal) 3 wins. See above. Mystery Ocean (f Dr Fong) Winner at 2, 3d Kempton Masaka S., L. Producer. Madamoiselle Jones. 3 wins at 1m, 8¼f in GB. Dam of 3 winners: Maroosh. 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 3100m in GB, Hungary and Switzerland, 4th Zürich Grand Prix Jockey Club, L Royal Ffanci. Unraced. Dam of 3 winners:
DAN’S DREAM (f Cityscape) 2 wins at 5¾f, 7f, Newbury Fred Darling S., Gr.3, 2d Curragh Athasi S., Gr.3, Ballyogan S., Gr.3, Tipperary Fairy Bridge S., Gr.3, 4th Tipperary Concorde S., Gr.3
CAERNARFON (f Cityscape) 2 wins at 2 in 2022, Newmarket Montrose S., L, 3d Pontefract Silver Tankard S., L, 4th Newmarket 1000 Guineas, Gr.1
