The rise of Sunday Silence

[tachyon]

Win Legend(JPN) 2003H. Sunday Silence(USA) x Shinko Nobby(USA) by Nashwan(USA) -- a listed winner in Japan emerges as a star stallion in India

http://www.pedigreequery.com/win+legend

-- video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6b4ih5cN5s

[Flanders]

I don't know if this has been shown here before. I watched it the other night. I really enjoyed watching it and is about an hour long. In the video it says even the Japanese breeders weren't keen on using Sunday Silence when he first arrived in Japan, as they didn't like the looks of him. But they changed their minds when his first crop made it to the track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IywC3QwJJuk

[Treve]

That video has been posted before though I can't remember if it was in this specific thread
And yeah I remember them mentioning breeders were hesitant because of his stifle.

[tachyon]

Fusaichi Pandora(JPN)[2003M. Sunday Silence(JPN) x Lotta Lace(USA) by Nureyev(USA)] became her sire's 27th G1 producing daughter, when her 3yo filly Almond Eye(JPN)(by Lord Kanaloa) won the G1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) 1600m turf at Hanshin on April 8th 2018.

Fusaichi Pandora(JPN), herself a G1 winner from Sunday Silence's final crop, passed away last year.


Almond Eye(JPN)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001203363/
4-3-1-0


-- replay (Japanese)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe0BZUMFW0k
1st 13 Almond Eye(JPN) [Lord Kanaloa(JPN) x Fusaichi Pandora(JPN) x Sunday Silence(USA)] F3 55 01:33.1 (record)
2nd 1 Lucky Lilac(JPN) [Orfevre(JPN) x Lilacs and Lace(USA) by Flower Alley(USA)] F3 55 01:33.4 1 3/4
3rd 9 Lily Noble(JPN) [Rulership(JPN) x Pure Chaplet(JPN) by Kurofune(USA)] F3 55 01:33.5 1/2
4th 7 Tosen Bless(JPN) F3 55 01:33.8 1 3/4
5th 17 Mau Lea(JPN) F3 55 01:33.8 NS
6th 3 Liberty Heights(JPN) F3 55 01:33.8 NS
7th 5 Red Sakuya(JPN) F3 55 01:33.8 NS
8th 6 Scarlet Color(JPN) F3 55 01:33.8 NK
9th 18 Tsuzumimon(JPN) F3 55 01:33.8 NS
10th 15 Primo Scene(JPN) F3 55 01:34.0 1 1/4
11th 4 Encore Plus(JPN) F3 55 01:34.3 2
12th 16 Finift(JPN) F3 55 01:34.5 1 1/2
13th 12 Dernier Or(JPN) F3 55 01:34.6 NK
14th 8 Harlem Line(JPN) F3 55 01:34.6 NK
15th 14 Red Regnant(JPN) F3 55 01:34.7 1/2
16th 11 Cordierite(JPN) F3 55 01:35.1 2 1/2
17th 10 Aonbharr(JPN) F3 55 01:35.2 3/4
2 Amalfi Coast(JPN) F3 55 S


Fusaichi Pandora(JPN) (2003 - 2017)

[tachyon]

Oju Chosan(JPN), 2011H. Stay Gold(JPN) x Shadow Silhouette(JPN) by Symboli Kris S(USA), won his third consecutive Nakayama Grand Jump easily despite facing setbacks earlier this year with minor health problems that forced him to pass up an intended prep start before his history-making challenge in extending his J-G1 winning streak to five.
His dominating victory this year broke the previous race record set Up to Date(JPN) in 2015 by 3.6 seconds.







-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8sbgepi_pk
1st 6 Oju Chosan(JPN) [Stay Gold(JPN) x Shadow Silhouette(JPN) by Symboli Kris S(USA)] H7 63 04:43.0
2nd 9 Up to Date(JPN) [Kurofune(USA) x Linear Muse(JPN) by Tony Bin(IRE)]H8 63 04:45.4 DS
3rd 3 Nihonpiro Baron(JPN) [Fusaichi Richard(JPN) x Nihonpillow Annika(JPN) by Captain Steve(USA) H8 63 04:46.8 9
4th 5 Le Pere Noel(JPN) H8 63 04:47.5 4
5th 10 T M Opera Don(JPN) H9 63 04:47.6 NK
6th 8 Crans Montana(JPN) H9 63 04:48.6 6
7th 2 Thinking Dancer(JPN) H5 63 04:48.8 1 1/4
8th 7 Meisho Arawashi(JPN) H7 63 04:50.8 DS
9th 1 Sanrei Duke(JPN) H10 63 04:50.8 NS
10th 11 Tosen Melissa(JPN) M6 61 04:53.2 DS
11th 12 Samurai Fountain(JPN) H5 63 04:58.2 DS
12th 4 Meiner Crop(JPN) H8 63 05:00.4 DS

-- JRA result
''Oju Chosan Sets New Record in Third Consecutive Nakayama Grand Jump Title''

http://japanracing.jp/_news2018/pdf/180414-02.pdf

[lurkey mclurker]

Yay Oju Chosan! I saw the plushie (and plushie keychain) earlier on Twitter, with the Kitasan Black plushie. They are sooooo tempting!!

[tachyon]

Triple Crown winner Orfevre(JPN) (Stay Gold) sired his first classic winner & second G1 winner from his first crop, when his 3yo colt Epoca d'Oro(JPN)[o/o Daiwa Passion(JPN) by Forty Niner(USA)] won the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) 2000m turf at Nakayama on April 15th 2018.

That's great news for the Stay Gold sire-line!!




-- replay (English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeeAlUGpFJY
1st 7 Epoca d'Oro(JPN) [Orfevre(JPN) x Daiwa Passion(JPN) by Forty Niner(USA)] C3 57 02:00.8
2nd 14 Sans Rival(JPN) [Rulership(JPN) x Un Fil Rouge(JPN) by Agnes Tachyon(JPN)] C3 57 02:01.1 2
3rd 10 Generale Uno(JPN) [Screen Hero(JPN) x Shanghai Rock(JPN) by Rock of Gibraltar(IRE)] C3 57 02:01.4 1 3/4
4th 15 Stelvio(JPN) C3 57 02:01.4 NK
5th 5 Kitano Commandeur(JPN) C3 57 02:01.4 NS
6th 12 Grail(JPN) C3 57 02:01.4 NS
7th 2 Wagnerian(JPN) C3 57 02:01.6 1 1/2
8th 6 Aithon(JPN) C3 57 02:01.8 1
9th 3 Gendarme(USA) C3 57 02:01.8 HD
10th 1 Time Flyer(JPN) C3 57 02:01.9 3/4
11th 8 K T Clever(JPN) C3 57 02:02.0 NK
12th 9 Oken Moon(JPN) C3 57 02:02.2 1 1/4
13th 11 Meiner Fanrong(JPN) C3 57 02:02.3 3/4
14th 13 Double Sharp(JPN) C3 57 02:02.5 1
15th 16 Jun Valerot(JPN) C3 57 02:03.1 4
16th 4 Three Helios(JPN) C3 57 02:04.4 8

-- JRA result
http://japanracing.jp/_news2018/pdf/180415.pdf


Epoca d'Oro(JPN) (2015 - )
5-3-1-1
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001203083/


Orfevre(JPN) (2008 - )


Stay Gold(JPN) (1994 - 2015)


Sunday Silence(USA) (1986 - 2002)

[Ridan_Remembered]

Wow to that winning margin by Oju Chosan.

And YAYYYYY!!!! to Orfevre's success at stud. I love that horse.

[tachyon]

There had been a succesful nick between Stay Gold and Mejiro McQueen mare, which produced the likes of Orfevre and Gold Ship etc.
Does Orfevre now form a strong nick with Forty Niner line mare?

Epoca d'oro(JPN) -- Satsuki Sho winner

http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001203083/pedigree/

Lucky Lilac(JPN) -- Champion juvenile filly

http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001208248/pedigree/


And, as always, TDN offers wonderful write-up and pedigree notes for the JRA winner.
http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/or ... eas-score/

[Ridan_Remembered]

A mare named Chi Omega had a beautiful California Chrome filly on April 9. Her dam, the G1 winner Joyful Victory, is bred similarly to Refinement, the granddam of Lucky Lilac.

Chi Omega is by Tapit from the Seattle Slew sire line through A.P. Indy. Joyful Victory's maternal granddam was by Alydar.

Since we don't see Alydar too often in top pedigrees anymore, I think it's exciting to see him in the pedigrees of Orfevre's champion filly and the lovely new Chrome filly. Video of the Chrome filly: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.mathes.3/ ... 78888/?t=1