Pedigree Insights
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Andrew Caulfield, November 15, 2005–Sweep Tosho (Jpn) P EDIGREE INSIGHTS What is interesting about this list of male-conquering Japanese fillies, from an American viewpoint, is that BY ANDREW CAULFIELD Sweep Tosho and Rhein Kraft are both daughters of End Sweep. This son of Forty Niner defeated Dehere for Sunday, Kyoto, Japan the title of champion freshman sire in 1998, with a crop QUEEN ELIZABETH II COMMEMORATIVE CUP-G1 sired at a modest fee at Mockingbird Farm in Florida. He (Listed), ¥190,000,000, Kyoto, 11-13, 3yo/up, f/m, was one of three sons of Forty Niner to figure 2200mT, 2:12.50, gd. prominently among 1998’s freshman sires, as Tactical 1--SWEEP TOSHO (JPN), 123, f, 4, by End Sweep Advantage took third place and Twining sixth. 1st Dam: Tabatha Tosho (Jpn), by Dancing Brave End Sweep’s achievements in 1998 included setting 2nd Dam: Samantha Tosho (Jpn), by Tosho Boy (Jpn) a record total of 33 individual winners from a crop of 3rd Dam: Marble Tosho (Jpn), by Dandy Lute (Fr) 74 named foals. That total of 33 winners included the O-Tosho Sangyo; B-Tosho Sangyo Corp; T-A Japanese colt South Vigorous, who went on to win 16 Tsurudome; J-K Ikezoe; ¥103,906,000. Lifetime of his 33 starts, including a string of group sprint Record: 16 starts, 7 wins, ¥572,020,000. successes at the ages of six and seven. Another of this first crop’s durable performers was Nany’s Sweep, winner of the GI Santa Monica H. as a five-year-old, Only last week I commented on the apparent and its other members included the graded-place reluctance of American trainers to allow their best getters Sweeping Story, High Wire Act, Grand End fillies and mares to tackle the males. Judging by this Sweep and Silky Sweep. season’s results in the Far East, their reluctance isn’t End Sweep’s freshman triumph was quickly followed shared by their Japanese counterparts. From the by news that the eight-year-old had been sold to limited number of mixed-sex Group 1 events staged Arrowfield Stud in Australia. Apparently some Kentucky by the JRA, we have seen Rhein Kraft and Daring studs tried to secure his northern hemisphere services, Heart take first and second in the NHK Mile Cup, but Shadai Stallion Station in Japan proved to be End Sweep Tosho win the Takarazuka Kinen over 1 3/8 Sweep’s destination and he was nearing the end of his miles (with the Japan Cup winner Zenno Rob Roy third Japanese season when he suffered a fall which only third) and Heavenly Romance post a narrow led to incoordination. He was euthanized in July 2002, victory over Zenno Rob Roy in the highly prestigious at the age of 11. Tenno Sho. His premature death looks especially regrettable in Sweep Tosho had gone close to adding another view of his achievements. In North America he major victory for the females back in June, when she maintained his dominance to such an extent that he accounted for the Hong Kong stars Silent Witness took the titles of leading second- and third-crop sire. and Bullish Luck in finishing a neck second in the His second crop was headed by the Grade I winners Yasuda Kinen over a mile. The four-year-old--who last Trippi and Swept Overboard, with Precise End scoring year won the G1 Shuka Sho over 1¼ miles and was at Grade III level, and his third produced Dark Ending, a second in the Japanese Oaks over 1½ miles-- Grade I winner in Canada. underlined her class and versatility two days ago with End Sweep also sired a couple of group winners in Australasia, but it was in Japan where he seemed to do a last-strides victory in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II best, with Rhein Kraft and Sweep Tosho heading his Commemorative Cup over 1 3/8 miles. team of group winners. These fillies have collected five “I knew we couldn’t lose to the females,” was the Group 1 victories between them, and Rhein Kraft’s win reaction of winning rider Kenichi Ikezoe. “I think the in this year’s Japanese 1000 Guineas was gained by a experience she gained racing against the male horses head from Cesario--a filly we know all about following paid off today.” her impressive American Oaks triumph. www.coolmore.com Raise a Native This adds up to an eye-catching record for a horse Mr. Prospector Gold Digger who won only six of his 18 starts and who gained his Forty Niner Tom Rolfe only Grade I victory in the Highlander S. in Canada. But File Continue End Sweep’s racing record was backed up by some End Sweep Northern Dancer impressive bloodlines. His dam Broom Dance won the Dance Spell Obeah Alabama S. and was one of four very good winners Broom Dance Thinking Cap produced by Witching Hour, herself a half sister to Witching Hour Tempted, a champion handicap mare, and Instant Sin, Enchanted Eve Northern Dancer an influential broodmare. Lyphard Goofed End Sweep’s sale must be considered a blow to the Tabatha Tosho Dancing Brave Drone long-term prospects of the Forty Niner male line in the (Jpn) Navajo Princess U.S. Forty Niner was only 10 years old when he was 6 starts, 1 win Olmec sold to Japan in 1995, but his reputation as a sire rose $75,531 Samantha Tosho Tesco Boy (GB) 2Fls, 1G1SW Tosho Boy rapidly after his departure, thanks to the efforts of his (Jpn) Social Butterfly 5 starts, 1win Marble Tosho (Jpn) Dandy Lute (Fr) sons Editor’s Note, Gold Fever, Ide, Roar, Jules, $532,708 9Fls, 2SW Announce, Banker’s Gold, Distorted Humor and 7Fls, 4 winners China Tosho (Jpn) Coronado’s Quest. By 1999 he had an impressive team of over 20 stallion sons and the first-crop efforts of End Sweep, Tactical Advantage and Twining in 1998 suggested that this was potentially the most important branch of the Mr. Prospector male line. Although that possibility has been diminished by the exportation of some of these sons, and disappointing results from a few of the main hopes, the Forty Niner line looks assured of a bright future. Distorted Humor-- of whom the best is surely yet to come--has done so well that his fee has risen to $150,000. There are also encouraging signs that Ecton Park, the best son from Forty Niner’s final American crop, will make the grade. The first runners by this winner of the Super Derby include French Park, a recent winner of the GIII Pocahontas S., Parkhimonbroadway, runner-up in a $100,000 stake, Kingsfield, winner of the Prairie Meadows Freshman S., and the stakes-placed Big Lover. Perhaps we should also be keeping an eye on Sunday Break, the Japanese-bred winner of the Peter Pan S. who has covered plenty of mares in his first two seasons at Gainesway. Florida breeders are also well placed to repeat the magic which turned End Sweep from an inexpensive stallion into an international success. They have several accomplished grandsons of Forty Niner at their disposal, including the triple Grade I-winner Peace Rules, who covered 170 mares in his first season earlier this year, the popular Trippi, who has three graded-placed youngsters among his first-crop runners, and Lido Palace, twice a winner of the Woodward S..