Pedigree Insights
Andrew Caulfield, January 4, 2005–Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn) P EDIGREE INSIGHTS Unfortunately Hancock’s prediction that Sunday Silence and Easy Goer were destined for greatness as BY ANDREW CAULFIELD stallions proved to be only half right. It was Sunday Silence who earned that accolade with a totally dominant career which has earned him comparison with ARIMA KINEN-G1-JRA (Listed), ¥346,620,000, Naka- Sadler’s Wells. yama, 12-26, 3yo/up, 2500mT, 2:29.50 (NSR), fm. The latter has occasionally been responsible for first, 1--ZENNO ROB ROY (JPN), 125, c, 4, by Sunday Silence second and third in major races and Sunday Silence has 1st Dam: Roamin Rachel (GISW, $528,777), by Mining often pulled off this feat, including in October’s G1 2nd Dam: One Smart Lady, by Clever Trick 3rd Dam: Pia’s Lady, by Pia Star Tenno Sho, when Zenno Rob Roy led home Dance In O-Shiraoi Farm; B-Shinobu Oosako; T-Kazuo The Mood and Admire Groove. Since then, Zenno Rob Fujisawa; J-Olivier Peslier; ¥183,234,000. Lifetime Roy has become only the second horse to complete the Record: G1SW-Jpn, 15-7-4-2, ¥964,508,000. *1/2 very difficult treble of Tenno Sho (1 1/4 miles), Japan to Darling My Darling (Deputy Minister), MSW & Cup (1 1/2 miles) and Arima Kinen (1 9/16 miles). MGISP, $352,359. This trio of Group 1 successes gives Zenno Rob Roy Every time a Japanese Group 1 event falls to one of star billing among a celebrated 2004 cast of over 20 Sunday Silence’s offspring--a very common occurrence-- Japanese group winners by Sunday Silence, which also I can’t help thinking back to the summer of 1990, when featured Durandal (Mile Championship), Admire Groove this Horse of the Year was forced into retirement by a (Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup) and the ligament tear.
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