SUNDAY, 4 MARCH, 2018 WINX SETS GROUP 1 RECORD HEADWAY LAST TO FIRST The world number one mare Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) IN SPRING CUP SCORE made a seamless return to the races on Saturday, kicking off her autumn campaign with a facile seven-length score in Randwick=s G1 Chipping Norton S. Making her first start back since her historic third win in the G1 Cox Plate on Oct. 28, Winx was last from the gates under Hugh Bowman and was about seven lengths off the lead after the opening furlong. Bowman was still sitting chilly at the halfway point of the mile contest, and as they passed the 600 metre mark the mare began to make up ground, circling runners under a hold while up to five wide coming off the turn. The great mare had moved within two lengths of the lead without being asked as they straightened for home, and she took off when Bowman shook the reins passing the 300, drawing off to win under wraps from the Group 1-winning colt Prized Icon (Aus) (More Than Ready). The win was Winx=s 16th at Group 1 level, taking her one past the great sprinting mare Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}). It was also Winx=s 23rd Havana Gold=s Headway (outside) goes last to first consecutive win. Black Caviar won 25 times in her unbeaten in the Spring Cup | racingfotos.com career. Cont. in Worldwide News p6 Headway (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}) bettered an Apr. 21 first-up second at Newbury with a three-length maiden win at Chester next time on May 27 before falling a head shy of glory in Royal Ascot=s June 20 G2 Coventry S. on stakes debut. Slipping to sixth in Goodwood=s Aug. 3 G2 Richmond S., he concluded a five-race juvenile campaign with a third in York=s Aug. 26 G2 Gimcrack S. last time and recovered from a seemingly hopeless position in Saturday=s Listed Spring Cup to secure a first black-type success in ultimately snug fashion. The May 5 G1 2000 Guineas entry was slowest of six into stride and trailed the field from flagfall. Stoked up on the home turn, he was six lengths adrift of clear leader Rufus King at the eighth pole, but delivered a blistering late burst to power by that rival in hand nearing the line for a career high. ATurning in I=d have been happy finishing second, Winx and Hugh Bowman after the Chipping Norton | Bronwen Healy but it was gob-smacking how he picked up because they=d gone a nice pace,@ admitted assistant trainer Maureen Haggas. AFor a first run back it was great and I=m really pleased with him. They can be a bit gassy when they haven=t run for a long time so it=s IN TDN AMERICA TODAY = important they settle. He didn t seem to mind the track or the The Triple Crown trail started to heat up in the U.S. Saturday, surface and there are plenty of options for him. He=s worth with Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford) pulling the upset in the trying at a mile, for sure, and I don=t see any reason why he GII Fountain of Youth S. shouldn=t get it. [Trainer] William [Haggas] will talk to Harry Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. [Herbert] and we=ll see where we go from here.@ cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 4 MARCH, 2018 Headway Last To First In Spring Cup Score cont. from p1 32RED SPRING CUP S.-Listed, ,45,000, LIN, 3-3, 3yo, 7f 1y Headway is the leading performer produced by On Her Way (AWT), 1:24.07, st. (GB) (Medicean {GB}), a winning half-sister to G2 Royal Lodge S. 1--HEADWAY (GB), 127, c, 3, by Havana Gold (Ire) third On Our Way (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), and he is half to a 2- 1st Dam: On Her Way (GB), by Medicean (GB) year-old colt by Bated Breath (GB). His second dam Singed (GB) 2nd Dam: Singed (GB), by Zamindar (Zamindar) is kin to Listed Prix Roland de Chambure victor and 3rd Dam: Infringe (GB), by Warning (GB) G3 Prix de Cabourg runner-up Inhabitant (GB) (Zafonic), while 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. (38,000gns Wlg >15 TATFOA; 60,000gns his fourth dam is G1 Prix Ganay and G1 Gran Premio del Jockey Ylg >16 TAOCT). O-The Royal Ascot Racing Club; B-Whatton Club heroine Infra Green (GB) (Laser Light {GB}). Infra Green Manor, Global Equine & Larry Stratton (GB); T-William Haggas; produced G3 Queen=s Vase victor and G1 Criterium de Saint- J-James Doyle. ,25,520. Lifetime Record: MGSP-Eng, 6-2-2-1, Cloud runner-up Infrasonic (GB) (Dancing Brave), G3 Prix de $121,640. Psyche victress Green Reef (GB) (Mill Reef), G3 Prix Berteux- 2--Rufus King (GB), 127, g, 3, Iffraaj (GB)--Mosqueras Romance winning sire Ecologist (GB) (Rainbow Quest), G1 St James=s (GB), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). (,42,000 Ylg >16 GOUKPR). Palace S. runner-up and sire Greensmith (GB) (Known Fact) and O-Garrett J Freyne Racing. ,9,675. the dam of G1 St Leger-winning European highweight Toulon 3--Lake Volta (Ire), 127, g, 3, Raven=s Pass--Ghanaian (Fr), by (GB) (Top Ville {Ire}). Shamardal. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum. HE’S WORTH TRYING AT A MILE; ,4,842. Margins: 1, 3 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 1.10, 12.00, 10.00. I DON’T SEE ANY REASON WHY HE Also Ran: Albishr (Ire), Bengali Boys (Ire), Lansky (Ire). SHOULDN’T GET IT Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Maureen Haggas Fasig-Tipton. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 4 MARCH, 2018 A DEEP IMPACT INDEED By John Boyce There is no clearer demonstration of the impact being delivered by Japan's world-class leading sire Deep Impact (Jpn) (Sunday Silence). Our leader board arranged by the percentage of horses to starters rated 100 or higher on the World Thoroughbred Rankings leaves us under no illusions as his Vice President, International Operations Gary King dominance. The son of the equally dominant Sunday Silence is Twitter: @garykingTDN way out in front of all his rivals. His score of 18.4% is more than [email protected] double that of all other sires with 150 or more starters that + 1.732.320.0975 retired after 1998 with the exception of Kingmambo's outstanding sire son King Kamehameha. International Editor Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Deep Impact=s Saxon Warrior | Racing Post photo Contributing Editor Whilst it's true that Deep Impact would have access to the very Alan Carasso best mares in Japan, his output is still remarkable, but not only Twitter: @EquinealTDN for his ratio of 100-plus rated runners. He's also on track to Cafe Racing produce the best group of elite runners whose average rating is Sean Cronin currently 121, level with his great rival King Kamehameha, who Tom Frary has the benefit of more crops. And with the exciting prospect of [email protected] the undefeated G1 Racing Post Trophy hero Saxon Warrior (Jpn) to look forward to this year in Europe, we can expect to see Irish Correspondent more non-Japan foaled runners on our racecourses in the years Daithi Harvey to come. Then there's the prospect of seeing another unbeaten colt, Danon Premium (Jpn), embark on his Classic campaign at Regular Columnists Andrew Caulfield home in Japan. What are the chances of an Epsom Derby/Tokyo John Berry Yushun double this summer? The feat was last achieved by Kevin Blake another Kingmambo stallion--King's Best--in 2010, with Tom Peacock Workforce and Eishin Flash. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 4 MARCH, 2018 JAPANESE SIRES RETIRED TO STUD 1999 ONWARDS RANKED BY % 100+ RATED HORSES TO STARTERS Name Rnrs 100+ % Best 10 Avg Top Horse Rating Deep Impact 1,054 194 18.4% 121 A Shin Hikari 127 King Kamehameha 1,361 136 10.0% 121 Lord Kanaloa 128 Daiwa Major 824 67 8.1% 113 Curren Black Hill 117 El Condor Pasa 303 24 7.9% 112 Vermilion 118 Heart's Cry 828 64 7.7% 119 Just a Way 130 Agnes Tachyon 1,017 72 7.1% 115 Deep Sky 121 Harbinger 442 27 6.1% 111 Persian Knight 118 Manhattan Cafe 1,279 75 5.9% 115 Hiruno d'Amour 120 Stay Gold 1,222 69 5.6% 120 Orfevre 129 Zenno Rob Roy 839 47 5.6% 115 Pelusa 120 Admire Moon 554 30 5.4% 112 Seiun Kosei 116 Johannesburg 220 11 5.0% 106 Tagano Burg 113 Rulership 208 10 4.8% 107 Kiseki 118 Jungle Pocket 1,066 50 4.7% 116 Tosen Jordan 122 Admire Vega 387 18 4.7% 112 Blumenblatt 116 Neo Universe 1,154 53 4.6% 116 Victoire Pisa 122 Kurofune 1,444 63 4.4% 113 T M Jinsoku 116 Special Week 1,105 47 4.3% 117 Buena Vista 121 Bago 350 14 4.0% 107 Big Week 115 Matsurida Gogh 302 12 4.0% 107 Lord Quest 114 Symboli Kris S 1,303 49 3.8% 116 Epiphaneia 129 Roses In May 621 23 3.7% 109 Dream Valentino 115 Gold Allure 1,074 38 3.5% 115 Smart Falcon 118 Admire Max 345 12 3.5% 106 K T Brave 116 Falbrav 500 17 3.4% 107 Transwarp 111 ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Marietta Robusti (Ire), f, 3, Equiano (Fr)--La Tintoretta (Ire), by Desert Prince (Ire).