First-season sires, Tower of London and Win Bright, sent their first winners at the Japan Racing Association on the last weekend of June.
Rapier, trained by Kazuya Nakatake, won a 1,200-meter (about six furlongs) turf maiden for 2-year-olds at Kokura June 29 and became the first winner for Darley Japan’s Tower of London.
Tower of London, bred by Darley Japan, won five graded stakes including the 2019 Sprinters’ Stakes (G1) for Godolphin and Kazuo Fujisawa. The son of Raven’s Pass entered stud at Darley Japan in 2021, when his fee was ¥1.5 million (approximately US$14,135), and covered 134 mares.
Rapier, out of Annatorte by Empire Maker , was bred by Tomina Bokujo and bought by Shinji Maeda at the Hidaka Horse Breeders’ Association Selection Sale for ¥24 million (US$168,883).
June 30 at Hakodate, Pseudotachylite won a 1,200-meter turf maiden and became the first winner for Big Red Farm’s Win Bright.
Win Bright, trained by Yoshihiro Hatakeyama, won the 2019 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) and Hong Kong Cup (G1) for Win Racing Club. The son of Stay Gold started his stud duty in 2021, with a fee of ¥1.2 million (US$11,308), when he covered 93 mares.
Pseudotachylite, out of Quick Mail by Taiki Shuttle, was bred by Makio Okada, uncle of Yoshihiro Okada who runs Win Racing Club.
