Discreet Cat Colt Remains Undefeated At Tokyo

Fresh off a winning debut over this trip at Chukyo versus newcomers on Sept. 24, Obamburumai (Jpn) (Discreet Cat) stunned the G2 Keio Hai Nisai S. field at Tokyo on Saturday, winning by a length at odds of 50-1.

Noticeably lathered on his shoulders in the preliminaries, the bay stalked from third along the backstretch as From Dusk (Bolt d'Oro) was pressed by Speed Of Light (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}). Saving every inch of ground against the rail on the bend, he was asked for his bid inside the final quarter-mile. Steered to the outside of the embattled pacesetters, the son of Pink Gerbera (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) shifted gears and motored away to score with a degree of comfort at the wire. From Dusk was a nose better than Speed Of Light in the placings.

Pedigree Notes

Darley stallion Discreet Cat now has 38 stakes winners to his credit, 15 of them at group level following Obamburumai's score. Originally based at Darley's American arm near Lexington, the 2006 GI Cigar Mile hero was transferred to Darley's Japanese division in 2017 where he has been based ever since. Leading the charge for his progeny is the dual GI Carter H. hero Dads Caps, while his GI Del Mar Oaks heroine Discreet Marq has since produced listed winner Thoughts Of June (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). GI Beholder Mile S. heroine Secret Spice and GI Chandelier S. victress Secret Compass round out his Group 1 winners Stateside, with Taksim (Brz) landing a top-flight race in Brazil.

Although winless in 11 starts, Pink Gerbera did place second in a one-mile maiden for 3-year-olds at Hanshin. Her first foal, the Ceres Hunt (Jpn) gelding Fuyu Shogun (Jpn), is a winner, and with Obamburumai's victory, she has a flawless produce record. Her yearling is a filly by Maurice (Jpn) and Pink Gerbera also has a weanling filly by Rulership (Jpn).

Second dam Le Sucre (Jpn) (Sakura Bakushin O {Jpn}) foaled the stakes winner and dual G1 Prix de la Foret third Entscheiden (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), as well as two other multiple Japanese group winners in Bien Fait (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) and Blanc Bonheur (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). The last-named was third in the G1 Hanshin S. GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile and GI Florida Derby victor turned influential sire and broodmare sire Unbridled's Song (Unbridled) is under the fourth dam, Trolley Song (Caro {Ire}).

Saturday, Tokyo, Japan
KEIO HAI NISAI S.-G2, ¥72,910,000, Tokyo, 11-5, 2yo, 1400mT, 1:20.90, fm.
1–OBAMBURUMAI (JPN), 121, c, 2, Discreet Cat
                1st Dam: Pink Gerbera (Jpn), by Deep Impact (Jpn)
                2nd Dam: Le Sucre (Jpn), by Sakura Bakushin O (Jpn)
                3rd Dam: Asian Meteor, by Unbridled
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Koji Oka; B-SundayHills; T-Keiji Yoshimura; J-Takeshi Yokoyama; ¥38,637,000.

Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. Click for the

3–Speed of Light (Jpn), 119, f, 2, Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)–Silent

Also Ran: Pace Setting (GB), Yakushima (GB), Boukephalas (Jpn), Miss Yokohama (Jpn), Energy Chime (Jpn), Noble Run (Jpn), Antano Ballad (Jpn), Marble Macaron (Jpn), Miscela Dorata (Jpn), Ask Dream More (Jpn), London Plan (Jpn), Rosso Rampante (Jpn), Saimon Olive (Jpn), Schon Prima (Jpn), Daydream Beach (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart and video.