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posted on 9 December, 2019

145 SW for Deep Impact

Satono Garnet (4 f ex Beatrix Kiddo by Victory Note) came out on top in a tight finish to the Chunichi Shimbun Hai (Gr 3, 1m2f ) at Chukyo yesterday to give her sire Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) his 145th individual stakes winner. The Yoshito Yahagi-trained four-year-old, who was sent off a 13-1 chance as she dropped back in grade, finished a head in front of the runner-up Last Draft (Novellist), with the third home Ice Storm (Storming Hom), a neck further back.

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Henry Plumptre - Managing Director of Darley Australia.

Says of Sweynesse :

"These three colts are the best colts this year and there is probably a half-length
between them. It is fantastic."

Kerrin Mcevoy - Jockey

Says of Sweynesse :

"He’s been pleasing us at home but we were worried about the ground and also he was meeting a good field first-up, I had to ride him a bit steady from the gate but he was electric when I asked him to go."
"He’s a nice, big colt with a lovely relaxed attitude and a very good turn of foot."

Hideaki Fujiwara - Champion Trainer Japan

Says of Staphanos :

“Staphanos had outstanding ability showing speed and stamina. He was mentally and physically tough. I expect his progeny to be the same!”

Michael Cox - Former South China Morning Post and now The Age racing writer saw Staphanos in the flesh on the track and in his impressive morning workouts

Says of Staphanos :

"Staphanos is a horse of substance, mixing toughness and a no-nonsense temperament in a career in which he raced and beat some of the best Japan had to offer. What a coup by Luigi Muollo and Novara Park to secure this stallion and what an incredible opportunity for New Zealand breeders to send mares to such a highly credentialed son of Deep Impact. He has the looks, pedigree and racetrack performances to be a hit at stud. He could be a real game changer and just the type of stallion New Zealand needs."