Coolmore Owned Japanese Bred Colt Wins G1 St Leger

Tara Madgwick - Sunday September 17

The Group I English St Leger (1m6 ½ f) was run at Doncaster overnight with victory going to Japanese bred Coolmore owned colt Continuous, a son of champion Sunday Silence son Heart’s Cry.

Trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by Ryan Moore, Continuous was a last start winner of the Group II Voltigeur Stakes at York and progressed again to score a two and three-quarter length win over Frankel colt arrest, who went to the post as favourite.

Aidan O’Brien is contemplating a run in the Arc for Continuous, who has the overall record of four wins and two placigns from seven starts.

“You would say looking at him at York, he was nailed on for this race and he had form on soft ground. Continuous didn't have any problem with the trip. He's got a lot of class, you could see it in his work every day. We're over the moon,” he said.

“The lads will think about the Arc, I'd say, he handles soft ground and gets a mile and a half very well and has class. He has all the things that could work in an Arc. It's just whether the two-week turnback is too tight or not. He has a great constitution as well.”

Advertisement

A homebred for the Coolmore partners, Continuous is closely related to Coolmore’s dual Group I winning and Group I producing sire Saxon Warrior, who is by another Sunday Silsence son in Deep Impact and is from Group I winning Galileo mare Maybe, who is a full sister to Fluff, the dam of Continuous. It’s a top class family that also features Epsom Derby winner Dr Devious and Epsom Oaks winner Dancing Rain.

He is the 12th Group I winner for Heart’s Cry, who has made an impact in Australia with his Japanese trained offspring Admire Rakti and Lys Gracieux winning the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate respectively.

Continuous is also the 52nd Group I winner for Galileo as a broodmare sire.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Pedigree Potential –NZB Ready to Run – Nicks that Click
A quality packed catalogue for the 2025 NZB Ready to Run Sale (November 12 and 13) is online with breeze up video now in place and in the lead up to the sale we’ll go looking each week for some horses of interest that jump out on pedigree for various reasons.
Impressive First winner for Armory
Mapperley Stud stallion Armory recorded his first winner on Sunday when his two-year-old daughter Silhouette raced to a dominant victory in the Fusion Electrical Two-Year-Old (900m) at Trentham.
Early Return Home for Cogburn
Group I winning Not This Time son Cogburn (USA) will return to WinStar Farm in Kentucky earlier than planned after disappointing fertility results during his first Australian covering season at Widden Stud.
Wootton Bassett and Camelot 2YO Colts Win Final French Group Ones
The last French Group I races of their flat season were run on Sunday and Aidan O’Brien produced the winners of both the Group I Criterium International (1600m) and Group I Criterium de Saint Cloud (1800m).
From FNQ To Sha Tin - Aussie Bred Sprinter Wins G2 Premier Bowl
Some horses arrive in Hong Kong with a very different back story - Fresh from winning the $20million The Everest with Ka Ying Rising, David Hayes was back in the winner’s list at Sha Tin on Sunday when Tomodachi Kokoroe won the Group II Premier Bowl (1200m).
Melbourne Cup Dream Alive for Kiwi Stayers
Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) dreams are still alive for connections of Kiwi stayers Mark Twain and Trav.
Rewarding Weekend for Waikato Stud
A double strike at stakes level, a filly with a black-type future and a welcome family success handed Waikato Stud another rewarding weekend.
Sires With Winners - Saturday October 25
Here is the full list of 136 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
One to Watch – Sha Tin – You Don’t See That Every Day!
The Mark Newnham stable has been on fire in Hong Kong since the start of the new season and the former Sydney trainer produced a super promising winner at Sha Tin on Sunday by Capitalist that did everything wrong and miraculously still won the race!
First Winner for King of Comedy
Novara Park Stud stallion King Of Comedy (IRE) is on the board as a sire, with his son Sir Ruby becoming his first winner when victorious over 1300m at Selangor Turf Club in Malaysia on Sunday.