Stakes Goals Ahead for Kuroyanagi

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 12

A $390,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Clarken Bloodstock / Ridgeport Holdings from the Yarraman Park draft, Written Tycoon filly Kuroyanagi was good enough to run third in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes last season and showed her class to win at Caulfield on Saturday.

Kuroyanagi is back in winning form - Brett Holburt/ Racing Photos

Trained by the Clarken-O’Shea partnership at Murray Bridge, Kuroyanagi was second and fourth in her first two runs back from a spell in stakes races and was dropped back slightly in class for the $150,000 MRC Thoroughbred Club of Australia Plate over 1200m.

In a big field of competitive fillies, she was given a good ride by Blake Shinn from an inside gate and scored by a long head over the fast finishing Chewing Gum.

“We knew she was going well, but just needed to get her back on track,” said Niki O’Shea.

“The Guineas (Thousand Guineas G1)is at the back of our minds, so we’ll try her over seven furlongs next start and go from there.”

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Kuroyanagi was a $390,000 Inglis Premier purchase.

Bred by Yarraman Park in partnership, Kuroyanagi has the overall record of two wins and three placings from six starts and has won just shy of $400,000.

Kuroyanagi is a half-sister to Group III placed Zousuko and is the best of five winners from six to race from Group II placed I Am Invincible mare Tetusko, who has the distinction of being the first ever runner for I Am Invincible when she was second on debut in the Listed ATC Gimcrack Stakes.

Tetsuko was also bred by Yarraman Park and her Deep Field yearling filly made $475,000 at Magic Millions this year when bought by Ciaron Maher Bloodstock/ David Redvers Bloodstock.

She has foaled this spring producing a colt by Brave Smash ((Jpn) that is bred on the same cross as Group II winner Kimochi.

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Race Result - Thoroughbred Club Of Australia Plate 1200m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.93
1
Kuroyanagi
- 3f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Tetsuko (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: W Clarken & N O'Shea Rdr: B Shinn 56
2
0.3
Chewing Gum
- 3f Brazen Beau (AUS) x Catechuchu (AUS) (Catbird (AUS))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: Ethan Brown 56
3
1
Khadime
- 3f Star Turn (AUS) x Countess Nan (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: Dominic Sutton Rdr: W Egan 56
4
1.1
I Am Velvet
- 3f I Am Immortal (AUS) x Black Velveteen (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: D W Stackhouse 57
5
2.9
Mem's Choice
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Abscond (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: L Nolen 56
6
3.2
Silmarillion
- 3f Too Darn Hot (GB) x Yavanna (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 57.5
7
4.7
Symphony Of Colour
- 3f Shamus Award (AUS) x Nediym's Glow (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: M J Ellerton Rdr: Damian Lane 56
8
5.1
Blackberry Bomb
- 3f Brazen Beau (AUS) x Segenhoe Valley (AUS) (Dane Shadow (AUS))
Tnr: Simon Zahra Rdr: Jordan Childs 56
9
6.1
Erno's Cube
- 3f Rubick (AUS) x Long Wink (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: John Allen 58.5
10
8.1
Keepsake
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Traceability (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: M Zahra 56
11
8.8
Savvyrocker
- 3f Shamus Award (AUS) x Savannabeel (AUS) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: L Currie 56
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