Yoshida
Fee: Standing at Darley Japan
Heart's Cry (JPN) - Hilda's Passion, by Canadian Frontier
SUNDAY STRONG
- Multiple stakes winners from his first two crops to race including GRAYOSH, winner of the Lake Placid S. (G2) at Saratoga, DESVIO, winner of the Sycamore S. (G2) at Keeneland, SANTUARIO, winner of the Clasico Polla De Potrillos (G2) in Peru, Okiro, winner of the $250,000 Animal Kingdom S. and third in the Jacques Cartier S. (G3) at Woodbine, etc.
- G1 winner on both dirt and turf, earner of $2.5 million and 5 triple-digit Beyers: 108, 106, 105, 103, 102
- Won the Woodward S. (G1) in his first career start on the dirt against the largest field in the 67-year history of the race
- Defeated 8 GSWs, including 3 G1 winners, in the Old Forester Turf Classic (G1)
- By HEART’S CRY (JPN), one of the leading sires in Japan, who is by dual Classic winner, SUNDAY SILENCE
- Out of a brilliant track record-setting sprinter from the Gone West sire line, HILDA’S PASSION
Yoshida is by Heart’s Cry, one of the top sire sons of Sunday Silence, the greatest sire in the history of Japan and a major international influence through his own sons and especially Deep Impact, and he is out of the G1-winning mare Hilda’s Passion. When we rate sire prospects, the one element we factor in besides their race record is how good a race mare their dam was because that does statistically enhance a horse’s chances at stud. Yoshida has great credentials."
The cross of Sunday Silence line stallions with Storm Cat line mares has been exceptional, including a SW for Heart’s Cry out of a mare by Bernstein. Other Storm Cat strains to meet with success include Giant’s Causeway, Harlan’s Holiday (sire of Into Mischief), and Tabasco Cat. The Danzig branch of Northern Dancer has been successful: Heart’s Cry scoring with Danehill and Green Desert branches, and Sunday Silence with Belong to Me, Dayjur, and Hard Spun–also suggesting Langfuhr and War Front. The Deputy Minister branch has done well, including through Awesome Again and his son Ghostzapper, Dehere, French Deputy, Salt Lake, and Silver Deputy. Heart’s Cry has a G2W out of a mare by A.P. Indy and Sunday Silence has done well over this line via Tapit (by Pulpit, and bred similarly to Bernardini). There is also a GSW out of a Congrats mare, which suggests his brother Flatter, and the similarly-bred Malibu Moon and Mineshaft. Heart’s Cry has sired 3 GSWs, 1 G1W, out of mares by Unbridled’s Song and the Empire Maker and Rubiano branches of Fappiano have done well. From other Mr. Prospector branches, there is a G1W by Heart’s Cry from a mare by Machiavellian (grandsire of Street Sense), and he has worked well with Kingmambo (sire of Lemon Drop Kid). Other successful Mr. Prospector sources include Smart Strike (sire of Curlin) and the similarly-bred Distorted Humor and Fusaichi Pegasus. The Roberto branch has done well here, including through Brian’s Time, a very close relative to Dynaformer, and Symboli Kris S, who is by Kris S., sire of Arch and Rock Hard Ten. – Alan Porter
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $12,000 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 (2) | 2 (2) | 0 | $537,100 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | $1,040,670 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | $916,000 |
| Totals | 18 | 5 (4) | 4 (3) | 1 (1) | $2,505,770 |
Hill Prince S. (G3) at Belmont Park, defeating Bricks and Mortar
James W. Murphy S. at Pimlico
Maiden Special Weight at Keeneland
2nd at 3National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. (G2) at Saratoga, to Bricks and Mortar,
Saranac S. (G3) at Saratoga, defeating Bricks and Mortar
Won at 4Woodward S. (G1) at Saratoga
Turf Classic S. (G1) at Churchill Downs
2nd at 5Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga
3rd at 5Woodward S. (G1) at Saratoga
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