Admire Mars #1 on First Season Sires’ table
Admire Mars on show at Arrowfield's 2024 Stallion Parade. (PHOTO: Joan Faras)
Arrowfield shuttler Admire Mars has shot to the top of Japan’s First Season Sires’ premiership with 9 winners of ten races and total prizemoney of ¥111 million (~A$1.1 million).
His latest winner Namura Clara (pink cap, pale blue silks) won a 2YO Newcomers race over 1400m at Chukyo last Saturday.
1400m 2yo Newcomers (debut race) Chukyo:
Won by the filly 10. NAMURA CLARA (Admire Mars x Sun Queen🇺🇸 (Storm Cat)) x Suguru Hamanaka
Sister to the very good sprinter NAMURA CLAIR
10th JRA winner for ADMIRE MARS from his debut crop, outstanding start pic.twitter.com/kbTxgfhKBP
— Graham Pavey (@LongBallToNoOne) September 14, 2024
Namura Clara (ex Sun Queen by Storm Cat, from the family of champion sire Machiavellian) is a half-sister to the multiple Group-winning sprinter Namura Clair (by Mikki Isle).
Other JRA winners by Admire Mars include the Northern Farm-bred fillies Jardinier (two wins at 1600m & 1800m), Embroidery (scored by 7 lengths, setting a new 2YO track record at Niigata) & Blue Sunset (won by 3 lengths over 1200m at Chukyo); and the colts Mokara Mars, Mars Odyssey & Seiun Big Bang – all successful on debut.
The first Australian 2YOs by Admire Mars will run this season and 17 have already been named including:
- Miss Kasei (ex Adamina by Snitzel) – $300,000 at Magic Millions Gold Coast
Trainers: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman - Shotaro (ex Mardi by Redoute’s Choice) – $240,000 at Inglis Easter
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young - Much To Admire (ex Legend Emma by Lope De Vega) – $200,000 at MMGC
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott - Honey Mars (ex Reality Show by High Chaparral) – $150,000 at MMGC
No trainer listed yet - She Has Spirit (ex Simogramor ) – $140,000 at MMGC
T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman - Gym Princess (ex Lady Legend by Redoute’s Choice) – $110,000 at Inglis Classic
T: Danny O’Brien - Algood (ex Memphis by Dubawi) – $70,000 at Inglis Classic
T: Sara Ryan - Sozzani (ex Infiorata by Dream Ahead) – not offered for sale
T: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich
