Australian bred gelding Kinshasa no Kiseki scored a well-deserved G1 victory in Japan on Saturday when he stormed home to win the Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo Racecourse.
Kinshasa no Kiseki (7g Fuji Kiseki – Keltshaan by Pleasant Colony) has won 10 of his 26 starts but Sunday’s triumph was his first Group 1 after seven attempt at the elite level. He was bred by Arrowfield and is from the final Hunter Valley crop of Sunday Silence sire Fuji Kiseki.
Kinshasa no Kiseki (Aus) is a younger half-brother to several Australian winners starting with Raging Fire (Snippets) who was runner-up to Spectatorial in the 2001 Talindert Stakes at Flemington. He broke through at Sale the following season before shipping off-shore to win a further 10 races in Macau racing as Popular Gain.
His older half-sisters Catshaan (Catrail) won four races in Gippsland for trainer Peter Gelagotis while Feather Duster (End Sweep) won at Echuca (2), Morphettville (2) and Cheltenham in the Arrowfield colours.
Kinshasa no Kiseki was followed by Sydney winner Able Too (Dehere) and he went on to win another two in Hong Kong as Fortune Haven.
Their dam Keltshaan, who is a half-sister to G1 French winner Groom Dancer (Blushing Groom), was exported to Japan in June 2007. Her French Deputy colt Krugist followed her 12 months later and he has four races including the Yahagigawa Tokubetsu at Chukyo.