Tenno
July 12th 2011 06:57
At Cranbourne on Sunday the 10th of July, Tenno, a 3 year old son of Zenno Rob Roy (Japan), was successful at his 3rd race start.
Never out of a place at his two prior appearances - after being beaten a nose on debut - the brown gelding trained by Michael Kent started favourite in the 1600 metre Maiden, sitting outside the leader before running away to record an easy 2.5 length win on the heavy (and getting heavier - this the second last race before the meeting was abandoned) rated track.
The sire of Tenno, Zenno Rob Roy, was Japanese Horse of the Year in 2004 after winning a trifecta of prestigious Japanese Group One events: The Japan Cup; the Arima Kinen; and the Tenno Sho.
The naming of Tenno paying homage to the birthplace and racetrack exploits of his sire.
‘Tenno’ means ‘Emperor of Japan’ - with ‘Tenno Sho’ translating as ‘Emperor’s Prize’.
One of the most notable of the Zenno Rob Roy progeny to run in Australia would be Enjin Number Nine, who will soon return to racing after suffering a bleeding attack when unplaced and highly fancied in the 2011 G1 Australian Guineas. Enjin Number Nine will be restricted to sprint races to avoid another pulmonary overload and incur a lifetime ban from racing in Australia.
Adam McCabe sneaks a sideways look as he leads the field on Tenno - but there are no dangers.
Never out of a place at his two prior appearances - after being beaten a nose on debut - the brown gelding trained by Michael Kent started favourite in the 1600 metre Maiden, sitting outside the leader before running away to record an easy 2.5 length win on the heavy (and getting heavier - this the second last race before the meeting was abandoned) rated track.
The sire of Tenno, Zenno Rob Roy, was Japanese Horse of the Year in 2004 after winning a trifecta of prestigious Japanese Group One events: The Japan Cup; the Arima Kinen; and the Tenno Sho.
The naming of Tenno paying homage to the birthplace and racetrack exploits of his sire.
‘Tenno’ means ‘Emperor of Japan’ - with ‘Tenno Sho’ translating as ‘Emperor’s Prize’.
One of the most notable of the Zenno Rob Roy progeny to run in Australia would be Enjin Number Nine, who will soon return to racing after suffering a bleeding attack when unplaced and highly fancied in the 2011 G1 Australian Guineas. Enjin Number Nine will be restricted to sprint races to avoid another pulmonary overload and incur a lifetime ban from racing in Australia.
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