G3 success for Admire Moon colt

Admire Moon’s leading performer Leo Active added another Graded victory to his résumé on Sunday when winning the G3 Kesei Hai Autumn Handicap over a mile at Nakayama.

The three-year-old colt got the better of seven-year-old Smile Jack by a length and a quarter to set a new course record time of 1:30.7 and record back-to-back victories, having scored a Listed success at Niigata a fortnight earlier.

Bred by Taniguchi Bokujo, Leo Active is out of Leo Soleil, a daughter of Opera House. He has now won four of his 11 starts, including the G2 Keio Hai Futurity Stakes last November, and has been placed on a further four occasions.

Admire Moon is the sire of seven black-type horses. Among his best representatives are the Grade Three winner Fine Choice, and Listed winners Sacred Reve and At Will.