Narukami, a three-year-old son of Thunder Snow, continued his progression on Wednesday, 8 October when landing the Listed Japan Dirt Classic (JPN G1). Run over ten furlongs at Oi, he made all the running in the final leg of the Japanese Dirt Triple Crown to win easily.
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— ᴶᵁᴺ🇯🇵 (@tetrarch1911) October 8, 2025
🇯🇵 2025 Japan Dirt Classic (Jpn1)
🏢 ʀ͟ᴀ͟ᴄ͟ᴇ͟ᴄ͟ᴏ͟ᴜ͟ʀ͟s͟ᴇ͟: Oi (2,000m)
🏇 ᴡ͟ɪ͟ɴ͟ɴ͟ᴇ͟ʀ͟: 🇯🇵Narukami
🐴 s͟ɪ͟ʀ͟ᴇ͟: 🇮🇪Thunder Snow
🐴 ᴅ͟ᴀ͟ᴍ͟: 🇯🇵Omnipresence
🐴 ᴅ͟ᴀ͟ᴍ͟s͟ s͟ɪ͟ʀ͟ᴇ͟: 🇯🇵Deep Impact
👤 ᴊ͟ᴏ͟ᴄ͟ᴋ͟ᴇ͟ʏ͟: 🇯🇵Keita Tosaki
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Narukami now has the brilliant record of five wins from six starts and was backing up his victory in the Kozukata Sho (JPN G2) on his previous start.
Owned by Godolphin and bred by Darley Japan, Narukami is the first foal out of the winning Deep Impact mare Omnipresence, who herself is out of a half-sister to G1 winner World Premiere.
Thunder Snow has sired a very respectable 135 winners from 225 runners, including Stakes winner Tenka Jo, who has landed three Listed races including the Empress Hai this season. He also has a number of multiple JRA winners among his notable performers, such as G Cyclone, Cafe Nix and T O Ruby.
