Jo Kana Chan is SW21 for Lord Kanaloa after winner Sunday’s Gr3 Ibis Summer Dash (1000m) at Niigata.
Breaking smartly, Jo Kana Chan raced on the stands side and led most of the way to defeat Lion Boss (Battle Plan) by a head with Believer (Monterosso) a neck away third, the trip completed in 54.50 seconds on firm turf.
It is the fifth win from 12 starts for the 5yo Jo Kana Chan.
Her granddam Miss Vegas (Efisio) won at Listed level in Italy and North America.
Jo Kana Chan is out of a mare by Neo Universe (Sunday Silence) and Lord Kanaloa has Champion mare Almond Eye and Gr2 winner Diatonic out of mares by Sunday Silence as well as Listed winners Barnard Loop and Regard Calme.
His Gr1 winner Stelvio has Sunday Silence as his maternal grandsire while Gr1 winner Saturnalia is out of a mare by Special Week (Sunday Silence).
Aquis Farms offer Or Fin, a sister to Champion Orfevre, by Stay Gold (Sunday Silence), in foal to Lord Kanaloa as lot 662 in next weeks Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
Champion and Horse Of The Year Lord Kanaloa (King Kamehameha) is advertised at ¥20,000,000 at Shadai Stallion Station in 2020.