Efforia is SW4 for Epiphaneia winning Sunday’s Gr3 Kyodo News Service Hai (1800m) at Tokyo.
Settled in fourth place early on, Efforia looked full of running into the home straight and he let down with a strong finish to go clear and defeat Victipharus (Heart’s Cry) by 2-1/2 lengths with Shahyar (Deep Impact) close up third.
Northern Farm-bred Efforia has won all three of his starts for Carrot Farm.
His dam Katie’s Heart (Heart’s Cry) won three time in Japan and a half-sister to stakes performers Thor Hammer (Helissio) and Go Steady (Tony Bin) as well as My Katies (Sunday Silence), the dam of Champion Admire Moon (End Sweep) whose wins included the Japan Cup and Dubai Duty Free.
The granddam Katies First (Kris) won the Listed Prix du Cercle in France and Remembrance Day Stakes in the UK, she a half-sister to Japanese Champion Hishi Amazon (Theatrical) and French Listed winner What Katy Did (Nureyev), the dam of Gr1 Sprinters Stakes winner Sleepless Night (Kurofune).
Efforia’s third-dam Katies (Nonoalco) won the Irish 1000 Guineas.
Japan Cup winner Epiphaneia (Symboli Kris S) stands at Shadai Stallion Station.