GENTILDONNA, a dual horse of the year in Japan, gave birth to her first foal on Tuesday.

The new arrival is a filly by Shadai Stallion Station resident King Kamehameha, sire of ten top-flight winners including Japan's standout three-year-old colt of 2015, Duramente.

Gentildonna, a seven-year-old daughter of Deep Impact owned by Sunday Racing Co, won all three legs of Japan's fillies' Triple Crown - the Oka Sho (1,000 Guineas), Yushun Himba (Oaks) and Shuka Sho.

At the end of her Classic season she defeated Orfevre to become the first three-year-old flly to win the Japan Cup.

At four Gentildonna finished placed in the Dubai Sheema Classic, Takarazuka Kinen and Tenno Sho, leading to her regular jockey Yasunari Iwata being replaced, and with Ryan Moore in the saddle she became the first horse to win the Japan Cup twice.

In the following season Moore partnered Gentildonna to victory in the Sheema Classic and she signed off her racing career by winning the Arima Kinen.

The new mother was bred by Northern Racing out of Donna Blini, a daughter of Bertolini who won the Cheveley Park Stakes for Brian Meehan and was sold to Katsumi Yoshida for 500,000gns at the 2006 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. 

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