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Grade 2 winning son of Lord Kanaloa is bred on the same cross as Almond Eye
Grade 2 winner and Grade 1 placed son of Lord Kanaloa (King Kamehameha), Diatonic, will stand at Yulong this year. Trained by Takayuki Yasuda, Diatonic has won 10 times and placed in another six of his 26 career starts, winning twice at Grade 2 level over 1400 metres at his last two starts in 2022. He also ran third in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1200m) in 2020.
"Diatonic has a very unique profile that caught the interest of Mr Zhang and the team at Yulong," said Sam Fairgray, Chief Operating Officer at Yulong Investments.
"His incredible pedigree, consistent performances in high quality races coupled with the global success of the Japanese thoroughbred was incredibly appealing."
"Diatonic won the same race as Rich Hill's talented young sire Satono Aladdin, he's by the same sire as our Blue Diamond winning stallion Tagaloa, and was bred on the same cross as Japanese superstar Almond Eye.
"He's also physically imposing, so we're delighted to be able to support him with our top mares and offer him to the Australian market."
By Lord Kanaloa, he shares the same sire as Yulong's Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) winning sire Tagaloa. He is bred on the same cross as Japanese superstar Almond Eye, out of a mare by Sunday Silence; the most influential sire in Japan and sire of Deep Impact, Heart's Cry and Sunday Joy.
