By Alan Carasso
Saturday, January 28, 2017
6th-KYO, ¥11,400,000 (A$132k), 3yo, Newcomers, 1600mT
FIANO ROMANO (AUS) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) is a son of Heart Ashley (Lion Heart), a two-time Grade 3 winner in the US at age three and purchased by bloodstock agent James Bester for US$500,000 at the 2010 Keeneland November Sale before her export to Australia. Bred and consigned to the 2016 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale by Kia-Ora Stud, Fiano Romano attracted a final bid of A$250,000 from Katsumi Yoshida and faces older 'peers' in this debut. Fiano Romano's 4-year-old full-sister Ameristralia (Aus) carried the Spendthrift Australia silks to victory in a BM84 handicap at Moonee Valley Jan. 21. Her year-younger half-sister by More Than Ready was purchased by Vinery Stud for A$600,000 at the recently concluded Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
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