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Miss Finland’s son sheds maiden status at Newcastle.

The Chris Waller-trained Bucharest (3 c Deep Impact - Miss Finland by Redoute's Choice) became the sixth winner for multiple Group 1-winning filly Miss Finland (Redoute's Choice) when he broke his maiden on debut over 1500 metres at Newcastle on Thursday. 

The son of the late Japanese champion sire Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) stayed on well to beat his stablemate Zarzou (Zoustar) by three-quarters of a length with another three lengths back to Zou Island (Zoustar) in third. 

Named after the birthplace of leading racehorse owner and breeder Nick Columb, who had a long association with Arrowfield, the colt is among 324 nominations released last week for the Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m).

Miss Finland landed 11 races, including five at Group 1 level and her progeny is headed by Stay With Me (Street Cry), who emulated her mother by winning the Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m), while her other daughter Earth Angel (Animal Kingdom) was placed at Group 3 level. 

Further back this colt's third dam is Oaks (Gr 1, 1m4f) winner Moonshell (Sadler's Wells), who also finished third in the 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m). 

In 2018 Miss Finland produced a colt by Arrowfield shuttler Shalaa (Invincible Spirit), before missing to Yarraman Park-based sire I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) the following year. The daughter of Redoute's Choice (Danehill) is in foal to Dundeel (High Chaparral), meaning the resulting foal will be a brother to winner Nordicus. 

Deep Impact is represented in the southern hemisphere by his sire sons; Saxon Warrior and Tosen Stardom, who stand Coolmore Stud and Woodside Park Stud respectively. 

The son of Sunday Silence (Halo), who stood at the Shadai Stallion Station for his whole breeding career, died last year.