By Alan Carasso
Sunday, January 22, 2017
4th-NKY, ¥13,720,000 ($119k), Alw, 3yo, 1200m
The Gallagher's Stud-bred MEDAGLIA FLAME (Medaglia d'Oro) was purchased by John Ferguson for $120K out of the 2015 Keeneland September sale and carried the colors of Sheikh Mohammed to a smooth debut success over this course and distance Oct. 2 before finishing down the field in a Kyoto allowance 22 days hence. The New York-bred's second dam is MSW & GSP Eventail (Lear Fan), a half-sister to MGISW Take Charge Lady (Dehere), and herself the dam of MGSW & GISP Straight Story (Giant's Causeway) and Japanese MSW Strong Souther (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}). Sheikh Mohammed's Old Bailey (To Honor and Serve), a $220K FTSAUG grad bred by Elm Tree Farm, will look to build on a debut success at Tokyo Nov. 6.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
4th-KYO, ¥11,400,000 ($99k), Newcomers, 3yo, f, 1400m
MAKTUB (JPN) (First Samurai) is the first Japanese-bred produce for her dam Grand Merger (A.P. Indy), a stakes-winning full-sister to GISW Stephen Got Even and SW & MGSP Indy Glory, the dam of MGISW Artemis Agrotera (Roman Ruler). Carrying this foal in utero, Grand Merger was purchased for $60K from Sequel Bloodstock at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga October Mixed Sale.
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