In this continuing series, Alan Carasso takes a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Niigata and Sapporo Racecourses:
Saturday, August 24, 2019
4th-NII, ¥9,550,000 ($90k), Maiden, 3yo, 1200m
PARIS TESORO (f, 3, Declaration of War–Patricias Prospect, by A.P. Indy) is out of an unraced full-sister to perennial leading sire Malibu Moon and a half to MGSP Positively (Distorted Humor) and to SP Mutually Benefit (Dynaformer), dam of SW & MGSP Compelled (War Front). Sold in utero for $60K at Keeneland November in 2015, Paris Tesoro was a $25K KEENOV weanling turned €80K Arqana August yearling. She tries the dirt for the first time Saturday. B-A Bayle, C Bigheart, S Gross et al (KY)
5th-SAP, ¥13,400,000 ($126k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1700m
GRAZIE DUO (JPN) (f, 2, Tonalist&hid=29106">Tonalist–City Wells, by City Zip) is the first foal from his dam, third for Shel Evans in the 2015 GIII Ontario Colleen S. before selling for $140K with this foal in utero at KEENOV in 2016. Hailing from the family of Evans's GI Pattison Canadian International S. upsetter Marsh Side (Gone West), Grazie Duo is the first Japanese runner for this Classic-winning stallion. City Wells is the dam of a yearling colt by Lord Kanaloa (Jpn) and a filly foal by Drefong. B-Okada Bokujo
5th-NII, ¥13,400,000 ($126k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT
SAIMON HAROLD (c, 2, Maclean's Music&log=">Maclean's Music–Cocoa Cowgirl, by Cowboy Cal), a $13K purchase as a yearling out of last year's Fasig-Tipton October sale, matured into a $60K juvenile after breezing an eighth of a mile in :10 flat for this year's OBS March Sale. The April foal, who has attracted the services of top jockey Mirco Demuro, descends from the family of Grade II-winning 2-year-old Dance Master (Gone West). B-Dream Walkin' Farms Inc (KY)
Sunday, August 25, 2019
11th-SAP, Keeneland Cup-G3, ¥77.3m ($726k), 3yo/up, 1200mT
ASTER PEGASUS (c, 3, Giant's Causeway–R Heat Lightning, by Trippi), a Group 3 winner last season (video, gate 6), has found his best form at three in his last two appearances, finishing a nose second in listed company in May ahead of a runner-up effort in the G3 Hakodate Sprint S. when last seen June 16 (see below, SC 11). Aster Pegasus, a $150K KEESEP acquisition, is out of the 2010 GI Spinaway S. winner, who cost Stonestreet $1.6 million at KEENOV in 2013. B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY)
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