Saturday, August 18, 2018
10th-NII, ¥28,600,000 ($258k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1200m
HONEY JADE (f, 4, Harlan's Holiday–Hard Hat, by Hard Spun) has finished in the top two in five of her seven career appearances on the dirt, including a handy defeat of future GSW Matera Sky (Speightstown) in a January allowance at Kyoto (video, gate 13). A $130K FTKUJL yearling turned $300K FTFMAR breezer, the dark bay is out of a half-sister to GISW Albert the Great (Go For Gin), MSW Sheer Bliss (Relaunch) and SW Watch The Bird (Rahy). B-John P Hicks, William D Hart, Dr Jerry Bilinski & John Murdza (NY)
Sunday, August 19, 2018
1st-SAP, ¥9,550,000 ($86k), Maiden, 2yo, 1500mT
SPOKANE TESORO (f, 2, Scat Daddy–Nimue, by Speightstown) makes her second career trip to the races, having finished a respectable fifth on track-and-distance debut July 28 (video, gate 1). Spokane Tesoro, a half-sister to Royal Ascot SP Isomer (Cape Blanco {Ire}), was a $275K RNA out of last year's Keeneland November sale before selling for $340K at FTSAUG last summer. Her dam is a half-sister to Go Rockin' Robin (Distorted Humor), winner of the GII Peter Pan S. in 2003. B-Summerhill Farm (KY)
6th-NII, ¥13,400,000 ($121k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400mT
BOSTON TESORO (f, 2, Temple City–Spirited Away, by Awesome Again), a half-sister to MGSW Prospective (Malibu Moon) and cost $130K at last year's KEESEP sale. Second dam Cape North (Capote) produced Spirited Away's SW full-brother Fufty Too (Speightstown), while third dam North Sider (Topsider) was a three-time GISW at the races. Leading rider Keita Tosaki takes the call. B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY)
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