By Alan Carasso
In this continuing series, we take 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 Sunday running at Kokura Racecourse:
Sunday, February 2, 2025
5th-KOK, ¥11,850,000 ($76k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1200mT
FOCUS LIGHT (JPN) (f, 3, City of Light–Zest, by Tapit) was acquired by K I Farm for $420,000 when offered in utero at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale. The Feb. 18 foal is the first from her dam and the filly shares her GI Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic-winning second dam Life Is Sweet (Storm Cat) with SW & GSP Batucada (Union Rags) and MSP Candy Grey (Twirling Candy). The stakes-winning and Grade I-placed third dam Sweet Life (Kris S.) also produced Eclipse Award-winning juvenile filly Sweet Catomine (Storm Cat); SW & MGSP Calimonco (Storm Cat); and the dam of MGSW sire Modernist (Uncle Mo). O-Lord Horse Club Co Ltd; B-K I Farm; T-Tatsuya Yoshioka
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