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 this weekend running at Fukushima and Kokura Racecourses:
Saturday, June 29, 2024
6th-KOK, ¥13,720,000 ($85k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1000m
OTOMENA SHACHO (f, 2, Speightstown–Mylady Curlin, by Curlin) is the second foal and first to the races for her dam, who validated 5-2 favoritism for Sather Family LLC and trainer Brad Cox in the 2019 GII Falls City Handicap and was also victorious in that year's GIII Allaire duPont Distaff S. A Feb. 26 foal, Otomena Shacho was purchased by trainer Hideyuki Mori for $200,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale. Mylady Curlin fetched $550,000 from Coteau Grove Farms in foal to Charlatan at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. B-Sather Family LLC (KY)
Sunday, June 30, 2024
5th-FKS, ¥13,720,000 ($85k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800mT
DEL AVAR (c, 2, Frankel {GB}–Amour Briller, by Smart Strike) was conceived at Banstead Manor in 2021 but foaled in Kentucky and looks to become the second winner for her dam, a six-times listed winner of better than $2.3 million on the NAR circuit. Amour Briller is a daughter of North Hills' Tenno Sho winner Heavenly Romance (Jpn) (Sunday Silence), the dam of MGSW/G1SP Awardee (Jungle Pocket {Jpn}) and Lani (Tapit), winner of the 2016 G2 UAE Derby and third in that year's GI Belmont Stakes. B-North Hills Co (KY)
6th-KOK, ¥13,720,000 ($85k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT
SYLPH'S MISTRESS (f, 2, Into Mischief–Heavenhasmynikki, by Majestic Warriror) is out of a mare who wired the field in the 2019 GIII Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont Park and was hammered down to Katsumi Yoshida for $775,000 at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in 2021. The mare foaled this filly in Kentucky in late January 2022, was mated to American Pharoah prior to her export and delivered a filly at Northern Farm last March. B-Northern Farm (KY)
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