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 Kokura and Sapporo Racecourses and featuring the first Japanese starter for Triple Crown winner American Pharoah:
Saturday, July 27, 2019
5th-SAP, ¥13,400,000 ($123k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1500mT
CLEPAT (f, 2, American Pharoah–Intelyhente, by Smart Strike), a $310K Keeneland September purchase last fall, becomes the first Japanese starter for the Horse of the Year and Triple Crown hero. A half-sister to SP Count Alexander (Scat Daddy) and to recent Prairie Meadows maiden winner Mr. Ankeny (Into Mischief), the April foal is out of a full-sister to MGSW Bel Air Beauty, the dam of Sovereign Award winner Stacked Deck (First Samurai) and GSP Valentino Beauty (Vindication). American Pharoah's six winners to date include G3 Prix du Bois victor Maven. B-William Duignan & Tranquility Investments Limited (KY)
6th-KOK, ¥13,400,000 ($123k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT
PINGXIANG (c, 2, Speightstown–Beauty and Light, by Unbridled's Song), a $300K in utero purchase at KEENOV in 2016, was knocked down for $100K at last year's KEESEP sale and is out of an unraced half-sister to MGSP Snowboarder (Raven's Pass). The colt's third dam, La Comete (Holy Bull), is a half-sister to GISW Icon Project (Empire Maker) and is, of course, the dam of Speightstown's top stallion son Munnings and his MSW & MGSP full-sister Munnings Sister. Beauty In Light was resold for $260K in foal to Honor Code this year at KEEJAN and has since produced a filly. B-Dream With Me Stables Inc (KY).
Sunday, July 28, 2019
6th-SAP, ¥13,400,000 ($123k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1700m
FULLEREN (JPN) (f, 2, Pioneerof the Nile–Dust and Diamonds, by Vindication) is a full-sister to Much Better, a $600K KEENOV weanling who was stakes placed at two and has placed in graded stakes both short and long this season. The filly's dam, a dual graded-stakes winning sprinter and runner-up to Groupie Doll (Bowman's Band) in the 2012 GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, followed Much Better into the ring at KEENOV and was purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for an even $1 million. Dust and Diamonds is the dam of a yearling colt by Deep Impact (Jpn) and a colt foal by Heart's Cry (Jpn). B-Northern Farm
SEREIN (f, 2, Uncle Mo&log=">Uncle Mo–Tiz Miz Sue, by Tiznow), a $500K KEESEP acquisition, is the latest foal from the 2013 GI Ogden Phipps H. winner, whose 2016 produce, Tatweej (Tapit), was hammered down for $2.5 million at KEESEP in 2017. The filly's graded-stakes winning second dam Sue's Good News (Woodman) is also the dam of Bulletin (City Zip), winner of the inaugural Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint last November. Third dam Montera (Easy Goer) produced MSW & MGSP Easyfromthegitgo (Dehere). B-CresRan LLC (KY)
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