By Alan Carasso
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 Nakayama Racecourse:
Saturday, December 13, 2025
6th-NKY, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
HO O PHAROAH (JPN) (c, 2, American Pharoah–Marlborough Road {Ire}, by The Gurkha {Ire}) is the first foal from his dam, a half-sister to 2006 GI Garden City Breeders' Cup Stakes heroine Magnificent Song (Unbridled's Song) and to the dual Grade III-placed Galileo's Song (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), whose three to salute includes Japanese listed winner Aurora X (Jpn) (Satono Diamond {Jpn}) and the stakes-placed Beyond the Father (Jpn) (Curlin). Ho O Pharoah was purchased for the equivalent of $183,981 as a foal at the 2023 JRHA Select Sale. O-Yoshihisa Ozasa; B-Okada Stud; T-Takeshi Okumura
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