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 Saturday running at Kyoto Racecourse:
Saturday, May 31, 2025
3rd-KYO, ¥10,600,000 ($74k), Maiden, 3yo, 1800m
BIG BAND BEAT (JPN) (c, 3, McKinzie–Cast in Silver, by City Zip) is a half-brother to the stakes-winning Guanare (Runhappy) and was purchased in utero for $80,000 at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale. The stakes-placed Cast in Silver is a daughter of the U.S.-sourced Palace Rumor (Royal Anthem), herself the dam of 2013 GI Belmont Stakes hero Palace Malice (Curlin), but also successful in Japan, having accounted for G1 Tenno Sho (Spring) winner Justin Palace (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and Group 2 winner Iron Barows (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}). Big Band Beat was sold for just over $145,000 as a foal at the 2022 JRHA Select Sale. O-Toshiyuki Fukumori; B-Field Luck Co Ltd; T-Hisashi Shimizu
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