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 Chukyo and Hakodate Racecourses:
Saturday, July 20, 2019
6th-CKO, ¥13,400,000 ($124k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400mT
A $250K Keeneland September acquisition, FULL FLAT (c, 2, Speightstown–Golden Flair, by Medaglia d'Oro) is out of an unraced daughter of GI Beverly D. S. winner Fire the Groom (Blushing Groom {Fr}), also the dam of champion European sprinter Stravinsky (Nureyev) and British SW/American GISP Moscow Ballet (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) among others. By the sire of 88% winners from his 25 Japanese starters, Full Flat is bred on the same cross as US Grade I winners Competitionofideas and the late Rock Fall. B-Sierra Farm (KY)
FLAMINGO FLIGHT (f, 2, Flatter–Well, by Well Decorated) fetched $180K at KEESEP last fall and is a full-sister to Kobe's Back, who became a 'TDN Rising Star' when graduating in spectacular fashion in the Willard Proctor Memorial S. at first asking in 2013. Gray in color like her brother, Flamingo Flight is also a half-sister to GSW Well Spelled (Spellbinder). B-Joanne R Mummert & John C Barrett Jr (KY)
Sunday, July 21, 2019
7th-CKO, ¥14,250,000 ($132k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1400m
DURABLE (JPN) (f, 3, Curlin">Curlin–Hurricane Flag, by Storm Cat) has not finished worse than third in four starts on the dirt track and makes her first appearance since graduating over this distance at Hanshin in early April (see below, gate 14). Purchased in utero for $530K out of the 2015 Fasig-Tipton November sale, the chestnut's second dam Pennant Champion (Mr. Prospector) is a full-sister to GISWs Miner's Mark and Traditionally making her third dam the legendary Personal Ensign (Private Account). Durable's year-older half-sister Dark Templar (Tapit) was a Laurel allowance winner for in-form trainer Kelsey Danner July 4. B-K I Farm
9th-HAK, ¥14,250,000 ($132k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1700m
CHELSEA LION (c, 3, Malibu Moon–Tashzara {Ire}, by Intikhab) graduated in his first try over the main track in career start number two last August (see below, gate 3) and is unraced since an unplaced effort at Tokyo last October. The $180K KEESEP buy is out of a half-sister to the top European miler Excelebration (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), G1SW Lancaster Bomber (War Front) and the well-traveled Mull of Killough (Ire) (Mull of Kintyre). B-Spendthrift Farm (KY)
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