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 Hanshin Racecourse. Sunday's focus is on Tokyo Racecourse which hosts the G1 Longines Japan Cup and features some of Japan's best middle-distance horses taking on four talented runners from Europe. Read our preview here:
Saturday, November 26, 2022
4th-HSN, ¥13,400,000 ($96k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
TILL DAWN (c, 2, Mor Spirit–Follow My Tail, by Indian Charlie) is the first Japanese starter for his freshman sire, by the expat sire and now Japan-based Eskendereya. A half-brother to the New Mexico-bred MSP Proofsinthepuddin (Marking) and SP Red Raider (Roll Hennessy Roll), the Apr. 27 foal was a $160,000 Fasig-Tipton July yearling last summer who matured into the priciest of Mor Spirit's first-crop juveniles (30 sold, 37 ring) when hammering to trainer Hideyuki Mori for $700,000 at OBS March (:9 4/5). There is pedigree to boot, as the colt's second dam is European Group 3 winner and U.S. listed winner Freefourracing (French Deputy), herself responsible for a pair of black-type winners as well as the dam of SW/GSP Dance Code (Honor Code). B-Brad King (KY)
サリオスかと思った(ティルドーン)
ちなみに右はラップスター(多分)感想としては、パワーがめちゃくちゃありそうやけど、途中でめっちゃフラフラしてたから気性大丈夫かね、って思った。 pic.twitter.com/rDUh9T1bz7
— ぺっぷ (@peppu0525) November 24, 2022
AWESOME RESULT (f, 2, Justify–Blossomed, by Deputy Minister) looks to become the eighth winner from nine to the races for her dam, whose daughter Sippican Harbor (Orb) upset the 2018 GI Spinaway S. at Saratoga and was sold to Springhouse Farm for $425,000 in foal to Honor Code at the Keeneland November Sale a couple of months later. Blossomed is also the dam of Grade III-placed Bodacious Babe (Mineshaft), who is responsible for the talented Japanese-based Ju Taro (Arrogate), winner of three of his seven starts and a latest five-length allowance scorer over this dirt track Nov. 13. B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY)
オーサムリザルト（メス2歳・父Justify 母Blossomed 栗東・池江泰寿厩舎）残口僅かとなっております。出資申込受付はトレーニングセンター入厩又は今月末まででこざいます。ご検討の程宜しくお願い申し上げます。#インゼルサラブレッドクラブ#残口僅か pic.twitter.com/WwHHX3yMm3
— インゼルサラブレッドクラブ (@InselTCofficial) July 6, 2022
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