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 weekend running at Chukyo Racecourse. Sunday's G2 Kinko Sho at Chukyo pits the Group 1-winning 5-year-old mares Lei Papale (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and Akai Ito (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) against the likes of Potager (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn} x Ginger Punch) and the veteran Gibeon (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn} x Contested):
Saturday, March 12, 2022
3rd-CKO, ¥9,900,000 ($85k), Maiden, 3yo, 1400mT
ENTRY CODE (f, 3, Point of Entry–Indian Valley, by Cherokee Run) is a half-sister to MGSP Splashy Kisses (Blame) and is out of a winning half-sister to SW Chhaya Dance (A.P. Indy) and to the three-time graded-placed Convocation (Pulpit). The filly's third dam Colour Chart (Mr. Prospector), three times a winner at group level in France and placed in no fewer than three Grade Is in this country, was responsible for Eclipse Award-winning juvenile filly Tempera (A.P. Indy) and MGSW/G1SP Equerry (St. Jovite). Point of Entry is the sire of eight winners from eight Japanese runners, including MGSW Lotus Land. B-Winchester Farm (KY)
6th-CKO, ¥14,250,000 ($123k), Allowance, 3yo, 1800m
BAHIR DAR (c, 3, American Pharoah–Llanarmon, by Sky Mesa) has yet to run a bad one in three starts to date, having finished second in his first two appearances at Hanshin late last year before breaking through with a facile maiden victory at Kokura Jan. 29. Shadai Corporation privately acquired the late April foal's dam, winner of the 2013 GII Natalma S., in 2018 and she was covered in Kentucky by Mendelssohn before her export to Japan. She produced a filly by the latter in 2020. B-Shadai Corporation (KY)
Sunday, March 13, 2022
2nd-CKO, ¥9,900,000 ($85k), Maiden, 3yo, 1800m
CORDON ROUGE (f, 3, American Pharoah–Champagne Room, by Broken Vow) is the first foal for her dam, the 2016 champion 2-year-old filly and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine who produced this filly Feb. 24, was covered by Justify and sent off to Japan. Champagne Room, who dropped a colt by the Triple Crown winner at Northern Farm Mar. 14, 2020, is a daughter of Lucky To Be Me (Bernstein), who was purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for $1.25 million at Keeneland November in 2017 before going on to produce GSP Fidele (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}). Lucky To Be Me passed away in 2021. American Pharoah has sired 75% winners to starters in Japan (21/28). B-Northern Farm (KY)
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