Layla Noor

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 US-sired horses of interest for this weekend—each by American Pharoah--running at Nakayama and Kyoto Racecourses: Saturday, December 14, 2024 6th-NKY, ¥13,720,000 ($89k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m ONE CARD FELLOW (JPN) (c, 2, American Pharoah--One Card too Many, by Drosselmeyer), whose dam was purchased for $160,000 with this colt...

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 Tokyo and Niigata Racecourses: Saturday, October 26, 2024 5th-TOK, ¥13,720,000 ($90k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT TOSEN PENELOPE (f, 2, Maximum Security--Hassenah {Brz}, by Red Runner) becomes the first Japanese starter for her first-crop sire (by the now Japan-based New Year's Day)...