Trio of US-Conceived American Pharoah Foals Debut in Japan

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 utero at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale, was foaled in Japan in March 2022 and commanded a final bid of $225,584 at the JRHA Select Foal sale about four months later. One Card too Many is a half-sister to Champagne Room (Broken Vow), the dam of three winners from as many to race in Japan; and to the Group 3-placed Fidele (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}). Christophe Lemaire rides. B-Okada Bokujo

ROUGE MAAT (JPN) (f, 2, American Pharoah–Layla Noor, by Midnight Lute), whose Grade II-placed dam was knocked down to Shadai Farm in foal to Uncle Mo for $660,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale, is a half-sister to the 3-year-old filly Jamila Noor, a maiden winner at second asking at Nakayama this past March and runner-up in allowance company when last seen Oct. 27. Layla Noor is a daughter of SW & MGSP Senada (Pulpit) and this is also the female family of recent GIII Jimmy Durante Stakes winner Will Then (War of Will). B-Shadai Farm

Sunday, December 15, 2024
6th-KYO, ¥13,720,000 ($89k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
MIRACLE BORN (JPN) (c, 2, American Pharoah—Moon of the City {Arg}, by City Banker {Arg}) is the first foal to start from his dam, a dual group winner in her native Argentina who was sent to this country and covered by this sire prior to her export to Japan. Rouge Maat also took his spot at this year's JRHA Foal Sale, hammering for the equivalent of $261,969. Moon of the City is an own sister to three-times group winner Star of the City (Arg) and to GSW Moyvore Rose (Arg). B-Tanikawa Stud