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 Tokyo and Kyoto Racecourses:
Saturday, November 16, 2024
11th-TOK, Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai S.-G2 ($461k), 2yo, 1800mT
DEL AVAR (c, 2, Frankel {GB}–Amour Briller, by Smart Strike) was impressively off the mark at first asking going this distance at Fukushima June 30, overcoming a slow start and a very wide passage on the second turn to graduate by a 1 1/2 lengths (see below, SC 4). The North Hills homebred has pedigree power to boot, as his six-times stakes-winning dam is a daughter of Tenno Sho victress Heavenly Romance (Jpn) (Sunday Silence), who is also responsible for MGSW/MG1SP Awardee (Jungle Pocket {Jpn}) and GSW/GISP Lani (Tapit). B-North Hills Co (KY)
2yo DEL AVAR (Frankel x Amour Briller) will line up in the highly sought Gr2 Tokyo Sports Hai this Saturday
Race won by many Classic/Gr1 winners including
World Best Racehorse EQUINOX, Triple Crown winner CONTRAIL, Japan Derby winners ISLA BONITA, WAGNERIAN etc in recent years. pic.twitter.com/Kh9lfeJbsu
— Jess Samy (@FrankelWatch13) November 12, 2024
Sunday, November 17, 2024
4th-TOK, ¥13,720,000 ($88k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600m
LAKE STRIPES (JPN) (c, 2, American Pharoah–Infartame {Arg}, by Equal Stripes {Arg}) is the first foal from his dam, upset winner of the 2020 G1 Estrellas Juvenile Fillies for Haras Abolengo before making her way to the US to be bred to this Triple Crown winner. A full-sister to Argentinian Group 3 winner Issa (Arg), Infartame has produced one foal since her import into Japan, a filly by Maurice (Jpn) born this past Apr. 25. B-Lake Villa Farm
4th-KYO, ¥13,720,000 ($88k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m
CHIANINA (f, 2, Take Charge Indy–Carpe Solis, by Carpe Diem) fetched $30,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale, but improved into a $310,000 OBS March 2-year-old after breezing an eighth of a mile in a smooth :10 flat. The Feb. 9 foal, set to debut in the colors of Kazumi Yoshida and to be partnered by Christophe Lemaire, is out of a daughter of 2005 GI Kentucky Oaks winner Summerly (Summer Squall), who also serves as the second dam to the stakes winners Workaholic (Sky Mesa) and Legalize (Constitution), both from an A.P. Indy sire line. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY)
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