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–all fillies–running at Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses. The third of the JRA track hosting racing this weekend is Chuyko, which stages the Champions Cup (formerly Japan Cup Dirt), one of just three Group 1 races on the dirt in Japan each season:
Saturday, December 3, 2022
6th-NKY, ¥13,400,000 ($100k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m
LAPIS PYRITE (f, 2, American Pharoah–Asscher, by Harlan's Holiday) is the first foal to the races for her winning dam, a half-sister to the late three-time Grade I-winning sprinter Lord Nelson (Pulpit). Purchased for $90,000 out of last year's Keeneland September Sale, the Mar. 27 foal is a great-granddaughter of Miss Linda (Arg) (Southern Halo), the 2000 G1 Argentine Oaks winner and that year's champion 3-year-old filly and later the upset winner in this country of the GI Overbrook Spinster S. B-Clearsky Farms (KY)
Sunday, December 4, 2022
5th-HSN, ¥13,400,000 ($100k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800mT
VAN VISTA (f, 2, Justify–Vanquished, by Empire Maker) was bought back on a bid of $285,000 when offered at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale, but was hammered down to J S Company for $525,000 at KEESEP last fall. The March foal is a half-sister to treble turf graded winner Takeover Target (Harlan's Holiday) and SW Ladies' Privilege (Harlan's Holiday) and her dam is a half-sister to two-time Grade I winner Critical Eye (Dynaformer). Forging Oaks Farm acquired Vanquished for $475,000 in foal to Candy Ride (Arg) at KEENOV in 2017, sold four foals from her that brought over $1.9 million combined and parted ways with the mare for $450,000 carrying to Into Mischief at the 2021 KEENOV sale. B-Forging Oaks Farm (KY)
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