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Notable US-Bred Runners in Japan: Sept. 20, 2021

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 horses of interest for this Sunday running at Chukyo Racecourses:

Sunday, September 20, 2021
9th-CKO, ¥19,110,000 ($174k), Allowance, 2yo, 1400m
KOLN CONCERT (c, 2, Mohaymen–Gold Glimmer, by Smart Strike) turned in a pair of useful efforts on the turf at longshot odds to kick off his career, but most recently shortened up to a five-furlong trip on dirt and prevailed by three-quarters of a length when bet to just under 6-1. The $100K Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Showcase graduate is out of a winning half-sister to a pair of black-type winners and will be ridden Sunday afternoon by Yutaka Take. B-Buck Pond Farm Inc (KY)

Koln Concert (Mohaymen @ShadwellStud -Gold Glimmer,Smart Strike) (2019) breaks his maiden on his 3rd time out and it was 1st time on dirt. He was bred by @buck_pond_farm and sold @keenelandsales Sep for $100k. The 1st and only runner by Mohaymen in Japan became a winner. https://t.co/tRaRsV3t5M

— Toshi Onikubo (鬼窪峻大) (@toshionikubo) July 11, 2021

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Higher Truth Looks To Get Over Hump in JC Oaks

Higher Truth (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) has had the misfortune of running into some of the best the 3-year-old filly turf division has to offer in her two most recent appearances, but looks to be the one that have to beat in Saturday's $700,000 Jockey Club Oaks Invitational S. at Belmont Park.

A 500,000gns purchase by Mike Ryan at Tattersalls October-Book 1 in 2019, Higher Truth won back-to-back races over 10 furlongs of this turf course during the spring/summer meeting, then just failed to reel in the fast-finishing Santa Barbara (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) and pacesetting Con Lima (Commissioner) in the GI Belmont Oaks July 10. The bay was getting to the latter when they last met in the GIII Saratoga Oaks Invitational, missing by 3/4 of a length. Santa Barbara also did her part to frank the form of the Belmont Oaks with her convincing defeat of older rivals in the GI Beverly D. S. at Arlington Aug. 14.

Speaking of the Chicago oval, former French claiming horse Shantisara (Ire) (Coulsty {Ire}) improved on a runner-up effort in the June 26 Boiling Springs S. to validate 9-5 favoritism in the GIII Pucker Up S., carrying Flavien Prat to a three-length victory.

Harakuju (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) is an intriguing new shooter for the Niarchos Family's Flaxman Holdings and trainer Andre Fabre. The homebred bested Incarville (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in the G3 Prix Cleopatre over an extended 10-furlong trip in May, but may have struggled with easier ground when only seventh to that foe in the G1 Prix Saint-Alary a bit more than three weeks later. Sixth, but close, in the G1 Prix de Diane June 20, Harakuju was short of room and fractionally unlucky when fourth in the G3 Prix de Psyche at Deauville Aug. 3 and posted a similar finish in the G2 Prix de la Nonette Aug. 21. Stephane Pasquier should have her handy to the pace and quicker ground could work in her favor.

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Yibir Rates Edge In Jockey Club Derby

One of three overseas raiders in the field of eight, Yibir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) looks to ring up another big race in the Empire State for Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby in Saturday's $1-million Jockey Club Derby Invitational S. at Belmont, which offers the winner an all-expenses paid trip to the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf at Del Mar Nov. 6.

It has been something of an up-and-down season for the homebred full-brother to MG1SW Wild Illusion (GB), runner-up to Sistercharlie (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) in the 2018 GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Churchill. A close third in the G3 Sandown Classic Trial Apr. 23, Yibir was a disappointing fourth in the Listed Dee S. at Chester in early May and was gelded following a runner-up effort in Goodwood's Listed Cocked Hat S. May 21. A comfortable winner of the G3 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket July 8, he tired to beat just two home at short odds after overracing in the G3 Gordon S. back at Goodwood July 29. Fitted with a hood for the G2 Great Voltigeur S. at York last time Aug. 18, he switched off and stayed on beautifully through the long straight to record a 1 1/4-length victory in a race customarily used as a springboard to the G1 St Leger. As a gelding, Yibir was not eligible for that Classic.

The Appleby-trained Althiqa (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) defeated stablemate Summer Romance (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) in the GI Just A Game S. and GI Diana S. earlier this year.

Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) gets a third American stamp in his passport, having overcome stretch traffic to outfinish the re-opposing Tokyo Gold (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) in a modestly rated renewal of the GI Belmont Derby July 10. The bay raced handier to the speed before weakening to fourth in the Aug. 7 GI Saratoga Derby Invitational and he was programmed for a G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe trial in last weekend's G2 Prix Niel at ParisLongchamp, only to be withdrawn at the 11th for a reported outdated vaccination.

Soldier Rising (GB) (Frankel {GB}) was a bit under the radar at 14-1 in the Saratoga Derby, having won two of four in lesser company in France for the legendary Andre Fabre. The bay was off slowly from the inside stall and lagged well back, but turned in a powerful stretch rally up the fence that saw him finish just a length adrift of the victorious State of Rest (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}). Further improvement could see him get his picture taken here.

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Bisphosphonate Complaint Against Metz Dismissed

A complaint against trainer Jeff Metz regarding a positive bisphosphonate test from last year was dismissed during a closed session vote of the California Horse Racing Board commissioners Sept. 15. According to a release from the CHRB, the board believed it would be unfair to punish Metz for the positive test of his trainee, Camino de Estrella, because testing and a subsequent investigation revealed that the substance had been administered in 2018–well before the horse was in Metz's care. The Maddy Laboratory at UC Davis detected the presence of Tiludronic Acid in a urine sample taken from Camino de Estrella after he finished sixth in a race at Santa Anita last Sept. 27. The horse was subsequently disqualified and will remain so.

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