Debuting Fillies To The Fore This Weekend in Japan

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 filllies–including three in a single race at Kyoto as well as Nakayama:

Saturday, January 20, 2024
3rd-NKY, ¥11,850,000 ($80k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1200m
ROLY GLORY (f, 3, Justify–Roly Poly, by War Front) is the first foal from her dam, winner in England of the G1 Falmouth S. and G1 Sun Chariot S. and the G1 Prix Rothschild in France. Second dam Misty For Me (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) won the 2011 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and has since gone on to excel in her second career, producing champion and treble Group 1 winner U S Navy Flag (War Front) and Cover Song (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), a $2.1-million buyback at Keeneland November last fall. This is also the family of G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Ballydoyle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), whose progeny include the listed-winning Monday (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and Group 3 winner Red Riding Hood (Ire) (Justify), one of the sire's 17 worldwide winners at the group/graded level from just the two crops to race. B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY)

Sunday, January 21, 2024
2nd-KYO, ¥11,850,000 ($80k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1800m
G T SPEED (f, 3, Into Mischief–Iotapa, by Afleet Alex), a $510,000 Keeneland September acquisition by J S Company, is out of a winner of the GI Vanity S. and GI Clement L. Hirsch S. who was also third to Untapable (Tapit) in the 2014 GI Breeders' Cup Distaff before selling to China Horse Club for $2.8 million at the Keeneland November Sale a few days later. Iotapa is closely related to SW/GSP Saintly Joan (Northern Afleet), the dam of recent Louisiana Champions Day Turf winner Behemah Star (Star Guitar). B-CHC Inc (KY)

KEA LAULE'A (f, 3, Quality Road–Hard Not to Like, by Hard Spun), a half-sister to GSP 'TDN Rising Star' Faustin (Curlin), is out of a dam who starred on the grass, with a victory in the 2014 GI Jenny Wiley S. for Hillsbrook Farms and Michael Matz before being purchased by Speedway Stables for $1.5 million at that year's KEENOV sale. Kept in training at age six, Hard Not to Like added the GI Gamely S. and GI Diana S. and was knocked down to DATTT Stable for $2.2 million at KEENOV in 2015. The deeper female family includes the MGSW marathon dirt horse Lone Rock (Majestic Warrior) and GSW Gerrymander (Into Mischief). Kea Laule'a was hammered down to North Hills for $500,000 as a KEESEP yearling. B-DATTT Farm LLC (KY)

JAMILA NOOR (f, 3, Uncle Mo–Layla Noor, by Midnight Lute) is out of a Grade II-placed daughter of SW & MGSP Senada (Pulpit) who was purchased by Shadai Farm for $660,000 with this filly in utero at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale. Senada's half-brother Arthur's Tale (Bernardini) was runner-up in the 2011 GI Wood Memorial S., and this is also the family of SW/MGSP Gingham (Quality Road) and SW Blackadder (Quality Road). Layla Noor was bred to American Pharoah in 2021 and exported to Japan, where she produced a filly by American Pharoah the following season. B-Shadai Farm (KY)

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Sunday Insights: Maidens Heating Up In South Florida

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9th-TAM, $27K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 4:40 p.m.

A homebred for Florida's Bridlewood Farm, JUSTDOITALREADY (Justify) debuts Sunday for trainer Eoin Harty. The dark bay filly, a daughter of $2,000,000 2014 Fasig-Tipton November Sale purchase Concinnous, is a half-sister to MGISW Iotapa (Afleet Alex), herself a $2.8m pick up by China Horse Club out of the 2014 Keeneland November Sale. Concinnous has also produced SW & GSP Saintly Joan (Northern Afleet). Justdoitalready fired a bullet two works back (five furlongs in 1:02) and jockey Jesus Lopez Castanon gets the call.

Breaking from along the inside, Payout Ratio (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) is a first-time starter for the trainer/owner pair of Klaravich Stables and Chad Brown. Out of MSW & MGSP Polly's Mark (Ire), she traces back to G1 Sagitta One Thousand Guineas victor Ameerat (GB) (Mark of Esteem {Ire}). TJCIS PPS

3rd-GP, $84K, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:38 p.m.

A Triple Crown-nominated colt, ESCALATION (Violence) brought a final bid of $550,000 as a yearling two years back at Keeneland September for Centennial Farms. Out of a half-sister to GSW Shawklit Mint (Air Forbes One), this is the extended family of MGSW Crafty Shaw (Crafty Prospector) and SW & MGSP Her She Kisses (Dehere) as well as GISP Shawklit Won (Air Forbes Won). TJCIS PPS

5th-GP, $84K, Msw, 3yo, 7 1/2fT, 2:38 p.m.

Another Klaravich Stables/Chad Brown colt, RIGHT TO WIN (IRE) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) is a half-brother to precocious SW & MGSP filly Shades of Blue (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). His dam is a half to SW & MGSP Sahool (GB) (Unfuwain) who produced GSW Laraaib (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}). His dam is also a half to Nasanice (Ire) (Nashwan), the dam of MGSW & MG1SP Maraahel (Ire) (Alzao). Further back in the family tree is GSW & GISP Gutaifan (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), G1SW Ventura Storm (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), and MGSW Istintaj (Nureyev). TJCIS PPS

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Sunday Racing Insights: Arrogate Filly Debuts for Bridlewood

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3rd-GP, $50K, MSW, 3yo/up, f, 1 1/16mT, 2:09 p.m.

   From the first crop of the late champion Arrogate, USURPED debuts Sunday for trainer Brendan Walsh and owner/breeder Bridlewood Farm. The 3-year-old filly is out of the El Corredor mare Concinnous, making her a half-sister to millionaire & MGISW Iotapa (Afleet Alex), who sold for $2.8 million to the China Horse Club at the 2014 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Usurped is also a half-sister to GSP Saintly Joan (Northern Afleet), a $625,000 purchase at the same sale the following year. Her most recent work, a four-furlong move from the gate at Palm Meadows in :48 2/5 Apr. 8 (3/14), was on dirt, but she displays a pair of turf breezes there in her two prior efforts. TJCIS PPs

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