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City of Light Represented by First Japanese Starter

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 three-day weekend running at Nakayama Racecourse:

Saturday, September 17, 2022
4th-NKY, ¥13,400,000 ($94k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
EIGHT WAN (c, 2, City of Light–Banree, by Macho Uno) fetched a solid $150,000 as a short yearling at last year's Keeneland January Sale and improved over the next several months to hammer for $310,000 at the Keeneland September Sale. Out of a dual Grade III-placed half-sister to SW & MGSP Superstition (Ghostzapper) and GSW Gloryzapper (Ghostzapper). Eight Wan's Into Mischief half-brother sold to SF Bloodstock/Starlight/Madaket for $675,000 at KEESEP this week. The late February foal, the first Japanese starter for City of Light, is the 14-5 favorite in ante-post wagering. B-Pippa's Hurricane LLC (KY)

SILENT WIND (c, 2, Malibu Moon–Deana Street, by Street Sense) is out of an unraced daughter of SW Deanallen'skitten (Kitten Joy) who cost St. Simon Place $30,000 with this colt in utero at Keeneland November in 2019. A half-brother to a Vino Rosso colt that made $115,000 at last year's Keeneland November Sale, Silent Wind–the 13-2 fourth choice in the wagering as of this writing–was purchased by Paca Paca Farm for $117,000 at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. B-St. Simon Place LLC & Scott Stephens

Monday, September 19, 2022
6th-NKY, ¥13,400,000 ($94k), Newcomers, 2yo, 2000mT
SHONAN GALLO (JPN) (c, 2, Mendelssohn–Lonelily, by Medaglia d'Oro) cost Yuki Dendo $100,000 when offered in utero at KEENOV in 2019 and hails from a deep female family. Third dam Mr. P's Princess was a half-sister to the legendary Korean sire Menifee and was herself responsible for European champion MG1SW Fasliyev (Nureyev), GSW Kamarinskaya (Storm Cat) and the dam of highweighted Misty For Me (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), G1SW Ballydoyle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), SW & MGSP Twirl (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and GSP April Showers (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). B-Yuki Dendo

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From Dusk A First Japanese Winner for Bolt d’Oro

5th-Kokura, ¥13,400,000 ($95,295), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT, 1:10.1, yl.
FROM DUSK (c, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Foolish Cause, by Giant's Causeway) was crunched down to 9-10 favoritism to open his account at first asking and gutted it out over a turf course that might have been easier underfoot than he prefers. Away alertly, the dark bay set the pace, but had company to his outside in the form of third choice Yoshi Tanrei (Jpn) (Satono Aladdin {Jpn}) as they raced into the turn. More or less on even terms as they cut the corner into the straight, From Dusk poked his head in front while fairly conservatively handled approaching the final furlong and fought on bravely to score by three-parts of a length. “He had a nice draw and broke well from the gate,” said winning jockey Kohei Matsuyama. “He was very fresh and fit and had plenty left at the finish.” He is the first Japanese starter for his freshman sire (by Medaglia d'Oro) and became his 13th winner at the time. A $200,000 graduate of last year's Keeneland September Sale, From Dusk was knocked down to trainer Hideyuki Mori for $900,000 at this year's OBS March Sale after the Top Line Sales-consigned colt worked a furlong in :9 4/5. On behalf of this owner, Mori also bought Clos de Mesnil (Practical Joke) from Top Line for a sales-topping $750,000 at OBS last March. The filly is a three-time winner from seven starts in Japan. From Dusk is a half-brother to Foolish Humor (Distorted Humor), SW-US, SP-Can, $123,803, and his dam is a half-sister to the late three-time Grade I-winning turf router Get Stormy (Stormy Atlantic). Foolish Cause is the dam of a colt by ClassicEmpire foaled Feb. 9 of this year and was bred back to Bolt d'Oro. Sales history: $200,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $900,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,926. VIDEO (SC 6) (see below)
O-Susumu Fujita; B-Springhouse Farm (KY); T-Hideyuki Mori.

 

 

 

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Expensive Bolt d’Oro Breezer Gets Going 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 running at Kokura, Niigata and Sapporo Racecourses:

Saturday, September 3, 2022
5th-SAP, ¥13,400,000 ($96k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1500mT
EMETH AMOUR (f, 2, Union Rags–Trensa, by Giant's Causeway), a $220,000 Keeneland September graduate, is a full-sister to GISW juvenile and current Spendthrift stallion Free Drop Billy; a half to dual Group 1 winner, champion and Japanese first-crop sire Hawkbill (Kitten's Joy); and to the dam of GSW/GISP 'TDN Rising Star' Emmanuel (More Than Ready). The Jan. 27 foal looks to become the sixth winner from seven foals for the Michael Matz-trained Grade III-placed turf distaffer Trensa, a daughter of GI Ballerina S. winner Serape (Fappiano), whose other produce include treble Grade III winner Batique (Storm Cat). The American Pharoah yearling half-sister to Emeth Amour is cataloged as hip 96 to Keeneland September. B-Helen K Groves Revocable Trust (KY)

5th-KOK, ¥13,400,000 ($96k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT
FROM DUSK (c, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Foolish Cause, by Giant's Causeway) fetched $200,000 at last year's KEESEP sale, but lit up the tote at OBS March to the tune of $900,000 after breezing an eighth of a mile in :9 4/5. A half-brother to juvenile stakes winner Foolish Humor (Distorted Humor), the dark bay is out of a half-sister to the late Get Stormy (Stormy Atlantic), a three time Grade I winner on the turf. B-Springhouse Farm (KY)

 

 

 

Sunday, September 4, 2022
6th-NII, ¥13,400,000 ($96k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400mT
NITRO JOURNEY (c, 2, Speightstown–Twice the Lady, by Quiet American) was scooped up for $340,000 at last year's KEESEP sale about three months before half-brother Doppelganger (Into Mischief) earned 'TDN Rising Star' honors on Los Alamitos debut. The latter would go on to hit the board in this year's GII San Felipe S. and GIII Affirmed S. The colt's SW/MGSP dam was purchased for $350,000 by WinStar at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton November Sale and she has since amassed a perfect produce record from three previous foals to the races. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY)

11th-KOK, Kokura Nisai S.-G3, ¥58.6k ($418k), 2yo, 1200mT
PROTOPOROS (JPN) (c, 2, War Front–Cavale Doree {Fr}, by Sunday Break {Jpn}) is the first foal from his French Group 3-winning dam, also third in the 2016 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, and who was purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for the equivalent of $883,272 at the 2019 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. The bay debuted in the Carrot Farm green-and-white hoops going this distance at Chukyo June 16 and made light work of that group, graduating by 3 1/2 lengths as a 2-5 shot should (video, SC 1). Yuichi Fukunaga is back in the irons this weekend. B-Northern Racing

 

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She Be Wild Filly Sitting On Win 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 horses of interest for this Saturday running at Niigata and Kokura Racecourses:

Saturday, August 20, 2022
5th-NII, ¥13,400,000 ($99k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT
SANTA ANA TESORO (JPN) (f, 2, Speightstown–January Jones {Brz}, by Shirocco {Ger}) is the first Japanese-foaled produce for his dam, winner at home of the G1 Henrique Possollo who produced this filly's older full-siblings Perseus Tesoro and Walker Tesoro, each a winner following their export to Japan. Speightstown is the sire to date of 37 winners from 44 runners, including owner Kenji Ryotokuji's MSW & G1SP Rieno Tesoro and additional winners Detroit Tesoro and Nilkanta Tesoro (Jpn). B-Ryoken Farm

8th-KOK, ¥14,670,000 ($108k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1700m
CUTE VILLAIN (f, 3, Arrogate–She Be Wild, by Offlee Wild) was a highly impressive seven-length debut winner this past January (see below, SC 10) and was unplaced in two subsequent tries against winners before bouncing back with a close third-place effort July 31. The $550K Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream purchase stretches out to a route of ground for the first time and is an obvious candidate to appreciate the extra distance, as her dam was the 2009 Eclipse Award-winning juvenile filly following her victory in that year's Breeders' Cup. B-Nancy Mazzoni (KY)

 

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