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Heart’s Cry Colt Pounces at Nakayama

The progressive Victipharus (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) narrowly secured a first group victory in the G2 Fuji TV Sho Spring S. at Nakayama on Sunday.

Bearing the G1 Racing silks, the 6-1 third choice was floated very wide into the right-handed turn and ended up second last through the early stages. He steadily improved from there with a sustained run up into ninth midway on the second bend and was steered widest of all into the home straight by pilot Ryuji Okubo.

Displaying a stellar set of gears with 200 metres remaining, he passed pacesetter World Revival (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}), as well as the hard charging duo of Asamano Itazura (Jpn) (Victoire Pisa {Jpn}) and 2-1 crowd's pick Boden (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}). A few jumps from the wire, Victipharus bettered Asamano Itazura, winning by a head with Boden 1 3/4 lengths back in third. World Revival faded to sixth.

A Hanshin newcomer winner in November going this trip, Victipharus was second to Efforia (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) in the G3 Kyodo News Hai at Tokyo on Valentine's Day.

Pedigree Notes
Shadai Stallion Station's Heart's Cry is now the sire of 51 black-type winners and 35 group winners after Victipharus's win. However, the winner is the only black-type winner with Galileo (Ire) as a broodmare sire. The Coolmore Stud supremo's daughters have foaled 191 black-type winners and 103 group winners to date.

The second foal and second winner for his three-time winning dam, Victipharus is the last reported foal for Virginia. The daughter of two-time French Group 3 winner Silverskaya (Silver Hawk) and full-sister to G1 Metropolitan victor and G1 Irish Derby runner-up Seville (Ger) (Galileo {Ire}) was covered by Kitasan Black (Jpn) last spring.

Sunday, Nakayama, Japan
FUJI TV SHO SPRING S.-G2, ¥105,040,000, Nakayama, 3-21, 3yo, c/f, 1800mT, 1:52.00, sf.
1–VICTIPHARUS (JPN), 123, c, 3, Heart's Cry (Jpn)
                1st Dam: Virginia (Jpn), by Galileo (Ire)
                2nd Dam: Silverskaya, by Silver Hawk
                3rd Dam: Boubskaia (GB), by Niniski
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-G1 Racing;
B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Manabu Ikezoe; J-Kenichi Ikezoe.
¥55,078,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0. Werk Nick Rating: D+.
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2–Asamano Itazura (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Victoire Pisa (Jpn)–High
Touch Queen (Jpn), by King Halo (Jpn). O-Juichi Hoshino;
B-Maeno Farm (Jpn); ¥22,308,000.
3–Boden (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Harbinger(GB)–Beau Geste (Jpn), by
King Kamehameha (Jpn). O-Katsumi Yoshida; B-Northern Farm
(Jpn); ¥14,154,000.
Margins: HD, 1 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 6.10, 20.20, 1.40.
Also Ran: Elusive Panther (Jpn), Veil Nebula (Jpn), World Revival (Jpn), Land of Liberty (Jpn), Road to Fame (Jpn), Serge (Jpn), R Baron (Jpn), Bisonte No Bufalo (Jpn), On the Line (Jpn), Rain from Heaven (Jpn), Nishino Oikaze (Jpn), Vigore (Jpn).

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Notable US-Bred Runners in Japan: March 6 & 7, 2021

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 Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses:

Saturday, March 6, 2021
4th-NKY, ¥13,830,000 ($129k), Allowance, 3yo, 1200m
LINCOLN TESORO (c, 3, Carpe Diem–Santa Vindi, by Vindication), a half-brother to GSW Flexibility (Bluegrass Cat), graduated first off a five-month absence over track and distance Dec. 19 (video, gate 6) and was a sound third in his first start against winners Jan. 23. The $75K Keeneland September acquisition is out of a daughter of MGSW Santa Catalina (Cure the Blues), the dam of GISW Golden Missile (A.P. Indy). Santa Vindi was purchased for $150K with this colt in utero at KEENOV in 2017. B-Stonehaven Steadings (KY)

Sunday, March 7, 2021
2nd-HSN, ¥9,680,000 ($90k), Maiden, 3yo, 2000m
Godolphin's JOYOUS CHANT (c, 3, Kitten's Joy–Sweet Chant, by Distorted Humor) debuted with a respectable fifth-place effort in a nine-furlong turf event for newcomers at Tokyo Feb. 6 and switches to the dirt for this second go. A $140K purchase as a weanling at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November Sale, the chestnut is out of a half-sister to Campanologist (Kingmambo), who carried the Godolphin bl ue to multiple Group 1 successes in Germany and Italy and pattern scores in England and in the UAE. Joyous Chant is bred on a variant of the El Prado (Ire) cross over Distorted Humor that has been responsible for the likes of Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty (Aus), and US Grade I winners Elate and New Money Honey. B-Teneri Farm, Bernardo A Calderon & Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey (KY)

4th-NKY, ¥9,680,000 ($90k), Maiden, 3yo, 1800m
ERIE TESORO (f, 3, California Chrome–Celtic Chant, by Songandaprayer), a $130K KEENOV weanling turned $235K KEESEP yearling, has one run under her belt, a well-beaten fifth going this distance at Chukyo Jan. 30. The chestnut is out of a stakes-winning dam who has already bred GSP Irish Mischief (Into Mischief). The filly's third dam produced GISW Vicar (Wild Again), GSW Navesink River (Unbridled) and SW Sheepscot (Easy Goer), the dam of French Classic winner Astronomer Royal (Danzig). B-Clarkland Farm LLC (KY)

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Notable US-Bred & -Sired Runners in Japan: Feb. 27 & 28, 2021

Saturday, February 27, 2021
3rd-NKY, ¥9,680,000 ($91k), Maiden, 3yo, 1200m
SLAP SHOT (JPN) (c, 3, Air Force Blue–Laxfield Road, by Quality Road) was sent off at debut odds of 53-10 in a 1400-meter newcomers' event at Toyko Feb. 14 and battled on gamely inside in the final half-furlong to miss by a short head after racing prominently throughout. The bay is out of a stakes-placed half-sister to GISP Zatter (Midnight Lute) who fetched $200K carrying this produce in utero at Keeneland January in 2018. Slap Shot was subsequently purchased for ¥32,940,000 ($305,354) at the Hokkaido Summer Select Yearling Sale in 2019. B-Sakurai Bokujo

Sunday, February 28, 2021
2nd-HSN, ¥9,680,000 ($91k), Maiden, 3yo, 1200m
EIFER LYNX (f, 3, Fed Biz–Polish Silk, by Polish Pro), a half-sister to SW I Got It All (Tiz Wonderful), is out of a six-time winning half-sister to SW Soaring Stocks (Trippi) and MSW & MGSP Razor (Concorde's Tune). The filly's third dam, Royal Ties (Distinctive), produced MGSW & GISP On to Royalty (On to Glory), the dam of Classic winner Louis Quatorze (Sovereign Dancer) and GISW Royal Indy (A.P. Indy). This is also the family of GISW Wildcat Heir (Forest Wildcat) and MGSW J J'sdream (Glitterman). B-David G Campbell (KY)

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Notable US-Bred Runners in Japan: Jan. 16 & 17, 2021

Saturday, January 16, 2021
7th-CKO, ¥14,360,000 ($138k), Allowance, 4yo/up, 1200m
LA LA CHRYSAOR (h, 5, Speightstown–Lindy, by War Front) made a huge impression when graduating by 10 1/2 lengths on debut as the 6-5 favorite just over two years ago (video, gate 5), but has been missing since a third in his first attempt versus winners the following April. A $325K Keeneland September purchase in 2017, the bay is out of a stakes-placed dam who was led out unsold on a bid of $320K with this foal in utero at KEENOV in 2015. La La Chrysaor’s now juvenile half-brother Mean Jakey (Violence) fetched $340K at KEESEP last fall. B-Ranjan Racing Inc (KY)

Sunday, January 17, 2021
4th-CKO, ¥11,400,000 ($110k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1800m
SEOJOON (c, 3, Liam’sMap–Tiz Champ, by Tiznow) is the second foal to make the races from his dam, a daughter of Salt Champ (Arg) (Salt Lake), a three-time Group 1 winner at home and victorious in the GI Santa Monica H. in this country. Tiz Champ is a half-sister to Champ Pegasus (Fusaichi Pegasus), winner of the GI Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship and second to Dangerous Midge (Lion Heart) in the 2010 GI Breeders’ Cup Turf at Churchill Downs. Seojoon was hammered down for $110K at KEESEP. B-Arturo Vargas (KY)

4th-NKY, ¥11,400,000 ($110k), Newcomers, 3yo, 1800m
COSMIC MIND (c, 3, Into Mischief–Mystical Star, by Ghostzapper), a $280K KEESEP acquisition, is out of Cheyenne Stables’ wire-to-wire winner of the grassy GII New York S. in 2012 who also gained Grade I black-type when runner-up in that year’s Juddmonte Spinster S. over the Keeneland Polytrack. The colt’s third dam Degenerate Gal (Degenerate) was a three-time GSW around two turns and was placed in the GI Shuvee H. B-Candy Meadows LLC (KY)

ERIE TESORO (f, 3, California Chrome-Celtic Chant, by Songandaprayer) cost $130K as a KEENOV weanling in 2018 before improving into a $235K KEESEP yearling the following year. Her stakes-winning dam has already been responsible for the Grade III-placed Irish Mischief (Into Mischief), while the deeper female family includes MGISW Vicar (Wild Again) and his stakes-winning half-sister Sheepscot (Easy Goer), the dam of 2007 G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains hero Astronomer Royal (Danzig) and U.S. GSW Navesink River (Unbridled). B-Clarkland Farm LLC (KY)

11th-NKY, Keisei Hai-G3, ¥72,000,000 ($694k), 3yo, 2000mT
BLACK LOTUS (c, 3, American Pharoah–Arravale, by Arch) made the most of his career debut–on the dirt, somewhat surprisingly–scoring narrowly over the metric nine furlongs at this venue Dec. 20 (see below, SC 12). The $200K KEESEP graduate is beautifully bred for the surface switch, as his dam was Canada’s Horse of the Year and champion grass mare and has produced GII Natalma S. third-place finisher Nancy O (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}). American Pharoah’s GI QE II Challenge Cup winner and GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Third Harvey’s Lil Goil has a second dam by Arch. Merriebelle Stable acquired Arravale for $490K in foal to Animal Kingdom at KEENOV in 2016. B-Merriebelle Stable LLC (KY)

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