Cave Rock Full-Brother Debuting at Tokyo

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 Saturday running at Kyoto and Tokyo Racecourses. Group 1 racing takes the week off in Japan, giving leading riders Christophe Lemaire and Yuga Kawada an opportunity to make the trans-Pacific trip to the Breeders' Cup, but plenty of action to be witnessed all the same:

Saturday, November 4, 2023
4th-TOK, ¥13,720,000 ($91k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600m
ASSURBANIPAL (c, 2, Arrogate–Georgie's Angel, by Bellamy Road) is the latest to the races from the 2011 GIII Schuylerville S. victress whose biggest claim to fame thus far is this colt's full-brother Cave Rock, named a 'TDN Rising Star' when graduating by six lengths at first asking two days before this year-younger sibling sold to Tom McCrocklin, agent for Champion Equine, for $700,000 to top the 2022 Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale. Cave Rock would go on to add the GI Del Mar Futurity and GI American Pharoah S. before settling for second in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and those efforts helped assure that Assurbanipal would be one of the star turns at OBS March, where he fetched $1.05 million from Katsumi Yoshida (breeze video). Joao Moreira takes the call. Longford Farm acquired Georgie's Angel for $75,000 with this colt in utero at Keeneland November in 2020. Also debuting here is $125,000 KEESEP grad American Runner (Gun Runner), a son of Uruguayan champion 3-year-old filly Acqua Fresh (Uru) (Ecclesiastic). B-Kathleen Schweizer (NY)

5th-KYO, ¥13,720,000 ($91k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT
LA LA MONSTRE (c, 2, Mitole–Speightstastic, by Speightstown) was the third-priciest of 105 yearlings reported as sold in 2022 (121 ring) for this first-crop sire (by Eskendereya) when hammering for $390,000 at the Keeneland September sale. Cove Springs acquired this colt's dam, a full-sister to MGSW & GSP Bayerd and half to MSP Sphene (Bodemeister), for $65,000 at Keeneland November in 2017, and the mare's current yearling, a colt by Not This Time, made $725,000 from Repole/Spendthrift at this year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. B-Cove Springs LLC (KY)

DEFERLER (f, 2, Mendelssohn–Heavenly Romance {Jpn}, by Sunday Silence) is out of a dam that upset Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn) in the 2005 Tenno Sho (Autumn) and has since gone on to be an important producer for North Hills, accounting for the likes of MGSW/MG1SP Awardee (Jungle Pocket {Jpn}), MSW Amour Briller (Smart Strike) and Lani (Tapit), winner of the G2 UAE Derby and later placed in the GI Belmont S. B-North Hills Co Ltd (KY)

11th-TOK, Keio Hai Nisai S.-G2, ¥72m ($480k), 2yo, 1400mT
Just hours before the commonly owned Jasper Krone (Frosted) takes his place in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, JASPER NOIR (c, 2, Frosted–Funny Bay, by Medaglia d'Oro) makes his black-type debut here. A $35,000 KEENOV weanling turned $280,000 OBSMAR breezer, the chestnut, who is out of a half-sister to MGSW Stanford (Malibu Moon), exits an easy front-running maiden-breaking victory over 1200 meters at Niigata Oct. 15 (video, SC 1). B-Nina Theodora Camperlengo (KY)

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Notable US-Bred and -Sired Runners in Japan: June 4-5, 2022

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 Chukyo Racecourse. The penultimate Group 1 event of the spring racing calendar is set for Sunday at Tokyo, which hosts the G1 Yasuda Kinen. Two-time G1 February S. hero Cafe Pharoah (American Pharoah) tries the grass for just the second time in his career, while the bonny mare Lotus Land (Point of Entry) tries to improve on her cracking runner-up effort when last seen in the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen in late March. Elsewhere in Japan over the weekend are the first foals to race by the expatriated Beach Patrol and Mind Your Biscuits, among other Japanese stallions:

Saturday, June 4, 2022
5th-CKO, ¥13,400,000 ($103k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT
SATONO MISCHIEF (JPN) (c, 2, Into Mischief–Play Pretty, by Indian Charlie) is out of a daughter of Broodmare of the Year Oatsee (Unbridled), whose notable produce include treble Grade I winner Shackleford (Forestry); GISW Lady Joanne (Orientate); MGSWs Baghdaria (Royal Academy) and Afleeting Lady (Afleet Alex); and SW/MGSP Stephanoatsee (A.P. Indy). Shadai Farm acquired dam Play Pretty for $750K with this colt in utero at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Satono Mischief is bred on the same cross as Grade I-winning juvenile filly Dayoutoftheoffice. B-Shadai Farm

 

 

 

Sunday, June 5, 2022
5th-CKO, ¥13,400,000 ($103k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400mT
MANIBHADRA (c, 2, Speightstown–Trini Brewnette, by Milwaukee Brew) is the first foal from his dam, a two-time Ontario-bred stakes winner and daughter of Sovereign Award winner Dancing Allstar (Millennium Allstar), herself the dam of Canadian champion female sprinter Summer Sunday (Silent Name {Jpn}). Corser Thoroughbreds purchased Trini Brewnette for $195K at Keeneland November in 2019 and this colt paid most of that bill when hammering to Hideyuki Mori for $225K at KEESEP last fall. Speightstown's 35 winner from 43 Japanese starts includes G1SW Mozu Superflare and GSW Matera Sky. B-Corser Thoroughbreds (KY)

 

 

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