Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 15, 2018 Journalists Share Posted November 15, 2018 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 weekend running at Kyoto and Tokyo Racecourses, including Mozu Ascot (Frankel {GB}) looking for a second Group 1 in the Mile Championship and a pair of pricey Cairo Prince fillies front and center Saturday. Saturday, November 17, 20184th-TOK, ¥13,400,000 ($118k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m DALLAS TESORO (f, 2, Cairo Prince–Copelan’s Angel, by Copelan) was purchased for $60K as a weanling at the 2016 Keeneland November Sale, then was hammered down to prominent owner Kenji Ryotokuji for $235K after breezing a furlong in :10 1/5 at this year’s OBS April Sale. The April foal is a daughter of GSP Copelan’s Angel, the dam of SW Fly Away Angel (Skip Away) and granddam of GSP Sonja’s Angel (Smoke Glacken). This is the female family of GISWs Pure Fun and Chelsey Flower. B-Christiana Stables LLC (KY) 6th-KYO, ¥13,400,000 ($118k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m MONT PERDU (f, 2, Cairo Prince–Spanish Post, by Flatter) fetched $115K at last year’s Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale and was ticketed for that auction house’s Gulfstream sale this past March, where she also covered a furlong in :10 1/5 before selling for $325K to Katsumi Yoshida. The bay filly is out of a half-sister to five-time SW and dual GSP Spanish Decree (War Deputy) and is bred on a similar cross to this freshman sire’s GSP Pahket. B-Bluewater Sales LLC & Three Diamonds Farm (NY) Sunday, November 18, 201811th-KYO, Mile Championship-G1, ¥210m ($1.86m), 3/up, 1600mT MOZU ASCOT (c, 4, Frankel {GB}–India, by Hennessy), impressive winner of the G1 Yasuda Kinen this past June, looks to make it a sweep of Japan’s major mile events in this stepping-stone to the G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile Dec. 9. A $275K KEESEP buyback, the half-brother to ‘TDN Rising Star’ Kareena (Medaglia d’Oro) is out of a MGSW half-sister to Pilfer (Deputy Minister), the dam of MGISW To Honor and Serve (Bernardini), GISW Angela Renee (Bernardini) and SW & GISP Elnaawi (Street Sense). Christophe Lemaire returns in the saddle in a race that also includes US-bred Gendarme (Kitten’s Joy). B-Summer Wind Farm (KY) View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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