American Pharoah Colts Front and Center In Japan

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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 Tokyo and Kyoto Racecourses:

Saturday, April 26, 2025
6th-TOK, ¥15,200,000 ($106k), Allowance, 3yo, 1600m
REALIZE CAMION (JPN) (c, 3, American Pharoah–Spiced Perfection, by Smiling Tiger) had the services of the visiting Ryan Moore when unveiled on the Japan Cup undercard over this course and distance Nov. 24, drawing off to graduate by four lengths while besting a next-out winner in the process (video, SC 11). The February-foaled bay is the first to the races for his dam, a full-sister to the stakes-winning Cruel Intention and a two-time Grade I winner at seven furlongs, the type of mare that has proven so successful as producers in Japan. Bought back on a bid of $1.35 million at Keeneland November in 2019, Spiced Perfection was exported to Japan carrying this colt, who would go on to fetch nearly $1.2 million at the 2023 JRHA Select Sale. Opposing is Golden Cloud (Cloud Computing), a latest third to GI Kentucky Derby entrant Luxor Cafe (American Pharoah) in the Mar. 29 Fukuryu Stakes (allowance). Joao Moreira, who rode the latter to the victory for this trainer at Nakayama last time, has the riding assignment. O-Yosuke Imafuku; B-Oiwake Farm; T-Noriyuki Hori.

 

 

Sunday, April 27, 2025
2nd-KYO, ¥10,600,000 ($74k), Maiden, 3yo, 1800m
PERSONAL RECORD (JPN) (c, 3, American Pharoah–Maga Suite, by Palace Malice) is the first foal from a winning half-sister to Guest Suite (Quality Road), whose finest moment came when taking out the GIII Lecomte Stakes as an early 3-year-old back in 2017. Maga Suite, whose second dam was A.P. Indy et al's half-sister Welcome Surprise (Seeking the Gold), was purchased by JS Company for $155,000 carrying this foal at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale. The third dam also includes GISW Raging Sea, a daughter of Palace Malice's sire Curlin. Personal Record is the mount of Ryusei Sakai. O/B-Masateru Mizutani; T-Daisuke Takayanagi.

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