Notable US-Bred & -Sired Runners in Japan: Sept. 1, 2019

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Sunday, September 1, 2019
2nd-SAP, ¥9,550,000 ($90k), Maiden, 2yo, 1200mT
FEEL FOR YOU (f, 2, War Front–Easy Feeling, by Elusive Quality), a $650K in utero purchase at Keeneland November in 2016 and sold to Masatake Iida for $375K as a foal 12 months on, is out of a half-sister to French MSW & GSP War Officer (Grand Slam), SW Doo Lang (Pulpit), MGSP Danceland (Tapit) and SP Verdura (Smart Strike). The filly’s GSW third dam Wandering Star (Red Ransom) was responsible for War Front’s 2013 G1 Dewhurst S. winner War Command as well as GSW Naval Officer (Tale of the Cat). B-Barronstown Stud (KY)

2nd-NII, ¥9,550,000 ($90k), Maiden, 3yo, 1800m
DOVER TESORO (c, 3, Union Rags–Miss Emilia, by War Front), a close fourth on Nakayama debut Apr. 7, improved by two spots to finish runner-up over this course and distance Aug. 4. Out of a half-sister to the dam of the aforementioned Feel For You, Dover Tesoro was bought back for $195K when offered in utero at KEENOV in 2015 before hammering for $135K at that same auction a year later. The bay was purchased by Kenji Ryotokuji for 210k gns ($288,171) at Tattersalls October the following fall. Dover Tesoro’s Ontario-bred yearling half-sister by Animal Kingdom is cataloged as hip 4221 at KEESEP. B-Chadds Ford Stable LLC (KY)

10th-SAP, ¥30,400,000 ($285k), Open Class, 2yo, 1200mT
NILKANTA TESORO (c, 2, Speightstown–Vapour {GB}, by Galileo {Ire}), an impressive maiden winner at second asking July 13 (see below, gate 4), was produced by a half-sister to SW Quenched (GB) (Dansili {GB}), dam of Australian GSW Excess Knowledge (GB) (Monsun {Ger}), while the colt’s third dam includes Juddmonte Farms’ 2003 G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Nebraska Tornado (Storm Cat), US GSW Mirabilis (Lear Fan) and French GSW Burning Sun (Smart Strike). Dam Vapour was acquired for $350K post-RNA at KEENOV in 2016 and Nilkanta Tesoro, foaled Feb. 17, was purchased for ¥54 million ($473,580), at the JRHA Select Foal Sale five months later. B-Kuwata Bokujo

 

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