Notable US-Bred/Sired Runners in Japan: July 7 & 8, 2018

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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 Chukyo and Hakodate Racecourses:

Saturday, July 7, 2018
5th-CKO, ¥13,400,000 ($121k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400mT
DURABLE (JPN) (f, 2, Curlin–Hurricane Flag, by Storm Cat) is the first Japanese produce for her dam, a half-sister to GSW Animal Spirits (Arch) and to the dam of GSW ‘TDN Rising Star’ Ocho Ocho Ocho (Street Sense), who was bought for $530K carrying this foal in utero at KEENOV in 2015. Second dam Pennant Champion (Mr. Prospector) was a daughter of undefeated Eclipse Award winner Personal Ensign (Private Account), whose distinguished progeny and grand-progeny include champions My Flag (Easy Goer) and her daughter Storm Flag Flying (Storm Cat); GISWs Miner’s Mark (Mr. Prospector), Traditionally (Mr. Prospector) and Mr Speaker (Pulpit); and GSW Fire Away (War Front). B-K I Farm

6th-CKO, ¥13,400,000 ($121k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m
MEINER ABE (c, 2, Into Mischief–Spring, by Stravinsky), a half-brother to MSW & MGSP Spring Included (Include) and to GISP Pulsion (Include), cost $85K as a KEENOV weanling in 2016 and fetched double that price when offered at last year’s KEESEP sale. A May foal, Meiner Abe is bred on the same cross responsible for the recently retired MGSW & MGISP Vyjack. The deeper female family includes dual-hemisphere star Gentlemen (Arg) (Robin des Bois). B-Robert B Trussell Jr (KY)

12th-CKO, ¥14,250,000 ($129k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1200m
PERPETUO (f, 3, Pioneerof the Nile–Ribbon Taffy, by Hard Spun) broke her maiden at second asking over this course and distance in January (gate 15) and most recently returned from a four-month breather to finish a competitive fifth from a high draw at Hanshin June 17. A$160K in utero purchase at KEENOV in 2014, the bay was a $170K FTSAUG acquisition turned $540K FTFMAR breezer. B-Woodford Thoroughbreds (KY)

Sunday, July 8, 2018
2nd-HAK, ¥9,550,000 ($86k), Maiden, 3yo, 1000m
RAMP FEVER (f, 3, Ghostzapper–Gold Vault, by Arch) failed to handle turf on debut in April, but improved by leaps and bounds to miss narrowly when tried over track and trip June 24 (gate 8). An $800K OBSMAR juvenile, the dark bay is the full-sister to MGISW Contested, a $2.3-million FTKNOV grad whose son Gibeon (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was runner-up in this year’s G1 NHK Mile Cup. Gold Vault, a half-sister to MGISW Pomeroy (Boundary), is also the dam of young sire Mosler (War Front) and the latter’s GSP full-brother Air Vice Marshal. B-Cherry Valley Farm LLC (KY)

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