Young Girls Look to Pick Up Wins in Japanese Oaks

The sun is out, the turf is firm, and the owners and races fans are ready for today’s Japanese Oaks.  These three year old fillies and mares will be going a mile and a half today in Japan.  The winner will take home the majority of that 2,150,000 pot!  We have 11 of these sim beauties that are itching to get out of the gate, so let’ meet our ladies.

PP1. We have a 5/1 shot to start things off today.  INDYJINSKY, a daughter of A.P. Indy, will look for her first win on the turf.  She started out her career by running five straight races on the dirt.  She managed two wins, and two 3^rd place finishes before making the switch over to turf last time out.  She then comes out and runs a 97 SP, 4^th place finish in a listed stakes.  Owner etonic will look for jockey W. Lloyd, who has an 11.1 winning percentage, to ride this girl to the winners circle.

PP2.  Next in line today, we have the 7/2 shot REED ROAD.  This young girl, sired by Henrythenavigator, and owned by worldwide, looks to pick up her second Grade I win today.  Her best SP, a 104 came two races back when she took the Grade II New Zealand Oaks by ¼ of a length.  Her next start came in the Grade I Sydney Oaks where she took a 3^rd place finish, and earned a 97 SP.  She will be ridden by jockey K. Ledwith today.  Ledwith owns a career winning percentage of 28.6 percent.

PP3.  Third in line today is Draft Date, out of stable foxon5.  A daughter of Point Given, this young beauty has not yet managed to reach a SP of 100, but looks to accomplish that feat here today.  Her last race consisted of a third place finish in the Grade II The Diana Trail.  She managed a 96 SP in that race.  Preceding that race was a second place finish in an NW3L Allowance where she ran a 93 SP.  This girl is not only looking for her first graded win, but first stakes win as well.  Current odds have this girl at 7/1.  She will get G. Arnold in the saddle today.  Arnold has a career win percentage of 17.1 percent.

PP4.  In the 4 spot today we have Jenny’s Song out of the aggots stable.  This young beauty of Johannesburg will look to keep up the good work on the turf.  After running her first ever race on dirt, she was sold in the auction, and now looks to become an auction horse to win a Grade I race.  Her last race was in the Sydney Oaks where she managed a 81 SP, and finished in 6^th place, 29 lengths behind.  Odds on this girl are 13/1, but jockey D. Davis looks to change all that when he brings in his 12.1 winning percentage to the table.

PP5. Nearing the halfway point now, we have Chef Pepin.  This girl, a daughter of Haradasun, and owned by cbrady, will look to get back to hitting the board, after not hitting it in the last few races.  She has not even been close to hitting the board in the Grade II races The New Zealand Oaks, and the South African Classic.  She has shown the ability though as she ran a 94 SP and finished second in the Grade I Northern Dancer Romp.  This 5/1 shot will look for jockey A. Hudson to give her a good ride and get into the winners circle.  Hudson owns a 12.1 winning percentage.

PP6. As we start to head down the back side of the hill, we start out with Undeclared Major.  This girl out of Daiwa Major, will look to make owner romneyblvd happy with a win here today.  In her last three races, she has not been running out of allowance company, but has consistently been hitting the board.  Her last three races have earned her SP’s of 88, 88, and 95.  This has come in two places, and a show.  This girl is sitting at 12/1, and jockey N. Tippins will be in the saddle today.  He owns a 11.9 winning percentage.

PP7.  Timber Contender will be in post position number seven today.  This daughter of Timber Country will look to make it two in a row in today’s race.  In her last race, this girl managed a 92 SP, and a win in an NW3X allowance race.  This will be her first try at not only a Graded Stakes, but all stakes as well.  Con10der3 will look for jockey C. Maxie to keep up his horses performance.  Maxie will take his 7.4 winning percentage onto this girls 5/1 back.

PP8. At 12/1 today, we have the girl Fit To Finish.  This girl, out of Cryptoclearance, will be running only the 5^th race of her career.  She ran a 90 SP last time out in her first shot at graded company, and ran a 93 SP two races back, taking a NW1X allowance race by 2-3/4 lengths.  Owner mtkearner will look for her to get her first graded win, and make it 3 for 6 on the turf.  Jockey T. Blake owns a 10.1 winning percentage and will ride this girl in today’s race.

PP9. My Ex Boyfriends will run in today’s race with odds of 11/1.  I am guessing all of the guys wish they would have stayed with this girl, as she looks to make it 4 for 7 in today’s race.  The daughter of A.P. Indy will look to improve on her last outing where she ran a 92 SP, and finished 4^th in the Grade I Northern Dancer Romp.  Owner karlc hopes that she can continue to improve on her SP’s in today’s race.  Jockey L. Fenner will ride this girl in today’s race, and looks to improve on his 11.3 winning percentage.

PP10. Winding down here in Japan today, we have  the long shot at 16/1.  Carucha, a daughter of Authorized, will be running her 7^th race today, and looks to continue that about 3^rd place finish.  That is right folks, she has finished not worse than second in all of her races so far in her career.  She has won the last two races with SP’s of 88, and 85.  Owner zalduendo will look for her to improve on SP’s even if she don’t get the win here today.  Jockey C. Roser will hope for the best, as he brings his 14.1 winning percentage to the table

PP11.  Finally today, we have Seathestars.  This girl is a daughter of Generous, and is sitting at 12/1.  Owner bertamiran will look for this girl to take her first race since winning her maiden special weight race, 5 races back.  She has finished no worse than 4^th in her career, and that was in her first race ever.  SP’s have been ranging in the high 80’s to low 90’s, and she hopes that she can improve on that here today.  C. Fairchild will look to take his 7.3 winning percentage into the winners circle.           

So there you have it folks.  We have everything in today’s race, and about the only thing that is consistent is that all of these girls are three year olds.  We have youngsters looking for their first graded and stakes wins, and we have girls that are looking to improve on their previous graded performances.  Personally, I think that SP’s in this race will be on the low side, and a 102 SP may do the trick in today’s race.  If I had to go with three horses, I would have to take 1, 2, and 5 because I think they may have more experience.  We will see though tomorrow, as these girls are race number 13 on the card.  I want to thank you for your time today in reading my article, and remember for all of your pre race, and post race analysis, as well as other articles, head on over to the Black Type Bugler Forum.  Once again thank you for reading and let the races begin!

–Dylan–