By Alan Carasso
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 Sunday running at Kyoto Racecourse:
Sunday, October 20, 2025
10th-KYO, ¥35,040,000 ($234k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1400m
DANON FIGO (JPN) (c, 3, Into Mischief–Ollie's Candy, by Candy Ride {Arg}), a maiden winner in a pair of juvenile appearances, was off the board in his first two runs this term, but took a course-and-distance allowance May 4 and returned from a layoff to repeat the dose going this distance at Hanshin Sept. 21. The February foal is the first produce for his dam, winner of the GI Clement L. Hirsch Stakes and purchased by K. I. Farm for $1.65 million at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale. Leading rider Yuga Kawada has the call. O-Danox Co Ltd; B-K I Farm; T-Yasuo Tomomichi
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