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 weekend running at Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukushima Racecourses:
Saturday, November 15, 2025
5th-FKS, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 2000mT
HO O STRIKE (c, 2, Good Magic–Nightlife Baby, by Flatter) was knocked down for $95,000 as a Keeneland November weanling in 2023, but was the subject of a ton of interest after breezing a furlong in a slick :9 4/5 and was knocked down to owner Yoshihisa Ozasa for $575,000 at this year's OBS March Sale. Bred on a variant of the extremely successful cross of Curlin over A.P. Indy-line mares, the Apr. 1 foal is out of a winning half-sister to Eddington's Note (Eddington), whose black-type placing came as a juvenile in the Presque Isle Debutante Stakes. O-Yoshihisa Ozasa; B-Robert Losey & Good Magic Syndicate (KY); T-Yasutoshi Ikee
6th-KYO, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m
PRINCESS MOKO (f, 2, Charlatan–Tiger Ride, by Candy Ride {Arg}) is set to become the third to face the starter from her dam, winner of a rained-off renewal of Keeneland's GIII Valley View Stakes at three and runner-up to Forever Unbridled (Unbridled's Song) in the GI Beldame Stakes at four. A $170,000 Keeneland September yearling, the February-foaled bay filly fetched $300,000 at this year's OBS April Sale after covering an eighth of a mile in :10 flat. O-Mishima B.; B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY); T-Hideaki Fujiwara
Sunday, November 16, 2025
4th-KYO, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
WAZAOGI (c, 2, Gun Runner–Ladies' Privilege, by Harlan's Holiday) cost $700,000 at the 2024 Keeneland September sale just under two months before his half-brother More Than Looks (More Than Ready) stormed home to take out the GI Breeders' Cup Mile. The stakes-winning Ladies' Privilege, a full-sister to three-time graded-winning turfer Takeover Target, was purchased by this breeder for $575,000 with the colt who would become More Than Looks in utero. The current yearling out of the mare, a filly by Upstart, made $650,000 at KEESEP this year. O-Sanshisuimei Co Ltd; B-Hinkle Farms (KY); T-Tomoyasu Sakaguchi
5th-TOK, ¥14,250,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT
DANON MUSTANG (c, 2, Not This Time–In a Jif, by Saintly Look) was hammered down for $300,000 at Keeneland September in 2024 in aftermath of the GI Jaipur Stakes won in course-record time of :59.80 for 5 1/2 furlongs set by the colt's full-brother Cogburn. The Apr. 21 foal was routed for this year's OBS March Sale and worked a quarter-mile in :21 1/5 before selling to Katsumi Yoshida for $650,000. The visiting Alexis Pouchin has the riding assignment. O-Danox Co Ltd; B-Taylor Made Stallions Inc, Clark Brewster, John Cummins et al (KY); T-Hiroyasu Tanaka
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