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 Tokyo Racecourse:
Sunday, June 14, 2026
4th-TOK, ¥14,880,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m
KENSHIRO WORLD (c, 2, Violence–Colby Cakes, by Scat Daddy) was knocked down to Machmer Hall for $130,000 at the 2025 Keeneland January Sale and was re-offered at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga, where he was purchased by Hideyuki Mori for $250,000. Colby Cakes, a daughter of French stakes-placed and US Grade III-placed Perfect Copy (Deputy Minister), was purchased for $27,000 carrying this colt and is a half-sister to SW & GSP Lucky Copy (Unbridled's Song), herself the dam of SW Lucky Folie (Distorted Humor). Third dam Seewillo (Pleasant Colony) was a half-sister to 1991 G1 Japan Cup hero Golden Pheasant. O-Serpent Partners LLC; B-Four Roses Partners & Josh Green (KY); T-Hideyuki Mori
STAR FLASH (c, 2, Yaupon–Shanghai Starlet, by Shanghai Bobby), whose dam was a two-time stakes winner in Florida-bred restricted company, fetched $110,000 as a weanling at Keeneland November in 2024 and matured into a $400,000 Keeneland September acquisition by Katsumi Yoshida. The colt's third dam, Ricki S (Prized), was a full-sister to the Grade I-winning fan favorite Brass Hat. O-Kazutaka Hosada; B-Mulholland Springs LLC (KY); T-Tetsuya Kimura
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