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 Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses:
Sunday, September 14, 2025
6th-HSN, ¥14,250,000 ($97k), Newcomer, 2yo, 1800m
WAYNY SU (c, 2, Into Mischief–Cariba, by Cairo Prince) is set to become the second starter for her Caress Stakes-winning dam, a full-sister to 'TDN Rising Star' Cairo Memories, a two-time graded winner on the turf and Grade I-placed on both dirt and turf; and to Memories Prevail, the dam of Panamanian Horse of the Year Sol Principe Gris (Summer Front), Grade I winner and young sire Zandon (Upstart) and $900,000 KEESEP purchase Memorized (Tapit), a maiden winner Thursday at Aqueduct. Trainer Mitsumasa Nakuchida gave an even $1 million for this Feb. 16 foal at last year's Keeneland September Sale and went back to the well again earlier this week, going to $950,000 for his yearling half-brother by Gun Runner. Yuga Kawada has the ride for the conditioner, who was represented by seven-figure auction purchases Matenro Da Vinci (Uncle Mo) and 'TDN Rising Star' Magna Victor (Maxfield) over the last two weekends. O-Susumu Fujita; B-Candy Meadows LLC (KY); T-Mitsumasa Nakauchida
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Monday, September 15, 2025
5th-NKY, ¥14,250,000 ($97k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT
DONA SCNHELL (f, 2, Wootton Bassett {GB}–Chiffon {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) was offered in utero at the 2022 Tattersalls December Mares Sale, but was led out unsold on a bid of 180,000gns and was subsequently acquired privately by Bregman Family Racing. The unraced Chiffon is a daughter of Acapulco (Scat Daddy), winner of the 2015 G2 Queen Mary Stakes and runner-up in that year's G1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes for Wesley Ward. Dona Schnell was purchased for $350,000 at Keeneland September last fall and her yearling half-brother by Golden Pal made $180,000 to the bid of Tally-Ho Stud at KEESEP this week. Dona Schnell is bred on the same cross responsible for Group 1 winner Al Riffa (Fr) and Whirl (Ire). O-Masao Ogawa; B-Bregman Family Racing LLC (KY); T-Toru Kurita.
6th-NKY, ¥14,250,000 ($97k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m
MOGENSEN (c, 2, Mendelssohn–Pioneer Queen, by Pioneerof the Nile) is the fourth to make the races out of a half-sister to GI Travers Stakes hero Afleet Express, MSW & MGSP Reporting For Duty and GI Alabama Stakes victress Embellish the Lace, prompting the owners of the latter, Alex and JoAnn Lieblong, to purchase Pioneer Queen as a KEESEP yearling in partnership for $500,000. The deeper female family includes GI Florida Derby winner Materiality and GSW/MGISP My Miss Sophia. Owner Naohiro Sakaguchi was busy earlier this week during Book 1 at the September Sale, acquiring a colt and a filly by Flightline for $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively. O-Naohiro Sakaguchi; B-Chiyoda Farm (KY); T-Makoto Saito
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