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 Kyoto Racecourse:Saturday, October 4, 20253rd-KYO, ¥14,250,000 ($97k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400mASK KENTUCKY (c, 2, Good Magic–Entirely, by Point of Entry), was a $200,000 Keeneland November purchase in 2023 and changed hands for $350,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale. The chestnut's dam, a stakes winner and third in the GIII Matron Stakes for Augustin Stables at two in 2018, was offered with this colt in utero at Keeneland November in 2022, but was led out unsold on a bid of $47,000. O-Hirosaki Toshihiro HD Co Ltd; B-Bedouin Bloodstock LLC; T-Hideyaki FujiwaraJUNE SECRETA (c, 2, Maclean's Music–Bazinga Baby, by Afleet Alex) fetched $235,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November Sale and showed enough improvement over the course of the next 10 months to sell for $450,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale. The Apr. 16 foal is a full-brother to Estilo Talentoso, a seven-furlong specialist who won the GIII Bed o' Roses Stakes and was placed in the GI Madison Stakes and GI Derby City Distaff Stakes. Herself exported to Japan, Estilo Talentoso is the dam of the 2-year-old colt Finger (Jpn) (Gun Runner), a good second on Nakayama debut Sept. 27. This is the deeper female family of G1 Japan Cup hero Tap Dance City (Pleasant Tap). O-Jun Yoshikawa; B-Town & Country Horse Farms LLC (KY); T-Hidenori TakeSunday, October 5, 20253rd-KYO, ¥14,250,000 ($97k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800mJUSTIN DALLAS (JPN) (c, 2, Gun Runner–Pink Sands, by Tapit) is the second produce for his dam, winner of the GII Inside Information Stakes and GIII Rampart Stakes for Shug McGaughey and later sold for $2.3 million in foal to Into Mischief at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale. That first foal, the 3-year-old colt Justin Trueno, is a five-start maiden in Japan. A daughter of Grade I winner Her Smile (Include), Pink Sands is a full-sister to Timing Now, a $750,000 purchase by Shadai Farm at KEESEP in 2017, who banked better than a half-million in Japan. The cross of Gun Runner over Tapit is responsible for a half-dozen winners at the graded level, including GISW Society and additional GSWs Wicked Halo, Red Route One, Il Miracolo, and Disarm. O-Masahiro Miki; B-EM Planning LLC; T-Haruki Sugiyama10th-KYO, ¥41,800,000 ($284k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1200mAMERICAN STAGE (c, 3, Into Mischief–Bonita Mia, by Warrior's Reward) strung together three victories at the back end of his juvenile campaign and was set a very tall task as an early 3-year-old. Sent to Dubai, the $500,000 KEESEP grad ran with great credit to finish second to reigning G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen hero Tuz (Oxbow) in the G3 Mahab Al Shimaal at Meydan in March and was last seen finishing a midfield sixth in the Apr. 5 Golden Shaheen. Ryusei Sakai rides the half-brother to MGSW Super Chow (Lord Nelson)–also down the field in the Golden Shaheen–for trainer Yoshito Yahagi, the same human connections behind MG1SW and GI Breeders' Cup Classic-bound Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}). O-Yoshizawa Holdings Co Ltd; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Yoshito YahagiThe post Group 3-Placed Into Mischief Colt American Stage Back To Work at Kyoto appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.