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Danon Smash, Resistencia headline Takamatsunomiya Kinen hopefuls

Posted on March 27, 2021
in Japan Horse Racing News

The Group 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen (1200m) is the first big turf race of the year in Japan and will be held at Chukyo Racecourse this Sunday (28 March). Last year's finish raised goosebumps as Mozu Superflare, Gran Alegria and Diatonic went nose for nose in the final strides. Mozu Superflare managed to prevail by a[...]

Posted on June 1, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News

Australian jockey Damian Lane has had to settle for second in the Grade One Japanese Derby aboard Salios. Sunday's prestigious 2400m race in Tokyo was won in dominant fashion by star colt Contrail who remained unbeaten from five starts including the first two legs of the Japanese triple crown. The final leg of the triple[...]

Posted on May 18, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News

Australian jockey Damian Lane is preparing to extend his latest stint in Japan, starting from the Japanese Oaks meeting. Lane has been riding out of Tokyo on a four-week contract but the Melbourne-based jockey is confident his overseas licence will be renewed for a further two months. Since arriving in Japan in April, Lane has[...]

Posted on April 20, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

In 2006, a filly by Zabeel out of Carmina Burana came into the world in the usual way, but her appearance was anything but normal. The three-quarter sister to champion galloper Might And Power was pure white in colour. “It is a pure-bred thoroughbred and I don't think there would be too many foals born[...]

Posted on April 19, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News

Oju Chosan has extended his own record-breaking feats with a fifth consecutive win in the Japan's rich steeplechase, the Nakayama Grand Jump. His fourth win a year ago gave him the outright record after he was tied on three with Australian horse Karasi who won from 2005 to 2007. Karasi, trained by Eric Musgrove and[...]

Posted on April 13, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News

Daring Tact has extended her unbeaten record to three from three with victory in the Oka Sho, the Japanese 1000 Guineas, at Hanshin. Trained by Haruki Sugiyama, Daring Tact is a daughter of 2014 Japan Cup winner Epiphaneia. The filly produced produced an extraordinary burst of speed from back in the field to pick off[...]

Posted on March 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

Japanese horses Mozu Ascot and My Style will not travel to Sydney for the Doncaster Mile because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mozu Ascot had been favourite for the $3 million race on April 4 since he was nominated while My Style was also one of the leading contenders. A third Japanese horse, Danon Premium, is[...]

Posted on March 12, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News, United States Horse Racing News

War Emblem, the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, has died aged 21. He had been at Old Friends Farm, a thoroughbred retirement centre since 2015 after returning from stud in Japan. Officials say the cause of death is believed to be a paddock accident, but exact details are not known and a necropsy is[...]

Posted on February 27, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News

Japanese racing authorities will bar spectators from meetings immediately in measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In addition, there will be no sale of betting tickets or payout of winning tickets on race days or payout on weekdays at all JRA racecourses and off-track betting facilities with all transactions to be conducted via[...]

Posted on February 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

Having captured the Cox Plate with Lys Gracieux, Japanese trainer Yoshito Yahagi is eyeing off Australia's richest 1600m-handicap, the Doncaster Mile, with Mozu Ascot. The Yahagi-trained horse won Sunday's Grade One February Stakes at Tokyo to confirm plans to bring him to Sydney for the $3 million Doncaster on April 4. Ridden by Christophe Lemaire,[...]

Posted on February 7, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

The Japanese-trained Suzuka Devious is a late entry for the Australian Cup after being left out of nominations because of a clerical error by Racing Victoria. Trained by Mitsuru Hashida, Suzuka Devious remained in Australia after the spring carnival. He has been residing at Matt Cumani's stable in the care of Hashida's staff. Suzuka Devious[...]

Posted on January 31, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

Japanese horse Danon Premium has been installed favourite for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in Sydney after reports he was being aimed at the $4 million race. The five-year-old holds a win over Japan's horse of the Year, Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux, beating the mare in a Group Two race in March 2019. He was[...]

Three-Way Tie For World’s Best Racehorse

In a three-way tie, Enable, Crystal Ocean and Waldgeist have been named as the top-rated horses in the world. The John Gosden-trained Enable just failed in October to become the first horse to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe three times. The horse who denied her a special place in history three months ago[...]

Posted on January 8, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News

Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux has been named Japan's Horse of the Year, receiving 271 votes from a possible 274. The mare won three Group One races in 2019, the Takarazuka Kinen, Cox Plate and Arima Kinen, all with Australian jockey Damian Lane aboard. Trained by Yoshito Yahagi, Lys Gracieux was also named the best[...]

Posted on January 7, 2020
in Japan Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Champion British jockey Oisin Murphy has ridden a career-high six winners at Nakayama. Riding in Japan on a one-month contract, Murphy began his latest stay with two winners on Sunday before his six a day later. Murphy has had a successful association with Japanese racing, riding Deirdre to win the Group One Nassau Stakes at[...]

Posted on December 29, 2019
in Japan Horse Racing News

Cox Plate-winning trainer Yoshito Yahagi has ended the year on a high with two-year-old Contrail taking out the Group One Hopeful Stakes at Nakayama. His win on Saturday came a week after the Yahagi-trained Lys Gracieux added the Grade One Arima Kinen to her Cox Plate. The Hopeful Stakes over 2000 metres is the final[...]

Posted on December 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux has capped an amazing year for Australian jockey Damian Lane by winning the Grade One Arima Kinen at Nakayama. Having her final race before she heads to the broodmare barn, Lys Gracieux came out of the pack late to claim what was in the end an emphatic win over 2500[...]

Danon Smash, Resistencia headline Takamatsunomiya Kinen hopefuls

Lane Finishes Second In Group 1 Japanese Derby

Damian Lane Set To Continue Japan Sojourn

White legacy continues

Oju Chosan Wins Fifth Nakayama Grand Jump

Daring Tact A New Star For Japan

One Japanese Horse On Way To Sydney

2002 Kentucky Derby Winner War Emblem Dies

Japan Bans Public From Race Meetings

Japanese Horse Mozu Ascot To Run In Sydney

Japanese Horse Added To Aust Cup Entries

Japanese Horse Favourite For Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Three-Way Tie For World’s Best Racehorse

Lys Gracieux Named Japanese Champion Horse

Six Winners For Oisin Murphy At Nakayama

Another Group 1 For Cox Plate Winning Trainer

Lane Wins Arima Kinen On Lys Gracieux

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