All posts tagged "Contrail"
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Horse Racing
/ 2 months agoKikuka Sho Preview: Endurance is Essential in the 3,000-Meter Race
In the 85th running of the Kikuka Sho, 18 thoroughbreds are scheduled to line up and pursue victory in the final...
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Features
/ 6 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Japan Raises Record to 6-2 in the Volleyball Nations League
In Fukuoka, the Japan men's volleyball squad earned three wins in a five-day span, beating Iran, Germany and Slovenia but falling...
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Horse Racing
/ 8 months agoSatsuki Sho Preview: It's Time for the Japanese Triple Crown Races to Commence
The Satsuki Sho kicks off 2024's Japanese Triple Crown races, with Regaleira aiming to become the race's first filly winner in...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoKikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) Preview: A 3,000-Meter Test of Endurance
The race favorite has won the Grade 1 Kikuka Sho four times in the past 10 years, and the last one...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Takumi Kanaya Aims to Encourage Cancer-Stricken Mother
Winner of the 2023 Japan Golf Tour Championship, Takumi Kanaya, said: "Hopefully, it'll go some way towards helping her with her...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Yuichi Fukunaga Nearing the End of a Stellar Career as a Jockey
Veteran jockey Yuichi Fukunaga is planning to retire at the end of February and become a trainer. He was the JRA's...
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Horse Racing
/ 3 years agoEfforia Primed for Title-Chasing Gallop at Arima Kinen
Fresh off his Tenno Sho (Autumn) triumph, Efforia races toward the title of Grand Prix Horse at full strength.
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Horse Racing
/ 3 years agoContrail Concludes Career with Thrilling Victory in 41st Japan Cup
With Yuichi Fukunaga controlling the reins, the Deep Impact-sired brown colt rides off into retirement with a high-profile victory in his...
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Horse Racing
/ 3 years ago2020 Triple Crown Winner Contrail Eyes Japan Cup Victory
Undefeated in 2020 before a runner-up finish in the Japan Cup, the son of Deep Impact has had a rockier year...
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Horse Racing
/ 3 years agoRising Star Takeshi Yokoyama Rides Efforia to Victory in 164th Tenno Sho
The 3-year-old colt beat favorite Contrail by a length to secure the top prize, with the jockey joining his father and...
