All posts tagged "Japan Racing Association"
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoDeep Impact: Continuing Influence of a Beautiful Horse
Deep Impact was hailed as an absolute presence, a hero. The impact left by this single thoroughbred continues to gallop eternally...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoSongline Defends Yasuda Kinen Title in Tokyo
Songline, guided by jockey Keita Tosaki, seized the late lead from Serifos and pulled away in the final strides of the...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoYasuda Kinen Preview: Songline Chasing Back-to-Back Victories in the Race
Vodka was the last horse to win the Yasuda Kinen in consecutive years, doing so in 2008 and 2009. Songline is...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoTastiera Edges Race Favorite Sol Oriens in 90th Tokyo Yushun
Four horses vied for the Tokyo Yushun title after pacesetter Pax Ottomanica faded late, and Tastiera held off Sol Oriens, Hearts...
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Horse Racing
/ 1 year agoTokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) Preview: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Event for 18 Horses
The 90th Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) runs on May 28. Since its debut in 1932, the 2,400-meter race has been the...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoLiberty Island Lands Second Jewel with Overwhelming Victory in the Yushun Himba
The Duramente-sired filly, ridden by Yuga Kawada, became the first Yushun Himba champion by at least a six-lengths margin since 1975.
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoYushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) Preview: A 2,400-Meter Test of Speed
First favorites have won the G1 Yushun Himba four times in the past decade, and the last one to find the...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoSongline Beats Sodashi by a Head in the Victoria Mile
Keita Tosaki guided Songline to a pulse-rising victory at the wire, denying Sodashi's quest to win the Victoria Mile in back-to-back...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoVictoria Mile Preview: Sodashi Aims to Repeat as Champ
Not restricted to a once-in-a-lifetime chance, the Victoria Mile allows for repeat bids, and five nominees from 2022 are returning this...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoChampagne Color Records Thrilling Victory in NHK Mile Cup
Chestnut colt Champagne Color took the lead 100 meters from the wire and pulled away in the NHK Mile Cup while...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoNHK Mile Cup Preview: The Start of a Busy Stretch of G1 Racing in Tokyo
Added to the calendar in 1996, the NHK Mile Cup gives horses another option apart from the longer distances of the...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoChristophe Lemaire and Ryusei Sakai Among 20 Jockeys for the Kentucky Derby
Lemaire and Sakai will ride Derma Sotogake and Continuar, respectively, at the Kentucky Derby, the opening leg of the American Triple...
