All posts tagged "Japan Racing Association"
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoJustin Palace Displays Strong Closing Speed to Win the Tenno Sho
With a methodical move to the front with 300 meters to go in the Tenno Sho, Christophe Lemaire guides Justin Palace...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoTenno Sho (Spring) Preview: Five Returnees from 2022 and a Change of Venues
On the final day of April, Titleholder has a shot at becoming the sixth horse in JRA history to win the...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Shohei Ohtani Showing He's One of MLB's Best Pitchers
In five starts this season, Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani has silenced opposing batters. He has a 0.64 ERA, best among MLB's...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoSol Oriens Electrifies Crowd with Victory in 83rd Satsuki Sho
Making his third career start in the Satsuki Sho, Sol Oriens won for the third time with a powerful come-from-behind effort...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoSatsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) Preview
The Satsuki Sho hasn't been too kind to first favorites in the last 10 years, with just three of them winning....
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoLiberty Island Meets Expectations with Scintillating Victory in Oka Sho
Guided by Yuga Kawada, the JRA's leading jockey in 2023, race favorite Liberty Island adroitly moved from the back of the...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoOka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) Preview
In the Oka Sho, the early pace is often relaxed and the race often won by a burst of lightning-fast speed....
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoYutaka Take, Jack d'Or Team Up for Narrow Victory in 67th Osaka Hai
Second favorite Jack d'Or held off Stars on Earth by a nose to win the 2,000-meter Osaka Hai, giving Take his...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoOsaka Hai Preview: A New Season of Horse Racing Begins
The first top-level race of the year for the older middle-distance horses, the Grade 1 Osaka Hai is for 4-year-olds and...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoYuga Kawada Rides Ushba Tesoro to Victory in the Dubai World Cup
Ushba Tesoro became the first Japanese thoroughbred to win the prestigious international race since Sunday Silence descendant Victoire Pisa in 2011.
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoLemon Pop Finishes Strong to Claim February Stakes Victory
Ryusei Sakai steers race favorite Lemon Pop to a 1½-length win over Red le Zele in the February Stakes, the JRA's...
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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...
