All posts tagged "Japan Racing Association"
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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...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] How Far Will the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bribery Scandal Reach?
As investigators continue to pore through evidence and issue indictments, will the Tokyo 2020 scandal envelop dozens or hundreds more individuals?
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Equinox is the Japan Racing Association's 2022 Horse of the Year
Equinox, a 3-year-old colt, galloped to victories in the Tenno Sho (Autumn) and Arima Kinen, securing the top individual honor for...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] 2022's Defining Sports Highlights for Japan
A trio of Beijing Olympic gold medals, Roki Sasaki's perfect game and boxer Naoya Inoue's success were among 2022's defining sports...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoEquinox Shines in Arima Kinen as Christophe Lemaire Wins the Race for the Third Time
French jockey Lemaire, who won his first Arima Kinen aboard Heart's Cry in 2005, steers race favorite Equinox to his second...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoEquinox Returns to the Spotlight at the Arima Kinen After Skipping the Japan Cup
Trainer Tetsuya Kimura is hoping Equinox can replicate his winning form from October, when he produced a come-from-behind victory in the...
Figure Skating
Yuma Kagiyama Captures 1st Title at the Japan Championships
