All posts tagged "Japan Racing Association"
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoDanon Scorpion Edges Matenro Orion for Victory in the NHK Mile Cup
Yuga Kawada collected his 20th career Japan Racing Association Grade I win, taking the lead with 100 meters remaining in a...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoTitleholder Overwhelms Field in 165th Tenno Sho
Kazuo Yokoyama joins his father and grandfather as winners of the prestigious race.
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoGeoglyph Eclipses Stablemate Equinox Down the Stretch in 82nd Satsuki Sho
Yuichi Fukunaga pilots the 3-year-old colt to a dramatic victory at the wire in the first leg of this year’s Japanese...
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoA Rundown on Japan’s Top Races for 2022
The Japan Racing Association’s current season features 24 Grade I races at the nation’s racecourses between February and December.
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoSuccess at the Dubai World Cup Raises the Stakes for Japanese Racehorses
After a pair of Breeders’ Cup wins in 2021, there have been increased expectations for big results from Japan-bred thoroughbreds competing...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Arnold Schwarzenegger Invokes Soviet Olympic Hero in Message to Russians
The former California governor, movie star and bodybuilder recalls boyhood idol Yury Vlasov in an emotional anti-war video.
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe Square Off for Third Time in NBA Careers
It was their first NBA encounter since February 9, 2020. “It’s an honor as a Japanese for us two to be...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Shohei Ohtani's Rise to Superstardom Detailed in Magazine Cover Story
The 2021 American League MVP is one of three athletes selected as cover stories for the first-ever GQ Sports Issue.
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News
/ 2 years agoA New Year's Look at the Most-Read Sports Stories of 2021
From start to finish, the past year provided endless opportunities to write about athletes and teams competing in dozens of sports....
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Horse Racing
/ 2 years agoEfforia Eclipses Field in a Dynamic Finish at the 66th Arima Kinen
Takeshi Yokoyama and the 3-year-old bay colt made a strategic late surge and took the lead with about 4 seconds remaining.
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Horse Racing
/ 2 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
/ 2 years agoAkai Ito Dominates in Final Stretch of Queen Elizabeth II Cup
The 4-year-old overcame a slow start in the 2,200-meter race to earn her first Japan Racing Association Grade I victory.