Horse Racing Equinox 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 Grade 1 victory... Ed OdevenDecember 25, 2022
Horse Racing Defending Champion Efforia Chasing More Glory in the Arima Kinen Since last year's Arima Kinen, Efforia has struggled to produce successful results in races. But trainer Yuichi Shikato believes he's now on the right... JAPAN ForwardDecember 22, 2022
Horse Racing Ask Victor More Edges Boldog Hos by a Nose in the 83rd Kikuka Sho Hironobu Tanabe guided the 3-year-old colt past frontrunner Seiun Hades with about 800 meters to go. Ask Victor More set a track record in... Ed OdevenOctober 23, 2022
Horse Racing Stunning Rose Ekes Out a Narrow Victory over Namur in 27th Shuka Sho The favorite, Stars on Earth, finished third, sprinting from near the back of the pack into contention over the final stretch of the 2,000-meter... Ed OdevenOctober 17, 2022
Horse Racing Sodashi Shines in Victoria Mile, Delivering A Brilliant Performance on Turf “As today’s race included a very strong field, it was like a dream for a white horse to be able to win a G1... Ed OdevenMay 15, 2022
Features [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. Ed OdevenJanuary 16, 2022
Horse Racing Efforia 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. Ed OdevenDecember 26, 2021
Horse Racing Efforia 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. JAPAN ForwardDecember 22, 2021
Horse Racing Akai 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. Ed OdevenNovember 14, 2021
Horse Racing Rising 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 grandfather as winners... Ed OdevenOctober 31, 2021
Horse Racing Titleholder Sets Pace, Controls Tempo En Route to Victory in the 82nd Kikuka Sho Duramente’s offspring led from start to finish, giving jockey Takeshi Yokoyama his second career Grade 1 victory. Ed OdevenOctober 24, 2021