Horse Racing Songline Orchestrates scintillating Victory in Yasuda Kinen After placing runner-up to Schnell Meister at the 2021 NHK Mile Cup, jockey Kenichi Ikezoe reversed the order in this high-stakes race. Ed OdevenJune 5, 2022
Features [NOTES on a SCORECARD] New Column Debuts with Mix of News and Views on Japanese Sports Insights on Sapporo, the favorite to host the 2030 Olympics, plus a smorgasbord of topics including Mao Asada’s new venture and Yutaka Take’s latest... Jack GallagherJune 3, 2022
Horse Racing Legendary Jockey Yutaka Take Guides Do Deuce to Victory in 89th Tokyo Yushun The winning duo finished in a race-record 2 minutes, 21.9 seconds, earning Take his sixth Japanese Derby title. Ed OdevenMay 29, 2022
Horse Racing Christophe Lemaire Fulfills Dream of Competing at Kentucky Derby Japanese thoroughbred Crown Pride’s jockey for the 148th Run for the Roses has always wanted to compete in the iconic American race. Ed OdevenMay 6, 2022
Horse Racing Geoglyph 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 Triple Crown. Ed OdevenApril 17, 2022
Horse Racing A 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. Shinichiro KageyamaApril 2, 2022
Horse Racing Arima Kinen Boasts Top Talent, Abundant Mix of Winners The lucrative race delivers a high-profile event to cap the Japanese racing calendar each year. Ed OdevenDecember 23, 2021
Horse Racing Japan Cup Showcases Nation’s Racing Culture as the Biggest Annual Event on the Calendar Successful foreign horses, trainers and jockeys have helped raise the event’s global profile since it began more than 40 years ago. Ed OdevenNovember 20, 2021