Spring Fillies' Classics Pre-Preview 2013. In step with the rising temperatures comes the seasonal rise of racing, as the competition heats up for some of the ...
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captured his first G1 title by winning this year’s NHK Mile Cup. After breaking his maiden in his debut race last June, his next win came five races and six months later in an allowance race in December. Followed by a back-to-back win in the Junior cup (1,600m) in January, he marked a...
Nakayama Grand Jump Related News 2013.04.13 Irish Raider Blackstairmountain at the summit with Nakayama Grand Jump win 2013.04.12 2013 Nakayama Grand Jump (J-G1) - comments from Japanese runners' connections 2013.04.12 2013 Nakayama Grand Jump - Training Report of Foreign Entry (as of...
"He moved really well considering how heavy the going was. I have complete faith in my horse and I'm going into the big race with absolute confidence. The pace should be pretty fast but he can race from any position. There should be a few horses who will try to set the tone and if we ...
With a win and a second in two starts as a two-year-old, the bay filly kicked off to a good start in her three-year-old campaign, registering her first grade-race victory in a competition against male opponents in the Shinzan Kinen. Though a fever prior to the Tulip Sho affected her p...
Rikiai Kurofune tops Pegasus Jump Stakes; Blackstairmountain finishes ninth William Mullins' Blackstairmountain went off at odds of only 5.3 in the March 23 Pegasus Jump Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse, but failed to live up to fans' expectations as the race third choice eased across th...
"He got a lot stronger over the summer. He's more sure of himself now and knows what he's doing during a race. He can take the race to the opposition while remaining in control. You have to be a good racehorse to be able to do both. We could've positioned ourselves closer to the front...
"In the very end of the Arc his bad habit came out. After he crossed the finish line, he accelerated so much that the rider couldn’t even shake hands with Peslier. To think that he still had so much left just makes it all the worse. After coming back to Japan and going through quarant...
2013.02.17 Grape Brandy Back in Form in February Stakes | view video | 2013.02.16 Morning line for February Stakes (G1)(as of February 16) 2013.02.16 JRA Race Programme [February Stakes (G1) day races - February 17] 2013.02.15 JRA's Junji Shimada invited to the 2nd Qatar Apprentice Jo...
