Japan racing (updates, etc).
 

All 4 international runners (Benbaun included) withdrawn from the Centaur Stakes (G2, Sept. 14th).

* * *

Sprinter's Stakes update..... Sacred Kingdom and Les Arcs still probable, Benbaun, Tax Free, Enticing and S Secret withdrawn from consideration (G1, Sunday Oct. 5th).

* * *

For anyone who doesn't know (and who cares), changes to the Japan Cup, Japan Cup Dirt schedule, locations, etc. It's all here (and is a very short read).

http://japanracing.jp/jai/index.html

Automatic invitations... winner(s) of the King George, the Arc, the Grosser Preis von Baden and the Irish Champion.

* * *

This weekend...


I'll Love Again / Pink Cameo / Peer Gynt in the Keeneland Cup and I'll just go with Chosan for the win in the Niigata Kinen.

Come home safe kids.


SAPPORO 9R
THE KEENELAND CUP
August 31, 2008, 1200m, Turf


1 1 King's Trail(JPN) H6 56.0 Sunday Silence
Santa Fe Trail Northern Taste
Happy Trails Hirofumi Shii
Kazuo Fujisawa Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Northern Farm
1 2 Kinshasa no Kiseki(AUS) H5 56.0 Fuji Kiseki
Keltshaan Pleasant Colony
Featherhill Yasunari Iwata
Noriyuki Hori Kazumi Yoshida
Arrowleave Joint Venture
2 3 Symboli Gran(IRE) H6 56.0 Grand Lodge
Valixa Linamix
Valira Shinji Fujita
Yoshihiro Hatakeyama Symboli Stud
Takahiro Wada
2 4 I'll Love Again(JPN) H6 56.0 El Condor Pasa
Tokio Reality Meadowlake
What a Reality Masami Matsuoka
Takahisa Tezuka Yomoji Saito
Northern Racing
3 5 Tanino Martini(JPN) H8 56.0 Warning
Tanino Mail Rivlia
Aromac Aster Shinichiro Akiyama
Hikozo Sugai Y.Tanimizu
Yuzo Tanimizu
3 6 Le Lupin Bleu(JPN) F3 51.0 Jungle Pocket
Gateau Chocolat Fuji Kiseki
Three Fairy Yuichi Kitamura
Katsumi Sakamoto Yoshie Iida
Chiyoda Farm Shizunai
4 7 Western Venus(JPN) M5 54.0 Boston Harbor
Western Sharp Sunday Silence
Musical Lark Hiroshi Gohara
Yasuhiro Suzuki Ken Nishikawa
Ken Nishikawa
4 8 Copano Fujin(JPN) H6 56.0 Hennessy
Wedding Berry Scan
Alghalih Ryuji Wada
Toru Miya Sachiaki Kobayashi
Yanagawa Bokujo
5 9 Mayano Tsurugi(JPN) C4 56.0 Jolie's Halo
Turf Tiffany Sakura Yutaka O
Fatima Norihiro Yokoyama
Shinobu Umeuchi Eiko Tadokoro
Murata Bokujo
5 10 Goshawk Ken(USA) C3 53.0 Bernstein
Allthewaybaby Grand Slam
Lustily Masaki Katsuura
Makoto Saito Nagako Fujita
Four Horsemen's Ranch
6 11 Sandalphon(JPN) H5 56.0 Sakura Bakushin O
Koyu Love Jade Robbery
Charm Tosho Yoshihiro Furukawa
Mikio Matsunaga North Hills Management Co. Ltd.
Kenji Takimoto
6 12 Tosho Courage(JPN) H6 56.0 Last Tycoon
Rose Tosho Sakura Bakushin O
Cornice Tosho Kenichi Ikezoe
Kaneo Ikezoe Tosho Sangyo
Tosho Sangyo Corporation Tosho Bokujo
7 13 B B Guldan(JPN) C4 56.0 Chief Bearhart
All the Chat Westminster
Rory's Helen Katsumi Ando
Masazo Ryoke Bando B.
Bando Bokujo
7 14 Premium Box(JPN) H5 56.0 Admire Vega
Chatterbox Targowice
Shadai Chatter Hideaki Miyuki
Hiroyuki Uehara Shadai Race H.
Shadai Farm
8 15 Peer Gynt(JPN) H6 57.0 Sunday Silence
Twinkle Bride Lyphard
Devil's Bride Yusuke Fujioka
Kojiro Hashiguchi Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Northern Farm
8 16 Pink Cameo(JPN) F4 54.0 French Deputy
Silver Lane Silver Hawk
Strait Lane Kosei Miura
Sakae Kunieda Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co. Ltd.
Watership Down Stud



NIIGATA 11R
THE NIIGATA KINEN(G3)
August 31, 2008, 2000m, Turf

INT SD, Handicap, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 82,720,000 Yen

1 1 Black Cafe(JPN) H8 53.0 Sunday Silence
Admise Highest Honor
Admiration Masayoshi Ebina
Futoshi Kojima Koichi Nishikawa
Shadai Farm
1 2 Chosan(JPN) H6 58.0 Dance in the Dark
Stay Young Soccer Boy
My Profile Hiroyuki Uchida
Toshiaki Shimizu Naoyoshi Nagayama
Naoyoshi Nagayama
2 3 Daishin Grow(JPN) C4 56.0 Dance in the Dark
Koyu Love Jade Robbery
Charm Tosho Yuga Kawada
Hiroyoshi Matsuda Nobuyuki Oyagi
Kenji Takimoto
2 4 Mistral Cruise(JPN) H5 54.0 El Condor Pasa
Misty Dance Sunday Silence
Time to Dance Yoshitomi Shibata
Yasuhiro Suzuki Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Oiwake Farm
3 5 Tosho Scirocco(JPN) H5 55.0 Admire Vega
Spark Tosho Nippo Teio
River Fame Hatsuhiro Kowata
Yokichi Okubo Tosho Sangyo
Tosho Sangyo Corporation Tosho Bokujo
3 6 Battle Banyan(JPN) C4 56.0 Jungle Pocket
Crafty Wife Crafty Prospector
Wife Mistress Eiji Nakadate
Yasuo Ikee Yasushi Tsumura
Northern Farm
4 7 Meiner Kitz(JPN) H5 55.0 Chief Bearhart
Takara Kanna Soccer Boy
Crimson Rattler Hiroki Goto
Sakae Kunieda K.Thoroughbred Club Ruffian
Big Red Farm
4 8 Fusaichi Assort(JPN) C3 53.0 Twining
Earnest Desire Sunday Silence
Restoration Issei Murata
Takaki Iwato Fusaro Sekiguchi
Northern Farm
5 9 Miyabi Ranveli(JPN) H5 55.0 Opera House
Asteion Horisky
Peerless Lady Yutaka Yoshida
Keiji Kato Yoshikatsu Murakami
Takehisa Hara
5 10 Cosmo Platina(JPN) M5 52.0 Stay Gold
Grace Maria Groom Dancer
Miho Grace Syu Ishibashi
Toru Miya Big Red Farm
Arai Farm
6 11 Arco Senora(JPN) F4 52.0 Stay Gold
Siren Mogambo
Joie de Soir Tomoharu Bushizawa
Shigenori Hatakeyama Masakatsu Nakamura
Hatakeyama Stud Farm
6 12 Tamamo Support(JPN) H5 56.0 Tamamo Cross
Answer Me Jolie's Halo
Himiko Akihide Tsumura
Kenichi Fujioka Tamamo K.
Tamamo Co. Ltd.
7 13 Yamanin Alabaster(JPN) M7 54.0 Golden Pheasant
Yamanin Recall Tamamo Cross
Yamanin Kagero Teruo Eda
Shinobu Hoshino H.Doi
Nishikioka Farm
7 14 School Boy(JPN) H8 49.0 Fusaichi Concorde
Uto Gabby Tosho Boy
Goshu Tholon Naoto Ito
Tsuneyasu Kobayashi S.Goto
Shigeki Goto
7 15 Catchy Title(JPN) M5 51.0 Opera House
Titled Rainbow Quest
Her Ladyship Jiro Ono
Yasuhito Tamura Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Northern Farm
8 16 Sanrei Jasper(JPN) M6 54.0 Misuzu Chardon
San Lake Queen Cozzene
Lake Worth Tetsuzo Sato
Shigetada Takahashi Keiji Nagai
Keiji Nagai
8 17 Tosho Voice(JPN) H6 54.0 Last Tycoon
Aurora Tosho King Glorious
Camellia Tosho Katsuharu Tanaka
Satoru Kobiyama Tosho Sangyo
Tosho Sangyo Corporation Tosho Bokujo
8 18 Erimo Harrier(JPN) G8 57.5 Generous
Erimo Hustler Bravest Roman
Depgleef Koshiro Take
Hidetaka Tadokoro Toshiharu Yamamoto
Erimo Nojo

160/1 shot Tanino Martini wins the Keeneland, Arco Senora wins the Niigata Kinen at 48/1.

Niigata Kinen
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=JCJfdhoFqV4

Keeneland Cup
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=DGqemqgtTPI

No wonder way many people think that the mafia-hands are allover :zz:

Naughty! :D

Funny to see the 8 year old (and the horse at the longest odds) win, huh?



SAPPORO 9R

THE KEENELAND CUP


August 31, 2008, 1200m, Turf Firm, Fine
MIX DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 78,100,000 Yen

1st 3 5 Tanino Martini(JPN) H8 56.0 1:07.9

2nd 7 13 B B Guldan(JPN) C4 56.0 1:08.0 3/4
3rd 1 2 Kinshasa no Kiseki(AUS) H5 56.0 1:08.1 1/2
4th 1 1 King's Trail(JPN) H6 56.0 1:08.6 3
5th 5 9 Mayano Tsurugi(JPN) C4 56.0 1:08.6 NS
6th 2 3 Symboli Gran(IRE) H6 56.0 1:08.6 HD
7th 6 12 Tosho Courage(JPN) H6 56.0 1:08.7 NK
8th 3 6 Le Lupin Bleu(JPN) F3 51.0 1:08.7 NK
9th 4 8 Copano Fujin(JPN) H6 56.0 1:08.9 1 1/4
10th 5 10 Goshawk Ken(USA) C3 53.0 1:09.0 1/2
11th 2 4 I'll Love Again(JPN) H6 56.0 1:09.0 NK
12th 7 14 Premium Box(JPN) H5 56.0 1:09.1 NK
13th 6 11 Sandalphon(JPN) H5 56.0 1:09.1 NK
14th 8 15 Peer Gynt(JPN) H6 57.0 1:09.1 NS
15th 4 7 Western Venus(JPN) M5 54.0 1:09.3 1 1/4
16th 8 16 Pink Cameo(JPN) F4 54.0 1:09.6 1 3/4

Win Show Bracket Q. Quinella Q.Place Exacta Trio Trifecta
PAY-OFF
(for 100Yen) 5 16140 5 2260 3 - 7 10770 5 - 13
71880 5 - 13
14620 5 - 13
238440 2 - 5 - 13
42010 5 - 13 - 2
561610

Probable for the Centaur Stakes... Fine Grain, Suzuka Phoenix, Kanoya Zakura, Tanino Martini and Apollo Dolce.

Too bad there are no international runners... :(

Kanoya Zakura wins the Centaur...

http://www.jra.go.jp/JRADB/asx/2008/...804090110h.asx

Kiss to Heaven! :) :tro:

Keise Hai Autumn H...

http://www.jra.go.jp/JRADB/asx/2008/...804060211h.asx

Pretty decent field. Good luck to Shadow Gate.

Doubt he wins but i like him.....

Will post pp's if I find them.

http://japanracing.jp/card/index.html


NAKAYAMA 11R

THE SANKEI SHO ALL COMERS(G2)
September 28, 2008, 2200m, Turf

Admire Title(JPN) H6 57.0 Admire Vega
Admire Monroe Caerleon
Steady Katsumi Ando
Hiroyoshi Matsuda Riichi Kondo
Tsuji Bokujo


Air Shady(JPN) H7 58.0 Sunday Silence
Air Deja Vu Northern Taste
I Dreamed a Dream Hiroki Goto
Masanori Ito Lucky Field Co. Ltd.
Tsunebumi Yoshihara


Black Altair(JPN) G6 57.0 Admire Vega
Bridal Dinner Slew o'Gold
Cavort Hayato Yoshida
Yoshitaka Ninomiya Shadai Race H.
Shiraoi Farm


Cosmo Produce(JPN) H6 57.0 Pentire
Nice Attention No Attention
Nice Day Syu Ishibashi
Hironori Kurita Big Red Farm
Kashiwadai Farm


Erimo Harrier(JPN) G8 57.0 Generous
Erimo Hustler Bravest Roman
Depgleef Hiroshi Kitamura
Hidetaka Tadokoro Toshiharu Yamamoto
Erimo Nojo


Go with Wind(JPN) H9 57.0 Fraise
Aire Tesco Tesco Boy
Ire Birth Teruo Eda
Sakae Kunieda Makio Okada
Oto Farm Hiwatari


King's Trail(JPN) H6 57.0 Sunday Silence
Santa Fe Trail Northern Taste
Happy Trails Norihiro Yokoyama
Kazuo Fujisawa Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Northern Farm


Matsurida Gogh(JPN) H5 59.0 Sunday Silence
Paper Rain Bel Bolide
Floral Magic Masayoshi Ebina
Sakae Kunieda Fumie Takahashi
Okada Stud


Meiner Kitz(JPN) H5 57.0 Chief Bearhart
Takara Kanna Soccer Boy
Crimson Rattler Masami Matsuoka
Sakae Kunieda K.Thoroughbred Club Ruffian
Big Red Farm


Mistral Cruise(JPN) H5 57.0 El Condor Pasa
Misty Dance Sunday Silence
Time to Dance Yoshitomi Shibata
Yasuhiro Suzuki Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Oiwake Farm


School Boy(JPN) H8 57.0 Fusaichi Concorde
Uto Gabby Tosho Boy
Goshu Tholon Hatsuhiro Kowata
Tsuneyasu Kobayashi S.Goto
Shigeki Goto


Shadow Gate(JPN) H6 58.0 White Muzzle
Fabulous Turn Sunday Silence
Cutting Edge Katsuharu Tanaka
Yukihiro Kato Tomokazu Iizuka
Shadai Farm


Swift Current(JPN) H7 57.0 Sunday Silence
Whitewater Affair Machiavellian
Much Too Risky Masaki Katsuura
Hideyuki Mori Shadai Race H.
Shadai Farm


Tosho Scirocco(JPN) H5 57.0 Admire Vega
Spark Tosho Nippo Teio
River Fame Yutaka Yoshida
Yokichi Okubo Tosho Sangyo
Tosho Sangyo Corporation Tosho Bokujo

Probable for the Sprinters Stakes (on the 14th).....


Suzuka Phoenix (sans Take)
Fine Grain
Kanoya Zakura
Kinshasa No Kiseki
Sleepless Night
Symboli Gran

PPs, first nominated kids...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2008/pdf/081001.pdf

The barrier draw...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2008/081003.html

Hmmmm. Curlin is the only nominated international runner (so far...) for the Musashino Stakes.....


http://japanracing.jp/_news2008/081003-02.html

is your pick
sleepless night?
suzuka phoenix
has no chance now
with yokoyama.
fine grain flopped
last out and will
again.
kanoya zakura for
the win but
beware of
kinshasa no kiseki
who should be
a contender
at this distance.

Sleepless Night all the way. :)

Sleepless Night / Symboli Gran

edit - She's the favorite??? I thought Suzuka would be.

:D

* * *

It's on TVG, for anyone interested.

Can they please just switch to the feed from Japan now?

okay, s...i mean miss storm cat, who is winning the 10th here?

No idea f ... back for the Sprinters Stakes!

Good luck with this one. Never heard of any of them!

sleepless night won,
u also missed a
clip of
silent witness.

Glad she won!!!

I missed it, damnit.

You made me some money.

Who in the last?

Oh good!

I didn't play it, was just the cheering squad. :eek:

Turned it off cause if I stay up I'll miss the Arc but good luck to you!

Go pick the winner... I have no clue. Seriously.

Very bummed stupid TVG finally showed one second of a HK race and i missed it. What do they have against HK anyway? Bastards. :D

Okay Moodwalker, tell me about your winner tomorrow cause I know you'll hit it!

Vision d'Etat

HK possible for Sleepless Night...

http://racing.scmp.com/freeservice/n...ws20081006.asp

http://japanracing.jp/_news2008/081005.html

* * *

Awwww.....

http://db.netkeiba.com/horse/pic/2004103021/

Replay...

http://www.jra.go.jp/JRADB/asx/2008/...804060811h.asx

Ooooh, Vodka!

Good luck to Eye Popper who probably won't win against Admire Jupiter but whatever. Grand old guy... hope he does well.

Vodka / Dream Passport, Higher Game or Company. Must ponder. :D

KYOTO 11R

THE KYOTO DAISHOTEN(G2)

October 12, 2008, 2400m, Turf
INT DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 124,380,000 Yen

1 1 Pop Rock(JPN) H7 57.0 Helissio
Pops Sunday Silence
Pop Singer Hiroyuki Uchida
Katsuhiko Sumii Katsumi Yoshida
Northern Farm
2 2 Meisho Kachidoki(JPN) H8 57.0 Helissio
Meisho Sabrina Kris S.
Taras Charmer Suguru Hamanaka
Yasushi Shono Yoshio Matsumoto
Yoshio Matsumoto
3 3 Eye Popper(JPN) H8 57.0 Soccer Boy
Sunday I. Sunday Silence
Hico Hiroyuki Uemura
Izumi Shimizu Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Northern Farm
4 4 Al Nasrain(JPN) C4 57.0 Admire Vega
Elatis El Gran Senor
Summer Review Ryuji Wada
Shigeki Matsumoto Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Northern Farm
5 5 Toho Alan(JPN) H5 57.0 Dance in the Dark
Hidden Dance Nureyev
Hidden Light Ryota Sameshima
Hideaki Fujiwara Toho Bussan Co. Ltd.
Masami Maekawa
6 6 Admire Jupiter(JPN) H5 59.0 French Deputy
J's Jewelry Real Shadai
Assertion Yasunari Iwata
Yasuo Tomomichi Riichi Kondo
Northern Racing
7 7 Texas Eagle(JPN) C4 57.0 Daiwa Texas
Kir Royal Lindo Shaver
World Tholon Sho Kakihara
Kazuhito Fujigasaki Makoto Kosuge
Chiyoda Farm Shizunai
7 8 Makihata Cyborg(JPN) G6 58.0 Mejiro Bright
Shin Miss Answer Northern Answer
Brown Daisy Hideaki Miyuki
Megumu Shinkawa Makimoto B.
Makimoto Bokujo
8 9 Admire Monarch(JPN) H7 58.0 Dream Well
Split the Night Tony Bin
Sound Katsumi Ando
Hiroyoshi Matsuda Riichi Kondo
Northern Farm
8 10 Manhattan Sky(JPN) C4 57.0 Manhattan Cafe
Deck Go for Gin
Locate Hirofumi Shii
Hidekazu Asami K.Hidaka Breeders Union
Kamii Stud



TOKYO 11R

THE MAINICHI OKAN(G2)

October 12, 2008, 1800m, Turf
INT DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 124,940,000 Yen

1 1 Sakura Mega Wonder(JPN) H5 57.0 Grass Wonder
Sakura Mega Sunday Silence
Sakura Clare Yuichi Fukunaga
Yasuo Tomomichi Sakura Commers
Sakura Commerce Co. Ltd.
1 2 Super Hornet(JPN) H5 58.0 Rodrigo de Triano
You Sun Polish El Senor
Elzevir Yusuke Fujioka
Yoshito Yahagi Tokuo Morimoto
Gerbera Park Stud
2 3 Vodka(JPN) F4 57.0 Tanino Gimlet
Tanino Sister Rousillon
Energy Tosho Yutaka Take
Katsuhiko Sumii Y.Tanimizu
Country Bokujo
2 4 Captain Vega(JPN) H5 57.0 Sunday Silence
Vega Tony Bin
Antique Value Issei Murata
Hiroyoshi Matsuda Kazuko Yoshida
Northern Farm
3 5 Admire Fuji(JPN) H6 57.0 Admire Vega
Admire Lapis Be My Guest
Elevate Yuga Kawada
Mitsuru Hashida Riichi Kondo
Tsuji Bokujo
3 6 Agnes Treasure(JPN) H6 57.0 Sunday Silence
Agnes Selene Tony Bin
Agnes Flora Hayato Yoshida
Hiroyuki Nagahama Takao Watanabe
Takao Watanabe
4 7 Osumi Grass One(JPN) H6 57.0 Grass Wonder
Hokko Oka Lindo Shaver
Lands Prompt Masayoshi Ebina
Yoshiyuki Arakawa Osumi Co. Ltd.
Keiichi Samekawa
4 8 Higher Game(JPN) H7 57.0 Sunday Silence
Fanjica Law Society
Florie Yoshitomi Shibata
Yokichi Okubo Hiroyoshi Usuda
Shadai Farm
5 9 Company(JPN) H7 58.0 Miracle Admire
Brilliant Very Northern Taste
Crafty Wife Norihiro Yokoyama
Hidetaka Otonashi Hideko Kondo
Hideko Kondo
5 10 Liquid Notes(JPN) H7 57.0 El Condor Pasa
White Water Lady Riverman
Waterloo Hiroki Goto
Yoshitaka Ninomiya Hiroyoshi Usuda
Shimokobe Farm
6 11 Erimo Harrier(JPN) G8 57.0 Generous
Erimo Hustler Bravest Roman
Depgleef Yutaka Yoshida
Hidetaka Tadokoro Toshiharu Yamamoto
Erimo Nojo
6 12 Field Bear(JPN) H5 57.0 Fuji Kiseki
Sugar Candy Tony Bin
Dyna Sugar Shinichiro Akiyama
Akihiko Nomura Katsumi Chida
Northern Racing
7 13 Dream Passport(JPN) H5 57.0 Fuji Kiseki
Grace Land Tony Bin
Golden Sash Kosei Miura
Ryuichi Inaba Saison RaceHorse Co. Ltd
Shadai Corporation Inc.
7 14 Chosan(JPN) H6 58.0 Dance in the Dark
Stay Young Soccer Boy
My Profile Hiroshi Kitamura
Toshiaki Shimizu Naoyoshi Nagayama
Naoyoshi Nagayama
8 15 Tosen Captain(JPN) C4 57.0 Jungle Pocket
Sunday Picnic Sunday Silence
Atoll Kenichi Ikezoe
Katsuhiko Sumii Takaya Shimakawa
Shadai Farm
8 16 Sunrise Max(JPN) C4 57.0 Stay Gold
Green Hill Mac Dancing Brave
Max Fleet Shinji Fujita
Yutaka Masumoto Takao Matsuoka
Hikaru Bokujo

Super Hornet wins, Ms. Vodka 2nd...

http://www.jra.go.jp/JRADB/asx/2008/...804050211h.asx


Toho Alan wins, Eye popper 3rd...

http://www.jra.go.jp/JRADB/asx/2008/...804080211h.asx

First nominated horses, Japan Cup...

Sunday, November 30


AUS KIBBUTZ(NZ) G4 David Hayes
AUS ANAMATO(AUS) M5 David Hayes
AUS GUILLOTINE(NZ) C4 David Hayes
AUS ZAGREB(AUS) C4 David Hayes
AUS LARGO LAD(AUS) G4 David Hayes
CAN SEASIDE RETREAT (USA) G5 Mark E. Casse
FR CANDY GIFT (ARG) H5 André Fabre
FR SPIRIT ONE (FR) C4 Philippe Demercastel
FR TRINCOT (FR) C3 Philippe Demercastel
GB HEARTHSTEAD MAISON(IRE) C4 Mark Johnston
GB PAPAL BULL(GB) H5 Michael Stoute
GB PURPLE MOON(IRE) G5 Luca Cumani
GB SIXTIES ICON(GB) H5 Jeremy Noseda
GB TRAFFIC GUARD(USA) C4 Jane Chapple-Hyam
IRE DUKE OF MARMALADE(IRE) C4 Aidan O'Brien
IRE RED ROCK CANYON(IRE) C4 Aidan O'Brien
IRE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE(IRE) C4 Aidan O'Brien
ITY CIMA DE TRIOMPHE (IRE) C3 Bruno Grizzetti
ITY PAPETTI (ITY) C3 Bruno Grizzetti
ITY GIMMY (IRE) C4 Bruno Grizzetti
SAF ARCHIPENKO(USA) C4 Mike De Kock
SAF EAGLE MOUNTAIN(GB) C4 Mike De Kock
SAF JAY PEG(SAF) H5 Herman Brown
SAF MOURILYAN(IRE) C4 Herman Brown
USA BIG BOOSTER (USA) G7 Mike R. Mitchell
USA BIG BROWN (USA) C3 Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.
USA CHAMPS ELYSEES (GB) H5 Robert J. Frankel
USA CHURCH SERVICE (USA) G5 Mike R. Mitchell
USA DANCING FOREVER (USA) H5 Claude R. McGaughey III
USA GRAND COUTURIER (GB) H5 Robert Ribaudo
USA MARSH SIDE (USA) H5 Neil D. Drysdale
USA OUT OF CONTROL (BRZ) H5 Robert J. Frankel
USA RED ROCKS (IRE) H5 Mark A. Hennig
USA TRANSDUCTION GOLD (USA) G5 John Glenney
USA WARNING ZONE (USA) C4 John W. Sadler
USA WESLEY (USA) C3 Mark A. Hennig
USA YOU GOT ME ROCKING (USA) G4 Mike R. Mitchell
USA ZAPPA (USA) G6 John W. Sadler


Japan Cup (Dirt)...

Sunday, December 7

GB COCOA BEACH(CHI) F4 Saeed Bin Suroor
GB DRUMFIRE(IRE) C4 Mark Johnston
GB DUBAI'S TOUCH(GB) C4 Mark Johnston
GB LAA RAYB(USA) G4 Mark Johnston
GB LOVELACE(GB) C4 Mark Johnston
GB TRAFFIC GUARD(USA) C4 Jane Chapple-Hyam
GER THUNDER STORM CAT (USA) C4 Miroslav Rulec
ITY CIMA DE TRIOMPHE (IRE) C3 Bruno Grizzetti
ITY FARREL (IRE) C3 Bruno Grizzetti
ITY GIMMY (IRE) C4 Bruno Grizzetti
ITY SOPRAN PROMO (IRE) C4 Bruno Grizzetti
SAF LUCKY FIND(SAF) G5 Mike De Kock
USA ADD HEAT (USA) H5 Barry Abrams
USA ALBERTUS MAXIMUS (USA) C4 Vladimir Cerin
USA AQUINO (URU) C4 Kiaran P. McLaughlin
USA BARCOLA (USA) H5 Mark A. Hennig
USA BIG BOOSTER (USA) G7 Mike R. Mitchell
USA BIG BROWN (USA) C3 Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.
USA COLONEL JOHN (USA) C3 Eoin G. Harty
USA COMMENTATOR (USA) G7 Nicholas P. Zito
USA CURLIN (USA) C4 Steven M. Asmussen
USA DELOSVIENTOS (USA) G5 Giuseppe Iadisernia
USA DIVINE PARK (USA) C4 Kiaran P. McLaughlin
USA FAIRBANKS (USA) H5 Todd A. Pletcher
USA FROST GIANT (USA) H5 Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.
USA GOTTCHA GOLD (USA) H5 Edward Plesa, Jr.
USA GRASSHOPPER (USA) C4 Neil J. Howard
USA MAST TRACK (USA) C4 Robert J. Frankel
USA OUT OF CONTROL (BRZ) H5 Robert J. Frankel
USA PAST THE POINT (USA) C4 Eoin G. Harty
USA PYRO (USA) C3 Steven M. Asmussen
USA STUDENT COUNCIL (USA) H6 Steven M. Asmussen
USA SURF CAT (USA) H6 Bruce Headley
USA WANDERIN BOY (USA) H7 Nicholas P. Zito
USA WELL ARMED (USA) G5 Eoin G. Harty
USA ZANJERO (USA) C4 Steven M. Asmussen
USA ZAPPA (USA) G6 John W. Sadler


Mile Championship...

Sunday, November 23

CAN RAHY'S ATTORNEY (CAN) G4 Ian Black
FR NATAGORA (FR) F3 Pascal Bary
GB BAHARAH(USA) F4 Gerard Butler
GB LAA RAYB(USA) G4 Mark Johnston
GB LOVELACE(GB) C4 Mark Johnston
GB MAJOR CADEAUX(GB) C4 Richard Hannon
GB PACO BOY(IRE) C3 Richard Hannon
GB PRESSING(IRE) H5 Michael Jarvis
GB RAVEN'S PASS(USA) C3 John Gosden
GB STUBBS ART(IRE) C3 David Elsworth
ITY FARREL (IRE) C3 Bruno Grizzetti
ITY SOPRAN PROMO (IRE) C4 Bruno Grizzetti
USA DARK ISLANDER (IRE) H5 Neil D. Drysdale
USA KIP DEVILLE (USA) H5 Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.


Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup - G1

Sunday, November 16


AUS ANAMATO(AUS) M5 David Hayes
FR TRES RAPIDE (IRE) F3 Henri-Alex Pantall
GB FOLK OPERA(IRE) F4 Saeed Bin Suroor
GER FAIR BREEZE (GER) M5 Mario Hofer
ITY MIMETICO (IRE) F4 Bruno Grizzetti
ITY ROSA DEL DUBAI (IRE) F3 Bruno Grizzetti
USA BLACK MAMBA (NZ) M5 John W. Sadler
USA DYNAFORCE (USA) M5 William I. Mott
USA MAURALAKANA (FR) M5 Christophe Clement

Black Emblem wins the Shuka Sho...

http://www.jra.go.jp/JRADB/asx/2008/...804080411h.asx

First nominated horses (including Daiwa Scarlet and Vodka!), The Tenno Sho.....

http://japanracing.jp/_news2008/pdf/081022.pdf

Conduit possible...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oth...an-option.html

Sixties Icon...

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...NG_Noseda.html

TOKYO 11R

The Tenno Sho


November 2, 2008, 2000m, Turf
INT DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 251,200,000 Yen

1 1 Asakusa Kings(JPN) C4 58.0 White Muzzle
Croupier Star Sunday Silence
Croupier Lady Yusuke Fujioka
Ryuji Okubo K.Tahara
Shadai Farm
1 2 Deep Sky(JPN) C3 56.0 Agnes Tachyon
Abi Chief's Crown
Carmelized Hirofumi Shii
Mitsugu Kon Toshio Fukami
Kasamatsu Bokujo
2 3 Air Shady(JPN) H7 58.0 Sunday Silence
Air Deja Vu Northern Taste
I Dreamed a Dream Hiroki Goto
Masanori Ito Lucky Field Co. Ltd.
Tsunebumi Yoshihara
2 4 Admire Monarch(JPN) H7 58.0 Dream Well
Split the Night Tony Bin
Sound Yasunari Iwata
Hiroyoshi Matsuda Riichi Kondo
Northern Farm
3 5 Sakura Mega Wonder(JPN) H5 58.0 Grass Wonder
Sakura Mega Sunday Silence
Sakura Clare Yuichi Fukunaga
Yasuo Tomomichi Sakura Commers
Sakura Commerce Co. Ltd.
3 6 Erimo Harrier(JPN) G8 58.0 Generous
Erimo Hustler Bravest Roman
Depgleef Yutaka Yoshida
Hidetaka Tadokoro Toshiharu Yamamoto
Erimo Nojo
4 7 Daiwa Scarlet(JPN) F4 56.0 Agnes Tachyon
Scarlet Bouquet Northern Taste
Scarlet Ink Katsumi Ando
Kunihide Matsuda Keizo Oshiro
Shadai Farm
4 8 Pop Rock(JPN) H7 58.0 Helissio
Pops Sunday Silence
Pop Singer Hiroyuki Uchida
Katsuhiko Sumii Katsumi Yoshida
Northern Farm
5 9 Admire Fuji(JPN) H6 58.0 Admire Vega
Admire Lapis Be My Guest
Elevate Yuga Kawada
Mitsuru Hashida Riichi Kondo
Tsuji Bokujo
5 10 King's Trail(JPN) H6 58.0 Sunday Silence
Santa Fe Trail Northern Taste
Happy Trails Hiroshi Kitamura
Kazuo Fujisawa Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Northern Farm
6 11 Higher Game(JPN) H7 58.0 Sunday Silence
Fanjica Law Society
Florie Yoshitomi Shibata
Yokichi Okubo Hiroyoshi Usuda
Shadai Farm
6 12 Tascata Sorte(JPN) C4 58.0 Jungle Pocket
Brilliant Cut Northern Taste
Genuine Diamond Christophe Lemaire
Hideaki Fujiwara Shadai Race H.
Shadai Farm
7 13 Osumi Grass One(JPN) H6 58.0 Grass Wonder
Hokko Oka Lindo Shaver
Lands Prompt Masayoshi Ebina
Yoshiyuki Arakawa Osumi Co. Ltd.
Keiichi Samekawa
7 14 Vodka(JPN) F4 56.0 Tanino Gimlet
Tanino Sister Rousillon
Energy Tosho Yutaka Take
Katsuhiko Sumii Y.Tanimizu
Country Bokujo
8 15 Tosen Captain(JPN) C4 58.0 Jungle Pocket
Sunday Picnic Sunday Silence
Atoll Olivier Peslier
Katsuhiko Sumii Takaya Shimakawa
Shadai Farm
8 16 Company(JPN) H7 58.0 Miracle Admire
Brilliant Very Northern Taste
Crafty Wife Norihiro Yokoyama
Hidetaka Otonashi Hideko Kondo
Hideko Kondo
8 17 Dream Journey(JPN) C4 58.0 Stay Gold
Oriental Art Mejiro McQueen
Electro Art Kenichi Ikezoe
Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Shadai Corporation Inc.

The barrier draw...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2008/081031.html

Daiwa Scarlet / Vodka / (will edit in!)

Form commnets from the JRA.....

Admire Fuji (6yo, horse)
Mitsuru Hashida (trainer)
“His time is good, and he looked good. He’s relaxed and because he’s a big horse, the last race really helped. He’s in extremely good condition. With a bit of luck, we might have a really good shot.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Admire Monarch (7yo, horse)
Hiroyoshi Matsuda (trainer)
“He’s as ready as he can be. He showed that he can compete in his last race in the Kyoto Daishoten, and he has a good track record at Tokyo. But the distance might be a bit short.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Air Shady (7yo, horse)
Masanori Ito (trainer)
“He doesn’t need to be forced to run any more. He used to just run on his hind legs, but is using all four legs now. I think he’s in the best shape he’s ever been. He won a prominent race this year (American Jockey Club Cup), and he is making progress. All we’re missing is the big one.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Asakusa Kings (4yo, colt)
Yusuke Fujioka
“The track was a bit dug up so he came up somewhat slow in the end, but overall, he moved well. He was good last week, too, and I like the way he’s breathing after workouts. I see him as a horse who has endurance, and likes to come off toward the front. I think his style suits Fuchu the way the track is right now.”
(left)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Company (7yo, horse)
Kenichi Shono (training rider only)
“He mopped up the last furlong in 12.8 seconds which is very good. He used to coast it at times in training, but he was sharp this morning. Compared to his last race, you can tell he’s itching to run. And I think he’s put back on some of the weight.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Daiwa Scarlet (4yo, filly)
Katsumi Ando
“She just went through the motions today, but she’s in more than good shape. Her time on today’s surface was fine and she had good rhythm. She was a bit heavy at first, but these last two, three weeks it felt like she’s been racing all long. She’s sharp, and it’s business as usual. 2,000 meters is her best distance. I think she’s a cut above the rest, and as long as she runs at her rhythm, she won’t stop, period.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Deep Sky (3yo, colt)
Mitsugu Kon (trainer)
“When he first came back to the stable after the summer, the workouts didn’t go as well as we had hoped and he was far from 100 percent. But that he still won (the Kobe Shimbun Hai, Japanese St. Leger Trial race over 2,400 meters on Sept. 28) goes to show he is much stronger than he was in the spring. He went all out last week, so this week we’ve just been working on his finishing. I think we’ve had an excellent workout for a Grade 1 race.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dream Journey (4yo, colt)
Kenichi Ikezoe
“He used to struggle in workouts, but he ran straight today. The key for him will be the trip. If he can stay calm and not be distracted by the others, he should be fine. We’ll stick to what we can do. Physically and mentally, he’s really coming on. He was incredible today. I think he’s in the best shape possible. The competition will bet a lot tougher this time, but I’m upbeat given his form right now. I like our chances.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Erimo Harrier (8yo, gelding)
Hidetaka Tadokoro (trainer)
“He cannot keep up (with the front runners), so he'll likely run from behind. My hope is that the turf gets a little heavy or the pace of the race quickens up.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Higher Game (7yo, horse)
Yokichi Okubo (trainer)
“He didn’t break well in his last race. But it was his first race after a break, and you can expect to see some kind of improvement. I like to think we have a shot, if the race comes down to the stretch.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

King's Trail (6yo, horse)
Kazuo Fujisawa (trainer)
“He had a light workout but I thought he moved well. He was getting very tense so I wanted to relax him a bit. He’s probably right where he needs to be, heading to the race wanting to run more. He didn’t have problems taking the lead in his last race because there were no other frontrunners. He can be a bit up-and-down emotionally, but if his mind is in it, we have a shot.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Osumi Grass One (6yo, horse)
Yoshiyuki Arakawa (trainer)
“He exploded over the last furlong. I think he was a bit unlucky in his last race because the pace didn’t suit him. With this horse, it’s simple because he just sticks to his style. If it works, it works; if it doesn’t, it doesn’t.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pop Rock (7yo, horse)

Hiroyuki Uchida
“He’s much sharper after getting a race under his belt. He just needs to run at a good rhythm to save himself for the final stretch. It should be interesting, but a too fast of a race will be difficult for him.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sakura Mega Wonder (5yo, horse)
Yasuo Tomomichi (trainer)
“Everything’s gone according to plan. He’s moving well, and there was a lot we reaped from the Mainichi Okan (leadup race). He wasn’t fazed by the travel to the track the day before, and that was big. If he runs to his potential, he’s as good as the best of them. Now if only he can just maintain his weight.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tascata Sorte (4yo, colt)
Hideaki Fujiwara (trainer)
“Our opponents will be much stronger than in the last race, but this horse has matured with age. We can hold our head up about it.”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tosen Captain (4yo, colt)
Katsuhiko Sumii (trainer)
“His condition is picking up. We need him to be in a position where he’s neck and neck because he is resilient. If the race favors his style, I think he could be interesting.”
(left)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Vodka (4yo, filly)
Yutaka Take
“She’s much more relaxed than she was for the Mainichi Okan (leadup race). She’s noticeably picked up. I’ve never seen her in better form of all the times I’ve ridden her. As long as she can stay with the pace, the distance won’t be an issue because she has won the (Japanese Derby, over 2,400 meters). I want this one because I personally haven’t won with her and I know she has a lot of fans. I want to show what Vodka is all about.”

http://www.tvg.com/forms/SaturdaysJapanProgram.pdf

Tonight's pp's.

Who's watching?

Deep Sky, and the magnificent ladies Scarlett and Vodka.
Pop Rocks is in here, form looks off but I always have liked Pop Rocks.

I'm watching

and winning!!

vodka by a nose

I love the Japanese silks. The designs are so sharp, so colorful, so bright. I love the zig-zags below the shoulders and the stripes. The Aussie silks are better than American ones. Are there rules which hamper the American silks?

Fun question and absolutely no idea (re the answer)! :)

Good Lord, sorry i missed it.

Won by 2cm???

Girls rule!

Ms. Vodka and Ms. Scarlet, Divas...

http://jra.jp/JRADB/asx/2008/05/200804050811h.asx

PPs, first nominated horses, Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (G1)...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2008/pdf/081106.pdf

Ooops, might be a few days old but catching up...

From RP.

Conduit to miss Japan Cup; Papal Bull runs

David Milnes


BREEDERS' CUP TURF hero Conduit will not run in the Japan Cup later this month, when trainer Sir Michael Stoute will rely on Papal Bull instead.

A trip to Tokyo for the lucrative 1m4f event on November 30 was mooted for Conduit in the aftermath of his stunning defeat of Eagle Mountain at Santa Anita but the St Leger winner will not be making the trip to the Far East, where Britain could also be represented by Sixties Icon and Purple Moon.

Conduit stays in training as a four-year-old in 2009, when the $5m Japan Cup could well enter the equation. Stoute followed the same pattern with Pilsudski, who lifted the Turf in 1996 before going on to win in Japan the following year.
Papal Bull is already well versed with the Japan Cup having finished seventh, beaten only five lengths, behind Admire Moon in the Grade 1 showpiece 12 months ago.

Jane George of the Newmarket-based International Racing Bureau said: "Conduit is definitely not going forthe Japan Cup but Sir Michael Stoute has entered Papal Bull who I understand will be ridden by Ryan Moore.

"Sixties Icon is also on course whilst Purple Moon has been invited but is yet to be confirmed."

JRA...

Horses Accepted Invitations -
Japan Cup - G1
Sunday, November 30

as of November 7
number of horse(s): 5 Trained Country Horse Name Sex/Age trainer
GB PAPAL BULL(GB) H5 Michael Stoute
GB PURPLE MOON(IRE) G5 Luca Cumani
GB SIXTIES ICON(GB) H5 Jeremy Noseda
ITY GIMMY (IRE) C4 Bruno Grizzetti
USA MARSH SIDE (USA) H5 Neil D. Drysdale

*There may be more horses to accept invitation.