Japan racing (updates, etc).

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Horse of the Year... Vodka!

The rest of the JRA awards...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/pdf/090126.pdf

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I'll Love Again.

KYOTO 11R
THE SILK ROAD STAKES(G3)

February 8, 2009, 1200m, Turf
INT DES, Handicap, 4-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 77,300,000 Yen

Added Money (Yen) 41,000,000 16,000,000 10,000,000 6,200,000 4,100,000 77,300,000
Stakes Money (Yen) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total (Yen) 41,000,000 16,000,000 10,000,000 6,200,000 4,100,000 77,300,000

Apollo Phoenix(JPN) C4 53.0 Afleet
Catria Caerleon
Embla Ryuji Wada
Isamu Shibasaki Apollo Thoroughbred Club
Kazuo Nakamura


Copano Fujin(JPN) H7 53.0 Hennessy
Wedding Berry Scan
Alghalih Yusuke Fujioka
Toru Miya Sachiaki Kobayashi
Yanagawa Bokujo


Cosmo Bell(USA) M5 53.0 Formal Dinner
Blue Sword Crusader Sword
Blues Gal Tetsuzo Sato
Masato Nishizono Big Red Farm
Dr. D. W. Frazier


Halo Fuji(JPN) M6 54.0 King Halo
Asaka Fuji Seeking the Gold
Connie's Gift Yuji Iida
Akihiro Iida Kyowa Farm Co. Ltd.
Kyowa Farm Co. Ltd.


I'll Love Again(JPN) H7 57.0 El Condor Pasa
Tokio Reality Meadowlake
What a Reality Akihide Tsumura
Takahisa Tezuka Yomoji Saito
Northern Racing


Machikane Hayate(JPN) F4 51.0 Sakura Bakushin O
Belle Saison Bellypha
Vain Gold Katsunori Tanaka
Hiroshi Kawachi M.Hosokawa
Shadai Farm


Molto Grande(USA) H5 54.0 War Chant
New Dice Capote
Get Lucky Shinji Fujita
Takashi Kubota Morio Sakurai
Grade I Bloodstock


Premium Box(JPN) H6 56.0 Admire Vega
Chatterbox Targowice
Shadai Chatter Hideaki Miyuki
Hiroyuki Uehara Shadai Race H.
Shadai Farm


Sandalphon(JPN) H6 53.0 Sakura Bakushin O
Koyu Love Jade Robbery
Charm Tosho Shinichiro Akiyama
Mikio Matsunaga North Hills Management Co. Ltd.
Kenji Takimoto


Soldier's Song(JPN) H7 54.0 Sunday Silence
Irish Caerley Caerleon
Enthraller Yasunari Iwata
Ippo Sameshima Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Shadai Corporation Inc.


Spring Song(JPN) C4 57.0 Sakura Bakushin O
Spring Ticket Tony Bin
Kazumi Harukoma Kenichi Ikezoe
Akio Tsurudome Teruya Yoshida
Shadai Farm


Surplus Singer(USA) H5 56.0 Songandaprayer
Daisy Dukes Ghazi
Dance Skirt Hirofumi Shii
Yoshitada Munakata Motohide Aoki
MGG Holdings


Takedenno Kibo(JPN) H8 53.0 Jade Robbery
Takeden Opal Takeden Leader
Takeden Dancer Kazuya Oba
Masashi Okuhira H.Takeichi
Hiroshi Takeichi


Tamamo Hot Play(JPN) H8 55.0 Fuji Kiseki
Hot Play Northern Taste
Dyna Hot Shigefumi Kumazawa
Katsumi Minai Tamamo K.
Shinsei Bokujo


Urban Street(JPN) H5 54.0 Swept Overboard
Taiki Christie Theatrical
Certain Secret Yuichi Fukunaga
Akihiko Nomura S.Goto
Soda Noen


Western Dancer(JPN) M5 56.0 Dehere
Western Rose Opera House
Musical Lark Yuga Kawada
Hiroki Sakiyama Ken Nishikawa
Ken Nishikawa

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Oh yeah, I think I'll Love Again might have been last that last time...

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First nominated horses for The February Stakes but please note... Daiwa Scarlet is apparently out.

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/pdf/090213.pdf

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Daiwa Scarlet retired..........

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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Black Emblem wins the Shuka Sho...

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

For anyone interested, she runs in Dubai tomorrow (very nice field... Front House, Deem, etc.).

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Barrier draw, the February Stakes...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/090220.html

On the diva...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/090220-02.html

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anyone gonna stay up and watch these things run?

Casino Drive is in and will probably be bet down to nothing.

[mclem0822]

Originally Posted by Scurlogue Champ

anyone gonna stay up and watch these things run?

Casino Drive is in and will probably be bet down to nothing.

I just watched the replay, I thought he ran well to get 2nd. Alot better effort than I expected. He went off at 3-1.

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Replay...


http://jra.jp/JRADB/asx/2009/05/200901050811h.asx


1) Success Brocken (JPN) (Symboli Kris S) 1:34.6 (record)
2) Casino Drive ((USA) (Mineshaft) (neck)
3) Kane Hekili (JPN) (Fuji Kiseki) (head)
4) Espoir City(JPN) (Gold Allure)
5) Ferrari Pisa(USA) (Touch Gold)
6) Vermilion(JPN) (El Condor Pasa)
7) Admire Subaru(JPN) (Admire Boss)
8) Bamboo Ere(JPN) (Afleet)
9) Tosen Bright(JPN) (Brian's Time)
10) Hishikatsu Leader(JPN) (Fusaichi Concorde)
11) Cafe Olympus(USA) (Grand Slam)
12) Victory Tetsuni(USA) (Gone West)
13) Nanyo Hilltop(JPN) (Charismatic)
14) Kikuno Salire(JPN) (Jade Robbery)
15) Sunrise Bacchus(JPN) (Hennessy)
16) Officer(JPN) (Fusaichi Pegasus)

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Kiss to heaven wins her swansong...

NAKAYAMA 11R

THE LAUREL R.C.SHO NAKAYAMA HIMBA STAKES(G3)


March 15, 2009, 1800m, Turf
INT F&M DES, Handicap, 4-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 74,600,000 Yen

1st 4 8 Kiss to Heaven(JPN) M6 56.5 1:49.1
2nd 4 7 Pink Cameo(JPN) M5 54.0 1:49.3 1
3rd 6 12 Dance All Night(JPN) M6 53.0 1:49.5 1 1/4
4th 1 1 Zarema(JPN) M5 55.0 1:49.5 HD
5th 1 2 Meine Canna(JPN) M5 53.0 1:49.5 NK
6th 3 5 Bravo Daisy(JPN) F4 51.0 1:49.5 HD
7th 2 3 Catchy Title(JPN) M6 51.0 1:49.5 NS
8th 3 6 Libiamo(JPN) F4 52.0 1:49.6 NK
9th 7 14 Yamanin Emailler(JPN) M6 55.0 1:49.8 1 1/2
10th 8 16 Tall Poppy(JPN) F4 56.5 1:49.8 NS
11th 8 15 Red Agate(JPN) F4 54.0 1:49.9 1/2
12th 5 9 Karei Jasmine(JPN) F4 53.0 1:49.9 NK
12th 5 10 Arco Senora(JPN) M5 54.0 1:49.9 DH
14th 2 4 Hachimandaibosatsu(JPN) M5 53.0 1:50.7 5
15th 7 13 Tenimuho(JPN) M7 51.0 1:50.8 NK
16th 6 11 Yamaninmerveilleux(JPN) M7 56.0 1:51.0 1 1/2

high: http://www.jra.go.jp/JRADB/asx/2009/...902060611h.asx

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HANSHIN 11R
THE HANSHIN DAISHOTEN(G2)

March 22, 2009, 3000m, Turf
INT DSN, Special Weight, 4-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 124,620,000 Yen


1 1 Air Zipangu(JPN) G6 58.0 El Condor Pasa
Air Passion Halo
Shelia Dacre Yuichi Fukunaga
Hideaki Fujiwara Lucky Field Co. Ltd.
Lucky Field Co. Ltd.
2 2 Tokai Trick(JPN) H7 57.0 El Condor Pasa
Zoonaqua Silver Hawk
Made in America Ryuji Wada
Kenji Nonaka M.Uchimura
Ms Fumiko Tsuchida
3 3 Nihonpillow Regalo(JPN) H6 57.0 Admire Vega
Nihonpillowpaulina Nihon Pillow Winner
Nihon Pillow Clear Manabu Sakai
Toshiyuki Hattori Hyakutaro Kobayashi
Hyakutaro Kobayashi
4 4 T M Precure(JPN) M6 56.0 Paradise Creek
Feriado Stately Don
Yukiguni Takuma Ogino
Tadao Igarashi Masatsugu Takezono
Taniguchi Bokujo
5 5 Delta Blues(JPN) H8 58.0 Dance in the Dark
Dixie Splash Dixieland Band
Ocean Jewel Yuga Kawada
Katsuhiko Sumii Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Northern Farm
5 6 Go with Wind(JPN) H10 57.0 Fraise
Aire Tesco Tesco Boy
Ire Birth Shigefumi Kumazawa
Shinobu Hoshino Makio Okada
Oto Farm Hiwatari
6 7 Asakusa Kings(JPN) H5 58.0 White Muzzle
Croupier Star Sunday Silence
Croupier Lady Hirofumi Shii
Ryuji Okubo K.Tahara
Shadai Farm
6 8 Hikaru Kazabue(JPN) C4 56.0 Jungle Pocket
Admire C'est lavie Sunday Silence
Franc Argument Shinichiro Akiyama
Inao Okada Kyoko Takahashi
Northern Racing
7 9 Tokai Elite(JPN) H9 57.0 Sunday Silence
Tokai Natural Nice Dancer
Tokai Midori Hiroyuki Uemura
Kenji Nonaka M.Uchimura
Masanori Uchimura
7 10 Screen Hero(JPN) H5 59.0 Grass Wonder
Running Heroine Sunday Silence
Dyna Actress Norihiro Yokoyama
Yuichi Shikato Teruya Yoshida
Shadai Farm
8 11 Namura Crescent(JPN) C4 56.0 Yamanin Seraphim
Sakura Komina Sakura Shori
Sakura UFO Futoshi Komaki
Nobuharu Fukushima N.Namura
Hatta Farm
8 12 Oken Bruce Lee(JPN) C4 58.0 Jungle Pocket
Silver Joy Silver Deputy
Joy of Myrtlewood Hiroyuki Uchida
Hidetaka Otonashi Akira Fukui
Northern Farm

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First noms (international), Tenno Sho...

GB GEORDIELAND(FR) H8 J Osborne
FR DOCTOR DINO(FR) H7 R Gibson


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PPs, first nominated horses, the Takamatsunomiya Kinen...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/pdf/090318.pdf

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Asakusa Kings!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq56Pu2XMBc

* * *

Good luck to I'll Love Again and Sleepless night!

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/090327.html

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HANSHIN 10R
THE SANKEI OSAKA HAI(G2)

April 5, 2009, 2000m, Turf
INT DSN, Special Weight, 4-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 122,000,000 Yen



Admire Fuji(JPN) H7 57.0 Admire Vega
Admire Lapis Be My Guest
Elevate Yuga Kawada
Mitsuru Hashida Riichi Kondo
Tsuji Bokujo


Agnes Treasure(JPN) H7 57.0 Sunday Silence
Agnes Selene Tony Bin
Agnes Flora Yuichi Fukunaga
Hiroyuki Nagahama Takao Watanabe
Takao Watanabe


Daishin Grow(JPN) H5 57.0 Dance in the Dark
Koyu Love Jade Robbery
Charm Tosho Yusuke Fujioka
Hiroyoshi Matsuda Nobuyuki Oyagi
Kenji Takimoto


Deep Sky(JPN) C4 59.0 Agnes Tachyon
Abi Chief's Crown
Carmelized Hirofumi Shii
Mitsugu Kon Toshio Fukami
Kasamatsu Bokujo


Dream Journey(JPN) H5 57.0 Stay Gold
Oriental Art Mejiro McQueen
Electro Art Kenichi Ikezoe
Yasutoshi Ikee Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.
Shadai Corporation Inc.


Kawakami Princess(JPN) M6 55.0 King Halo
Takano Secretary Seattle Slew
Summer Secretary Norihiro Yokoyama
Katsuichi Nishiura Mitsuishi Kawakami Bokujo Co. Ltd
Mitsuishi Kawakami Bokujo


Matsurida Gogh(JPN) H6 58.0 Sunday Silence
Paper Rain Bel Bolide
Floral Magic Yutaka Take
Sakae Kunieda Fumie Takahashi
Okada Stud


Must Be True(JPN) H6 57.0 Opera House
Hoppo Maria Amber Shadai
Monte Maria Suguru Hamanaka
Tadashi Kayo Nobuoka B.
Nobuoka Bokujo


Shadow Gate(JPN) H7 58.0 White Muzzle
Fabulous Turn Sunday Silence
Cutting Edge Katsuharu Tanaka
Yukihiro Kato Tomokazu Iizuka
Shadai Farm


Southern Twister(JPN) H9 57.0 Dance in the Dark
Baton Rouge Hector Protector
Louisiana Pit Mitsuaki Ando
Megumu Shinkawa North Hills Management Co. Ltd.
Masatsugu Kamada


Sunrise Max(JPN) H5 57.0 Stay Gold
Green Hill Mac Dancing Brave
Max Fleet Yasunari Iwata
Yutaka Masumoto Takao Matsuoka
Hikaru Bokujo


Victory(JPN) H5 58.0 Brian's Time
Grace Admire Tony Bin
Ballet Queen Ryuji Wada
Hidetaka Otonashi Hideko Kondo
Hideko Kondo

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Results..

1st 6 8 Dream Journey(JPN) H5 57.0 1:59.7
2nd 8 11 Deep Sky(JPN) C4 59.0 1:59.7 NK
3rd 2 2 Kawakami Princess(JPN) M6 55.0 2:00.0 2
4th 4 4 Admire Fuji(JPN) H7 57.0 2:00.0 NS
5th 7 10 Daishin Grow(JPN) H5 57.0 2:00.1 NK
6th 7 9 Shadow Gate(JPN) H7 58.0 2:00.4 1 3/4
7th 1 1 Matsurida Gogh(JPN) H6 58.0 2:00.4 NS
8th 3 3 Sunrise Max(JPN) H5 57.0 2:00.5 1/2
9th 6 7 Must Be True(JPN) H6 57.0 2:00.6 3/4
10th 5 6 Agnes Treasure(JPN) H7 57.0 2:01.0 2 1/2
11th 5 5 Victory(JPN) H5 58.0 2:01.2 1 1/2
12th 8 12 Southern Twister(JPN) H9 57.0 2:01.4 1 1/2

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HANSHIN 10R
THE OKA SHO (JAPANESE 1000 GUINEAS)


April 12, 2009, 1600m, Turf
F&M DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds, Open Class, Value of race: 210,670,000 Yen

1 Danon Berbere(JPN) F3 55.0 Agnes Tachyon Hiroki Goto
2 Two Days Notice(JPN) F3 55.0 Hector Protector Masami Matsuoka
3 Shonan Kassai(JPN) F3 55.0 Shonan Kampf Hideaki Miyuki
4 Viva Vodka(JPN) F3 55.0 Dance in the Dark Issei Murata
5 I Am Kamino Mago(JPN) F3 55.0 Agnes Tachyon Yutaka Take
6 One Carat(JPN) F3 55.0 Falbrav Yusuke Fujioka
7 Sakura Mimosa(JPN) F3 55.0 Timber Country Hiroshi Kitamura
8 De Gratia(JPN) F3 55.0 Fuji Kiseki Suguru Hamanaka
9 Buena Vista (JPN) F3 55.0 Special Week Katsumi Ando
10 Koei Heart(JPN) F3 55.0 Bubble Gum Fellow Yuga Kawada
11 Lady Rouge(JPN) F3 55.0 Brian's Time Ryota Sameshima
12 Inazuma Amaryllis(JPN) F3 55.0 Suehiro Commander Kenichi Ikezoe
13 Katsuyo Twining(JPN) F3 55.0 Twining Kazuya Oba
14 Rouge Bamboo(JPN) F3 55.0 Marienbard Futoshi Komaki
15 Germinal(JPN) F3 55.0 Agnes Tachyon Yuichi Fukunaga
16 Le Sucre(JPN) F3 55.0 Sakura Bakushin O Tetsuzo Sato
17 Impressionniste(JPN) F3 55.0 Air Jihad Norihiro Yokoyama
18 Red Desire(JPN) F3 55.0 Manhattan Cafe Hirofumi Shii

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Buena Vista wins, of course...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/pdf/090412.pdf

1st 5 9 Buena Vista(JPN) F3 55.0 1:34.0
2nd 8 18 Red Desire(JPN) F3 55.0 1:34.1 1/2
3rd 7 15 Germinal(JPN) F3 55.0 1:34.3 1 1/2
4th 3 6 One Carat(JPN) F3 55.0 1:34.4 3/4
5th 7 14 Rouge Bamboo(JPN) F3 55.0 1:34.4 NS
6th 3 5 I Am Kamino Mago(JPN) F3 55.0 1:34.5 NK
7th 6 11 Lady Rouge(JPN) F3 55.0 1:34.7 1
8th 1 1 Danon Berbere(JPN) F3 55.0 1:35.0 1 3/4
9th 4 8 De Gratia(JPN) F3 55.0 1:35.3 2
10th 4 7 Sakura Mimosa(JPN) F3 55.0 1:35.3 NK
11th 8 17 Impressionniste(JPN) F3 55.0 1:35.4 1/2
12th 2 4 Viva Vodka(JPN) F3 55.0 1:35.5 1/2
13th 1 2 Two Days Notice(JPN) F3 55.0 1:35.5 NK
14th 7 13 Katsuyo Twining(JPN) F3 55.0 1:35.8 1 3/4
15th 8 16 Le Sucre(JPN) F3 55.0 1:35.9 3/4
16th 6 12 Inazuma Amaryllis(JPN) F3 55.0 1:35.9 HD
17th 5 10 Koei Heart(JPN) F3 55.0 1:36.1 1
18th 2 3 Shonan Kassai(JPN) F3 55.0 1:36.3 1 1/4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzSkW9QL_2M

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Barrier draw, Satsuki Sho...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/090417.html

Comments from the connections...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/090417-02.html

Reach the Crown / Unrivaled

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Unrivaled wins.

http://jra.jp/JRADB/asx/2009/06/200903060811h.asx

1. Unrivaled (Neo Universe x Ballet Queen (Sadler's Wells))--Y Iwata--1:58.7
2. Triumph March (Special Week x Kyoei March (Dancing Brave))--K Take--1 1/2
3. Seiun Wonder (Grass Wonder x Seiun Kunoichi (Sunday Silence))--H Uchida--1/2
4. Schon Wald (Jungle Pocket x Schon Kleid (Helissio))--Y Kitamura
5. Best Member (Manhattan Cafe x Great Catty (Sakura Yutaka O))--H Shii
6. Request Song (Symboli Kris S x Happy Request (Tony Bin))--K Goto
7. Fifth Petal (King Kamehameha x Lilac Lane (Bahri))--K Ando
8. Nakayama Festa (Stay Gold x Dear Wink (Tight Spot))--M Ebina
9. Antonio Barows (Manhattan Cafe x Little Arrow (Kingmambo))--K Tsunoda
10. Mikki Petra (Symboli Kris S x Petra (Hector Protector))--K Tanaka
11. Golden Ticket (King Kamehameha x Agnes Chocolat (Sunday Silence))--Y Kawada
12. Satono Romanee (Kurofune x Masako Chan (Sunday Silence))--K Kitamura
13. Reach the Crown (Special Week x Crownpiece (Seattle Slew))--Y Taka
14. Logi Universe (Neo Universe x Acoustics (Cape Cross)) --N Yokoyama
15. Moere Expert (Magic Miles x Azuma Tiger (Helissio))--K Miura
16. Early Robusto (Bubble Gum Fellow x Quiet Earch (Mazel Trick))--Y Fukunaga
17. Meisho Dontaku (Manhattan Cafe x Mystic Light (Machiavellian))--S Fujita
18. Executive (Chief Bearhart x Miho Grace (Aswan))--M Matsuoka

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Oh damn. Egyptian Ra withdrawn.....

Selected (international) horses, the Yasuda Kinen...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/090508.html

PPs, first nominated horses, The Victoria Mile...

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/pdf/090507.pdf

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Vodka wins.

http://japanracing.jp/_news2009/pdf/090517.pdf

Will post replay when awake.