So what if the Japan Cup.....

[my miss storm cat]

..... is a long way off? Here are the first international noms.....

JRA News
October 12, 2006


JAPAN CUP - G1
Sunday, 26 November

Number of horse(s) : 50as of October 12 Trained Country Horse Name Sex/Age Trainer
UK IMPERIAL STRIDE(GB) H5 Saeed Bin Suroor
UK MARAAHEL(IRE) H5 Michael Stoute
UK OUIJA BOARD(GB) M5 Edward Dunlop
UK DAVID JUNIOR(USA) C4 Brian Meehan
UK KANDIDATE(GB) C4 Clive Brittain
UK NOTNOWCATO(GB) C4 Michael Stoute
UK YOUNG MICK(GB) G4 George Margarson
IRE SCORPION(IRE) C4 Aidan O'Brien
IRE AUSSIE RULES(USA) C3 Aidan O'Brien
IRE DYLAN THOMAS(IRE) C3 Aidan O'Brien
IRE IVAN DENISOVICH(IRE) C3 Aidan O'Brien
FR POLICY MAKER(FR) H6 Elie Lellouche
FR PRIDE((FR) M6 Alain de Royer Dupré
FR SHIROCCO(GER) H5 André Fabre
FR HURRICANE RUN(IRE) C4 André Fabre
FR LAVEROCK(IRE) C4 Carlos Laffon-Parias
FR FREEDONIA(GB) F4 John Hammond
FR MONTARE(IRE) F4 Jonathan Pease
FR BEST NAME(GB) C3 Robert Collet
FR ALIX ROAD(FR) F3 Myriam Bollack-Badel
GER LAURO(GER) C3 Peter Schiergen
GER PRINCE FLORI(GER) C3 Sascha Smrczek
USA THE TIN MAN(USA) G8 Richard Mandella
USA BETTER TALK NOW(USA) G7 Graham Motion
USA RUNAWAY DANCER(USA) G7 Daniel Hendricks
USA GO DEPUTY(USA) H6 Todd Pletcher
USA FILM MAKER(USA) M6 Graham Motion
USA ARTISTE ROYAL (IRE) H5 Laura De Seroux
USA BOBOMAN(USA) H5 Richard Mandella
USA CACIQUE (IRE) H5 Robert Frankel
USA GOOD REWARD(USA) H5 Claude McGaughey III
USA RELAXED GESTURE (IRE) H5 Christophe Clement
USA T.H.APPROVAL(USA) H5 Eduardo Inda
USA HONEY RYDER(USA) M5 Todd Pletcher
USA LAVA MAN(USA) G5 Doug O'Neill
USA ARAGORN (IRE) C4 Neil Drysdale
USA COSMONAUT(USA) C4 Patrick Biancone
USA ENGLISH CHANNEL(USA) C4 Todd Pletcher
USA RUSH BAY(USA) C4 Thomas Amoss
USA WILKO(USA) C4 Mark Hennig
USA GORELLA (FR) F4 Patrick Biancone
USA ROYAL HIGHNESS (GER) F4 Christophe Clement
USA RAMAZUTTI(USA) G4 Todd Pletcher
CAN ARRAVALE(USA) F3 MacDonald Benson
CAN SKY CONQUEROR(USA) C4 Darwin Banach
AUS GREY SWALLOW(IRE) H5 Dale Sutton
AUS TAWQEET(USA) C4 David Hayes
AUS LAD OF THE MANOR(NZ) G6 Roger Hoysted
AUS EL SEGUNDO(NZ) G5 Colin Little
AUS GROWL(NZ) G4 David Hayes



JAPAN CUP DIRT - G1
Saturday, 25 November

Number of horse(s) : 17as of October 12 Trained Country Horse Name Sex/Age Trainer
UK UTOPIA(JPN) H6 Saeed Bin Suroor
UK DAVID JUNIOR(USA) C4 Brian Meehan
UK KANDIDATE(GB) C4 Clive Brittain
IRE GEORGE WASHINGTON(IRE) C3 Aidan O'Brien
USA SUPER FROLIC H6 Vladimir Cerin
USA GOOD REWARD H5 Claude McGaughey III
USA MAGNUM (ARG) H5 Darrell Vienna
USA WE CAN SEEK (CHI) H5 Mark Hennig
USA LAVA MAN(USA) G5 Doug O'Neill
USA DIXIE MEISTER(USA) G4 Julio Canani
USA AWESOME TWIST(USA) C4 John Kimmel
USA INVASOR (ARG) C4 Kiaran McLaughlin
USA PAPI CHULLO(USA) C4 Buenaventura Vargas
USA PREMIUM TAP(USA) C4 John Kimmel
USA WILKO(USA) C4 Mark Hennig
USA JAZIL(USA) C3 Kiaran McLaughlin
USA STEPPENWOLFER(USA) C3 Daniel Peitz



MILE CHAMPIONSHIP - G1
Sunday, 19 November

Number of horse(s) : 10as of October 12 Trained Country Horse Name Sex/Age Trainer
UK COURT MASTERPIECE(GB) H6 Edward Dunlop
UK CARADAK(IRE) H5 Saeed Bin Suroor
UK LIBRETTIST(USA) C4 Saeed Bin Suroor
IRE AD VALOREM(USA) C4 Aidan O'Brien
IRE GEORGE WASHINGTON(IRE) C3 Aidan O'Brien
IRE AUSSIE RULES(USA) C3 Aidan O'Brien
IRE IVAN DENISOVICH(IRE) C3 Aidan O'Brien
IRE ART MUSEUM(USA) C3 Aidan O'Brien
USA FREE THINKING(USA) H5 Douglas Danner
USA ARAGORN (IRE) C4 Neil Drysdale



QUEEN ELIZABETH II COMMEMORATIVE CUP
Sunday, 12 November

Number of horse(s) : 6as of October 12 Trained Country Horse Name Sex/Age Trainer
UK OUIJA BOARD(GB) M5 Edward Dunlop
UK PICTAVIA(IRE) F4 Saeed Bin Suroor
UK RISING CROSS(GB) F3 John Best
FR MONTARE(IRE) F4 Jonathan Pease
USA FILM MAKER(USA) M6 Graham Motion
CAN ARRAVALE(USA) F3 MacDonald Benson