Four by Deep Impact seek poignant victory in 2019 Japan Cup
With Almond Eye skipping her title defense in favor of the December 8 Hong Kong International Races, the Japan Cup (G1) throne is up for grabs at Tokyo on Sunday. […]
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Pharoah offspring among ‘American’ angles in Cattleya Sho on Japan Road to Kentucky Derby
Fresh off a coup at the Breeders’ Cup, leading freshman sire American Pharoah could make a splash on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby with a pair of entrants in Saturday’s Cattleya Sho. The […]
Almond Eye upset by Indy Champ in Yasuda Kinen but loses no luster
Sometimes a champion can earn greater admiration in defeat, and you can file Almond Eye’s loss in Sunday’s Yasuda Kinen (G1) at Tokyo in that category. The record will show that Japan’s unanimous Horse of […]
Almond Eye reverts to mile in Yasuda Kinen, Breeders’ Cup WAYI
Japanese Horse of the Year Almond Eye, last seen landing the Dubai Turf (G1) on World Cup night, shortens up to take on specialist milers in Sunday’s Yasuda Kinen (G1) at Tokyo. Although the prestigious […]
Oval aces Hyacinth on Japan Road to Kentucky Derby; Inti takes Breeders’ Cup WAYI February
Both features at Tokyo on Sunday had potential implications for the U.S. racing scene, with the February S. (G1) serving as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and the Hyacinth […]
Almond Eye stokes international ambitions with record-breaking Japan Cup
Described pre-race as a “Ferrari” by her jockey Christophe Lemaire and as a “monster” by rival rider Mirco Demuro, Almond Eye lived up to those epithets by obliterating Tokyo’s course record in Sunday’s Japan Cup […]
Make Happy justifies odds-on favoritism in Cattleya Sho
The 2-5 favorite Make Happy made short work of the boys in Saturday’s Cattleya Sho at Tokyo, taking home 10 points as the winner of the first race on the Japan Road to the Kentucky […]
Cal-bred filly Make Happy favored in Cattleya Sho, first stop on Japan Road to Kentucky Derby
As the European Road to the Kentucky Derby goes on winter holiday, the international points action shifts to the Japan Road. The four-race series kicks off Friday night 12:15 a.m. (EST) with the Cattleya Sho […]
Frankel colt Mozu Ascot hits new high in Breeders’ Cup ‘Win and You’re In’ Yasuda Kinen
Hot on the heels of Hawkish’s dazzler in the Penn Mile (G2), a Japanese-based colt from the same extended family, Mozu Ascot, flew late to secure a Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) berth in Sunday’s Yasuda […]
Sumahama captures Kentucky Derby berth in Hyacinth
Sanshisuimei Co. Ltd.’s Sumahama turned an apparently wide-open renewal of the Hyacinth S. into a one-sided affair at Tokyo Sunday, and in the process, snared the Kentucky Derby (G1) berth on offer by way of […]