2024 Japanese Racing

[lurkey mclurker]

black blossom (kitasan black x pollen [ire]) is drop-dead gorgeous

Nakayama Festa
@NakayamaFesuta1
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12h
Black Blossom won the Kyoto 10R Hozukyo Stakes Allowance today!

he suffers from tendon injury and had to rest in Northern Farm for sometime, this was his comeback race after recovering for 2 years!

he is now 4 wins out of 5 races

his running reminded people of his father

https://twitter.com/NakayamaFesuta1/sta ... 4907715885

[tachyon]

black blossom (kitasan black x pollen [ire]) is drop-dead gorgeous

Nakayama Festa
@NakayamaFesuta1
·
12h
Black Blossom won the Kyoto 10R Hozukyo Stakes Allowance today!

he suffers from tendon injury and had to rest in Northern Farm for sometime, this was his comeback race after recovering for 2 years!

he is now 4 wins out of 5 races

his running reminded people of his father

https://twitter.com/NakayamaFesuta1/sta ... 4907715885

Agreed!
Look forward to seeing him step up to grade stakes levels soon
He is registered as black, by the way.

[Starine]

Black Blossom certainly looks promising. Who is his trainer?

[brunanas]

Black Blossom certainly looks promising. Who is his trainer?

Takashi Saito. trainer of Chrono Genesis, Killer Ability, among others.

[Starine]

Black Blossom certainly looks promising. Who is his trainer?

Takashi Saito. trainer of Chrono Genesis, Killer Ability, among others.

Thank you. He looks to have some real ability; hopefully he will stick around.

[tachyon]

-- from Bloodhorse Daily (Naohiro Goda)

''Do Deuce Leads Fan Vote for Takarazuka Kinen''
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... zuka-kinen

-- Final result of the fans ballot for the 2024 Takarazuka Kinen (Top 20)

1 Do Deuce(JPN) (Heart's Cry) H5 238,367
2 Liverty Island(JPN) (Duramente) F4 195,182
3 Bellagio Opera(JPN) (Lord Kanaloa) C4 141,489
4 Durezza(JPN) (Duramente) C4 140,122
5 Justin Palace(JPN) (Deep Impact) H5 137,979
6 T O Royal(JPN) (Leontes) H6 136,150
7 Deep Bond(JPN) (Kizuna) H7 132,146
8 Justin Milano (Kizuna) C3 110,239
9 Jantar Mantar(JPN) (Palace Malice) C3 95,490
10 Sol Oriens(JPN) (Kitasan Black) C4 90,633
11 Tastiera(JPN) (Satono Crown) C4 87,831
12 Namur(JPN) (Harbinger) M5 84,022
13 Brede Weg(JPN) (Lord Kanaloa) F4 82,365
14 Regaleira(JPN) (Suave Richard) F3 80,832
15 Jack d'Or(JPN) (Maurice) H6 79,979
16 Stars on Earth(JPN) (Duramente) M5 64,887
17 Stellenbosch(JPN) (Epiphaneia) F3 57,184
18 Ten Happy Rose(JPN) (Epiphaneia) M6 55,572
19 Ascoli Piceno(JPN) (Daiwa Major) F3 53,543
20 Lemon Pop(USA) (Lemon Drop Kid) H6 51,164

Do Deuce topped the poll with 238,367 votes, surpassing last year's leader Equinox and setting a new record for the highest number of votes in history.

[tachyon]

KYOTO 11R
THE TAKARAZUKA KINEN(G1)

June 23, 2024, 2200m, Turf, Post time 15:40
INT DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 421,900,000 Yen



#JRA Takarazuka Kinen (G1, 15:40, June 23)
https://japanracing.jp/en/racing/schedu ... azuka.html
Barrier Draw https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/240621.html
Preview https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/240618.html
Comments https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/240621-02.html
Data Analysis https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/240617.html
Programme

https://en.netkeiba.com/race/shutuba.ht ... top_spmenu

[MySaladDays]

-- from Bloodhorse Daily (Naohiro Goda)

''Do Deuce Leads Fan Vote for Takarazuka Kinen''
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... zuka-kinen

I put a win/place on Bellagio Opera. He only ran 3rd. I was excited before the race and thought he would win.

[Flanders]

-- from Bloodhorse Daily (Naohiro Goda)

''Do Deuce Leads Fan Vote for Takarazuka Kinen''
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... zuka-kinen

I put a win/place on Bellagio Opera. He only ran 3rd. I was excited before the race and thought he would win.

I'm really confused. This race is later tonight. The above that Tachyon posted is the post position numbers.

[tachyon]

Well I thought that Takarazuka Kinen poll ''final results'' I had posted above earlier, in which Bellagio Opera was 3rd, caused confusion.
I apologize for everything, haha!

Yes, it's about 5 hours to post for the G1.
It's raining in Kyoto and turf will be soft.
I do hope that Do Deuce will live up to the expectation today but I don't know if he likes this type of going.

[Palace Malice]

Well... Do Douce and Justin Palace were disappointing.

[tachyon]

-- from Bloodhorse Daily (Naohiro Goda)

''Do Deuce Leads Fan Vote for Takarazuka Kinen''
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... zuka-kinen

I put a win/place on Bellagio Opera. He only ran 3rd. I was excited before the race and thought he would win.

OMG you were absolutely right!!!
It looked like Bellagio would be the winner at the eighth pole indeed.
But he finished 3rd!!!!!!!

[tachyon]

What a dramatic race!!
It was Blow the Horn who liked the soft.
Super Epiphaneia does it again!!!!!
Good 2nd for Sol Oriens.

[tachyon]

Blow the Horn(JPN), 2019H. Epiphaneia(JPN) x Halteclere(JPN) by Durandal(JPN), captured his first G1 title in the Takarazuka Kinen 2200m turf at Kyoto on June 23rd 2024.
That was the first G1 victory for the young rider Akira Sugawara, too.




-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZg913sTmBs





Blow the Horn(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001313401/
21: 7-3-4

[Flanders]

I just looked up his pedigree. Really awesome to see his 4th dam is Obeah, the dam of Go For Wand. I loved her.