2022 Japanese Racing

[tachyon]

Jockey Christophe Lemaire has tested positive for COVID-19.

https://twitter.com/christo68914587/sta ... 3555557379

Get well soon, Christophe!

[BaroqueAgain1]

I would presume he acquired the virus while in Saudi Arabia. While watching the races, I had noticed that masks were being worn by very few people I saw on camera, so I suspect Lemaire will not be the only one who comes home with an unwanted souvenir of their trip to the Saudi Cup.

[tachyon]

Hitotsu(AUS), 2018C. Maurice(JPN) x Love is Fickle(AUS) by Redoute's Choice(AUS), gets his second G1 title in the Australian Guineas 1600m turf at Flemington on March 5th 2022.
He looks very good!!



-- replay of the Australian Guineas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X73HO21IKgI

viewtopic.php?p=252903#p252903

[tachyon]

G1 winners Uberleben(JPN), Glory Vase(JPN) and Schnell Meister(GER) (from the left) worked together at Miho Training Center this morning.



Japan will be represented by 24 horses (this must be the record) for the Dubai World Cup Day this year.
17 horses will leave from Japan on March 15th to join 7 horses who have already landed Dubai via Saudi.

[tachyon]

-- video: ''Kate Hunter on the 2022 Japanese DWC runners''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPdo53UrUEQ

[tachyon]

Wow!
Here's a new star in the making!!!

Jack d'Or(JPN), 2018C. Maurice(JPN) x Ravarino(USA) by Unbridled's Song(USA), won the G2 Kinko Sho 2000m turf at Chukyo wire-to-wire in his group race debut, beating G1 winners and smashing the course record (by 1.1 second) on March 13th 2022.
He is now in a win streak of 5 races and likely to be headed next to the G1 Osaka Hai to take on the Japanese Horse of the Year Efforia(JPN)(Epiphaneia) in April.
Can't wait!!




-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_oBSayCL4A
1st. Jack d'Or(JPN) C4 (Maurice)　1:57.2
2nd. Lei Papale(JPN) M5 (Deep Impact)
3rd. Akai Ito(JPN) M5 (Kizuna)

Pas.tm(1/10s.)
12.5 - 23.5 - 35.7 - 47.6 - 59.3 - 71.0 - 82.6 - 93.6 - 104.9 - 117.2
Lap tm(1/10s.)
12.5 - 11.0 - 12.2 - 11.9 - 11.7 - 11.7 - 11.6 - 11.0 - 11.3 - 12.3

Jack d'Or(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001265115/
9: 6-2-0

[Starine]

Hard to miss Jack d'Or. Handsome colt who appears to have a world of ability. Third dam It's In the Air was a very nice mare and co-champion.

[tachyon]

Hard to miss Jack d'Or. Handsome colt who appears to have a world of ability. Third dam It's In the Air was a very nice mare and co-champion.

Thanks! I've just looked into his pedigree a little bit.
G1 winners Musical Chimes(USA) and Music Note(USA) were from the same family, weren't they?
I remember both fillies were very popular in this forum.
And, once again, UBS proves himself to be an excellent broodmare sire in Japan, too.

And Jack d'Or is such a handsome boy,

Hopefully he will be a rare G1 winning chestnut nowadays wearing four white socks with a large white.

[Starine]

Hard to miss Jack d'Or. Handsome colt who appears to have a world of ability. Third dam It's In the Air was a very nice mare and co-champion.

Thanks! I've just looked into his pedigree a little bit.
G1 winners Musical Chimes(USA) and Music Note(USA) were from the same family, weren't they?
I remember both fillies were very popular in this forum.

Yes, they were -- good observation. And yes, Jack d'Or is a handsome hunk of horse.

[tachyon]

Sodashi(JPN), 3rd in the G1 February Stakes last time out, will switch back to turf in the G1 Victoria Mile at Tokyo on May 15th.



Cafe Pharoah(USA), winner of the February Stakes, will switch to turf next, too, in the G1 Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo on June 5th.

[Starine]

Japan seems to have all the cards in Sheema Classic, Dubai Turf
https://www.drf.com/news/japan-seems-ha ... dubai-turf

[tachyon]

Japan seems to have all the cards in Sheema Classic, Dubai Turf
https://www.drf.com/news/japan-seems-ha ... dubai-turf

US horses will be unbeatable in the World Cup.
But Japanese horses seem to be competitive in all other races this year.
(Personally I would love to see Japan's first winner in the Dubai Golden Shaheen)

More importantly, they show horses can travel around the world!

[tachyon]

Japan seems to have all the cards in Sheema Classic, Dubai Turf
https://www.drf.com/news/japan-seems-ha ... dubai-turf

US horses will be unbeatable in the World Cup.
But Japanese horses seem to be competitive in all other races this year.
(Personally I would love to see Japan's first winner in the Dubai Golden Shaheen)

More importantly, they show horses can travel around the world!

Ugh, Red Le Zele finished 2nd.
He missed the break unfortunately..

[tachyon]

Aww..
Is he a second Silence Suzuka??

Panthalassa(JPN), 2017H. Lord Kanaloa(JPN) x Miss Pemberley(IRE) by Montjeu(IRE), won wire-to-wire the G2 Nakyama Kinen 1800m turf at Nakayama om Feb 27th 2022.
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001237701/




-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP5yoGIa-NA

-- fractions:
Pas.tm(1/10s.)
12.7 - 23.9 - 35.2 - 46.3 - 57.6 - 69.1 - 80.7 - 92.9 - 106.4
Lap tm(1/10s.)
12.7 - 11.2 - 11.3 - 11.1 - 11.3 - 11.5 - 11.6 - 12.2 - 13.5

also..
-- replay of the 2021 G3 Fukushima Kinen won by Panthalassa wire-to-wire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t36iTl531k

Panthalassa(JPN)(Lord Kanaloa) wins the G1 Dubai Turf under the veteran jockey Yutaka Yoshida in a dead-heat!!!!





-- replay of the 2022 Dubai Turf
1st. Panthalassa(JPN) H5. (Lord Kanaloa)
1st. Lord North(IRE) G6. (Dubawi)
3rd. Vin de Garde(JPN) H6. (Deep Impact)

[Ziggypop]

Congtrats Tachyon for the well deserved victories in Dubai!

[tachyon]

Congtrats Tachyon for the well deserved victories in Dubai!

Thank you!!
As I wrote earlier, I thought Japanese contenders would be competitive this year in Dubai.
But they definitely beat my expectations!!!!!

[tachyon]

CHUKYO 11R
THE TAKAMATSUNOMIYA KINEN(G1)

March 27, 2022, 1200m, Turf, Post time 15:40
INT DSN, Special Weight, 4-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 329,400,000 Yen

-- barrier draw

https://japanracing.jp/_news2022/220325.html

[tachyon]

Naran Huleg(JPN), 2016H. Gold Allure(JPN) x Kelley's Beauty(JPN) by Brian's Time(USA), claimed his first graded title in the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen 1200m turf at Chukyo under Kyosuke Maruta on March 27th 2022.
This was the first G1 victory for the jockey as well.





-- replay (English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h93NHwqQrrk
1st 2 Naran Huleg(JPN) [Gold Allure(JPN) x Kelley's Beauty(JPN) by Brian's Time(USA)] H6 57 01:08.3
2nd 9 Lotus Land(USA) [Point of Entry(USA) x Little Miss Muffet(USA) by Scat Daddy(USA)] M5 55 01:08.3 NK
3rd 10 Kir Lord(JPN) [Lord Kanaloa(JPN) x Kirschwasser(JPN) by Sakura Bakushin O(JPN)] G7 57 01:08.3 NS
4th 13 Travesura(JPN) H7 57 01:08.4 NK
5th 17 Meikei Yell(JPN) F4 55 01:08.4 NK
6th 7 Resistencia(JPN) M5 55 01:08.6 1
7th 3 Shine Garnet(JPN) M5 55 01:08.6 NS
8th 12 Eighteen Girl(JPN) M6 55 01:08.6 NS
9th 6 Sunrise Honest(JPN) H5 57 01:08.6 NK
9th 15 First Force(JPN) H6 57 01:08.6 DH
11th 8 Gendarme(USA) H7 57 01:08.7 NK
12th 18 Grenadier Guards(JPN) C4 57 01:08.8 1/2
13th 4 Right on Cue(JPN) H7 57 01:08.9 1/2
14th 14 Diatonic(JPN) H7 57 01:08.9 NK
15th 1 Salios(JPN) H5 57 01:08.9 NS
16th 11 Kurino Gaudi(JPN) H6 57 01:09.2 1 3/4
17th 5 Lei Halia(JPN) F4 55 01:09.3 1/2
18th 16 Daimei Fuji(JPN) H8 57 01:09.4 NK

Naran Huleg(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001223167/
29: 6-5-3

-- JRA review
''Naran Huleg Captures His First Graded Victory in G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen''
https://japanracing.jp/_news2022/pdf/220327.pdf

[djacks211]

Fantastic wins in Dubai! So will we see Crown Pride for the Derby? I'm hoping!

[Starine]

I thought I read that both of Naran Huleg's parents were both dirt specialists -- is that true? If so, it makes his upset all the more surprising.