2022 Japanese Racing

[tachyon]

I noticed that Authority was a late scratch. Does anyone know why he was withdrawn? TIA.

He was scratched due to lameness in his right foreleg.

[tachyon]

Titleholder is a freak. He might be their best Arc contender since Deep Impact/Orfevre.

I wonder which jockey they will put on him

Agreed.
I think he is a freak whose racing style is totally different from Deep Impact or Orfevre.
His trade mark is a front running with his tremendous stamina, while Deep Impact/Orfevre's were accelerations with their turn of foot from the final turn into the stretch.
Titleholder looks more like an European stayer, and, pedigree-wise, his dam side is quite European with full of stamina influence, too.

Kazuo Yokoyama is likely to retain the mount of Titleholder.


https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001267543/pedigree/

[tachyon]

I noticed that Authority was a late scratch. Does anyone know why he was withdrawn? TIA.

He was scratched due to lameness in his right foreleg.

He had a fracture of the right third metacarpal. The full recovery is not yet known.

[tachyon]

-- Summary of the first half of 2022 (in JRA)

Duramente, with only two full crops of racing age, has been doing super so far this year.


https://umanity.jp/en/racedata/db/ranking.php?type=1


https://umanity.jp/en/racedata/db/ranking.php?type=2


https://umanity.jp/en/racedata/db/ranking.php?type=9


https://umanity.jp/en/racedata/db/ranking.php?type=10

[tachyon]

Awww.... Seina Imamura is a star jockey in the making!!!

The 18yo rookie lady won the G3 CBC Sho 1200m turf at Kokura wire-to-wire on July 3rd 2022 with T M Spada(JPN) [2019F. Red Spada(JPN) x Toshi the Cozzene(JPN) by Admire Cozzene(JPN)] in her first ride in a graded stakes.
And the win time 1:05.8 for 1200m is a new Japanese record!!
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001305730/






-- replay (Japanese)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMVt8lkiYqE

[Starine]

Japan’s Yoshito Yahagi Will Try To Add July Cup To Burgeoning International Resume
https://paulickreport.com/news/people/j ... al-resume/

[MySaladDays]

Awww.... Seina Imamura is a star jockey in the making!!!

Much respect to Seina.! Will be watching her.

Of note the 2nd place horse was also pretty amazing,(Taisei Vision,) who carried 9kg more than the winner, under jockey Kawada.

Any idea why Taisei Vision had to carry so much weight? (isn't that like 19.8 pounds in U.S. metric?) I found this weight burden somewhat shocking

[tachyon]

Awww.... Seina Imamura is a star jockey in the making!!!

Much respect to Seina.! Will be watching her.

Of note the 2nd place horse was also pretty amazing,(Taisei Vision,) who carried 9kg more than the winner, under jockey Kawada.

Any idea why Taisei Vision had to carry so much weight? (isn't that like 19.8 pounds in U.S. metric?) I found this weight burden somewhat shocking

Yeah I felt the same.
That TM Spada (F3) 48 kilograms (106 lbs) vs Taisei Vision (H5) 57 kilograms (126 lbs) was a bit shocking.

The CBC Sho was a handicap grade stakes.
And a female apprentice jockey is given 4 kilograms (9 lbs) in most of the mounts in JRA, but this rule does not apply to handicap races, graded races etc.
So the 48 kilograms was not for the jockey but for the horse.
TM Spada had never placed in a graded or listed stakes before, while Taisei Vision was a multiple graded winner (G2 & G3) and came into the CBC Sho off a second in a listed race.
I personally thought 55 or 56 kilograms (121 or 123 lbs) could have been right for Taisei Vision.
But, even so, TM Spada's victory with 3 1/2 lengths was decisive.

Both horses are likely to run next in the G3 Kitakyushu Kinen.
Let's see what they will be given over there.

[BaroqueAgain1]

Ivar (Agnes Gold) just won the 1 1/16-mile G3T (I think?) Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis in his first race this year. He really looks black.

[Starine]

Ivar (Agnes Gold) just won the 1 1/16-mile G3T (I think?) Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis in his first race this year. He really looks black.

Yes, many of that line are almost black. Very nice to see this horse back in the winner's circle on his 2022 debut. He's talented and might have another grade I out there with his name on it. Trainer Paulo Lobo is so good with horses off of long layoffs.

[tachyon]

Ivar (Agnes Gold) just won the 1 1/16-mile G3T (I think?) Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis in his first race this year. He really looks black.

Yes, many of that line are almost black. Very nice to see this horse back in the winner's circle on his 2022 debut. He's talented and might have another grade I out there with his name on it. Trainer Paulo Lobo is so good with horses off of long layoffs.

Yes, that’s definitely a wonderful win for Ivar off a nine months layoff.
I guess that he will be pointed next to the Arlington Million.
And his ultimate goal will have to be the BC Mile!!!

[tachyon]

The 2022 JRHA Select Sale was the strongest ever!
The two days turnover recorded JPY 25,762,500,000, up 14.1% on 2021!!!!
It was an amazing market!!

-- replay of the 2022 JRHA Select Sale (with English subtitle)

DAY1 (Yearlings)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGuxP-bydnA

DAY2 (Foals)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4NcaCnCCZo

-- Sale results (immediate release)

DAY1 (Yearlings)
https://www4.jrha.or.jp/eng/news_flash1.html

DAY2 (Foals)
https://www4.jrha.or.jp/eng/news_flash2.html

-- Sale summery
https://www4.jrha.or.jp/eng/figure_2022.html


https://www4.jrha.or.jp/eng/index.html

[tachyon]

2022 JRHA Select Sale toppers (top 10):

[tachyon]

-- from TDN

''Japanese Globetrotters Boost Record JRHA Select Sale''
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/j ... lect-sale/


76. Mosheen(AUS) 2021 colt by Maurice(JPN)


393. Champagne Anyone(USA) 2022 colt by Duramenete(JPN)


325. Awake(JPN) 2022 colt by Bricks and Mortar(USA)


96. Jaywalk(USA) 2021 colt by Duramente(JPN)


339. L'Archetto(JPN) 2022 colt by Saturnalia(JPN)


367. Mosheen(AUS) 2022 colt by Epiphaneia(JPN)


353. She's a Tiger(USA) 2022 filly by Epiphaneia(JPN)


310. Callback(USA) 2022 colt by Duramente(JPN)


410. Flawless Dancer(JPN) 2022 colt by Lord Kanaloa(JPN)


9. Awake(JPN) 2021 colt by Epiphaneia(JPN)

[tachyon]

JRA has renewed its racing guidebook.

''Horse Racing in JRA 2022'' (Digital Book & PDF)

https://japanracing.jp/en/horsemen/guidebook/
https://japanracing.jp/_pdf/jpn-racing/hrij_all2022.pdf

[tachyon]

Wonder why we don't see more foreign horses in the big Japanese races.

Japanese fans want to see more foreign-based horses!!
There must be several reasons for why foreign-based horses rarely come to big Japanese races.

2. Quarantine procedures may be a bit too complicated for the visitors.
https://japanracing.jp/en/horsemen/rule/quarantine.html

--> JRA is now building a new quarantine facility within the yard of Tokyo Racecourse, which might reduce concerns from foreign connections.

JRA has an update on this in its new guidebook.

''Brand New International Stable at Tokyo Racecourse''
https://japanracing.jp/en/japancup/horsemen/#quarantine

[tachyon]

--from JRA (japanracing.jp) News (July 22nd)

''Exclusive Topics for Horse Racing in Japan - Summer Edition - ''
https://japanracing.jp/_news2022/220722.html

https://japanracing.jp/_pdf/jpn-racing/hrij_all2022.pdf

[tachyon]

Looks like De Deuce is going to have a crack at the Arc later in the year 25/1 quote

Masaaki Matsushima (Do Deuce's owner):

''I've been a big fan of the jockey Yutaka Take. So happy to win the Japanese Derby with Do Deuce and Yutaka Take today. My dream is not to win the Arc. My true dream is to see Yutaka Take win the Arc.
Yes, we will definitely go the Arc.''

Do Deuce has been confirmed to run in the Arc with a prep in the Prix Niel.
Yutaka Take will be up.

Now there will be four Japanese starters in the Arc this year.

Titleholder(JPN)(Duramente) - Kazuo Yokoyama (5/1 at William Hill)
Do Deuce(JPN)(Heart's Cry) - Yutaka Take (14/1)
Deep Bond(JPN)(Kizuna) - Yuga Kawada (40/1)
Stay Foolish(JPN)(Stay Gold) - Christophe Lemaire (66/1)

[tachyon]

2022 Japanese Derby winner Do Deuce has returned to Ritto Training Center from Northern Farm



He is slated to leave Narita Airport for Charles de Gaulle Airport on Sep 2nd.

[tachyon]

Maurice(JPN)(Screen Hero) comfortably took out the 2nd-Season Sires’ title in Australia for the 2021/22 season!!

https://twitter.com/ArrowfieldStud/stat ... 0063784961
https://www.breednet.com.au/sire-tables ... condSeason

-- Second Season Sires Table for the 2021/22 season in Australia
[Sire Rnrs Wnrs Money]

Maurice 78 41 (2) $7,444,575
Capitalist 184 72 (4) $5,784,580
Rebel Dane 20 8 (1) $4,405,745
Shalaa 121 53 (3) $3,706,311
Star Turn 94 41 (2) $3,671,173
Flying Artie 110 44 (2) $3,131,186
Xtravagant 55 27 (4) $3,091,746
Extreme Choice 40 23 (6) $2,570,705
American Pharoah 86 35 (3) $2,317,275
Astern 93 37 (1) $2,315,505