2023 Japanese Racing

[Palace Malice]

I think I've never seen a field like that, so much quality... They could all win with good luck and a good ride.

If I have to pick a top 3 let's say... Sodashi, Songline and Gaia Force.

[tachyon]

-- live-feed link to JRA (maybe with a minute delay)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5fvQsSvgz0

[tachyon]

Songline(JPN)(Kizuna) wins it back to back.

[Palace Malice]

Sugoi Songline

BC mile please !!!

[tachyon]

I think I've never seen a field like that, so much quality... They could all win with good luck and a good ride.

If I have to pick a top 3 let's say... Sodashi, Songline and Gaia Force.

Omedetou gozaimasu!

[tachyon]

Sugoi Songline

BC mile please !!!

Shunsuke Yoshida, representative of Sunday Racing, commented after the race that Songline would be aimed at the BC Mile.

https://tospo-keiba.jp/breaking_news/32488

I will be surprised if she doesn't go to Santa Anita this year!

-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm0q-0H3GbE


@HorseRacing_JPN

-- JRA review
''Songline Defends Yasuda Kinen Title''

https://japanracing.jp/_news2023/pdf/230604.pdf

[Starine]

Songline is certainly in career form. It will be terrific to have her run in the BC Mile.

[tachyon]

Almond Eye(JPN)(Lord Kanaloa) was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Japan.



-- replay of her swansong Japan Cup 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzaTJvJ1Meo

-- Hall of Fame voting result in 2023
(to be inducted, a horse must gather more than 75% voters. Each voter has four votes. 207 voters this year.)

Almond Eye 200 (96.6%) inducted
Contrail 155 (74.9%)
King Kamehameha 136 (65.7%)
Buena VIsta 58 (28.0%)
Maurice 35 (16.9%)
Gran Alegria 32 (15.5%)
Gold Ship 21 (10.1%)
Loves Only You 16 (7.7%)
Agnes Digital 15 (7.2%)
Victoire Pisa 13 (6.3%)
Cesario 10 (4.8%)
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35 horses have been inducted into the Hall of Fame in Japan to date.
Recent inductees (year inducted) include;

Almond Eye(JPN) (2023) (Lord Kanaloa)
Kitasan Black(JPN) (2020) (Black Tide)
Lord Kanaloa(JPN) (2018) (King Kamehameha)
Gentildonna(JPN) (2016) (Deep Impact)
Orfevre(JPN) (2015) (Stay Gold)
El Condor Pasa(USA) (2014) (Kingmambo)
Vodka(JPN) (2011) (Tanino Gimlet)
Deep Impact(JPN) (2008) (Sunday Silence)
T.M. Opera O(JPN) (2004) (Opera House)
Taiki Shuttle(USA) (1999) (Devil's Bag)
Narita Brian(JPN) (1997) (Brian's Time)
Tokai Teio(JPN) (1995) (Symboli Rudolf)
Mejiro McQueen(JPN) (1994) (Mejiro Titan)
Oguri Cap(JPN) (1991) (Dancing Cap)

-- Hall of Famers' gallery (JRA)
http://www.jra.go.jp/gallery/dendo/

[Ridan_Remembered]

A son of Deep Impact named Auguste Rodin won the Epsom Derby.

[tachyon]

Liberty Island was given 120, the highest rating of all-time for the Japanese Oaks winners, by JRA handicapper!
This rating has to be confirmed by IFHA a bit later.

And her rating for the Japanese Oaks was confirmed.



Liberty Island's 120 is equivalent of 124 for a colt.
So, in taking account of this 4lb sex allowance, one may say that she is rated the top 3yo in the world followed by Ace Impact(IRE) at the moment.

[Flanders]

Panthalassa has tendonitis and needs 3 months on the sideline so he wont be going to Europe.

https://twitter.com/keibalab/status/1665992889611210752

[tachyon]

Win Carnelian(JPN)(H6. Screen Hero) is now Likely to join Songline(JPN) to run in the BC Mile at Santa Anita.

https://en.netkeiba.com/db/horse/2017101429/

[tachyon]

Derma Sotogake(JPN)(Mind Your Biscuits) might be aimed at the G1 BC Classic Nov 4th at Santa Anita with a domestic prep in the Jpn2 Nippon TV Hai Sep 27th at Funabashi.
If he can't get a berth in the BC Classic, he will be headed to the Jpn1 JBC Classic Nov 3rd at Oi instead.

https://news.sp.netkeiba.com/?pid=news_ ... top_topics

So we should see the first match-up between Ushba Tesoro (DWC winner) and Derma Sotogake in the Jpn2 Nippon TV Hai!!

[tachyon]

-- from bloodhorse

''Equinox on Top in Fan-Selected Takarazuka Kinen Field''
2022 Japanese Horse of the Year pointed to June 25 race at Hanshin.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... inen-field

--final result of Takarazuka Kinen fans ballot

1 Equinox C4 216,379
2 Titleholder H5 165,067
3 Geraldina M5 139,111
4 Jack d'Or H5 135,714
5 Justin Palace C4 122,151
6 Deep Bond H6 119,154
7 Ask victor More C4 118,143
8 Liberty Island F3 111,732
9 Do Deuce C4 107,853
10 Vela Azul H6 100,281
11 Stars on Earth 牝4 78,671
12 Sol Oriens C3 70,232
13 Sodashi M5 67,372
14 Stunning Rose F4 60,641
15 Daring Tact M6 60,038
16 Shahryar H5 53,818
17 Panthalassa H6 45,904
18 Songline M5 42,712
19 Dura Erede C3 37,575
20 Potager H6 37,383

[tachyon]

The Hyacinth Stakes, contested at one mile on the Tokyo dirt course today, is the third of four races in the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby.

TOKYO 9R
HYACINTH STAKES(L)

February 19, 2023, 1600m, Dirt, Post time 14:25
INT SD, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds, Open Class, Value of race: 36,670,000 Yen

-- replay (Japanese)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R88YqFlURJg

He is a descendant of Ski Paradise! Really cool, I remember her finishing 2nd in the 93 BC Mile and racing in the 94 Mile.

And today Perriere(JPN)(Henny Hughes), winner of the Hyacinth Stakes (Listed) & 4th of the UAE Derby (G2), won impressively under Christophe Lemaire the G3 Unicorn Stakes 1600m dirt at Tokyo.
The Unicorn Stakes is the first graded stakes on dirt for 3yo in JRA.
Even after Derma Sotogake'& Mandarin Hero's debacles in the Kentucky Derby, Japanese 3yos on dirt still look very good are fun to follow this year.
I believe that Japanese fans (and probably Japanese owners & breeders, too) are getting more interested in the dirt racing recently and I'm very happy about it.
Japanese runners' overseas success (Marche Lorraine, Panthalassa, Ushba Tesoro, Derma Sotogake, Mandarin Hero etc) gave a boost to the dirt racing in Japan!!

-- replay of the G3 Unicorn Stakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXdPmbOqq7Y

-- result
https://en.netkeiba.com/race/race_resul ... oggle_menu

Perriere(JPN) : 2020C. Henny Hughes(USA) x Soft Rime(JPN) by Fuji Kiseki(JPN)
https://en.netkeiba.com/db/horse/2020101874/
https://en.netkeiba.com/db/horse/ped/2020101874/

[Squeaky]

Looking forward to Mystic Lore racing on Sat

[tachyon]

Looking forward to Mystic Lore racing on Sat

Yes!
The 3yo son of Arrogate has been entered for Hanshin R12 on Saturday!!
https://en.netkeiba.com/race/shutuba.ht ... 2309030712

His profile (photos & videos) on DMM Banusy Club : https://banusy.dmm.com/belong_horse/16017985/

[tachyon]

Go, Equinox!!

-- from Bloodhorse
''Equinox Eyes Fourth Straight G1 Win In Takarazuka Kinen''

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... zuka-kinen

-- from japanracing.jp
Takarazuka Kinen (G1) - Preview

https://japanracing.jp/_news2023/230620.html


HANSHIN 11R
THE TAKARAZUKA KINEN(G1)

June 25, 2023, 2200m, Turf, Post time 15:40
INT DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 423,280,000 Yen

[tachyon]

Looking forward to Mystic Lore racing on Sat

Yes!
The 3yo son of Arrogate has been entered for Hanshin R12 on Saturday!!
https://en.netkeiba.com/race/shutuba.ht ... 2309030712

His profile (photos & videos) on DMM Banusy Club : https://banusy.dmm.com/belong_horse/16017985/

Winner by 3 lengths!!!




-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htuYm27D0iM

[Squeaky]

So happy to see this! Won really nicely and has a big stride. Wonder where the big gray goes next?