2023 Japanese Racing

Palace Malice · Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:57 am

Can't wait to see those Almond Eye x Equinox babies in a few years

tachyon · Sun Oct 29, 2023 4:29 am

-- replay (English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU2haaFMT50

1st 7 Equinox(JPN) [Kitasan Black(JPN) x Chateau Blanche(JPN) by King Halo(JPN)] C4 58 01:55.2
2nd 6 Justin Palace(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Palace Rumor(USA) by Royal Anthem(USA)] C4 58 01:55.6 2 1/2
3rd 9 Prognosis(JPN) [Deep Impact(JPN) x Velda(GB) by Observatory(USA)] H5 58 01:55.8 1 1/4
4th 4 Danon Beluga(JPN) C4 58 01:55.8 HD
5th 5 Gaia Force(JPN) C4 58 01:56.2 2 1/2
6th 11 Admire Hadar(JPN) H5 58 01:56.5 1 1/2
7th 3 Do Deuce(JPN) C4 58 01:56.6 1/2
8th 2 Echt(JPN) H6 58 01:57.4 5
9th 8 Hishi Iguazu(JPN) H7 58 01:57.6 1 1/2
10th 1 North Bridge(JPN) H5 58 01:58.0 2 1/2
11th 10 Jack d'Or(JPN) H5 58 01:58.4 2 1/2

@nanashi_kame

Equinox(JPN)
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001309176/
9: 7-2-0

tachyon · Sun Oct 29, 2023 4:47 am

mariasmon wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:51 am Long live the Halo line!

Yes!!!!!!

And, as a side note, Equinox(JPN) is inbred 4x4 to Halo(USA) through Sunday Silence(USA)(by Halo) and Goodbye Halo(USA)(by Halo), too!!!

mariasmon · Sun Oct 29, 2023 12:07 pm

tachyon wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 4:47 am
mariasmon wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:51 am Long live the Halo line!
Yes!!!!!!
And, as a side note, Equinox(JPN) is inbred 4x4 to Halo(USA) through Sunday Silence(USA)(by Halo) and Goodbye Halo(USA)(by Halo), too!!!

Yes and the Halo is strong in the conformation photo you posted on the previous page

Squeaky · Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:01 pm

Just a gorgeous horse. Would love to see him run at Ascot and in BC next year.

Justahorse · Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:17 pm

Squeaky wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:01 pm Just a gorgeous horse. Would love to see him run at Ascot and in BC next year.

I hope he comes for the breeders cup

Starine · Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:00 pm

Equinox is a bona fide freak. He does everything so easily.

MySaladDays · Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:39 am

Justahorse wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:17 pm I hope he comes for the breeders cup

No offense but he just ran a killer race and broke a record, and even the thought of flying over here, with quarantine, etc. in a few days is kinda ........ absurd.

MySaladDays · Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:16 am

tachyon wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 7:52 pm Shahryar underwent a surgery on his epiglottic entrapment in August.

Aug of '22 or Aug of '23?

I reallly liked his Dubai Sheema Classic Group One race.

And thank you for the wonderful photo of Equinox!!

......one thing for sure, he does not have what they call a "kind eye". His eyes always struck me as somewhat odd like that?

MySaladDays · Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:47 am

I rarely get like this, but I am still GIDDY over Equinox's race. I have always said that you can't look at the Brisnet PPs where they rate the CLASS of the race.

When you see class you know that it's very much "what a horse thinks of themselves."

I meant to say that Equinox doesn't have a "kind eye" but he's not mean, (Halo was always described as mean) but Equinox, as a friend just wrote to me "he's just kindy classy/haughty. This race was so spectacular, not because of the world record at the distance. It was how he won it. And you could tell HE knew how superior he was to that field". they also pointed out that Lemaire was chuckling before the race, huge smiling, cuz he knew,, too. Everybody knew.

In many ways, it kinda put a damper on the BC races for me. I hope I can recuperate.

I just don't expect to see anything quite like this at Santa Anita.

But it also brings it home how dumb we were to sell Sunday Silence, Halo's son (although I'm happy for Japan!) , and also how More Than Ready seems so under-utilized/underappreciated in U.S. racing in a lot of ways. Most people rarely talk about MTR except I have one friend who is ga ga over him so I get to know more about horses that have him in their pedigree.

Anyway, just late night confessions here. No need to agree or disagree. Just my feelings.

MySaladDays · Mon Oct 30, 2023 5:10 am

tachyon wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 4:47 am And, as a side note, Equinox(JPN) is inbred 4x4 to Halo(USA) through Sunday Silence(USA)(by Halo) and Goodbye Halo(USA)(by Halo), too!!!

3 entire generations of only Japanese bred horses in that pedigree.

Hey, that photo where Lemaire and groom and horse are bowing to the Emperor after the win.......I couldn't help but notice, as part of the bow, eyes closed. THEN I also saw when I blew up the photo (and also viewed it on twitter/X, that Equinox is not only bowing too but .......his eye(s) are closed.

Am I losing my mind ?..

..next thing ya know Equinox will be........talking. In human language.

(I wouldn't put it past him!)

https://twitter.com/RacingTV/status/1718580646740627688

tachyon · Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:39 am

MySaladDays wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 5:10 am
tachyon wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 4:47 am And, as a side note, Equinox(JPN) is inbred 4x4 to Halo(USA) through Sunday Silence(USA)(by Halo) and Goodbye Halo(USA)(by Halo), too!!!
3 entire generations of only Japanese bred horses in that pedigree.

Hey, that photo where Lemaire and groom and horse are bowing to the Emperor after the win.......I couldn't help but notice, as part of the bow, eyes closed. THEN I also saw when I blew up the photo (and also viewed it on twitter/X, that Equinox is not only bowing too but .......his eye(s) are closed. Am I losing my mind ?..

..next thing ya know Equinox will be........talking. In human language. (I wouldn't put it past him!)

https://twitter.com/RacingTV/status/1718580646740627688

That's definitely one of the best moments we shared yesterday.
Here's another youtube video I hope you will not dislike, haha!

''Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress watch horse racing (in eleven years)''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW4kkjTD6BA

Starine · Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:28 pm

Breeders' Cup Mile: Japan star Songline being overlooked
https://www.drf.com/news/breeders-cup-m ... overlooked

Breeders' Cup Clocker: Ushba Tesoro impresses; sprinters tune up
https://www.drf.com/news/breeders-cup-c ... nters-tune

Justahorse · Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:36 pm

Japan will explode if they win the classic rooting for them all

tachyon · Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:41 am

Racing Post (RPR) gave Equinox 134 for his Tenno Sho Autumn -- 2 pounds higher than his Dubai Sheema Classic.
https://www.racingpost.com/profile/hors ... uinox/form

It looks like Timeform maintained 135 in their global rankings.
(They already gave him 135 before the Tenno Sho Autumn.)

https://twitter.com/Timeform/status/1719042358069645649

It remains to see if IFHA (The LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings) raises his 129 rating in their new edition which will be released on Nov 9th.

tachyon · Wed Nov 01, 2023 10:09 am

Justahorse wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:36 pm Japan will explode if they win the classic rooting for them all

And I will faint.

-- video: ''Ushba Tesoro fights against destiny - Breeder's Cup Classic''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQXeS6oEwoc

Starine · Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:52 pm

Breeders' Cup Clocker: Ushba Tesoro better at starting gate, breezes again
https://www.drf.com/news/breeders-cup-c ... ezes-again

tachyon · Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:05 am

-- from bloodhorse

''Japanese Runners Ready for Strong Breeders' Cup Effort''
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... cup-effort

tachyon · Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:42 am

Miss Woodford wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 12:31 am Not exactly sure where this goes but look at the line to see the pensioner Admire Japan appear at a pop-up store!
https://twitter.com/yogibojapan/status/ ... 0972782680

I've never seen like this!
Is Admire Japan the first thoroughbred to walk on the red carpet??

He was very popular at the pop-up store in Midosuji, central avenue running north-south through the heart of Osaka.

Ten thousand people came to see him over two days!!!!!!!

CoronadosQuest · Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:02 pm

Wow that line to see Admire Japan is incredibly impressive!