2024 Japanese Racing

[tachyon]

Stunning Rose(JPN), 2019M. King Kamehameha(JPN) x Rosa Blanca(JPN) by Kurofune(USA), claimed her first win since 2022 and second G1 victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup 2200m turf at Kyoto under Christian Demuro in 2:11.1 on Nov 10th 2024, updating the 23-year-old race record set by To the Victory(JPN)!!!!





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

-- JRA review
https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/pdf/241110-02.pdf

[Northport]

From Coolmore's official Youtube (!!)

Episode 1 - Auguste Rodin's Journey to the Japan Cup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT4OPNVOIxE

I'll take any inside look into Ballydoyle that I can get, and tbh the production value is pretty good. Here's hoping he actually delivers on the big day, it's a big gamble and they're giving it plenty of hype.

[tachyon]

Japan Cup Entries (Nov 24th)

https://en.netkeiba.com/race/special.ht ... op_special

[Northport]

Goliath and Shin Emperor at over 30-1 is pretty great value.

[tachyon]

Goliath and Shin Emperor at over 30-1 is pretty great value.

The real odds in the JRA's pari-mutuel on the race day will be very much different from those projected odds shown in Netkeiba.com.
At this point, I would just imagine that Goliath will be around the 5th favorite (10/1) of the public and Shin Emperor will be around the 9th favorite (25/1), while I agree with Netkeiba's projection that either Do Deuce or Cervinia will be sent off as the favorite.
The Japan Cup this year will be a wonderful version attracting ten G1 winners!

[tachyon]

The QE2 Cup winner Stunning Rose(JPN)(King Kamehameha) will be pointed to the G1 Arima Kinen next.

The 2023 JRA Dirt Champion Lemon Pop(USA)(Lemon Drop Kid) will run his finale in the G1 Champions Cup before his retirement to stud.

[tachyon]

Auguste Rodin, Fantastic Moon, Goliath arrive safely for the Japan Cup.

https://japanracing.jp/en/japancup/news ... 15-04.html

[Starine]

Charyn Takes On Japan's Top Milers in Mile Championship
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... ampionship

[tachyon]

Charyn Takes On Japan's Top Milers in Mile Championship
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... ampionship

KYOTO 11R
THE MILE CHAMPIONSHIP(G1)

November 17, 2024, 1600m, Turf, Post time 15:40
INT DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 347,160,000 Yen



HorseRacingInJapan
@HorseRacing_JPN
2024 Mile Championship (G1) Training Video [English subtitles]
17 runners, including Charyn
YouTube https://youtu.be/6DJ1b3uXqb4?si=jlMCp8eS2-1WDask
Website https://japanracing.jp/en/horsemen/jai/ ... mpionship/

Barrier Draw https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/241115.html
Training Report of Foreign Entry https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/241115-02.html
Preview https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/241112-03.html
Comments https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/241115-03.html
Data Analysis https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/241111.html
Programme https://japanracing.jp/en/racing/result ... /2024.html

Will Charyn be the first foreign-trained horse to win the Mile Champion Ship?
The classy Dark Angel colt is being sent off as one of the favorites along with Brede Weg, Soul Rush and Namur.
I personally like the 2023 QE2 Cup winner Brede Weg who was very impressive last time out, but she drew inside in her first mile test.
Namur must be ready to defend her title.
Soul Rush seeks for his first G1 victory from an ideal post for the closer.

https://en.netkeiba.com/race/newspaper. ... 2408060611

[lurkey mclurker]

going with soul rush, matenro sky & serifos (but if namur gets up i won't be sad)

[lurkey mclurker]

had to laugh... (i love both so this could go either way for me )

[tachyon]

Welcome back home Hanako Sonobe Varian with Roger Varian and champion Charyn!!!
Ryan Moore can always show the difference, too!

-- from Hanako Sonobe Varian@hanako507

[Starine]

Rooting for Charyn to take home his fourth grade I this season.

[MissNMecke]

Hoping for good showings from Charyn, Win Marvel, and Obambumarai.

[Flanders]

I hope Namur is okay.

I saw on X, that she was walked back to the barn.

[tachyon]

Namur’s owner has already announced that she was okay.

That was a great run by Soul Rush!!
Congrats to him and his connections!!!

[tachyon]

Soul Rush(JPN), 2018H. Rulership(JPN) x Eternal Bouquet(JPN) by Manhattan Cafe(JPN), captured his much-awaited first G1 victory impressively in the Mile Championship 1600m turf at Kyoto under Taisei Danno beating strong rivals that included European champion miler Charyn(IRE) on Nov 17th 2024.
https://en.netkeiba.com/db/horse/2018100382/






-- replay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHb9C9DXEOg

-- JRA review
''Soul Rush Claims Much-Awaited First G1 Title in Mile Championship''
https://japanracing.jp/_news2024/pdf/241117-03.pdf

And here’s winning jockey Danno Taisei's jockey camera on Soul Rush.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTF4AOj6ZJ4
He had an ideal trip while blocking favorite Brede Weg toward inside.
Great ride!

And Charyn was unlucky.

Charyn missed his break and was forced to race behind in
third from the rear. After shifting far out entering the straight, the four-year-old chased the frontrunners
with the second fastest stretch speed but had too much ground to make up and finished a neck behind the
race favorite in fifth.
“He ran a very good race but he was slow coming out of the gate so the first furlong cost him in the end—
you get behind and wide around whole the field. After the start he wasn’t able to secure a good position
and afterwards, it was always going to be hard work for him—he finished strong, so I thought the horse
performed very well—in defeat he proved himself to be very good horse. We have to accept the results
although it is disappointing because we came here to win. But it has been a fantastic year for this horse to
win three mile G1 races in Europe and we wanted to finish with another win here but it did not happen. It
still was a very good race—in my opinion, just the start cost him,” commented trainer Roger Varian.
“He couldn’t make a good jump at the start and had to race behind, but despite the disadvantages, he gave
a terrific effort at the straight,” added jockey Ryan Moore.

[lurkey mclurker]

soul rush's jockey taisei danno was fined 50,000 yen by the JRA for his near & post-wire celebration... soul rush's breeder said they'll pay it

https://x.com/LongBallToNoOne/status/18 ... 5384477847

[Flanders]

Namur’s owner has already announced that she was okay.

That was a great run by Soul Rush!!
Congrats to him and his connections!!!

Thank you!

[MySaladDays]

Anyone have any news on STYLUS METHOD (JPN) where racing, etc.?

His breeder is brilliant, that pedigree can be anything at any distance, and to my eye, from every angle, very impressive.

Last race I saw with him was here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDopOKpChTI

I really appreciate the breeding programs there and in other jurisdictions, showcasing fitness at every furlong
no matter the distance of a race. As a group it seems like more can finish after 6 furlongs with out laboring
between 6f - 8f and showing a turn of foot at the finish line.

I watch North American runners today that carry their speed a distance of ground and few are truly elite (by my standards), w/out lasix (and other coctails, we don't know because that info is hidden from bettors) but we seem to have a lot of runners who are fast early and slow late, or slow early and fast late, and are lucky to win at 8.5 and thats their limit. We have a whole TC prep season where we'll get to see plenty of these.....