Lemon Pop sparkles in Breeders’ Cup WAYI February Stakes
Godolphin’s Lemon Pop confirmed himself as a rising dirt star in Sunday’s February (G1) at Tokyo, while Grade 1 turfiste Shirl’s Speight couldn’t lift on the surface and wound up ninth. […]
Hyacinth Stakes
Shirl’s Speight tackles Tokyo dirt in BC WAYI February Stakes
Last seen finishing second to champion Modern Games in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) on turf, Shirl’s Speight makes a bold attempt on the Tokyo dirt in Sunday’s February S. (G1), a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). […]
Cafe Pharoah repeats in BC WAYI February Stakes in record time
For the second straight year, Cafe Pharoah found Sunday’s $2.2 million February S. (G1) a sweet rebound spot after disappointing in the Champions Cup (G1) at Chukyo. […]
Japan Road to Kentucky Derby enhanced by additions of Unicorn, Japan Dirt Derby
Just as additional scoring opportunities have been added to the domestic Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule, so will Japanese-based hopefuls get more chances to earn an invitation to Churchill Downs. The two new races on […]
Mozu Ascot joins exclusive club in Breeders’ Cup WAYI February Stakes
A son of turf phenom Frankel and Grade 2-winning dirt performer India, Mozu Ascot has inherited his parents’ aptitudes to become a rare top-level winner on both surfaces at Tokyo. The hero of Japan’s marquee […]
Master Fencer accepts Japan Road invitation to Kentucky Derby
With the top three Japan Road points scorers Der Flug, Oval Ace, and Nova Lenda declining, the Kentucky Derby (G1) invitation went to the next on the list, Triple Crown-nominated Master Fencer, and owners Katsumi […]
Der Flug takes flight in Fukuryu, Japan Road to Kentucky Derby finale
Sunday’s Fukuryu S. at Nakayama concluded this season’s Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, and the result fit the pattern of the three prior scoring races: the victorious Der Flug is not nominated to the […]
Oval aces Hyacinth on Japan Road to Kentucky Derby; Inti takes Breeders’ Cup WAYI February
Both features at Tokyo on Sunday had potential implications for the U.S. racing scene, with the February S. (G1) serving as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and the Hyacinth […]
Nova Lenda captures Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun on Japan Road to Kentucky Derby
Three days after his Admire Mars capped a perfect season in the Asahi Hai Futurity (G1) on turf, the Sunday Silence stallion Daiwa Major celebrated a major juvenile double as another son, Nova Lenda, landed […]
Sumahama captures Kentucky Derby berth in Hyacinth
Sanshisuimei Co. Ltd.’s Sumahama turned an apparently wide-open renewal of the Hyacinth S. into a one-sided affair at Tokyo Sunday, and in the process, snared the Kentucky Derby (G1) berth on offer by way of […]