Horse Racing: Japan Cup

THE Group 1 Japan Cup is one of the world's most prestigious horse races and with a purse of $7.7 million, it's a race well worth winning. Japan's best stayers will line up in the feature at Tokyo this Sunday (5.40pm) where the likes of Kitasan Black, Real Steel and 2015 Melbourne Cup entrant Fame Game all take their place. The Japan Cup has been…

HOLLIE DOYLE has swooped in to replace the injured Ryan Moore on a horse with a massive chance in Sunday's Japan Cup. The top jock has been booked to ride defending champion Vera Azul in the £5.4 million race in Tokyo. Moore, 40, was hopeful of being passed fit to ride the six-year-old in one of the most prestigious races in world racing. His…

Equinox, the world's highest-rated horse, delivered a dominant performance to win Sunday's Japan Cup. The four-year-old has not been beaten since finishing second in the Japanese Derby in May 2022, winning two Grade One contests at home at the end of last year before easily seeing off Westover when claiming the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan in…

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Equinox, the world's highest-rated horse, delivered a dominant performance to win Sunday's Japan Cup. The four-year-old has not been beaten since finishing second in the Japanese Derby in May 2022, winning two Grade One contests at home at the end of last year before easily seeing off Westover when claiming the Dubai Sheema Classic at Meydan in…

The world's No 1-ranked horse, piloted by his superstar jockey, ran a sensible, yet sensational race, covering the 2400 meters on turf in 2 minutes, 21.8 seconds. Furthermore, they thrilled the crowd with a calculated rush to the wire."He is literally a superhorse - he gave me so much confidence as a jockey," Lemaire declared later before adding,…

Hollie Doyle will ride in the Japan Cup for the first time after doctors' orders ruled out Ryan Moore from his attempt at back-to-back wins in the prestigious race on Vela Azul at Tokyo on Sunday. Moore injured his back following a fall soon after the start of a race in Kyoto last Sunday and was stood down for the rest of the day, missing the ride…

Equinox, trained by Tetsuya Kimura, won by four lengths under Frenchman Christophe Lemaire in front of 140000 spectators at the Tokyo Racecourse. It was billed as the horse's toughest test yet, but the odds-on favourite dominated a field which included six previous top-level Group One winners. It was a sixth consecutive Group One success for the…

Full replay: Equinox strolls home in the 2023 Japan Cup They cheered at the start, they cheered all the way through and they cheered at the finish. Equinox, returned as 3/10 favourite locally, cemented his status as the world's leading racehorse as he won the Japan Cup on the bridle under Christophe Lemaire in front of a crowd of more than 80000…

Liberty Island, the prodigious three-year-old filly, triumphed in the Group 1 Shuka Sho at Kyoto, setting the stage for an electrifying Japan Cup clash with the globally acclaimed horse, Equinox. Capturing the 2000-metre race has added to her growing accolades, completing the Japanese Triple Tiara, with her prior successes in the Oka Sho and Yushun…

Newly crowned Triple Crown winners Contrail and Daring Tact will go head to head in their country's most prestigious all-aged race, the Japan Cup. The match which every Japanese racing fan has yearned for will happen at Tokyo on November 29 after trainer Yoshito Yahagi said he had been pleasantly surprised at how well Contrail - the dominant colt…

It promises to be Ladies Day Out on Super Sunday. The favourite Juliette, the Indian Derby winner Mirra, Kings Ransom, who finished a close second behind Mirra in Mumbai and La Reina, who landed the Derby riches in Bengaluru enjoying a definite edge against the seven top colts in the most prestigious race in the Indian racing calendar, the Indian…

Japan (left) and Broome limber up for the Tokyo showpiece on Sunday Either Broome or Japan will have to produce an extraordinary performance if Aidan O'Brien is to win his first Japan Cup as local hero Contrail is odds-on to keep the prize at home and sign off his stellar career in style. Last year's Japanese Triple Crown winner will retire to…

JAPANESE racing fans are preparing to roll out the red carpet for their new Pin-up girl. Excitement is growing in the Far East as it appears Arc de Triomphe heroine Alpinista will be given the green light for a money-spinning trip to Tokyo. Japanese punters are famously fanatical about the geegees, treating the horses like royalty and jockeys like…

Oisin Murphy: six winners from 11 rides at Nakayama Oisin Murphy celebrated a sensational six-timer at Nakayama on a memorable Monday for Britain's champion Flat jockey. Murphy, who won the Japan Cup aboard Suave Richard in November, enjoyed a five-timer at Tokyo last year but went one better with six victories from 11 rides on the card following a…

Arc winner Solemia (IRE) will take on Arc runner-up and Japanese Triple Crown winner Orfevre (JPN) in tonight's (tomorrow's) 2012 Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse. The Japan Cup is an approximately 1 1/2 mile (2400 meters) race on the lawn run in an "American-style" counter-clockwise manner. You can check out a diagram of the course and other…

There was no stopping Contrail once his burst of speed propelled him to the front with about 200 meters remaining. With a few hundred meters remaining, Contrail, Shahryar and Authority all appeared to have a shot at outsprinting the rest of the field to claim the marquee victory. As Kiseki disappeared from the front, Contrail zoomed past Authority,…

Ryan Moore showed immense grace under pressure in weaving his way through the Tokyo traffic aboard Vela Azul to score an improbable success in the 42nd Japan Cup. Improbable in the sense of where this horse was six months ago, though at 7-2 third favourite he was well found by local punters. Moore finally burst clear from Shahryar and Cristian…

Danon Beluga has been the early firmer with Ladbrokes for the Japan Cup (2400m) this afternoon at Tokyo in what looks a wide open race. The three year old resumed in the Tenno Sho and was very good in defeat when third and looks primed for the 2400m assignment. Opened $4 and has been well tried, now into $3.50. Shahryar ran fifth in the Tenno Sho…

Newlywed couple'Aussie Tom' Marquand and Hollie Doyle are enjoying their three-month stint in Japan, with more opportunities abroad in the future. Speaking from Tokyo on Friday night, the couple have settled into their life as JRA jockeys and have found the difference in lifestyle from British to Japanese racing a significant yet welcome…

Alligator Blood has been banned from racing in the Victorian spring carnival. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography Headline horse Alligator Blood has been sensationally banned from racing in the Victorian spring carnival. In a bombshell development, News Corp can exclusively reveal the two-time Group 1 winner has been barred by Victorian…

ARC heroine Alpinista has been forced into a shock retirement just days before a tilt at a £2.4million payday. Sir Mark Prescott's stable star has been retired to stud after'suffering a slight setback' in training. The trainer said: "Unfortunately Alpinista has suffered a slight setback and will not now be able to take her chance in the Japan…

Duais is at the top of the markets for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images The Melbourne Cup won't be the only multimillion-dollar target for Duais in the spring. The mare's trainer Ed Cummings also has the Japan Cup on the triple Group 1 winner's agenda. Duais is high in betting for the Caulfield and Melbourne…

Prince Of Arran's trip to Japan has been canned with the stayer unable to wear his usual barrier blanket Melbourne Cup runner-up Prince Of Arran's trip to Japan has been canned with the stayer unable to wear his usual barrier blanket. Prince Of Arran was invited to the Japan Cup after his performance at Flemington on Tuesday in the Melbourne…