Horse Racing: Yasuda Kinen

He conquered the Group One Cox Plate (2040m) in Melbourne in October and now Romantic Warrior will be set for an audacious tilt at June's Group One Yasuda Kinen (1600m) in Japan. While his only victory over 1600m came against his own age in the 2022 Classic Mile, Romantic Warrior has run Golden Sixty to a length over the trip and trainer Danny Shum…

Hong Kong horses were basically outclassed again in Tokyo but trainer Tony Cruz said Beauty Only would be back and better for the experience after a creditable effort behind Satono Aladdin in the Yasuda Kinen on Sunday. The losing streak for Sha Tin-trained horses extended to 11 years and 22 runners when Contentment faded to finish 10th and Beauty…

Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 1:30 pm |Back to: Europe, Top News Europe Songline winning Sunday's Yasuda Kinen | JRA Sunday Racing Co. Ltd.'s 4-year-old filly Songline (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) bested Schnell Meister (Ger) (Kingman {GB}), also owned by Sunday Racing, by a neck to win the G1 Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse Sunday. With this victory, Songline…

John Moore insists he has no regrets about not travelling to Japan with Beauty Generation after watching Almond Eye go under in the Yasuda Kinen, but he believes his superstar would have been in the finish. After much deliberation, Moore and connections opted to stay at home with the reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year instead of taking on the…

Ikezoe credited trainer Toru Hayashi and other support staff for putting Songline, who entered the race from stall No. 13, in position to contend for a victory on Sunday. "It was a tight schedule for the filly but the staff at the stables prepared her remarkably," he told reporters. "She broke well and I decided to settle her behind Salios, who…

Almond Eye: could not reach Gran Algeria Tokyo: Yasuda Kinen (Grade 1) Less than 24 hours after Pinatubo suffered a shock defeat in the 2000 Guineas, international superstar Almond Eye could only finish second in the Yasuda Kinen behind Gran Alegria (Kazuo Fujisawa/Kenichi Ikezoe). Almond Eye was once again red-hot favourite for the…