Location: Japan

In an electrifying display through the late stages, Sixpence (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) overwhelmed nine other rivals and proclaimed himself as one to watch for the G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas), dominating the G2 Fuji TV Sho Spring S. on Sunday at Nakayama. Jumping well and close to the pacesetters, Sixpence tucked in neatly behind Allegro…

Japanese culture is often infectiously popular, with the country's favorite things often catching on globally too. If you aren't Japanese and doubt if that's true, ask yourself how come you know what anime, manga, Pokémon, or Godzilla are? In the same way those Japanese franchises have a global following, Japanese horse racing is now also growing…

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…

J1 League Round 04 Kyoto Sanga vs. Yokohama F. Marinos Sanga Stadium, Kyoto, Japan. 17.03.24 at 08:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds2,05 Bet TypeW2 Bookmaker Bet Now! Kyoto Sanga will host Yokohama F. Marinos at the Sanga Stadium in the fourth round of the J1 League. Motivated by their two-match winning streak away from home across all…

J1 League Round 04 Kashima Antlers vs. Kawasaki Frontale Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan. 17.03.24 at 09:00 Kashima Antlers will host Kawasaki Frontale at the Kashima Stadium in the fourth round of the J1 League. Kashima Antlers will be hoping to put an end to their winless run at the Kashima Stadium, where they've gone fourteen matches without a…

This year is a massive year for rugby with the upcoming World Cup in Japan, but for punters to get a good grip on the sport they mustunderstand the differences between the codes. Regardless of the code, bettingon the sport has become more and more popular over recent years, but it is inthe main competitions when it is more prominent. But first,…

J1 League Round 03 Vissel Kobe vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. 16.03.24 at 08:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds2,10 Bet TypeGoals - Over 2.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! Vissel Kobe will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the Japan National Stadium in the fourth round of the J1 League. Early pacesetters Sanfrecce Hiroshima…

He was in the saddle for an exhibition gallop, but will James McDonald ride Storm Boy in the Golden Slipper? James Mcdonald has been given a reminder of Storm Boy's talents in an exhibition gallop at Randwick, but connections are no closer to making an announcement on who will ride the star colt in the Golden Slipper. The Tulloch Lodge youngster…

Welcome to The Players week, folks! Bay Hill Club & Lodge provided the most difficult test of the year up to this point, but players will have to shift focus to the challenging TPC Sawgrass for the biggest purse of the season. The field is loaded, as 46 of the top 50 golfers in the world will be competing, led by defending champion Scottie…

Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 5:33 pm |Back to: Europe, Top News Europe Too Darn Hot's Etes Vous Prets scored her sire's first Japanese Group win and a start in the G1 Oka Sho | Darley In a first Japanese Group win for her sire, Etes Vous Prets (Ire) (Too Darn Hot (GB)-Nahoodh {Ire} (GISW-Eng, G1SP-Ire, $443612), by Clodovil {Ire}) stubbornly held on…

Sunday Racing's Geoglyph (Jpn) (Drefong) closed from off the pace to annex Sunday's G1 Satsuki Sho, the first leg in Japan's Triple Crown. The victory marked the first win top-level win for both Geoglyph and his trainer, Tetsuya Kimura. Ask Victor More (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) soon went to the front as Geoglyph-in tandem with Danon Beluga…

Golden Eagle winner Obamburumai has entered quarantine in Japan ahead of his return to Sydney for the Group 1 $4 million Doncaster Mile during The Championships. Obamburumai, trained by Keiji Yoshimura, is due to travel to Sydney on March 19, where he needs to spend two weeks in the Canterbury quarantine and training facility. The outstanding…

J1 League Round 03 Avispa Fukuoka vs. Shonan Bellmare Best Denki Stadium, Fukuoka, Japan. 09.03.24 at 09:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,98 Bet Type1X & TO 1.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! Avispa Fukuoka will welcome Shonan Bellmare to the Best Denki Stadium in the third round of the J1 League. Shonan Bellmare enters this match with the sole…

It's the first split-squad day of the spring for the Cubs, who'll host the Mariners at Sloan this afternoon, and also go to Salt River Fields to face the Diamondbacks. Shota Imanaga makes start number two, and Kyle Hendricks starts the other game. Interesting comments from a team physician (Dr. Keith Meister of the Rangers) here in The Athletic,…

J1 League Round 03 FC Tokyo vs. Vissel Kobe Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. 09.03.24 at 10:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds2 03 Bet TypeTotal - Over 2.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! FC Tokyo will welcome defending champions Vissel Kobe to the Ajinomoto Stadium in the third round of the J1 League. Vissel Kobe, who suffered their first defeat of…

J1 League Round 03 Kawasaki Frontale vs. Kyoto Sanga Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki, Japan. 09.03.24 at 10:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,75 Bet TypeW1 Bookmaker Bet Now! Kawasaki Frontale will welcome Kyoto Sanga to the Todoroki Athletics Stadium in the third round of the J1 League. Kawasaki Frontale will aim for a prompt…

In the BNP Paribas Open Round of 128 on Wednesday, No. 120-ranked Mai Hontama faces Shuai Zhang. In this Round of 128 match, Hontama is favored (-230) versus Zhang (+175). Hontama enters the Round of 128 after winning in three sets, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, over Claire Liu on Tuesday in the qualifying round. Zhang is coming off a two-set loss in her most…

Obamburumai wins the Golden Eagle. Golden Eagle winner Obamburumai has entered quarantine in Japan ahead of his return to Sydney for the Group 1 $4 million Doncaster Mile during The Championships. Obamburumai, trained by Keiji Yoshimura, is due to travel to Sydney on March 19, where he needs to spend two weeks in the Canterbury quarantine and…

What do the Japanese Thoroughbreds Bless Journey, Satono Crown and Yamakatsu Ace have in common? Answer: they are the only runners in Sunday's 16-strong Arima Kinen - the biggest betting race in the world - that are not grandchildren of Sunday Silence. With a prize fund this year the equivalent of $5.63 million, making it the joint richest race in…

Super Round at last lived up to its name, on the field at least, with an engrossing weekend of action taking place at AAMI Park. Five of the six games were in the balance into the final 10 minutes, while the finale between the Reds and Hurricanes went beyond that and into golden point. There were wins for the Blues, Rebels, Moana Pasifika,…

Peptide Nile (Japan Racing Association Photo) TOKYO- Stunning the crowd at Tokyo Racecourse, jockey Yusuke Fujioka rode 38-1 longshot Peptide Nile (JPN) to a 1 1/4-length victory Sunday over Gaia Force (JPN) in the $1.8 million February Stakes (G1). Sent off as the 11th choice in a field of 16, the lightly regarded 6-year-old turned in the best…

Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 2:10 pm |Back to: Europe, Cosmo Kuranda | Horsephotos By Showing modest form throughout most of his career, Cosmo Kuranda (Jpn) (Al Ain {Jpn}) broke through with a convincing victory as a 33-1 outsider in Sunday's Deep Impact Kinen (Japanese 2000 Guineas Trial) at Nakayama. Supported by a single win in 2023-recorded at…

J1 League Round 02 Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Tokyo Verdy Saitama Stadium, Saitama. 03.03.24 at 10:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,66 Bet TypeFull-time Result - Urawa Red Diamonds Bookmaker Bet Now! Urawa Red Diamonds will welcome Tokyo Verdy to the Saitama Stadium in the second round of the J1 League. The Red Devils will be seeking to…

With Shohei Ohtani out of the league, the AL MVP race is headlined by two Bronx bombers. While Judge already has an MVP in the bag, Soto surprisingly does not. Soto's almost guaranteed to lead baseball in walks in 2024, and if he can add 40 homers hitting in Yankee Stadium and 110+ RBI from New York's solid lineup, he'll position himself as a clear…

J1 League Round 02 Kashima Antlers vs. Cerezo Osaka Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan. 02.03.24 at 09:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds2,20 Bet TypeW1 Bookmaker Bet Now! Kashima Antlers will welcome Cerezo Osaka to the Kashima Stadium in the second round of the J1 League. Cerezo Osaka will face a daunting task as they aim to secure their…

J1 League Round 02 Vissel Kobe vs. Kashiwa Reysol Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. 02.03.24 at 07:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,75 Bet TypeW1 Bookmaker Bet Now! Vissel Kobe will welcome Kashiwa Reysol to the Japan National Stadium in the second round of the J1 League. The defending champions, Vissel Kobe, enter this match…

One entry each from Japan and the United States has added considerable international interest to the 72 colts nominated to the 245th Derby on June 1. The victory 12 months ago of Deep Impact's son Auguste Rodin seems to have further fuelled Japanese dreams of the Epsom Classic and, while Shin Emperor - the full-brother to Jockey Club and Arc hero…

Vissel Kobe will welcome Kashiwa Reysol to the Noevir Stadium for a J1 League matchday two clash on Saturday. The home side kick-started their title defense with a 2-0 away victory over Jubilo Iwata last weekend. Koya Yuruki and Daiju Sasaki scored in either half to help their side claim all three points. Kashiwa Reysol, meanwhile, shared the…

It's been 50 years since Japan first sent a horse to run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, when Speed Symboli finished 11th. Other Japanese raiders have come much closer to that elusive first victory since, with a trio of extremely near misses standing out as the most difficult to take. El Condor Pasa attempted to make all in 1999, before being run…

Kenichi Ikezoe owns the most wins in Arima Kinen history, placing first in 2009 (Dream Journey), 2011 (Orfevre), 2013 (Orfevre) and 2018 (Blast Onepiece). Frenchman Olivier Peslier is the only jockey to win The Grand Prix in three consecutive years. He did so aboard Symboli Kris S in 2002 and'03 and Zenno Rob Roy, a Sunday Silence-sired stallion,…

J1 League Round 31 Kashima Antlers vs. Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan. 28.10.23 at 08:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds2,00 Bet TypeBoth Teams To Score - Yes Bookmaker Bet Now! Kashima Antlers will welcome Urawa Red Diamonds to the Kashima Stadium in the 31st round of the J1 League. Urawa Red Diamonds have had some…

As befits what was by far the richest race of the week, the $675000-to-the-winner G1 Queen Elizabeth Cup at Kyoto in Japan was where it was all at as far as the latest TRC Global Rankings are concerned. And, beyond that, Sunday's race illustrated in incredible detail the awesome legacy of the mighty Sunday Silence The winner, Queens Ring, and the…

In a thrilling upset that captured the hearts of racing enthusiasts and casual observers alike, Peptide Nile, a 6-year-old horse previously flying under the radar, clinched the title at the Grade 1 February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse. With staggering odds of 37-1, Peptide Nile didn't just win; he secured a coveted spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic,…

Forward Shinji Okazaki, who won the Premier League title with Leicester, has announced he will retire from football at the end of the season. Okazaki, 37, joined the Foxes in the summer of 2015 and scored five goals in his debut season to help the club defy the odds and win the league under Italian manager Claudio Ranieri. The Japan international…

Leinster and La Rochelle clash once again in the Champions Cup as the tournament kicks off this weekend. The Blues have lost to Ronan O'Gara's French side in each of the past three years in the competition - once in a semi-final followed by defeats in two finals. There is very little between the sides in the betting again this time around, with La…

Just under two years ago, we ran an article about the'golden generation' of jockeys in France. Led by Christophe Soumillon (ironically, a Belgian), more and more French-based riders were being recognised internationally for their considerable talent in the saddle - and consequently getting the call for the world's greatest races. That momentum has…

J1 League Round 01 Tokyo Verdy vs. Yokohama F. Marinos Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. 25.02.24 at 08:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,79 Bet TypeW2 Bookmaker Bet Now! The start of the J1 League's latest season will see newly promoted Tokyo Verdy square off against Yokohama F. Marinos at the Japan National Stadium. Let's have a…

Godolphin's hopes of winning the world's richest horse race - the $20 million Group 1 Saudi Cup - rest on Japanese raider Lemon Pop when the action gets underway at King Abdulaziz racetrack in Riyadh on Saturday. Japan's reigning dirt champion goes in the 1800-metre dirt race that has drawn 14 runners from across Europe, America and Asia. Trained…

Fixture: (1) Alexander Zverev vs (8) Jordan Thompson Date:February 23, 2024 Tournament: Los Cabos Open 2024 Round:Semifinal Venue: Los Cabos, Mexico Surface:Hardcourt Prize Money: $915245 Top seed Alexander Zverev will face off against Jordan Thompson in the semifinals of the 2024 Los Cabos Open on Friday. Following a first-round bye, Zverev eased…

I've identified White Abarrio as the most likely winner of the Grade 1, $20 million Saudi Cup on Saturday in Riyadh. The more difficult question is whether the star power among the other 13 likely starters is enough to create value on the Breeders' Cup Classic winner. I also saw White Abarrio as the most likely winner of America's richest race, and…

Yes, its'true news,' that the Korea Cup winner Crown Pride is at $41 with Ladbrokes for the firth running of the $20 Saudi Cup on Saturday at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. With this Saudi Cup being run over 1800m on the Tapeta dirt track, it was Crown Pride winning the sixth Korea Cup of 1800m on the sand-based track last year, an International Grade…

Nagoya Grampus invite Kashima Antlers to the Toyota Stadium for their 2024 J1 League campaign opener on Friday (February 24). Both teams finished with 52 points last season, with the visitors finishing finish due to their better goal difference. Both are coming off wins in friendlies earlier this month. Nagoya concluded their 2023 league campaign…

J1 League Round 01 Jubilo Iwata vs. Vissel Kobe Yamaha Stadium, Iwata, Japan. 24.02.24 at 07:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,61 Bet Type2X & TU 3.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! The start of the J1 League's latest season will see newly promoted Jubilo Iwata square off against the reigning champions, Vissel Kobe, at the Yamaha Stadium. Let's have…

The 2024 boxing schedule continues to provide great events every weekend. One of the best fights this weekend will be this WBC bantamweight title matchup between champion Alexandro Santiago and two-division champion Junto Nakatani. boxing picks and parlays set for this weekend's boxing betting slate in the scores and odds. Alexandro Santiago vs…

J1 League Round 01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Urawa Red Diamonds Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. 23.02.24 at 08:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,92 Bet Type1st Half Asian Corners - Over 4.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! The start of the J1 League's latest season will see third-place finisher Sanfrecce Hiroshima from last season square…

Spring Training for the 2024 MLB season is set to begin this week. That means it's time for us bettors to place a few bets on the futures market. One of the available betting markets is the Rookie of the Year award. There a ton of rookies set to play in their first full season in the Majors including Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers,…

The $4 million, Breeders' Cup Turf drew a full field of 14 international turf starts that will go the 1 1/2-mile distance at Del Mar on Saturday. The field is evenly divided between seven European-based and seven American-based runners, although 10 of the horses are listed as European-breds and have run in races around the world. European runners…

ENABLE (1-4f) was in a class of her own once again as the Queen of the Turf reigned supreme over her rivals in the Yorkshire Oaks. Frankie Dettori took his wondermare straight to the front in the Group 1 contest and the pair never saw another rival. It was business as usual. John Gosden's five-year-old had been very short odds for the Yorkshire…

Takuma Inoue will make the maiden defence of his WBA bantamweight title against former champ Jerwin Ancajas in what promises to be an intriguing encounter on February 24 in Tokyo. The 12-round bout, plus undercard action, will air on ESPN+ in the U.S. Inoue, younger brother of pound-for-pound superstar Naoya, claimed the vacant WBA championship…

After the race, Takagi, now 29, said her rhythm at the outset of 1000-meter races is a key to what she's accomplished in the event this season. "I am beginning to get a feel for accelerating at the start of the 1000," the Hokkaido Prefecture native said, according to Kyodo News. In addition to winning the aforementioned season title in the 1000,…