#Kazuo Yokoyama

Six runners from the fans' top choices, including Titleholder, Efforia and Equinox, plus Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1) winner Geraldina are expected to also be the most popular betting options Sunday in the Grade 1, $6.5 million Arima Kinen, the 67th annual Grand Prix of Japan. Staged at Nakayama, the 1 9/16-mile race boasts Japan's top purse, which…

Titleholder wins the Tenno Sho Spring by clear water under Kazuo Yokoyama Japanese St Leger hero Titleholder made it a second Group 1 success - and a first for rider Kazuo Yokoyama - when displaying his dominance on a quality field in the Tenno Sho Spring at Hanshin on Sunday. A son of Duramente and out of the winning Motivator mare Mowen, the Toru…

Yutaka Take and Do Deuce after winning the Tokyo Yushun, Japan's Derby Titleholder may be the Japanese contender to have attracted most market support for Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe but legendary jockey Yutaka Take has warned his compatriot Do Deuce should not be overlooked. Take will be riding in his tenth Arc on Sunday and will be…

An open-looking renewal of Europe's richest race is one of five'Win and You're In' contests on a glittering card at ParisLongchamp on Sunday The tantalising prospect of seeing Baaeed end his career here has failed to materialise, but the quality on show in the 2022 Qatar Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe remains extraordinarily high and in the absence of…

The Japanese racing world has a real love-affair with the Arc de Triomphe and while I don't quite know how the fascination really began, trying to win Europe's premier middle-distance turf race has turned into a bit of an obsession for the whole racing community over there in the last 20 or 30 years. Deep Impact would have been the most…

Punters are predicting a Frankie Dettori masterclass riding Torquator Tasso for back-to-back wins in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. No horse has taken the autumn highlight from a stall wider than 16 in recent years, but the top jockey and reigning champion start from 18. Sustained support has led to Ladbrokes dropping Torquator Tasso's odds…

It has been an ongoing quest for the Japanese to claim Europe's premier middle-distance prize, with the El Condor Pasa memorably pushing Montjeu close in 1999. The hugely popular Deep Impact was beaten less than a length into third place when hot favourite for the 2006 renewal of the Longchamp showpiece, while four years later Nakayama Festa was…

The nights are drawing in, there's a chill in the air and the Arc looms large. On October 2 the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe takes centre stage at Longchamp (3.00) - and this year's renewal looks wide open. Here we assess the main contenders - just don't mention the B word. . . Form 11-311 Strengths Once the favourite for the Derby, Luxembourg has…