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Orfevre Voted Japan's Horse of the Year

Orfevre Voted Japan's Horse of the Year

Orfevre, winner of Japan's Triple Crown, fell one vote short of being a unanimous choice for the Japan Racing Association's Horse of the Year title for 2011.

 Monday, January 23, 2012
Buena Vista's Half Sister Takes Hanshin Title

Buena Vista's Half Sister Takes Hanshin Title

Joie de Vivre, half sister to multiple grade I winner Buena Vista, claimed her first grade I title in the $1.5 million Hanshin Juvenile Fillies.

 Sunday, December 11, 2011
Buena Vista Earns Japan Cup Redemption

Buena Vista Earns Japan Cup Redemption

Buena Vista, disqualified from first to second for interference in last year's Japan Cup (Jpn-I), found no such problems this year. The 5-year-old mare surged late to win the $6.1 million event Nov. 27 at Tokyo Racecourse.

 Sunday, November 27, 2011
Favored Orfevre Wins Japanese Derby

Favored Orfevre Wins Japanese Derby

Sunday Racing Company's Orfevre became the first horse in five years to win the first two legs of the Japanese Triple Crown when he won the Japanese Derby (Jpn-I) before a crowd of 82,240 May 29 at Tokyo Racecourse.

 Sunday, May 29, 2011
Orfevre Wins Japanese Two Thousand Guineas

Orfevre Wins Japanese Two Thousand Guineas

The first classic race in Japan to be run since the devastating earthquake and tsunami took place at Tokyo Racecourse on April 24 when the Japanese Two Thousand Guineas (Jpn-I) was won by Orfevre.

 Sunday, April 24, 2011
Buena Vista Dominates Tenno Sho Autumn

Buena Vista Dominates Tenno Sho Autumn

In what trainer Hiroyoshi Matsuda called her "best race ever" favored Buena Vista scored a two-length win in the Tenno Sho (Autumn). The 142nd running of the

 Sunday, October 31, 2010
Vermilion Scores in Japan Cup Dirt

Vermilion Scores in Japan Cup Dirt

Sunday Racing's Vermilion saved ground on the backstretch and accelerated past the leaders in the final furlong to win the $2.4-million Japan Cup Dirt (Jpn-I) by 1 1/4 lengths on Nov. 24, in the process setting a new record on the Tokyo Racecourse main track.

 Saturday, November 24, 2007