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Japanese Finale Features Rulership, Gold Ship

Japanese Finale Features Rulership, Gold Ship

Hong Kong group I winner Rulership and dual Japanese classic winner Gold Ship look to be the early favorites for the Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) (Jpn-I), the Japan's biggest race and its season finale, on Dec. 22.

 Friday, December 21, 2012
Eishin Flash Pulls Tenno Sho Upset

Eishin Flash Pulls Tenno Sho Upset

Former Japanese classic winner Eishin Flash halted a lengthy winless skid on Oct. 28 when he defeated favorite Fenomeno in a thrilling finish to the $3,437,000 Tenno Sho (Autumn) (Jpn-I) at Tokyo Racecourse.

 Sunday, October 28, 2012
Ado Tops Exciting Day at OBS March Sale

Ado Tops Exciting Day at OBS March Sale

The action-packed first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training ended with a flourish after approximately five hours of enthusiastic bidding from a variety of shoppers.

 Tuesday, March 13, 2012

KY-Bred Eishin Apollon Wins Mile Championship

Eishin Apollon, relishing a moist turf left by heavy rain the day before, registered his first grade I victory with an upset in the $2.5 million Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Japan Nov. 20.

 Sunday, November 20, 2011
Eishin Flash Turns Tables in Japanese Derby

Eishin Flash Turns Tables in Japanese Derby

Eishin Flash stormed from mid-pack to upset the field in the $3.5 million Tokyo Yushun (Jpn-I), or Japanese Derby, before a crowd of 125,746 at Tokyo Racecourse May 30.

 Sunday, May 30, 2010

Meisho Samson Upset in Takarazuka Kinen

Front-running Eishin Deputy held off favored Meisho Samson by a head to win the $2.4 million Takarazuka Kinen at Osaka's Hanshin Racecourse June 29 in the final grade I race on the Japanese Racing Association spring calendar.

 Sunday, June 29, 2008

Eishin Preston Repeat Winner of QE II Cup

Favored Japanese challenger Eishin Preston won the group I Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday for the second year in a row.

 Sunday, April 27, 2003