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Classic Drama for Apapane and Saint Emilion

Classic Drama for Apapane and Saint Emilion

The first-ever Japanese group I dead heat will forever join Apapane and Saint Emilion in racing history.

 Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Japanese Oaks Ends in a Dead Heat

Japanese Oaks Ends in a Dead Heat

The first dead heat in a grade I race in Japanese history took place May 23 when favored Apapane and Saint Emilion battled to a draw in the $2.2 million Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) at a rainy and soggy Tokyo Racecourse.

 Sunday, May 23, 2010

Zenno Rob Roy, Jungle Pocket Will Stay in Australia

Former Japanese champions Zenno Rob Roy and Jungle Pocket have been denied access to New Zealand and instead will now stand the remainder of the embattled Southern Hemisphere season in Australia.

 Monday, October 01, 2007

Japanese Champion Zenno Rob Roy Will Shuttle to New Zealand

Japanese Horse of the Year Zenno Rob Roy will become the first group I winner by deceased Japanese stallion Sunday Silence to go to stud in New Zealand.

 Monday, May 22, 2006

Japan Cup Field Deep in Quality; Posts Drawn for Cup and JC Dirt

Though Japanese Triple Crown winner Deep Impact is sitting this one out, Sunday's 25th running of the Japan Cup (Jpn-I) boasts two Breeders' Cup winners, one winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere (Fr-I), a two-time Vodafone Coronation Cup (Eng-I) winner, and the two previous winners of the Japan Cup.

 Thursday, November 24, 2005

Electrocutionist Wins Close Juddmonte International

In a blanket finish that could have been won by any one of five horses in the final furlong, the Italian-trained Electrocutionist pulled off a thrilling victory in Tuesday's Juddmonte International Stakes (Eng-I) at York to secure a first prize of £266,800 ($482,043).

 Tuesday, August 16, 2005

England's York Opener Will Have Japanese Flavor

For once, hype can take a back seat at the three-day meeting at York, England which starts Tuesday. With the first four horses in the betting trained in Ireland, Italy, Japan, and England, the Juddmonte International (Eng-I) is a race that really does live up to its name.

 Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Zenno Rob Roy Heads Japanese Champions

Zenno Rob Roy, whose three group I wins included a score in the Japan Cup, was named Horse of the Year and champion older male by the Japan Racing Association.

 Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Host Country Sweeps Japan Cup, Japan Cup Dirt Before 119,362 Fans

Japanese-trained horses swept the top three positions in the Japan Racing Association's two major group I international races, when Zenno Rob Roy won the Japan Cup and Time Paradox took the Japan Cup Dirt, both run at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 28 under sunny skies.

 Sunday, November 28, 2004

Home Team Has the Edge in Japan Cup, Japan Cup Dirt

The host country may have the upper hand in both of the Japan Racing Association's grade I international fixtures, the Japan Cup and Japan Cup Dirt, at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday.

 Thursday, November 25, 2004

Symboli Kris S Bows Out in Style

Favored Symboli Kris S bowed out in style, winning Sunday's Arima Kinen (Jpn-I) by nine lengths for his second straight victory in the Japanese Grand Prix.

 Sunday, December 28, 2003

Japan Might Also Have Triple Crown Winner

Japan saw its first Triple Crown contestant in six years clinch the series' first two legs, as Neo Universe claimed his sixth victory in a row, the Nippon Derby by half a length June 1 at Tokyo Racecourse.

 Monday, June 02, 2003