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Nihonpiro Ours, an 18-1 outsider, won the biggest race of his career, and first Grade 1, in Sunday’s $3.3 million Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse.
Ridden by Manabu Sakai for trainer Yuki Ohashi, Nihonpiro Ours closed from fourth in a field of 16 to win by 3 1/2 lengths over Wonder Acute.
Nihonpiro Ours ran 1,800 meters, or about 1 1/8 miles, in a track- record time of 1:48.8.
Wonder Acute, second in the 2011 Japan Cup Dirt, closed from the back of the field and finished a half-length in front of the 3-year-old colt Hokko Tarumae. Roman Legend, the 6-5 favorite, could only finish fourth.
Transcend, the winner of the 2011 Japan Cup Dirt, finished last after racing in third on the backstretch. Espoir City, the winner of the 2009 Japan Cup Dirt and third last year, finished 10th.
Nihonpiro Ours, a 5-year-old horse by White Muzzle, has won 10 of 22 starts and approximately $4.6 million, racing in Japan. Owned by breeder Hyakutaro Kobayashi, Nihonpiro Ours was ninth in the 2011 Japan Cup Dirt. Earlier this year, he won stakes at two of Japan’s minor tracks, Nagoya and Kanazawa.
Handle for the Hanshin program was approximately $247.7 million, according to a statement from the Japan Racing Association.
HANDLE WAS 247.7 mil!!! no doubt rest of world is chasing japan racing & america continues 2 support japan by selling top sires, SUNDAY SILENCE being united states worst loss. i've been huge supporter of japan racing 4 seven yrs its big-time racing & u get big price on quality runners.
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SIZZLING GOLD looks well situated. The 6yo mare has been a pro for a long time - you don't win 11 times by accident - and some of her best work has come sprinting on turf, on THIS turf course. After nearly 4 months off she came back to be a solid 3rd for $40K on this course June 2 and with that under her belt and a 2-level class drop she looks primed. Oh, that bullet :47 move here June 15 looks like a thumbs-up, too. HEAT TRAP finished full of run to get up in the final stride and in her turf sprint debut here May 19. She obviously has ability but it's first time vs.
