Orfevre, the winner of the Japanese Triple Crown earlier this year, ended a remarkable 2011 season with a victory in his first start against older horses in Sunday’s $5.3 million Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Japan.
A first-ever matchup between Buena Vista, the winner of the Japan Cup last month, and Orfevre, the winner of the 2011 Japanese Triple Crown, will be the focus of Sunday’s Grade 1 Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse.
Alfredo remained unbeaten in three starts and became the colt to follow for the Japanese classics of 2012 with a victory in Sunday’s Group 1 Asahi Hai Futurity at Nakayama Racecourse.
Leo Active and Sudden Storm, the first two finishers of the Group 2 Keio Hai Nisai Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 12, are leading contenders for Sunday's Group 1 Asahi Hai Futurity at Nakayama.
A series of canceled flights earlier this week kept Perfect Shirl from traveling to Argentina for Saturday's Group 1 Gran Premio International Carlos Pellegrini.
Joie de Vivre, a half-sister to Japan Cup winner Buena Vista, won Sunday’s Group 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies in Japan to remain unbeaten and clinch the 2-year-old filly championship.
California Memory typically is the deepest of deep closers, sitting at the back of the pack until the stretch, when he comes with a big slingshot run. But a change in tactics Sunday probably won California Memory the $2.57 million Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Horses from all over the world have descended on Sha Tin Racecourse for the Hong Kong Cup meeting on Sunday. Well, not quite all over the world: Not a single North American runner has ventured to the Far East for any of the four Group 1 races worth a total of about $8.75 million.
I’m Yours, a Falbrav filly who won the Fantasy Stakes last month, is expected to be favored in Sunday’s Group 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan, the season’s main race for 2-year-old fillies in that country.
Transcend overcame an outside post to successfully defend his title in Sunday’s $3.5 million Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse in Osaka on Sunday.
