Tuesday’s Hopeful Stakes (2000m) for 2yos at Nakayama Killer Ability is SW185 and the 54th Gr1 winner for Deep impact. Settled in third place in the final Gr1 contest of the turf season in Japan as Grand Line set a steady speed, Killer ability came with his challenge early in the home straight and stayed
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Terzetto is SW172 for Deep Impact winning Saturday’s Gr3 Lord Derby Challenge (1600m) at Nakayama. The four-year-old was worse than midfield passing halfway before gradually creeping closer before the home turn. Brought widest of all into the home straight Terzetto finished strongly to defeat Catedral (Heart’s Cry) by a length with Bom Servico (Daiwa Major)
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Victipharus is SW51 for Heart’s Cry winning Sunday’s Gr2 Fuji TV Sho Spring Stakes (1800m) for 3yos at Nakayama. Wide into the first turn and then settled well back, Victipharus unleashed a big finish in the home straight to defeat Asamano Itazura (Victoire Pisa) a head and the favourite Boden (Harbinger) a further 1-3/4 lengths
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Efforia is SW4 for Epiphaneia winning Sunday’s Gr3 Kyodo News Service Hai (1800m) at Tokyo. Settled in fourth place early on, Efforia looked full of running into the home straight and he let down with a strong finish to go clear and defeat Victipharus (Heart’s Cry) by 2-1/2 lengths with Shahyar (Deep Impact) close up
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Saturday’s Gr3 Daily Hai Queen Cup (1600m) at Tokyo winner Akaitorino Musume is SW169 for Deep Impact. Midfield with cover to the home turn, Akaitorino Musume loomed large into the home straight, reaching the lead inside the final 100m and then holding the late rally from Art de Vivre (King Kamehameha) to score by a
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Grenadier Guards is the 12th Gr1 winner for Frankel lifting Sunday’s Asahi Hai Futurity (1600m) at Hanshin. Second behind the clear leader Mondreise approaching the home turn, Grenadier Guards made up the leeway and swept by with 200m left to travel, holding off the later rally from Stella Voice (Bago) to score by three-quarters of
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Sunday’s Champions Cup (1800m) at Chukyo winner Chuwa Wizard is the 13th Gr1 winner for King Kamehameha. Racing between horses in midfield to halfway, Chuwa Wizard (pic: JRA) improved three wide around the final turn and then finished determinedly to defeat Gold Dream (Gold Allure) by 2-1/2 lengths with Inti (Came Home) close up in
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Dualist is the second first-crop SW for Mikki Isle winning Wednesday’s Hyogo Junior Grand Prix (1400m) on dirt at Sonoda. Aided by a low draw Dualist was able to hold the inside and led out of the straight the first time, making all the running and, clear into the home straight, held off the late
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Meikei Yell is the first SW for Mikki Isle after winning Sunday’s Gr3 Kokura Nisai Stakes (1200m) for 2yos. Settled midfield, Meikei Yell swung widest of all into the home straight and was strong late to overwhelm Mondreise (Daiwa Major) and score going away by 1-1/4 lengths with Fodla (Lord Kanaloa) a further four lengths
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Bravas is SW80 for King Kamehameha following his narrow win in Sunday’s Gr3 Niigata Kinen (2000m). Bravas came from midfield into the home straight then finished strongly to edge longtime leader Jinambo (Deep Impact) by a head with Sanrei Pocket (Jungle Pocket) a neck away third. It is the fifth win from 12 starts for
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