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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R STAR is SW22 for Lord Kanaloa after winning Sunday’s Gr3 Kokura Kinen (2000m). Smothered away along the inside intro the home straight, Yoshihito Nagaoka was able to secure a rails run inside the final 200m for R Star to come through and defeat Satono Garnet (Deep Impact) by one length with Outliers (Victoire Pisa)
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Jo Kana Chan is SW21 for Lord Kanaloa after winner Sunday’s Gr3 Ibis Summer Dash (1000m) at Niigata. Breaking smartly, Jo Kana Chan raced on the stands side and led most of the way to defeat Lion Boss (Battle Plan) by a head with Believer (Monterosso) a neck away third, the trip completed in 54.50
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Tuesday’s Mercury Cup (2000m) at Morioka winner Master Fencer is SW6 for Just A Way. Master Fencer finished determinedly to defeat Derma Louvre (Pyro) by 1-1/2 lengths in this dirt contest with Langadhia (King Kamehameha) a further five lengths away third. Master Fencer finished unplaced in last year’s Kentucky Derby and has now won five
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Kaiser Nova finished best to win his newcomers race (1200m) at Hakodate on Saturday to become the first winner for Maurice. Ryusei Sakai made his own room around the home turn and Kaiser Nova finished powerfully once in the clear to overwhelm the odds-on favourite Queen’s Moon (Gutaifan) and score by 1-1/4 lengths going away.
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NHK Mile Cup winner Lauda Sion the first Gr1 winner for Real Impact. Lauda Sion defeated Resistencia by 1-1/2 lengths to take his record to take his record to four wins from seven starts. Lauda Sion is a half-brother to three-time winner and Crocus Stakes at Tokyo third Ambrosio (Rose Kingdom) and his granddam Snatched
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Gr2 Kyoto Shimbun Hai winner Deep Bond SW7 for champion 3yo Kizuna (Deep Impact). 4×4 Halo, Deep Bond is the best winner to date for his dam Zephyranthes (King Halo, a winning three-quarter sister to Champion Japanese sprinter Laurel Guerreiro (King Halo), winner of the Gr1 Nakayama Sprinters Stakes and Takamatsunomiya Kinen. Tokyo Yushun winner
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Crocus Stakes (1400m) at Tokyo winner Lauda Sion is the first SW for Real Impact (Deep Impact). Previously third in the Group 3 Kokura Nisai Stakes, Lauda Sion has won three of his five starts to date and is a half-brother to Japan Listed placed Ambrosio (Rose Kingdom). Winner of the Group 1 George Ryder
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