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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Moreira magic and a Golden victory

Adrian Webber considers the Brazilian maestro’s stunning form and the weekend’s overseas endeavours, as well as a prudent retirement, an emerging talent, and upcoming Group 1 action.

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David Morgan

Five Japanese angles at the Breeders’ Cup

Nine became eight on Wednesday with the scratching of Ecoro Neo from the G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, but still the size and quality of Japan’s team at Santa Anita makes it an exciting force.

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David Morgan

Five key storylines that will define Japanese racing this autumn

International incursions in Hong Kong and North America, the prospect of one of the most highly anticipated Japan Cup clashes of all time and two champion riders engaged in a fierce jockeys' premiership dogfight: David Morgan picks out the five most compelling storylines as Japanese racing surges towards its 2023 crescendo.

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David Morgan

Lemaire locks sights on Kawada as Equinox limbers up

A sixth JRA champion jockey title is a high priority for French star Christophe Lemaire, as is adding to Equinox’s already impressive haul of Group 1 wins.

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【捲土重來】李慕華欲重奪冠軍騎師之位

JRA的冠軍騎師爭奪戰白熱化,很大機會演變成多屆冠軍李慕華及現任「王者」川田將雅的頂上對決。

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David Morgan

Lemaire the challenger wants the title back

The JRA’s champion jockey race is simmering along and could bubble into an epic duel between multiple champion Christophe Lemaire and the current ‘king’ Yuga Kawada.

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David Morgan

Kazushi Kimura: relishing challenges in a land of opportunity

Woodbine’s Japanese champion has mixed with legends at Santa Anita this winter and is teaming up with an unusual Japanese raider as he looks to enhance his rising profile across North America

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Asian Racehorse Rankings

2023 Tokyo Yushun rankings: Opera singing Derby tune?

Unbeaten Lord Kanaloa colt Bellagio Opera enters the top 18 in our expert panel's Tokyo Yushun Rankings after a strong win in the G2 Spring Stakes at Nakayama.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: cherry blossoms signal the first Classic is almost here

It’s springtime in Japan and Adrian Webber has his eye on emerging talents ready to bloom, recaps the Dubai action, and looks ahead to the Osaka Hai and the Oka Sho.

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David Morgan

Could Japan’s young ‘American’ stallions bring the Kentucky Derby into reach?

Mind Your Biscuits was an international star for Chad Summers and the ten-year-old and his old Stateside rival Drefong were leading freshman sires in Japan the last two years; each has a Kentucky Derby candidate this spring.

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