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JRA Blackbook: Nori Newcomer lays autumn foundation

Noriyuki Hori unveiled yet another impressive two-year-old Newcomer in the form of Bricks And Mortar sired Gonbade Qabus, while a Maurice mare continued her rich run of form at Hakodate.

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JRA Blackbook: ‘monster’ Maurice two-year-old destroys Tokyo Newcomer

A Maurice colt emerged as a potential Hopeful Stakes or Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes contender as he dwarfed his rivals at Tokyo, while a son of Deep Impact continued to benefit from a recent tactical adjustment at Hanshin.

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JRA Blackbook: Derby longshot rattles into autumn calculations

Star jockey Damian Lane dominated Derby day with a four-timer, but behind Tokyo Yushun winner Tastiera another colt served notice of a promising future.

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JRA Blackbook: daughters of Duramente to the fore at Tokyo

As superstar filly Liberty Island was running away with her third Group 1 win from just five starts in Sunday's G1 Yushun Himba, another daughter of Duramente was finding the Tokyo winning post with purpose.

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JRA Blackbook: progressive son of dirt star wins again at Tokyo

Brian Sense's sire was a three-time G1 winner on the dirt and the three-year-old looks ready to tackle better company following a convincing Class 1 win at Tokyo.

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JRA Blackbook: dirt Group races Call for Henny Hughes colt

Seraphic Call stayed unbeaten with a dominant Kyoto victory at his second career start, while a son of globetrotting star A Shin Hikari displayed an impressive turn of foot at Tokyo.

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JRA Blackbook: talented grey to reboot as mile Force?

A classy son of Kitasan Black resumed with a cracking run over the Kyoto mile, while at Tokyo Heart's Cry colt Sastrugi showed his staying potential stepping out to 2300 metres for the first time.

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JRA Blackbook: King’s Sword flashes home at Hanshin

King's Sword showed he's not out of place at Group level with a slicing late close at Hanshin, while a son of Maurice relished a switch to dirt in an effortless return to racing at Fukushima.

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JRA Blackbook: Kizuna filly to stay Oaks course?

Grand Bernadette emerged as a possible G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) contender at Hanshin, while a son of King Kamehameha benefited from a gear change at Nakayama.

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JRA Blackbook: Durezza makes mess of start, and rivals, at Nakayama

A well-bred staying colt overcame severe trouble at the start to win at Nakayama, while the talented but luckless Danon the Kid looks back to his best after a resolute third in the G1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin.

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JRA Blackbook: Victor’s Nikkei Sho backers left asking for more

Last year's Kikuka Sho 'Victor' is asking for forgiveness after nothing went right in the G2 Nikkei Sho at Nakayama, while yet another classy son of Deep Impact put his best foot forward when stretched out in trip at Hanshin.

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JRA Blackbook: turf convert builds on near-perfect record at Hanshin

One-time NAR galloper Danon Timpani made light work of his Hanshin opposition to make it five career wins from six starts on Sunday, while a daughter of Henny Hughes registered an even more dominant victory at the same track a day earlier.

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JRA Blackbook: Tosen Laurier enters G1 Oko Sho frame

Anemone Stakes winner Tosen Laurier raced into Oka Sho calculations at Nakayama, while a grey mare was the unlucky runner in the G2 Kinko Sho at Chukyo.