Michael Cox

Children’s fan mail, expectations and Equinox

A dominant win in the G1 Sheema Classic has built on the already substantial hype around Equinox as Japan’s Arc drought again pulls into sharp focus.

David Morgan

Who is Bauyrzhan Murzabayev? He’s more than just the ‘Kazakh jockey’

Germany’s dominant champion comes from an ancient tradition of nomadic Kazakh horsemen and he is now turning more heads internationally after a successful winter in Japan.

Michael Cox

The Arc of the east: Arima Kinen looms as race of 2022

Japan’s racing media is abuzz ahead of a Christmas Day clash in which form lines converge for a classic edition of the country’s biggest race.

Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Arc washout and Sprinters shock, Japan’s autumn season is here

JRA broadcaster Adrian Webber looks at what’s happening on the Japan front with a three-day weekend coming up off the back of last weekend’s Group 1 action at home and abroad.

David Morgan

Japan is still an option for Arc heroine Alpinista

Kirsten Rausing and Sir Mark Prescott weigh up whether or not to embark on a lucrative Tokyo raid after another Japanese washout at Longchamp.