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Michael Cox

JRA G1 wrap: Fujioka’s ‘fairytale’ as Namur storms home in Mile Championship

Jockey Kota Fujioka seized his late call-up to execute a perfectly judged Group 1 ride on four-year-old mare Namur at Kyoto on Sunday.

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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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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Lemaire’s new ‘rocket’

Adrian Webber keeps tabs on the Group 1 goings on in the JRA and has word of a couple of milestones for a rising star jockey, and a stallion cementing his legacy

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Homan Ho

JRA Blackbook: Hadar one to Admire following G2 Mainichi Okan

Admire Hadar may have missed a place in the G2 Mainichi Okan at Tokyo but the five-year-old's powerful finish alongside some serious Group 1 performers bodes well for the future.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: from the bearish to the bullish

Adrian Webber shares his insights to the JRA scene as Japan’s autumn season begins to ramp up with more Group 1 action.

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Homan Ho

JRA Blackbook: Kizuna colt shows he’s worth the Gamble at Hanshin

Kizuna colt Gamble Room demonstrated serious quality in bolting up in a Hanshin Newcomer on Sunday, while another Sunday Racing-owned prospect resumed with an emphatic win at Tokyo.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: typhoon trouble but not for Songline

Adrian Webber reflects on a stormy lead-up to the Yasuda Kinen and looks ahead to the irresistible force of Equinox as he brings together the latest happenings in Japanese racing.

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Andrew Le Jeune

LJ Confidential: the case for the Gosden-Dettori Derby combination

There are many Derbies but only one Derby and Asian Racing Review’s Andrew Le Jeune has found a stayer he believes has the right attributes to prevail at Epsom on a big weekend of simulcast racing.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: triumph and tragedy in Derby

Adrian Webber reflects on the Tokyo Yushun, casts his eye over a deep Yasuda Kinen and looks forward to the summer season up north in the charming seaside city of Hakodate.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: no loneliness for popular Liberty Island

Adrian Webber reflects on a brilliant Oaks win, looks ahead to a taste of Royal Ascot at the Japanese Derby, and celebrates a grand old retiree.

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Asian Racing Review: Sodashi ridden ‘perfectly’ in Victoria Mile defeat

Michael Cox joins Andrew Le Jeune to bring you all the news and views in Asian racing, including the latest on the Hong Kong betting scandal and a response to some criticism surrounding Damian Lane's Victoria Mile ride.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Liberty Island next after the thrills of Sodashi week

Adrian Webber looks ahead to the Oaks at Tokyo on Sunday and beyond that the Derby and the Yasuda Kinen, after the excitement of last weekend’s Victoria Mile

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David Morgan

Songline steals Sodashi’s thunder

Sodashi held the crowd in awe from the moment she stepped into the Tokyo parade ring, but ultimately it was to be Songline’s day.

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【一齣好戲】「純淨之輝」下週首映由連達文一手包辦

瘋魔萬千馬迷的「純淨之輝」今年初戰角逐於東京舉行的一級賽維多利亞一哩賽,並由澳洲籍好手連達文操刀。

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Andrew Le Jeune

LJ Confidential: Sodashi fever provides opportunity at the odds

Sodashi will have the Tokyo crowd at fever pitch but given the hype around the great white hope, perhaps the best play is to look elsewhere to some high class rivals who could represent value. Andrew Le Jeune previews all the Hong Kong simulcast action.

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David Morgan

New leading man: Damian Lane set to co-star in ‘box office’ Sodashi’s 2023 premier

Japan’s ‘White Wonder’ makes her five-year-old debut in Sunday's Victoria Mile at Tokyo and her trainer hopes for a new maturity that would take the iconic mare to a higher level under her new rider, the in-form Australian Damian Lane.

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Andrew Le Jeune

LJ Confidential: world’s best jockey? JRA stats suggest Damian Lane should be in the conversation

The numbers are becoming compelling when it comes to 'quiet achiever' Damian Lane in the ‘world’s best jockey’ discussion, as the Australian star continues to make giant strides in Japan.

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