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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: what a Liberty

Adrian Webber pays homage to the new Queen of Japanese racing, looks at Kurofune’s impressive stats, a jockey relocation, and anticipates a cracking contest in the year’s final Classic.

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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: Eclair finishes like ‘flash of lightning’ at Nakayama

'Sodashi relative' Rouge Eclair motored home to score narrowly at Nakayama, while a high-priced colt made an ominous debut appearance at Hanshin.

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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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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Sprinters weekend means Group 1 racing is back

Adrian Webber has the latest from the JRA including a look at the first Group 1 of the autumn season and an update from Paris.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Centaur boilover but no shocks in Korea

Adrian Webber looks back on Japan’s Seoul raid, T M Spada’s huge odds Centaur surprise, and gives us the latest on the JRA’s returning stars.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: the action’s hot and getting hotter

Adrian Webber's weekly look at what’s happening in Japan as Maurice hits a landmark, raiders head to Korea, Shibata extends a record, and the hot autumn action comes into view.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: gift-wrapped Equinox

Adrian Webber sees the Takarazuka Kinen as a perfect summer gift, Lemaire and leading sire Lord Kanaloa maintain their hot form, and Imamura returns with a win.

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Andrew Le Jeune

LJ Confidential: the three ‘must see’ races from Royal Ascot

From the annual Australian invasion on day one, through to Wellington on the final day and a middle-distance showdown in-between, Asian Racing Review’s Andrew Le Jeune has selected his three races to watch over the fabulous five-day meeting.

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【從練首次】Red Mon Reve為蛯名正義帶來首個級際賽冠軍

這匹由第二季成為練馬師,前頂尖騎師訓練的級際賽頭馬,將以下月安田紀念賽為目標。

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David Morgan

Red Mon Reve earns Ebina a notable first

The Yasuda Kinen is the next target as the former top jockey gets his Group race tally as a trainer up and running in only his second season.

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Victoria Mile G1 Guide

The G1 Victoria Mile has been won by some of Japan's greatest ever fillies and mares, boasting names such as Vodka, Almond Eye and Gran Alegria on the honour roll.

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Andrew Le Jeune

LJ Confidential: two-year-old form key in 2,000 Guineas feature

Betting for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket is dominated by horses set for the race first-up, but that is nothing new, especially for master trainer Aidan O’Brien.

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Homan Ho

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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Andrew Le Jeune

LJ Confidential: Magic Man making himself at home in Australia

Joao Moreira has been in scintillating form across his first two Group 1 meetings in Australia and the Brazilian has another strong book of rides this weekend.

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David Morgan

Lord Kanaloa has the edge as the old sires give way to the new

Japan’s greatest sprinter might not be its greatest sire, but as his son Panthalassa is emphasising, he can produce versatile, top-class types, and for now he is the front-runner in the post-Deep Impact stallion rankings.

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Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Take brothers in Classic quest, few clues besides

Adrian Webber brings us this week’s latest from the JRA including some inconclusive Classic trials and news of Group 1 stars Do Deuce and Pixie Knight.

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