Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Tokyo stage set for Lemon Pop, Almond Eye delivers second foal

Adrian Webber's weekly look at all things JRA, including Almond Eye's much-anticipated second foal and an update on the Japanese contingent being aimed at the lucrative Saudi Cup meeting.

David Morgan

Top 5 magic moments of 2022: Japan

After Equinox’s brilliant Arima Kinen victory emphasised the wonder of top-level racing in Japan, Asian Racing Report looks back on 2022 and ranks its five most memorable Japanese racing moments of the year.

David Morgan

A champion jockey title is Yuga Kawada’s destiny

Yuga Kawada stands on the cusp of a first championship, a feat that continues his family’s long racing legacy and is important to the profile of Japanese jockeys on the world stage.

Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Forget Hong Kong for a minute, the rising stars are out at Hanshin

Adrian Webber shares his observations from Japan with the juvenile fillies’ pecking order to be decided this weekend, a Saudi campaign on the agenda, and the latest on the upcoming Arima Kinen.

Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Ready for the Japan Cup fanfare

Public transportation etiquette, the field for Sunday’s Japan Cup and the chances of the four Euro visitors looking to break the long drought for raiders all feature in this week's Keiba Diary.

Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Milers ready to vie for championship honours

With the autumn Group 1 season in full swing, this week’s diary turns attention to the Mile Championship, while a visit to the shrine might work wonders, and there’s a juvenile race worth keeping an eye on.

Homan

JRA blackbook: Epiphaneia colt justifies price-tag in Ivy Stakes

Chance The Roses cost Susumu Fujita 220 million Yen (USD$1.5m) as a yearling but despite some wayward tendencies, the colt looks set for a big future in his owner's colours.

Michael Cox

Damian Lane Japan-bound once again, set to join star-studded roster

The suspension of Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon has opened up a spot for Australian jockey Damian Lane during a lucrative few weeks of the JRA schedule.

Bren O’Brien

Yahagi joins in record trade at Tattersalls

Japanese trainer Yoshito Yahagi played a key role in the biggest day of yearling trade ever in Europe, buying one of the eight horses to sell for more than a 1 million guineas (US$1.2 million) on the second day of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale at Newmarket.

David Morgan

Deep Bond takes a fresh approach to the Arc

Ryuuji Okubo’s Arc contender Deep Bond will have star jockey Yuga Kawada onside in a bid to banish last year’s Longchamp disappointment.

Michael Cox

Vincent Ho’s career has transformed in troubled times

After gaining valuable experience during his summer in the JRA, Vincent Ho says it will take a more ruthless approach to booking rides if he is to become champion jockey of Hong Kong.

Bren O’Brien

Arc connections run deep for Yahagi at Arqana August Yearling Sale

Yoshito Yahagi’s summer sojourn to France has netted him colts by Siyouni and Kingman both closely related to Arc winners at the Arqana August Sale, the former reaching a sale-topping price of €2.1 million (AU$3 million).

David Morgan

Yahagi revisits history: European summers might be the future

Bathrat Leon will be the first Japanese horse to contest France’s top summer mile race in 19 years.