Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Japan’s stars are all set for Dubai and the Takamatsunomiya Kinen

This week we have crash helmets and flying taxis as Adrian Webber rounds up what’s been happening in Japan and looks ahead to the JRA’s first Group 1 of the year.

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【最後探戈】笑中有淚的餞別之戰 福永祐一賽後如釋重負

上星期六，兩屆日本冠軍騎師福永祐一在沙特維雅德以鞠躬為其充滿成就的策騎生涯作結。他已計劃前往海外取經，為其即將開始的練馬師生涯作準備。

David Morgan

Fukunaga’s last ride: smiles, tears and relief

The two-time champion jockey bowed out of his distinguished race-riding career at Riyadh on Saturday and has already made plans to travel overseas in preparation for his career as a JRA trainer.

Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Japanese contingent sets sights on Saudi Arabia

Christophe Lemaire's new record, some Joao Moreira magic and a concerted Saudi Cup meeting raid all feature in Adrian Webber's run-down of JRA news from home and abroad.

Adrian Webber

Keiba Diary: Lemaire’s big six, February attractions and the circle of life

Adrian Webber on the week in Japanese racing and what to look forward to in the month ahead, including a North American raider and the return of a fan favourite.

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 Ho

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.