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Victoria Mile
The Victoria Mile () is a Grade 1 flat horse race in Japan for four-year-old and above thoroughbred fillies and mares run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) on the turf at Tokyo Racecourse in May. Winners See also * Horse racing in Japan * List of Japanese flat horse races References *Racing Post ''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting publisher which is published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of ...: **, , , , , , , , , ** , , , , , , {{Japanese Grade I horse races Mile category horse races for fillies and mares Horse races in Japan Turf races in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 4th Victoria Mile 20090517
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Maekawa Kikaku
Maekawa (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese industrialist and philanthropist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese architect *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese woodblock printer *, Japanese rice farmer and namesake of Mykawa, Texas *, Japanese writer *Kazuhiro Maekawa (前川 和彦, born 1947), Japanese doctor, responsible for the care of two victims from the 1999 Tokaimura nuclear accident Fictional characters *, protagonist of the manga series '' Doubt!!'' *, a character in the visual novel '' Ayakashi'' *, a character in the video game ''The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls'' *, a character in the manga series ''Ultimate Muscle'' See also *Maekawa's algorithm Maekawa's algorithm is an algorithm for mutual exclusion on a distributed system. The basis of this algorithm is a quorum-like approach where any one site needs only to seek permissi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masayoshi Ebina
(born March 19, 1969 in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese jockey. Nicknamed ''Ebi-Shō''. He is best known for riding El Condor Pasa. That won the Japan Cup (1998) and second in Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1999). In 2010 he won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown with Apapane. Major wins France * Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - (1) - '' El Condor Pasa (1999)'' ---- Hong Kong * Hong Kong Cup - (1) - ''Fujiyama Kenzan (1995)'' ---- Japan * Arima Kinen - (2) - ''Manhattan Cafe (2001)'', ''Matsurida Gogh (2007)'' * Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes - (2) - ''Dream Journey (2006)'', ''Danon Platina (2014)'' * Hanshin Juvenile Fillies - (2) - ''Apapane (2009)'', ''Shonan Adela (2014)'' * Japan Breeding farm's Cup Sprint - (1) - ''Nobo Jack (2001)'' * Japan Cup - (1) - '' El Condor Pasa (1998)'' * Kikuka Shō - (1) - ''Manhattan Cafe (2001)'' * Mile Championship - (2) - ''Air Jihad (1999)'', ''Tokai Point (2002)'' * Oka Sho - (1) - '' Apapane (2010)'' * Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apapane (horse)
Apapane ( ja, アパパネ, link=no, foaled 20 April 2007) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown in 2010. As a two-year-old in 2009 she won three of her four races including the Grade I Hanshin Juvenile Fillies and won the JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly. In the following year she won the Oka Sho and Yushun Himba before completing the Triple Crown in the Shuka Sho and winning the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Filly. In the following spring she won her fifth Grade I race when she defeated the Japanese Horse of the Year Buena Vista in the Victoria Mile. She never won again and was retired after developing a leg problem in September 2012. Apart from her victories she finished third in consecutive runnings of the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup. Background Apapane is a bay mare with a white blaze and white socks on her hind legs bred in Japan by Northern Farm the breeding operation of her owner Makoto Kaneko. Apapane wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Racing
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Hiroyoshi Matsuda
Hiroyoshi (written: 広吉, 広好, 広義, 啓義, 裕義 or 博義) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (1897–1938), Japanese prince and Imperial Japanese Navy officer * (born 1971), Japanese footballer * (born 1948), Japanese politician * (1920–1944), Japanese World War II flying ace * (born 1936), Japanese botanist *Hiroyoshi Sasakawa Hiroyoshi Sasakawa (born 29 August 1966) is a Japanese politician and businessman. He is the member of the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In m ... (born 1966), Japanese politician and businessman * (born 1974), Japanese football referee * (born 1971), Japanese professional wrestler {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norihiro Yokoyama
Norihiro (written: 仙弘, 了洋, 紀寛, 紀洋, 乗寛, 範宏, 憲広, 教広, 教博, 典洋, 倫宏, 規広 or 謙宏) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese violinist and composer *, Japanese manga writer and artist *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese footballer *, Imperial Japanese Army officer See also * 29737 Norihiro, a main-belt asteroid {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buena Vista (horse)
Buena Vista (foaled 14 March 2006, ) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 2010 Japanese Horse of the Year The Japanese Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in Japanese thoroughbred horse racing. It is awarded annually by the Japan Racing Association (JRA). Since 1987 the honor has been part of the JRA Awards. This award originally started as pa ... after winning the first two races in the Japanese Fillies Triple Crown. Pedigree External links Buena Vista Pedigree 2006 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Japan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhiko Sumii
(born 28 March 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese horse trainer. He trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock. Other notable horses Sumii has trained include Kane Hekili, Vodka, Victoire Pisa, and Epiphaneia. Sumii retired on February 2021 to succeed his mother's work as an active member of the Tenrikyo. Major Wins Japan * Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Legers) - (3) - ''Delta Blues (2004), Epiphaneia (2013), Kiseki (2017)'' * Yushun Himba - (2) - ''Cesario (2005), Tall Poppy (2008)'' * Japan Dirt Derby - (2) - ''Kane Hekili (2005), Friendship (2006)'' * Derby Grand Prix - (1) - ''Kane Hekili (2005)'' * Mile Championship - (1) - ''Hat Trick (2005)'' * Japan Cup Dirt - (2) - ''Kane Hekili (2005, 2008)'' * February Stakes - (1) - ''Kane Hekili (2006)'' * Teio Sho - (1) - ''Kane Hekili (2006)'' * Hanshin Juvenile Fillies - (2) - ''Vodka (2006), Tall Poppy (2007)'' * Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) - (2) - ''Vodka (2007), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Take
(born March 15, 1969 in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese jockey. A legend in Japan, Yutaka Take made his riding debut in 1987 and currently holds seven all-time records in his native country. Take has won at least one Grade 1 races for 23 straight years until 2010 and a graded stakes race for 36 consecutive years. Take has also shown his abilities abroad. He has 114 wins to his credit in eight countries, including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States. A sampling of his international victories includes Group 1 wins in the Prix d'Ispahan (France) and Hong Kong Cup (Hong Kong), two races timed by Longines, the July Cup (England) and Dubai Duty Free Stakes (UAE). Early life Yutaka was born in Kyoto on March 15, 1969 to Kunihiko and Yoko Take. Kunihiko was also a notable jockey nicknamed "The wizard of the turf" during his prime. Take would ultimately follow his father's footsteps, and make his debut as a jockey i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vodka (horse)
was a Japanese Thoroughbred racemare which won the 2007 Group One (GI) Tokyo Yūshun (Japanese Derby), the first filly to win this race in 64 years, as well as winning the 2009 Japan Cup. She won seven G1 races in Japan and was the highest earning racemare in Thoroughbred history at the time. Breeding Vodka was foaled on 4 April 2004 at Country Bokujo in Hokkaido's Shizunai. She was a bay mare by the 2002 Tokyo Yushun (Derby) winner, Tanino Gimlet out of Tanino Sister by Rousillon (USA). Racing career Vodka was owned by Yuzo Tanimizu and trained by Katsuhiko Sumii. At two years: 2006 In 2006, Vodka won her first race start and was second in the ungraded Kigiku Sho race which was also contested at the Kyoto Racecourse before she won the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies race at the Hanshin Racecourse. Vodka was then awarded the 2007 JRA Award for Best Two-Year-Old Filly. At three years: 2007 In 2007, Vodka won her first start in the ungraded Elfin Stakes, followed by another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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