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Fukuryu Stakes
The Fukuryu Stakes (in Japanese: 伏竜ステークス), is a race for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies in Japan. It is run over a distance of 1800 metres at Nakayama Racecourse. Race details The race was first held in 2000. It is usually held at the end of March or the first week of April. There was no race held in 2011. The race is a qualifier for the Kentucky Derby and is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby. It has always been held at Nakayama Racecourse. Winners See also * Horse racing in Japan * List of Japanese flat horse races References *Netkeiba: **, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , {{Reflist Horse races in Japan Horse races established in 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakayama Racecourse01
Nakayama (中山) may refer to: People *Nakayama (surname) Places *Nakayama, Ehime, a town in Ehime Prefecture *Nakayama, Tottori, a town in Tottori Prefecture *Nakayama, Yamagata, a town in Yamagata Prefecture *Nakayama-dera, a temple in Hyōgo Prefecture *Zhongshan District, Taipei(中山區), a district in Taipei named after Sun Yat-sen, also known as his Japanese name Nakayama shō. The Japanese broadcasting of Zhongshan metro station is pronounced as Nakayama in the station. Other uses *Nakayama Racecourse, a horse racing track in Chiba Prefecture **Nakayama Grand Jump, an annual steeplechase *Nakayama Circuit, a motorsport venue in Okayama Prefecture *Nakayama Station (Kanagawa) *Nakayama Station (Hyogo) *Nakayamadaira-Onsen Station *Nakayama lemma, a lemma in commutative algebra {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Road To The Kentucky Derby
The 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2019 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 4, 2019. The field for the Derby is limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. There are three separate paths for horses to take to qualify for the Derby: the main Road consisting of races in North America (plus one in Dubai), the Japan Road consisting of four races in Japan, and a European Road consisting of seven races in England, Ireland and France. The main Road to the Kentucky Derby gives points to the top four finishers in specified races. The 2019 season was supposed to remain the same as the 2018 Road to the Kentucky Derby, consisting of 35 races broken down into 19 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season. Earnings in non-restricted stakes act as a tie breaker. However, the San Felipe Stakes was not run in 2019 due to difficul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Japanese Flat Horse Races
This is a list of notable Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse races which take place annually in Japan. Except for the Tokyo Daishoten, all graded races are operated by Japan Racing Association, including all conditions races which currently hold Graded stakes race, Grade 1, 2 or 3 status. In Japanese, these races are called , literally Big race. Grade 1 The 2003 running took place at Nakayama Racecourse, Nakayama while Tokyo Racecourse was closed for redevelopment. The 1979 running took place at Hanshin Racecourse, Hanshin. The 1993 running took place at Kyoto Racecourse, Kyoto. The 2011 running took place at Hanshin Racecourse, Hanshin while Chukyo was closed for redevelopment. The 1991 running took place at Kyoto Racecourse, Kyoto while Hanshin was closed for redevelopment. The 1995 running took place at Kyoto Racecourse, Kyoto while Hanshin was closed due to Great Hanshin earthquake, 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake. The 1939-1943 runnings took place at Nakayama Racecours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Racing In Japan
is a popular equestrian sport in Japan, with more than 21,000 horse races held each year. Three types of racing take place in Japan - flat racing, jump racing, and Ban'ei Racing (also called Draft Racing). In Japan, horse racing is organized by the Japan Racing Association (JRA) and the National Association of Racing (NAR). The JRA is responsible for horseracing events at ten major racecourses in metropolitan areas, while the NAR is responsible for various local horseracing events throughout Japan. This system of administration of horse racing is unique to Japan. Japan's top stakes races are run in the spring, autumn, and winter; the top race is the Japan Cup. History The history of equestrian sports and horse racing in Japan goes back many centuries, but it was not until the Spring of 1862 that the first horse race in a recognizably European format was organized by a group of British residents on an area of drained marshland just outside the recently opened treaty port of Yok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshitomi Shibata
(born July 30, 1966, in Tōhoku, Aomori) is a Japanese Horse racing jockey. He is a three-time champion jockey of Kantō, riding to 2,000 victories in his career. He comes from a racing family; most notably his uncle , who was a prolific jockey who won over 4,000 races during his career. He rode his first winner in 1985, on ''Izumi-Sanei'' at Nakayama. He was Japanese champion apprentice in 1985. He won his first grade race in 1988, riding ''Soushin-Houju'' in the Nakayama Himba Stakes. He earned his 2000th career victory at Nakayama while riding , on 17 December 2011. On November 5, 2022, Shibata became the oldest JRA jockey to win a race after he won a race at the Fukushima Race Course while riding ''Billecart'', a record he would break 2 weeks later at the Fukushima Min'yu Cup with ''Verdad Imeru''. That same year Shibata was awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon, becoming the first active JRA jockey to win a Medal. Major wins * Tenno Sho (Autumn) - (2) - ''Yamanin Zep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirco Demuro
Mirco Demuro (, January 11, 1979) is an Italian jockey based in Japan. His younger brother, Cristian, as well as their sister, Pamela, is also a jockey. Their late father Giovanni was also a jockey. Career Mirco Demuro first earned his jockey license in 1994 and became the leading learning jockey of Italy in 1995. He was the leading jockey of Italy from 1997 to 2000. Among the horses he rode in Italy was Falbrav, who he rode on the horse's maiden race. Demuro first came to Japan in 1999, and won his first graded race in the country in 2001 when he won the Kokura Daishoten with . Demuro's first Japanese Grade 1 race victory came at the Satsuki Sho with Neo Universe on April 20, 2003. The two went on to also win the Japanese Derby held on June 1, making him the first non-Japanese jockey to win the Tokyo Yushun.Pages 138-139 of ''Yushun'' (July 2003 issue) The crowd celebrated the jockey with a "Mirco" chant, to which Mirco showed tears of joy.Pages 25-27 of ''Yushun'' (July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuhiko Sumii
(born 28 March 1964, Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese retired trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. 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 in 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 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenichi Ikezoe
Kenichi Ikezoe (, born July 23, 1979池添謙一 - TEAM GRIP(チームグリップ)、2015年12月6日閲覧) is a Japanese affiliated with the Ritto Training Center of the . Dubbed "The Grand Prix Man (of the Heisei era)", he has won the and Takarazuka Kinen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norihiro Yokoyama
Norihiro Yokoyama (; Born February 23, 1968) is a Japanese jockey. As of May 2024, he is the oldest jockey in Japan to win a Group One, Grade I race. Background Norihiro was born in a family heavily involved in horse racing, with his father, being a jockey, as well as his elder brother being a retired jockey and teacher at the Horse Racing School. Two of Norihiro's sons, Kazuo Yokoyama, Kazuo, and Takeshi Yokoyama, Takeshi, are also jockeys. Career Norihiro started racing on March 1, 1986, and won his first race with Kioi God on April 29, 1986. He won his first GI race with Kyoei Tap in the 1990 Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Japan), Queen Elizabeth II Cup, and would go on to win the Takarazuka Kinen the following year with Mejiro Ryan. Norihiro became a Tōkyō Yūshun, Derby jockey in 2009, after 15 starts at the Derby in his 24 year long career, when he won the Japanese Derby with Logi Universe. Later that year, on July 18, Norihiro won his 2000th Japan Racing Association, JRA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuichi Fukunaga
is a Japanese horse trainer and former jockey who has won 29 Grade 1 races in Japan and abroad. He is affiliated with the Japan Racing Association (JRA) in Rittō. His father is former jockey who was said to be a "genius" during his active career, and his uncle is Takashi Kitamura, also a former jockey. His wife is former Fuji TV announcer . Since July 2016, he has a management contract with Horipro together with Yuga Kawada, the entertainment production with which his wife is also affiliated. On December 8, 2022, following his trainer license being issued by the JRA, Fukunaga announced that he would retire as a jockey at the end of February next year and make a transition in to becoming a horse trainer. Two months later, Fukunaga rode his final races in Japan at the February Stake on 19 February, and finished his racing career at the Riyadh Dirt Sprint on February 25, 2023, where he rode Remake which finished 3rd behind Elite Power. Retirement ceremonies of Fukunaga were hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copano Rickey
Copano Rickey (, foaled March 24, 2010) is a Japanese thoroughbred racehorse. His major wins include the February Stakes (2014, 2015), the Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic, JBC Classic (2014, 2015), the Kashiwa Kinen (2014, 2016, 2017), the 2016 Teio Sho, the Mile Championship Nambu Hai (2016, 2017), and the 2017 Tokyo Daishoten. With 11 GI/JpnI wins, this makes Copano Rickey the Japanese-trained horse with the most wins. He was nicknamed the "great actor of the dirt (). Racing career 2012-13: Two-and-three year old seasons Copano Rickey made his debut on December 2012 at a debut race for 2-year olds but finished at 8th place. After winning a maiden race on January 2013, he won his second race in a row; which was an allowance race. Following a 3rd place finish at the Hyacinth Stakes and a victory at the Fukuryu Stakes, Copano Rickey won his first graded race by winning the . After this win, he was planned to be entered in to the Tōkyō Yūshun, but was forced out of the race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keita Tosaki
; born July 8, 1980) is a Japanese jockey born in Mibu, Tochigi. Profile Tosaki started his career as a jockey for the Ohi Racecourse, part of the National Association of Racing, in 1998. He rode and won his first race on April 12 of that year, when he rode Miyasan Yashima to victory. Tosaki rode his first JRA race on June 26, 2005, when he rode Spring Lagos at a maiden race in Fukushima Racecourse, who finished at 10th place. He won his first JRA race on July 8, 2007, which also happened to be on his 27th birthday, at Hanshin Racecourse with Yamakatsu Tigger. Tosaki rode his first JRA graded race with at the 2007 March Stakes, where he finished 14th. Tosaki won his first in 2008 when he won the Diolite Kinen with . He later went on to win the Tokyo Derby with Dream Sky for the second year in a row after he won the 2007 race with Ampersand. He also won his first JpnI race with Furioso on that year's Teio Sho with Furioso. These wins contributed to him being named the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
