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Kyōto Kinen
The is a Grade II race in Japan that is open to international horses. It is held in mid-February at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The race was first run in 1942. It was not run from 1944 to 1947 due to World War II. Initially, the race was run over 3,500 metres (about 2 miles or 1.5 furlongs) and the present race is run over 2,200 metres (about 11 furlongs). Kyōto Kinen has been rated as a Grade II race since 1984 and was opened for foreign-trained horses at that time, although foreign horses did not run the race until recently. It is a popular prep race for Tenno Sho, Tenno Sho (spring). Takeshiba O, Ten Point, Biwa Hayahide and T M Opera O are horses that won both the Kyōto Kinen and the Tenno Sho. Some horses run this race before going to Dubai. In 2007, Admire Moon won this race and the Dubai Duty Free. Weight 56 kg for four-year-olds, 57 kg for five-year-olds and above. ''Allowances:'' * 2 kg for Filly, fillies / Mare, mares * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyoto Racecourse
is located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is used for horse racing. It has a capacity of 120,000. The current stand was built in 1999. History Kyoto Racecourse opened at its current location in December 1, 1925. In preparation for the track's 100th anniversary, Kyoto Race Course closed from November 2020 until the Spring of 2023 for grandstand renovations. Races normally run at Kyoto moved to either Hanshin Racecourse is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It has a capacity of 139,000 and is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After World War II, GHQ orde ... or Chukyo Racecourse during this time. Kyoto Racecourse finally reopened after renovations on 22 April 2023. Physical attributes Kyoto Race Course has two turf courses, a dirt course, and a jump course. The turf's measures 1894m and the measures 1783m . A chute permits races to be run on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tosen Ra (horse)
Tosen Ra (in Japanese: トーセンラー) (foaled April 21, 2008 ) is a Japanese retired Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion who won the 2013 Mile Championship. The horse's name comes from the combination of the brand name, Tosen, and Ra, the sun god in Egyptian mythology. Career Tosen's first race was on November 7, 2010 in Kyoto in which she came in 1st place. He then won the Kisaragi Sho on February 6, 2011. On February 10, 2013, he won the 2013 Kyōto Kinen. On November 17, 2013, he won the biggest race of his career, winning the Group 1 2013 Mile Championship, which proved to be the last win of his career. On December 28, 2014, he came in 8th on his last race in the 2014 Arima Kinen The Arima Kinen (有馬記念) is a Conditions races, Grade I Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Japan open to Thoroughbreds three-years-old and above and the world's largest betting horserace. It is run in late December each year, over .... Shortly after the Arim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Rispoli
Umberto Rispoli (born 31 August 1988) is an Italian horse racing jockey. In 2025, he became the first jockey from Italy to win an Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), American Triple Crown race when he rode the winning horse in the 2025 Preakness Stakes, Preakness Stakes. As of May 2025, Rispoli has accrued over $48 million in purses and won 615 races. Rispoli commenced his apprenticeship in 2005 and graduated to the senior ranks in 2010. He was a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club until December 2019 when he moved his tack to Southern California. Background Rispoli was born 31 August 1988 in San Severino Marche, Italy, but his family is originally from Napoli. He grew up in Scampia, the infamous neighborhood later to be used as the set for the ''Gomorrah (TV series), Gomorrah'' (TV series). In the summer of 2002, Rispoli left Naples to reach Luigi Camici's stable, in Cisterna di Latina. Camici saddled the Arc de Triomphe winner Tony Bin in 1988, the same year Ri ... [...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] |
Buena Vista (horse)
Buena Vista (foaled 14 March 2006, ) is a Japanese retired Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who was the 2010 Japanese Horse of the Year The Japanese Horse of the Year is the highest honor given to the most outstanding horse 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 ... 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 Racehorses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakusa Kings
is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known for Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals, such as . History The development of Asakusa as an entertainment district during the Edo period came about in part because of the neighboring district, Kuramae. Kuramae was a district of storehouses for rice, which was then used as payment for servants of the feudal government. The keepers () of these storage houses initially stored the rice for a small fee, but over the years began exchanging the rice for money or selling it to local shopkeepers at a margin. Through such trading, many came to have a considerable amount of disposable income and as result theaters and okiya, geisha houses began to spring up in nearby Asakusa. For most of the 20th century, Asakusa remained a major entertainment district in Tokyo. The or "Sixth District" was in particular famous as a theater distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
