・ Nikkei Sho(group2,turf 2500m,for 4up,at Nakayama,Mar.24. )
Neko Punch by New England(JP) won the race against Win Variation by 3 1/2 length.
He is 6yo and won a group race for the first time.
Here is Neko Punch
・ March Stakes(group3,dirt 1800m,for 4up,at Nakayama,Mar.25. )
Silent Melody by Symboli Kris S(US) won the race against Meisho Tametomo by a neck.
He is 5yo and won a group race for the first time.
・ Takamatsunomiya Kinen(group1,turf 1200m,for 4up,at Chukyo,Mar.25. )
Curren Chan by Kurofune(US) won the race against San Carlo by a neck.
She won Sprinters Stakes(G1,turf 1200m) against Rocket Man in Japan last year.And she was elected most excellent turf short distance horse in Japan last year.
She won 2 consecutive wins in Japanese turf short distance group1 races.
She is called "Sprint Queen" in Japan now.
By the way,7 Japanese runners run at Dubai Meeting this weekend.
・ Makani Bisty by Zenno Rob Roy(JP) runs in Dubai Gold Cup,G3.
He won Tokyo Derby(Japanese local government principal dirt race) in 2010.
・ Genten by Bernardini(US) runs in UAE Derby,G2.
He won 2 races within his 6 starts.
・ A Shin Virgo by Falvrav(IR) runs in Al Quoz Sprint,G1.
She won 2 group races in Japan and got 3rd in Sprinters Stakes,G1 last year.
・ Dark Shadow by Dance in the Dark(JP) runs in Dubai Duty Free,G1.
He won 2 group races in Japan and got 2nd in Ten-no Sho(autumn),G1 last year.
・ Eishin Flash by by King's Best(US),Smart Falcon by Gold Allure(JP) and Transcend by Wild Rush(US) run in Dubai World Cup,G1.
Eishin Flash won Nippon Derby(Japanese Derby),G1 in 2010 and has got 2nd in a group1 race for a few times.
Smart Falcon has won 9 consecutive races involved group1 level races in Japan.And He hasn't been defeated over a year.
Transcend won Japan Cup Dirt,G1 twice and February Stakes,G1 last year.He couldn't hit the board in February Stakes this year,which Testa Matta,bred by Waterford Milford Farm(KY),Taipt's son(You know,Tapit is the earnest sire in United States now),won.
But Transcend got 2nd in Dubai WC last year,which Victoire Pisa(JP) won.