Japan Cup -- 27 Nov 2011

wangkw · Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:05 am Post subject: Japan Cup -- 27 Nov 2011

Race Value US$ 6,129,000 Winner's Share : US$ 2,941,000

Max Field : 18

Place : Tokyo

Declaration Date : 24 Nov 2011

Weight: 3yo 55 kg 4yo+ 57 kg

Allowance:
Fillies & Mares 2 kg
Southern Hemisphere Bred born in 2008 2 kg

Course : 2400 meters Left-handed Turf

Automatic Invitation :

1st and 2nd in 2011 Arc and King George.

Winners of Irish Champion Stakes, Arington Million, Grosser Preis Bon Baden and BC Turf.

According to JRA news headline..4 horses from outside Japan have accepted invitation :

Shareta (Arc 2nd)
Sarah Lynx (Canadian Intl winner)
Danedream (Arc and Grosser Preis Bon Baden winner)
Mission Approved (Manhattan Hcp winner)
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wangkw · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:53 am Post subject:

No of the 30 past winners by country :

Japan : 16
USA : 4
UK : 4 (Alkaseed set new course record time 2:22.10 in 2005)
Germany : 1
Ireland : 1
Italy : 1 (Falbrav won in 2002 at Hanshin course 2200 meters)
France : 1
Australia : 1
NZ : 1 (Horlicks set couse record time 2:22.20 in 1989)
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wangkw · Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:56 am Post subject:

Final Entries for Japan Cup on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Tokyo RC

Barrier NO. Horse NO. Horse Sex Age Weight Jockey Trainer Owner Sire Dam Dam's sire
1 1 Jaguar Mail(JPN) H7 57 Hirofumi Shii Noriyuki Hori Kazumi Yoshida Jungle Pocket Haya Beni Komachi Sunday Silence
1 2 Buena Vista(JPN) M5 55 Yasunari Iwata Hiroyoshi Matsuda Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. Special Week Biwa Heidi Caerleon
2 3 Rose Kingdom(JPN) C4 57 Ioritz Mendizabal Kojiro Hashiguchi Sunday Racing Co. Ltd. King Kamehameha Rosebud Sunday Silence
2 4 Oken Bruce Lee(JPN) H6 57 Masayoshi Ebina Hidetaka Otonashi Akira Fukui Jungle Pocket Silver Joy Silver Deputy
3 5 Trailblazer(JPN) C4 57 Yutaka Take Yasutoshi Ikee Koji Maeda Zenno Rob Roy Lirio Forty Niner
3 6 To the Glory(JPN) C4 57 Yuichi Fukunaga Yasutoshi Ikee U.Carrot Farm King Kamehameha To the Victory Sunday Silence
4 7 Pelusa(JPN) C4 57 Norihiro Yokoyama Kazuo Fujisawa Hidetoshi Yamamoto Zenno Rob Roy Argentine Star Candy Stripes
4 8 Victoire Pisa(JPN) C4 57 Mirco Demuro Katsuhiko Sumii Yoshimi Ichikawa Neo Universe Whitewater Affair Machiavellian
5 9 Sarah Lynx(IRE) F4 55 Christophe Soumillon John Hammond Mme Robert G. Ehrnrooth Montjeu Steel Princess Danehill
5 10 King Top Gun(JPN) H8 57 Keita Tosaki Ippo Sameshima Toyoji Ikeda Mayano Top Gun Glittering Flower Maruzensky
6 11 Mission Approved(USA) H7 57 Jose Espinoza Naipaul Chatterpaul Terikchand Chatterpaul With Approval Fortunate Find Fortunate Prospect
6 12 Win Variation(JPN) C3 55 Katsumi Ando Masahiro Matsunaga Win Co. Ltd. Heart's Cry Super Ballerina Storm Bird
7 13 Danedream(GER) F3 53 Andrasch Starke Peter Schiergen Gestut Burg Eberstein & T Yoshida Lomitas Danedrop Danehill
7 14 Shareta(IRE) F3 53 Christophe Lemaire Alain de Royer-Dupre H H Aga Khan Sinndar Shawara Barathea
8 15 Eishin Flash(JPN) C4 57 Kenichi Ikezoe Hideaki Fujiwara Toyomitsu Hirai King's Best Moonlady Platini
8 16 Tosen Jordan(JPN) H5 57 Craig Williams Yasutoshi Ikee Takaya Shimakawa Jungle Pocket Every Whisper Northern Taste
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wangkw · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:06 am Post subject:

The cup field 2011 is a strong one by historical standard. The Japan Cup 2010 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th and 8th all return for the race :

Arc 1st and 2nd : Danedream, Shareta
Dubai World Cup (on dirt) winner : Victoire Pisa (3rd Japan Cup 2010)
Tenno Sho Spring (16f) 2011 runner-up : Eishin Flash (also Japan Derby 2010 winner, 8th Jpan Cup 2010)
Tenno Sho Autumn (10f) 2011 1st and 3rd : Torsen Jordan, Pelusa (5th Japan Cup 2010, 2nd Tenno Sho Autumn 2010)
Tennio Sho Spring 2010 winner : Jaguar Mail (4th Japan Cup 2010)
Japan Cup reigning champion : Rose Kingdom (10th/18 to Torsen Jordan in Tenno Sho Autumn 2011)
Japan Cup 2010 runner-up : Buena Vista (demoted from 1st. 4th Tenno Sho Autumn 2011. Also Tenno Sho Autumn 2010 winner)
Close 2nd in all 3 Japan triple crown races to Triple Crowner 2011 Offerve : Win Variation

The oldest horse is King Top Gun (8 years old).

Oken Bruce Lee makes his 4th appearance in this race ( 5th, 2nd and 7th starting from 2008).
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Bast · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:57 am Post subject:

wangkw · Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:40 pm Post subject:

What the Japan Cup connections say
By Nicholas Godfrey 3:05PM 25 NOV 2011 What they say

Hiroyushi Matsuda, trainer of Buena Vista

"Her weight was down from the previous race in the Tenno Sho but she didn't look well-toned - I think to have finished fourth under those conditions was pretty good. Since then we've given her a lot of work and she's handled it well; this time she is far better. After the Japan Cup there was the loss by a nose in the Arima Kinen and after that we seemed to be jinxed."

Kojiro Hashiguchi, trainer of Rose Kingdom

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"Just like in the Kyoto Daishoten, I had no complaints regardinghis condition for the Tenno Sho. He didn't quicken as well as he could have but I think that was a result of his getting caught up in the high pace. Luckily, he came out of the race fine and we have been able to work as we always have. At the very least we want a fast track. The field is strong but I hope he can be among the top finishers."

Mirco Demuro, rider of Victoire Pisa
"It's been eight months and he has had some hard training but his responses are sharp again. But, he's the kind of horse that doesn't give 100 percent in training. So in work this week I don't know really how much he gave me. But he is in good shape. He's in very good condition. The competition is tough and if he doesn't give it his all he's not going to be able to win."

John Hammond, trainer of Sarah Lynx

"She stays the distance well, she relaxes in the race and has very good acceleration. The moment you have a horse who's capable of staying the distance and accelerating, you always have a horse with a chance. The big question is whether she's really good enough to beat the best Japanese horses and Danedream. Her form to date suggests that she probably isn't quite as good as them, but she's a late maturing horse and she's improved with time and with racing. This is a big jump-up against this opposition and she is probably better on a slightly softer track and here, even if it rains, this track drains very well."

Naipaul Chatterpaul, trainer of Mission Approved

"The Japan Cup is now probably one of the toughest races with very competitive field. There are strong horses from Europe and Japan, but my horse is in good form and he should run a great race. Regarding the draw (11), a more inner stall like eight or seven would have been better, but you can't always get what you want."

Andrasch Starke, rider of Danedream

"She's definitely the best horse I've ever ridden and she gave me the best time in my career on October 2. To have a horse like her is a dream for a jockey - if she performs like her Arc run on Sunday, we'll be very confident. Of course, we'll need a clean race and a good draw, which helps a lot here. Anyway, I'm very confident with the filly. The direction of the race, left-handed or right-handed, doesn't matter for her.

"I think that the fillies and mares are very strong this year, including Snow Fairy, Shareta and Buena Vista. Our filly is also one of them. She can handle any type of ground, so there should be no problem. She travelled well, she's in good form and everything is going well. She weighs the same as last time."

Jeremy Lobel, groom with Shareta

"She's been improving by the day since the Arc so there is no reason to think she doesn't have a good chance. As long as it doesn't rain, this firm track will be an advantage to our filly. If she's able to press the pace in third or fourth, she has a good chance.

Hideaki Fujiwara, trainer of Eishin Flash
"The world's top fillies are going to have the advantage of the weight allowance but if he can give us what heis capable of giving us, then he can give us results."
Yasutoshi Ikee, trainer of Tosen Jordan
"He's maintained good condition since the Tenno Sho and he's been quickening well in work in tandem with To The Glory - I think he's running even better than before. Last time out it was the first time back after a two-month layoff. I think we can expect him to be in even better shape. Mentally, he's more eager to run than he had been and I think the extra distance will be a plus."
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wangkw · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:20 am Post subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ9VHSqi7gs

Japs horses filled the 1st 5 places in Japan most important signature racing event.

Buena Vista avenged her controversial demotion to 2nd last year. First 13 horses all within 5 lengths + 3 Necks + 1 Head + 1 Nose.

Japan Cup 2011 :

2: 24.2

1st Buena Vista, by a neck
2nd. Torsen Jordan
3rd. Jaguar Mail
4th Trailbrazer
5th Win Variation

6th Danedream
7th Shareta
8th Eishin Flash
9th Rose Kingdom
10th Oken Bruce Lee

11th To The Glory
12th Sarah Lynx
13th Victoire Pisa
14th Mission Approved
15th King Top Gun
16th Pelusa
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Sylvie Hebert · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:09 am Post subject:

I remember the great Stanerra,one of the first "interval" trained horse to achieve such thing.Tom was so proud and we(his first supporters)believed the world would finally accept that scientific training and hard work do pay off,but no the horse world is so backward.
It makes me laugh today even that all our findings were made fun at and spit on while now people seem to "discover"it,I am talking about barefoot horses,toe-grabs,lasix,bute and ulcers,steroids...ladder and interval workouts.In the old days we were thrown out the racetracks and had to run our well prepared horses under other trainers names...
Mind you even today,small time trainer gets called into stewards office for running barefoot or no lasix while big ones get praised when they do...
Horse training is only politics...
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wangkw · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:50 am Post subject:

One eternal principle : Too big to fail...everywhere, anytime, one way or another.
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Linda_d · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 6:47 pm Post subject:

What I found interesting was that there were only two non-bays in the 16 horses in the race, both chestnuts -- and most of them seemed to be dark bays with lots of them appearing to have the sooty modifier.
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Bast · Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject: