The Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1)

[tachyon]

2016 winner : Queens Ring(JPN)(Manhattan Cafe)


2011 & 2012 winner : Snow Fairy(IRE)(Intikhab)




Course Description

The Queen Elizabeth II Cup is run over 2200m on turf on a right-handed track. The race starts from the homestretch, traveling flat for 1020m to the third turn. The third turn, which is the remaining 800m to the finish, is the highest point of the track. From the backstretch to the third turn, horses travel uphill for 3.6m (0.9%) for 400m, and there is steep downhill of 3.2m (2.28%) for 140m leading to the fourth turn to the homestretch. The 403m homestretch is flat throughout.



KYOTO 11R

THE QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 CUP(G1)

November 12, 2017, 2200m, Turf, Post time 15:40
INT F&M DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 181,760,000 Yen

-- Barrier Draw
http://japanracing.jp/_news2017/171110.html


1 Queen's Milagro(JPN) M5 56 Manhattan Cafe Kota Fujioka
2 Happy Yunibansu(JPN) M5 56 Jungle Pocket Kenichi Ikezoe
3 Tosen Victory(JPN) M5 56 King Kamehameha Andrea Atzeni
4 Crocosmia(JPN) F4 56 Stay Gold Ryuji Wada
5 Mozu Katchan(JPN) F3 54 Harbinger Mirco Demuro
6 Lys Gracieux(JPN) F3 54 Heart's Cry Yuichi Fukunaga
7 Queens Ring(JPN) M5 56 Manhattan Cafe Cristian Demuro
8 Touching Speech(JPN) M5 56 Deep Impact Kohei Matsuyama
9 Denko Ange(JPN) F4 56 Meisho Samson Masayoshi Ebina
10 Mikki Queen(JPN) M5 56 Deep Impact Suguru Hamanaka
11 Deirdre(JPN) F3 54 Harbinger Yasunari Iwata
12 Smart Layer(JPN) M7 56 Deep Impact Yuga Kawada
13 Jour Polaire(JPN) F4 56 Deep Impact Hideaki Miyuki
14 Ukiyono Kaze(JPN) M7 56 On Fire Norihiro Yokoyama
15 Maximum de Paris(JPN) M5 56 King Kamehameha Yusuke Fujioka
16 Vivlos(JPN) F4 56 Deep Impact Christophe Lemaire
17 Rouge Buck(JPN) M5 56 Manhattan Cafe Ryan Moore
18 Eterna Minoru(JPN) F4 56 Empire Maker Hirofumi Shii

-- Preview
http://japanracing.jp/_news2017/171107.html

-- Data Analysis
http://japanracing.jp/_news2017/171103-03.html

-- Comments from runners' connections
http://japanracing.jp/_news2017/171110-03.html

-- JRA Race programme (Nov 12th, Kyoto)
http://japanracing.jp/_pdf/information/ ... 171112.pdf

-- Umanity form
http://umanity.jp/en/racedata/race_8.ph ... 1208050411

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-- QE2 Cup photo paddock

Vivlos(JPN)


Rouge Buck(JPN)


Deidre(JPN)


Mozu Katchan(JPN)


Mikki Queen(JPN)


Smart Layer(JPN)

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Lys Gracieux(JPN)


Queens Ring(JPN)


Crocosmia(JPN)


Tosen Victory(JPN)


Maximum de Paris(JPN)


Jour Polaire(JPN)

2017/6

[lurkey mclurker]

Hmmmm... after looking at the photo paddock, Lys Gracieux seems a bit light to me. I would go w Dierdre but she just had that big run in the Shuka Sho, wonder if it took a little bit out of her.

So I'm going to switch to Vivlos, she looks very well.

[Starine]

Will it finally be Rouge Buck's day to break through at the highest level?

[tachyon]

Will it finally be Rouge Buck's day to break through at the highest level?

The 4-time GSW (beating the boys every time) will have to retire from racing next Spring at the latest.
So this race is probably her last chance to be a G1 winner.
I hope that she will overcome her poor draw today!

[Dusty]

Will it finally be Rouge Buck's day to break through at the highest level?

No not today

R11 Details:Watch on 2200mtrThoroughbredStakesTurf$0kMore Info
Bet Types:WNPLSHEXTRSUDB
Quick Results
POS
#
Horse
Win
Place
Show
1st:
5
Mozu Katchan(Jpn)
$16.30
$9.80
$5.60
2nd:
4
Crocosmia(Jpn)

$25.60
$15.20
3rd:
10
Mikki Queen(Jpn)


$5.30

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-- replay (English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDLjd4wm9Ds
1st 5 Mozu Katchan(JPN)[Harbinger(GB) x Site Dealer(JPN) by King Kamehameha(JPN)] F3 54 02:14.3
2nd 4 Crocosmia(JPN)[Stay Gold(JPN) x Developpe(JPN) by Boston Harbor(USA)] F4 56 02:14.3 NK
3rd 10 Mikki Queen(JPN)[Deep Impact(JPN) x Musical Way(FR) by Gold Away(IRE)] M5 56 02:14.3 HD
4th 15 Maximum de Paris(JPN) M5 56 02:14.5 1 1/4
5th 16 Vivlos(JPN) F4 56 02:14.6 3/4
6th 12 Smart Layer(JPN) M7 56 02:14.6 NS
7th 7 Queens Ring(JPN) M5 56 02:14.6 HD
8th 6 Lys Gracieux(JPN) F3 54 02:14.7 3/4
9th 17 Rouge Buck(JPN) M5 56 02:14.8 NK
10th 3 Tosen Victory(JPN) M5 56 02:14.9 3/4
11th 18 Eterna Minoru(JPN) F4 56 02:15.0 3/4
12th 11 Deirdre(JPN) F3 54 02:15.1 NK
13th 9 Denko Ange(JPN) F4 56 02:15.2 3/4
14th 1 Queen's Milagro(JPN) M5 56 02:15.4 1 1/4
14th 2 Happy Yunibansu(JPN) M5 56 02:15.4 DH
16th 13 Jour Polaire(JPN) F4 56 02:15.6 1 1/4
17th 8 Touching Speech(JPN) M5 56 02:15.7 3/4
18th 14 Ukiyono Kaze(JPN) M7 56 02:16.2 3

-- JRA review
http://japanracing.jp/_news2017/pdf/171112.pdf

Mozu Katchan becomes Harbinger's second G1 winner.
King Kamehameha has been represented by his first G1 winner as a broodmare sire.

[lurkey mclurker]

Oh wow, no disrespect to the winner (she had a great last run & I'd seen speculation that she was improving and would have a big day) but oh how I wish Mikki Queen had gotten that last step, she was soooo close at the end!!! Just a nose.