With Snow Fairy's trainer electing to bypass the JC there will be 4 overseas runners in this year's race on Nov 27th.
Danedream
Shareta
Sarah Lynx
Mission Approved
Local runners
Buena Vista
Rose Kingdom
Hiruno d'Amour
Victoire Pisa
Tosen Jordan
Eishin Flash
Pelusa
Oken Bruce Lee
Jaguar Mail
Trailblazer
King Top Gun
To the Glory
Caliburn
Win Variation
European contenders arrived in Japan today.
Danedream(GER) F3 Arc winner
Shareta(IRE)(trained in France) F3 Arc runner-up
Sarah Lynx(IRE)(trained in France) F4 Canadian International winner
Great to see Victoire Pisa back after his injury scare in France. Tough spot to come back in though.
More than likely VP's last run.
Mission Approved (Nov 17)
Danedream (Nov 18)
Sarah Lynx (Nov 18)
Shareta (Nov 18)
Trailblazer off to HK, no JC.
The Japan Cup (G1)
Course Description
The Japan Cup is run over 2400m on turf on a left-handed track. The race starts from the homestretch, about 300m from the winning post. The first 440m run to the first turn is flat, leading into the backstretch. After traveling 1100m, there is a gentle slope of 1.8m (0.23%) going down from 780m. From this point, there is a sharp rise of 1.2m (2%) for 60m, and after running flat for 80m, just before the third turn, there is another slope of 2.2m (0.64%) going down for 260m. Leading into the final 525m homestretch, there is a gradual rise of 30cm (0.3%) for 100m and a steady uphill of 2m (1.7%) for 120m, with a flat final 300m remaining to the winning post.
Circumference 2,083.1m
Width 31~41m
Homestretch (final turn to finish) 525m
2,400m (T) Record Time as of June 2011:
Alkaased (27 November 2005) 2:22.1
Past winners
Japan Cup related race videos
2010.11.28
Japan Cup(G1) Tokyo 2400m
1st 16 Buena Vista(JPN) (demoted to 2nd)
2nd 6 Rose Kingdom(JPN)
3rd 2 Victoire Pisa(JPN)
4th 8 Jaguar Mail(JPN)
5th 7 Pelusa(JPN)
7th 14 Oken Bruce Lee(JPN)
8th 10 Eishin Flash(JPN)
9th 18 Cirrus des Aigles(GB)
14th 11 Nakayama Festa(JPN)
2010. 12. 26
Arima Kinen(G1) Nakayama 2500m
1st 1 Victoire Pisa(JPN)
2nd 7 Buena Vista(JPN)
3rd 11 To the Glory(JPN)
4th 14 Pelusa(JPN)
5th 4 Tosen Jordan(JPN)
7th 10 Eishin Flash(JPN)
11th 13 Oken Bruce Lee(JPN)
2011.3.26
Dubai World Cup(G1) Meydan 2000m (A.W.)
1st 6 Victoire Pisa(JPN)
2nd 9 Transcend(JPN)
3rd 2 Monterosso(GB)
4th 4 Cape Blanco(IRE)
5th 5 Gio Ponti(USA)
7th 13 Buena Vista(JPN)
8th 12 Twice Over(GB)
Last edited by tachyon; 11-23-2011 at 12:32 AM.
2011.5.29
Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)(G1) Tokyo 2400m
1st 5 Orfevre(JPN)
2nd 1 Win Variation(JPN)
2011.6.11
Manhattan Handicap(G1) Belmont Park 10F
1st 1A Mission Approved(USA)
2nd 8 Bim Bam(USA)
3rd 4 Gio Ponti(USA)
2011.6.26
Takarazuka Kinen(G1) Hanshin 2200m
1st 2 Earnestly(JPN)
2nd 8 Buena Vista(JPN)
3rd 4 Eishin Flash(JPN)
4th 9 Rose Kingdom(JPN)
8th 15 Trailblazer(JPN)
9th 13 Tosen Jordan(JPN)
13th 14 To the Glory(JPN)
2011.10.2
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe(G1) Longchamp 2400m
1st 15 Danedream(GER)
2nd 13 Shareta(IRE)
3rd 8 Snow Fairy(IRE)
4th 6 So You Think(NZ)
5th 2 St Nicholas Abbey(IRE)
Last edited by tachyon; 11-23-2011 at 01:11 AM.
2011.10.16
Canadian International(G1) Woodbine 12F
1st 1 Sarah Lynx(IRE)
2nd 7 Joshua Tree(IRE)
3rd 13 Treasure Beach(USA)
2011.10.23
Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger)(G1) Kyoto 3000m
1st 14 Orfevre(JPN)
2nd 13 Win Variation(JPN)
2011.10.30
Tenno Sho Autumn(G1) Tokyo 2000m
1st 12 Tosen Jordan(JPN)
2nd 7 Dark Shadow(JPN)
3rd 8 Pelusa(JPN)
4th 5 Buena Vista(JPN)
5th 18 To the Glory(JPN)
6th 4 Eishin Flash(JPN)
9th 9 Jaguar Mail(JPN)
10th 11 Rose Kingdom(JPN)
14th 18 Earnestly(JPN)
2011.11.6
Copa Republica Argentina(G2) Tokyo 2500m
1st 11 Trailblazer(JPN)
2nd 12 Oken Bruce Lee(JPN)
4th 6 Caliburn(JPN)
6th 8 King Top Gun(JPN)
Last edited by tachyon; 11-23-2011 at 02:51 AM.
Buena Vista M5
Victoire Pisa C4
Eishin Flash C4
Tosen Jordan H5
Pelusa C4
Win Variation C3
Rose Kingdom C4
To the Glory C4
Oken Bruce Lee H6
Trailblazer C4
Jaguar Mail H7
-- Barrier Draw
1 Jaguar Mail(JPN) H7 57 Jungle Pocket Hirofumi Shii
2 Buena Vista(JPN) M5 55 Special Week Yasunari Iwata
3 Rose Kingdom(JPN) C4 57 King Kamehameha Ioritz Mendizabal
4 Oken Bruce Lee(JPN) H6 57 Jungle Pocket Masayoshi Ebina
5 Trailblazer(JPN) C4 57 Zenno Rob Roy Yutaka Take
6 To the Glory(JPN) C4 57 King Kamehameha Yuichi Fukunaga
7 Pelusa(JPN) C4 57 Zenno Rob Roy Norihiro Yokoyama
8 Victoire Pisa(JPN) C4 57 Neo Universe Mirco Demuro
9 Sarah Lynx(IRE) F4 55 Montjeu Christophe Soumillon
10 King Top Gun(JPN) H8 57 Mayano Top Gun Keita Tosaki
11 Mission Approved(USA) H7 57 With Approval Jose Espinoza
12 Win Variation(JPN) C3 55 Heart's Cry Katsumi Ando
13 Danedream(GER) F3 53 Lomitas Andrasch Starke
14 Shareta(IRE) F3 53 Sinndar Christophe Lemaire
15 Eishin Flash(JPN) C4 57 King's Best Kenichi Ikezoe
16 Tosen Jordan(JPN) H5 57 Jungle Pocket Craig Williams
http://japanracing.jp/_news2011/111124-05.html
-- Profile of invited horses
http://japanracing.jp/_news2011/pdf/111124.pdf
-- Profile of Japanese horses
http://japanracing.jp/_news2011/pdf/111124-02.pdf
-- Training report of foreign entrees (Nov 24)
http://japanracing.jp/_news2011/111124-06.html
-- Comments from Japanese runners' connections
http://japanracing.jp/_news2011/111124-03.html
-- Workout video
1 Jaguar Mail(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/01.asx
2 Buena Vista(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/02.asx
3 Rose Kingdom(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/03.asx
4 Oken Bruce Lee(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/04.asx
5 Trailblazer(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/05.asx
6 To the Glory(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/06.asx inside
7 Pelusa(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/07.asx
8 Victoire Pisa(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/08.asx inside
9 Sarah Lynx(IRE) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/09.asx
10 King Top Gun(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/10.asx
11 Mission Approved(USA) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/11.asx
12 Win Variation(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/12.asx outside
13 Danedream(GER) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/13.asx
14 Shareta(IRE) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/14.asx
15 Eishin Flash(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/15.asx
16 Tosen Jordan(JPN) http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/16.asx outside
well, i really do hope danedream wins it, hopefully buena vista will run a good one too..there sure are a lot of nice horses in here that have a good chance if things go their way
Agreed!!Originally Posted by drjohnh
I really hope that both Danedream and Buena Vista will win it.
Will Danedream be the first Arc winner to win the Japan Cup?
Will Buena Vista be the first horse to finish first twice in the Japan Cup?
I would love to see a dead-heat!!
This is a very deep field, probably the race of the year.
Good luck to everyone!!
-- Win odds (as of Saturday close)
Danedream(GER) 11/5
Buena Vista(JPN) 27/10
Pelusa(JPN) 8/1
Victoire Pisa(JPN) 10/1
Tosen Jordan(JPN) 10/1
Eishin Flash(JPN) 11/1
Win Variation(JPN) 12/1
To the Glory(JPN) 15/1
Rose Kingdom(JPN) 21/1
Shareta(IRE) 32/1
Trailblazer(JPN) 38/1
Oken Vruce Lee(JPN) 41/1
Sarah Lynx(IRE) 69/1
Jaguar Mail(JPN) 85/1
Mission Approved(USA) 109/1
King Top Gun(JPN) 193/1
Last edited by tachyon; 11-26-2011 at 06:02 AM.
Bunch of horses with a genuine chance of winning. Of course, im biased towards Danedream and hope all the best for the little filly, but i wouldnt be surprised if the Japanese lead home a 1-2-3 victory. What a stellar race.
Weather is fine today in Tokyo and going will be firm.
How long until this race goes off?
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