The Arima Kinen (G1) (Dec 25)

[tachyon]

Result of fans ballot for the Arima Kinen

rank -- horse name -- sex/age --total votes
1 Buena Vista M5 109,247
2 Orfevre C3 93,388
3 Victoire Pisa C4 89,324
4 Rose Kingdom C4 68,397
5 Tosen Jordan H5 62,784
6 Apapane F4 60,084
7 Earnestly H5 59,295
8 Pelusa C4 56,935
9 Eishin Flash C4 48,592
10 Win Variation C3 42,680
11 Hiruno d'amour C4 36,895
12 To the Glory C4 34,869
13 Oken Bruce Lee H6 29,006
14 Rulership C4 27,300
15 Reve d'Essor F3 26,749
16 Whale Capture F3 25,752
17 Jaguar Mail H7 24,463
18 Dark Shadow C4 24,193
19 Aventura F3 18,901
20 Nakayama Festa H5 18,652
21 Real Impact C3 17,142
22 Logi Universe H5 14,314
23 Italian Red M5 11,902
24 Meiner Kitz H8 11,216
25 Transcend H5 10,878
26 Curren Chan F4 10,467
27 Eishin Apollon(USA) C4 10,008
28 Neko Punch H5 9,317
29 Admire Cosmos C4 8,672
30 Espoir City H6 8,618

[tachyon]

ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX) (G1)


2010 Winner : Victoire Pisa




NAKAYAMA 10R
THE ARIMA KINEN (THE GRAND PRIX)(G1)
Post Time : 15:25December 25, 2011, 2500m, TurfINT DSN, Special Weight, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Open Class, Value of race: 380,000,000 Yen

-- Bariier Draw
http://japanracing.jp/_news2011/111222-02.html

1 Buena Vista(JPN) M5 55 Special Week Yasunari Iwata
2 Victoire Pisa(JPN) C4 57 Neo Universe Mirco Demuro
3 Hiruno d'Amour(JPN) C4 57 Manhattan Cafe Shinji Fujita
4 Pelusa(JPN) C4 57 Zenno Rob Roy Katsumi Ando
5 Eishin Flash(JPN) C4 57 King's Best Christophe Lemaire
6 King Top Gun(JPN) H8 57 Mayano Top Gun Yoshitomi Shibata
7 To the Glory(JPN) C4 57 King Kamehameha Yuichi Fukunaga
8 Rose Kingdom(JPN) C4 57 King Kamehameha Hiroki Goto
9 Orfevre(JPN) C3 55 Stay Gold Kenichi Ikezoe
10 Tosen Jordan(JPN) H5 57 Jungle Pocket Craig Williams
11 Jaguar Mail(JPN) H7 57 Jungle Pocket Hirofumi Shii
12 Earnestly(JPN) H6 57 Grass Wonder Tetsuzo Sato
13 Red Davis(JPN) G3 55 Agnes Tachyon Yutaka Take
14 Rulership(JPN) C4 57 King Kamehameha Ioritz Mendizabal

-- preview: http://japanracing.jp/_news2011/111220-02.html
Buena Vista to face Triple Crown champion Orfevre in final showdown

-- pp
http://japanracing.jp/_news2011/111220-02.html


This is going to be one of the most exciting runnings of the Arima Kinen.
What a field!!

[tachyon]

-- photos (in order of the fans ballot)

Buena Vista


Orfevre


Victoire Pisa


Rose Kingdom

[tachyon]

Tosen Jordan


Earnestly


Pelusa


Eishin Flash

[tachyon]

Hiruno d'Amour


To the Glory


Rulership


Jaguar Mail

[tachyon]

Red Davis


King Top Gun

[tachyon]

-- related race videos

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)

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)

2011.5.29
Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)(G1) Tokyo 2400m

1st 5 Orfevre(JPN)
2nd 1 Win Variation(JPN)

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)
9th 13 Tosen Jordan(JPN)
13th 14 To the Glory(JPN)

[tachyon]

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)

2011.11.27
Japan Cup(G1) Tokyo 2400m

1st 1 2 Buena Vista(JPN) M5 55.0 2:24.2
2nd 8 16 Tosen Jordan(JPN) H5 57.0 2:24.2 NK
3rd 1 1 Jaguar Mail(JPN) H7 57.0 2:24.5 1 3/4
4th 3 5 Trailblazer(JPN) C4 57.0 2:24.6 1/2
5th 6 12 Win Variation(JPN) C3 55.0 2:24.7 3/4
6th 7 13 Danedream(GER) F3 53.0 2:24.7 NK
7th 7 14 Shareta(IRE) F3 53.0 2:24.9 1 1/4
8th 8 15 Eishin Flash(JPN) C4 57.0 2:24.9 NK
9th 2 3 Rose Kingdom(JPN) C4 57.0 2:25.0 3/4
10th 2 4 Oken Bruce Lee(JPN) H6 57.0 2:25.0 HD
11th 3 6 To the Glory(JPN) C4 57.0 2:25.0 NS
12th 5 9 Sarah Lynx(IRE) F4 55.0 2:25.1 NK
13th 4 8 Victoire Pisa(JPN) C4 57.0 2:25.8 4
14th 6 11 Mission Approved(USA) H7 57.0 2:25.9 3/4
15th 5 10 King Top Gun(JPN) H8 57.0 2:26.5 3 1/2
16th 4 7 Pelusa(JPN) C4 57.0 2:26.7 1 1/4

[serenassong]

Love seeing all of the pics and videos, however, you have the same pic for Red Davis and Rose Kingdom. (yeah, it's been a long week, lol).Whoever this horse is, very nice, looks all business. And Earnestly has the Quality Road beautiful mane thing going.

[algobbi]

Darn, I'm going to miss it. Maybe if I figure out this DVR stuff I could chatch the US broadcast when I get home from the casino the next day.

[Cesario]

Really hope that Pisa can come back here with another win. He really doesn't have a turn of foot, more of a grinder and hope that Mirco rides the same race as last year with the draw. This has to be one of the best Arima Kinen fields I have seen in a very long time.

[tachyon]

Love seeing all of the pics and videos, however, you have the same pic for Red Davis and Rose Kingdom. (yeah, it's been a long week, lol).Whoever this horse is, very nice, looks all business. And Earnestly has the Quality Road beautiful mane thing going.

Oops. Thanks serenassong for pointing out that. I have now replaced Rose Kingdom's photo.
P.S. Red Davis is the only gelding in this filed.

[tachyon]

Really hope that Pisa can come back here with another win. He really doesn't have a turn of foot, more of a grinder and hope that Mirco rides the same race as last year with the draw. This has to be one of the best Arima Kinen fields I have seen in a very long time.

Agreed!
As for Victoire Pisa, I do believe that Nakayama Course suits his running style. If only he is in his last year's form, he will be a major threat.

P.S.
Meiner Kitz had been nominated to this race but now out due to his health condition -- he bled after his workout.

[drjohnh]

well, i will be at a friend's house for christmas weekend so buena vista will have to race without me! hope she wins but i agree with all who are saying that this is a tough field

[dernhelm]

Gee what an excellent field. Being Christmas Day though, I have a feeling it won't be broadcast in Australia

[specialweek]

Gee what an excellent field. Being Christmas Day though, I have a feeling it won't be broadcast in Australia

Suggest you log onto Dubai Racing TV for the coverage online at 5.25 pm Australia time(East coast daylight saving time)

[specialweek]

Pelusa out with a stone bruise. Looking back over the years it is not uncommon for horses to be withdrawn on day before or day of this race.
Now 13 runners for this year's AK.

[tachyon]

-- workout videos

1.Buena Vista http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/01.asx
2.Victoire Pisa http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/02.asx
3.Hiruno d'Amour http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/03.asx
4. scratched
5. Eishin Flash http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/05.asx
6. King Top Gun http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/06.asx
7. To the Glory http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/07.asx
8. Rose Kingdom http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/08.asx
9. Orfevre http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/09.asx
10. Tosen Jordan http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/10.asx
11. Jaguar Mail http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/11.asx
12. Earnestly http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/12.asx
13. Red Davis http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/13.asx
14. Rulership http://www.jra.go.jp/keiba/thisweek/...raining/14.asx

-- comments from runners' connections
http://japanracing.jp/_news2011/111223-02.html

-- from racingpost
''Buena Vista meets Triple Crown hero Orfevre''
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...international/

[tachyon]

Buena Vista may hot have drawn the best bariier for the closers like her.
I wonder how Iwata will swing her out to give her full of run in the short stretch at Nakayama, especially if a slow pace scenario develops and all horses go in a tight pack.
I guess that the jockey Tetsuzo Sato (on Earnestly, who is expetced to race upfront) will be a key man in this race.
Victoire Pisa got an ideal barrier, if he can make a good break from the gate.
Orfevre must have nothing to worry about going from the best barrier for him.

[specialweek]

BV drawing gate 1 is certainly not the most desirable but 2500m and only 12 other horses should give him time to make a move on her. All the stats over last 10 years has me not being able to separate BV or Orfevre but leaning to the mare with Orf taking on older horses for the 1st time. Tosen Jordan, Earnestly and VP for the placings.