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G‏ @LongBallToNoOne 4h 4 hours ago

The White Christmas Stakes for gray and white horses was run at Kawasaki last night.

Won by USA bred ALPHABET (The Factor)

There used to be Gray Ghost Handicaps at several tracks in the US during the winter. Anyone here still card them?

Isn't there also a big one in the UK at Ascot?
Must be quite a sight to see a field of greys and whites charging down the stretch.

Ooooh this is super tempting: http://shop.northern-horsepark.jp/produ ... ail/102177

The translation is a bit wonky, but I *think* this is right:

cover: Lord Kanaloa, Orfevre, Eishin Flash, Novellist
Jan: Kitasan Black
Feb: All Blush
Mar: Vivlos
Apr: Al Ain
May: Soul Stirring
Jun: Satono Aladdin
Jul: Admire Lead
Aug: Persian Knight
Sep: Aerolithe
Oct: Deidre
Nov: Lalabel
Dec: Satono Crown
Jan 2019: Logotype

G‏ @LongBallToNoOne 2m 2 minutes ago

Arima Kinen looking like ......

Jockey battle alone worth the $2 admission price........
M.Demuro looking to break the JRA record for most G1s in a year
Legend Yutaka Take plus the world's best two Jockeys out to stop him

Well this is a bummer... but then again, good that they figured it out before she could injure it further. Hopefully she makes it back to racing.

G‏ @LongBallToNoOne 22h 22 hours ago
FAN DII NA found to have a fracture in the right side of the Ilium (Iliac?) bone. This explains many things. Future to be discussed

G @LongBallToNoOne 12h 12 hours ago

G2 1400m Hanshin Cup replay.
Won by ISLA BONITA (Fuji Kiseki x Isla Cozzene (Cozzene)) having his final race start.

DANCE DIRECTOR 2nd. SUNGRAZER 3rd.

Frankel's emerging star, USA bred MOZU ASCOT finished a very good 4th after a hard trip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHjyfgMiybg

I'm so happy Isla Bonita went out a winner!

G @LongBallToNoOne 10h 10 hours ago

6yo ISLA BONITA (Fuji Kiseki) ran and won his last race today in Course Record time
Off to stud for 2018

25: 8-6-4 career for ￥752,027,000 (USD $6.65mil)
Highlight win was the 3yo classic G1 Satsuki Sho (Japan 2000 Guineas) in 2014

Will Isla Bonita be standing at Shadai as well? He's really a stunner to look at, he's a classic winner, and with his durability throughout 5 seasons of racing, winning graded stakes from 7f to 11f... he could be a really good value.

Northport wrote:Will Isla Bonita be standing at Shadai as well? He's really a stunner to look at, he's a classic winner, and with his durability throughout 5 seasons of racing, winning graded stakes from 7f to 11f... he could be a really good value.

Yes, Isla Bonita will be standing at Shadai next year.

Shadai has just set up a new homepage for its stallions today!!!!

-- top page
https://shadai-ss.com/

-- video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J29YHcmxr0

-- stallions index
https://shadai-ss.com/stallion/

-- Isla Bonita
https://shadai-ss.com/stallion/isla-bonita/

G‏ @LongBallToNoOne

SHARK FAIRY ran a close 2nd at Tokyo City Keiba today but has the best Hoodie today #anywhere

Copano Rickey goes into retirement with a win.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/interna ... ten/313858

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Copano Rickey goes into retirement with a win.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/interna ... ten/313858

-- replay (english) of the G1 Tokyo Daishoten 3up 2000m dirt at Ohi Dec 29th 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM3NXpxxjvE
1 13 Copano Rickey(JPN) [Gold Allure(JPN) x Copano Nikita(JPN) by Timber Country(USA)] H.7 02:04.2
2 3 Sound True(JPN) [French Deputy(USA) x Kyoei Truth(JPN) by Fuji Kiseki(JPN)] G.7 02:04.8
3 12 K T Brave(JPN) [Admire Max(JPN) x K T Laurel(JPN) by Sakura Laurel(JPN)] H.4 02:05.3
4 5 Apollo Kentucky(USA) H.5 02:05.5
5 15 London Town(JPN) H.4 02:05.6
6 1 Mitsuba(JPN) H.5 02:05.8
7 10 Incantation(JPN) H.7 02:05.9
8 8 Higashi Will Win(JPN) C.3 02:06.0
9 2 Turbulence(JPN) H.4 02:06.8
10 4 Sabuno Kurohyo(JPN) H.4 02:07.5
11 7 Baldassare(JPN) H.4 02:08.0
12 16 Sei Falcon(JPN) C.3 02:08.1
13 9 Sand Platina(JPN) H.4 02:08.6
14 6 Cosmo Cut(JPN) H.4 02:09.8
15 11 Shadow Party(IRE) G.8 02:09.9
16 14 Hercules(JPN) H.9 02:11.9

-- chart (JBIS)
http://www.jbis.jp/race/result/20171229/220/10/

''THE GLORY OF QUEENS''

JRA released the result of its fans voting for ''who is your best filly or mare?''.
Here's the list of the most popular fillies or mares of all time (since 1980s) in Japan.


Vodka(JPN)


1st. Vodka(JPN) 2004 (Tanino Gimlet)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000801136/

2nd. Buena Vista(JPN) 2006 (Special Week)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000989286/

3rd. Air Groove(JPN) 1993 (Tony Bin)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000274849/

4th. Daiwa Scarlet(JPN) 2004 (Agnes Tachyon)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000798369/

5th. Gentildonna(JPN) 2009 (Deep Impact)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001110862/

6th. Hishi Amazon(USA) 1991 (Theatrical)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000250077/

7th. Cesario(JPN) 2002 (Special Week)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000743110/

8th. Apapane(JPN) 2007 (King Kamehameha)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001049318/

9th. Mejiro Dober(JPN) 1994 (Mejiro Ryan)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000286632/

10th. Sweep Tosho(JPN) 2001 (End Sweep)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000726199/

11th. Vega(JPN) 1990 (Tony Bin)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000232957/

12th. Admire Groove(JPN) 2000 (Sunday Silence)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000713851/

13th. North Flight(JPN) 1990 (Tony Bin)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000229403/

14th. Marialite(JPN) 2011 (Deep Impact)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001139058/

15th. Dance Partner(JPN) 1992 (Sunday Silence)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000262374/

16th. Soul Stirring(JPN) 2014 (Frankel)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001194124/

17th. Straight Girl(JPN) 2009 (Fuji Kiseki)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001108396/

18th. Fine Motion(IRE) 1999 (Danehill)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000704208/

19th. Mikki Queen(JPN) 2012 (Deep Impact)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001156953/

20th. Mejiro Ramonu(JPN) 1983 (Mogami)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000158372/



Buena Vista(JPN)

She's not #1, but Cesario, "the Japanese whirlwind," will always be tops in my heart. Still enamored with her dominating American Oaks victory and I'm so chuffed she has gone on to become a successful broodmare.

As much as I love Vodka, I have to credit Buena Vista for hooking me on Japanese racing. I was SO MAD when she was DQ'd from the Japan Cup & Rose Kingdom given the win...

What a lovely idea to feature Japanese racing's top fillies & mares. If the studs can get their own calendar it seems only fair.

Starine wrote:She's not #1, but Cesario, "the Japanese whirlwind," will always be tops in my heart. Still enamored with her dominating American Oaks victory and I'm so chuffed she has gone on to become a successful broodmare.

I suspect that Cesario's ranking (#7) in this fans voting was undermined by her short career as a racehorse.
It was very unfortunate that her overwhelming victory in the American Oaks at 3 became her last race. She had to retire from racing due to ligament injury with a life-time record of 6-5-1-0.
I personally believe that Cesario has been the most talented filly of all time in Japan.
And I'm very happy to see her talent being passed down to her sons.

lurkey mclurker wrote:As much as I love Vodka, I have to credit Buena Vista for hooking me on Japanese racing. I was SO MAD when she was DQ'd from the Japan Cup & Rose Kingdom given the win...

What a lovely idea to feature Japanese racing's top fillies & mares. If the studs can get their own calendar it seems only fair.

Buena Vista is definitely my all-time best, even if I still respect my filly Daiwa Scarlet, haha!

Overall, I have no complaints about the top ten fillies selected by the fans in this voting.
I'm glad that the monster filly Hishi Amazon still hangs in #6.



Hishi Amazon(USA)

-- video of Hishi Amazon's races
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUdDeYop0aY

Because we won't get pics like these for much longer... *sniff*

G @LongBallToNoOne
19h 19 hours ago

Kitasan Black's Trainer Hisashi Shimizu riding the champ at work this week ahead of Kitasan Black's retirement ceremony on Sunday.

omgosh he's such a goofball...

via @pakapakakobo

He seems like such a good-natured horse. Maybe he's only a ham when a camera is around, but he just looks so relaxed around his people. Perhaps he's the Japanese American Pharoah?
I'm going to miss watching him run, but it will be fun when his babies hit the track.

KB is such a stunner. So beautiful. To have talent, beauty and a wonderful personality...he's the epitome of what Thoroughbreds are all about.