Field +
The classic-winning three-year-old was an impressive winner of the Kobe Shimbun Hai, setting up the possibility of a mouth-watering clash between himself and Japanese super-filly Almond Eye
By James Butler on 27 September 2019
Field +
The four-year-old Raven's Pass colt beat the 17-year-old race record time in winning impressively
By James Butler on 13 September 2019
Field +
Some big name jockeys from around the world are set to converge on Sapporo racecourse this weekend for the Shergar Cup style event
By James Butler on 23 August 2019
Field +
Japan’s standing on the global breeding stage will feel the brunt after the death of the champion sire
By James Butler on 02 August 2019
Field +
The American Grade 1 winner had 12 foals sold for an average price of ¥57 million (€468,000) but Deep Impact was again the leading sire at the record breaking 2019 Select Sale
By James Butler on 12 July 2019
Field +
Japan’s premier bloodstock auction consists of a session of regally-bred yearlings followed by a session of equally blue-blooded foals and had a 11.1% increase in total session turnover
By James Butler on 12 July 2019
Field +
Lys Gracieux, the only female runner in the field, gained a second Group 1 win in Sunday’s Takarazuka Kinen, a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf
By James Butler on 28 June 2019
Field +
Top Japanese filly Almond Eye suffered misfortunte at the start of the Yasuda Kinen and victory went to Indy Champ
By James Butler on 14 June 2019
Field +
The Deep Impact sprang a suprise in front of a 120,000-strong crowd in Tokyo
By James Butler on 31 May 2019
Field +
Normcore joins a list of top class Japanese fillies who have won the Group 1 Victoria Mile
By James Butler on 17 May 2019
Get full unlimited access to our content and archive.
Subscribe to The Irish Field
Subscribe to The Irish Field
Unlimited access to The Irish Field via your computer, mobile device, tablet or newspaper delivered to your door.
Already a subscriber? Sign in